Usborne The Nutcracker (+CD) Helbrough Emma

Brave Theseus takes on the challenge of defeating the fearsome Minotaur deep in a maze of tunnels below Crete. But will he return from the Labyrinth alive? This is the classic Greek myth retold with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading alone. It is part of the Usborne English Language Learners programme, featuring books from the Usborne Reading Programme, with audio CDs in British and American English, downloadable worksheets and teacher's notes

Simple and colourful guide for absolute beginners of any age with carefully graded tunes including well-known tunes, folk songs and Christmas carols. Friendly cartoon characters explain how to play each note, and provide an entertaining introduction to reading and understanding music. Young piano players can listen or play along to the tunes on the free CD. Includes games and puzzles and fascinating facts about the piano

- The fascinating history of castles told for children just beginning to read growing in reading confidence and ability • - Explains in a lively way why castles were first built, what it was like to live in one, and the cunning tricks used to defend them • - Featuring the humorous illustrations of Teri Gower • - Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton • - The CD includes lively music and sound effects, and a listen along version followed by a read along version with prompts for page turns

The daring and bold adventures of King Arthur told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. When Arthur pulls a sword from a stone, he is proclaimed King of Britain. However many challenges lie ahead, including treacherous knights, a mysterious lady in a lake and a fight for his kingdom. Vividly illustrated by Peter Dennis. Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University • Retold by Angela Wilkes

The open door felt like an invitation, or a trap. Bastien wasn't sure which, but with no other choice, he stepped inside...and hoped he'd make it out again alive • Bastien Bonlivre is a boy with a big imagination, determined to finish the story his parents started, left to him in a red notebook • On the other side of Paris, bestselling author Olivier Odieux is struggling to complete his latest novel. Along with his villainous brothers, he is masterminding his greatest plot yet...one that will spread fear throughout the city and beyond • What connects these two stories is a dangerous secret, a hidden mystery and an unexpected race across Paris for the truth. Can Bastien and his friends Alice, Theo and Sami be brave enough to stop Olivier stealing the ending they deserve? • A classic adventure story about friendship, hope, bravery and the power of imagination

The Wind lives in the sky with his friend, the Sun. The Wind isn’t happy, and the Sun wants to help. Can the Wind learn something important? • Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English)

The super funny, heart-warming adventure of three boys, one summer holiday, and a few miracles along the way, from breakout talent, Jenny Pearson, illustrated by award-winning Rob Biddulph • Freddie Yates likes facts. Just not the one staring him in the face - that his secret plan is not, in fact, secret • Because Freddie's journey wasn't meant to involve Big Trev and the onion-eating competition or the loo-exploding pear-and-potato turnovers. And Freddie definitely didn't expect to end up, with his two best friends, on national television in a supergirl costume • But journeys never take you where you think they will. And for Freddie, that fact might just have to be enough

The scarecrow would like brains, the tin man wants a heart and the lion wants to be brave, while Dorothy just wants to go home. Who can help them? The wonderful Wizard of Oz, of course! • Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English)

Сборник "Сказки для маленьких детей" - это прекрасная сокровищница иллюстрированных сказок, идеально подходящих для детей младшего возраста. Она содержит пять сказок: "Двенадцать танцующих принцесс", "Три поросенка", "Красная шапочка", "Король-лягушонок" и "Златовласка и три медведя". Каждая история прекрасно иллюстрирована и идеально подходит как для чтения вслух, так и для самостоятельного чтения • Книга на английском языке • This is a beautiful treasury of picture books perfect for young children. It contains five stories from the "Picture Books" series: "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", "The Three Little Pigs", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Frog Prince" and "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone

В одну волшебную рождественскую ночь Щелкунчик - кукла маленькой девочки, - оживает! Проследите за их приключениями в этой очаровательной книге с изящными окошками, откидными створками и потрясающими иллюстрациями Карла Джеймса Маунтфорда. Книга "Щелкунчик. Внутри сказки" - прекрасный способ познакомить детей с классической историей • Книга на английском языке • One magical Christmas night, a little girl's Nutcracker doll comes to life! Peep through the pages to follow their adventures in this enchanting book, with delicate cutaways, flaps to lift and stunning illustrations from Karl James Mountford. A beautiful way to introduce children to the classic fairytale

"Рождественская песнь", история о невероятном преображении старого скряги Скруджа, придуманная Чарльзом Диккенсом, - это одно из самых популярных произведений в зимние праздники • В канун Рождества скупого и упрямого Скруджа, никогда не знавшего ни радости, ни сострадания, посещают три Святочных Духа. Вместе с ними Скрудж отправляется в фантастическое путешествие во времени и встречается со своим прошлым и будущим, чтобы произошло настоящее рождественское чудо и старый скряга, наконец, раскрыл своё сердце и понял, как важны понимание, щедрость и доброта • Книга включает в себя CD-диск с музыкой, звуковыми эффектами и подсказками для чтения • Книга на английском языке • The classic Dickens story retold for children growing in reading confidence. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean-spirited old man who hates everything - even Christmas! But when three spirits visit him one Christmas Eve, Scrooge is taken on a journey into the past, present and future that will change him forever

Лучшие сказки всегда дышат добротой. Вот и в книге "Эльфы и башмачник" маленькие помощники приходят на выручку башмачнику и его жене, когда в их жизни наступает тёмная полоса. Ну а сама супружеская чета помогает своим благодетелям разжиться новой одеждой для них новую одежду. В этой особенной книге для самых маленьких есть окошки и лазерная вырубка, помогающая подглядывать сквозь страницы • Сюжет сказки братьев Гримм адаптировала известная детская писательница Анна Милбурн • Сказку неоднократно экранизировали, например, ещё в 1935 году по ней был снят мультфильм "Сапожник и эльфы" • Книга входит в серию "Usborne Peep Inside" издательства Usborne • Книга на английском языке • This most delightful of fairytales is full of kindness. The elves help the shoemaker and his wife when things aren't going well for them, and then they in turn help the elves by making them new clothes