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- 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)

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

A clear and informative account of how the Second World War began, the infamous battles and the conclusion and aftermath of the war • Illustrated with maps, evocative archive photographs and illustrations • Includes descriptions of the most famous events including Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, D-Day and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Part of series three of the Usborne Reading Programme for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex information • Produced in association with the Imperial War Museum, London

From the Greek myth of the Trojan Horse. King Odysseus is happy at home with his loving wife and baby son. Then King Menelaus asks him to help bring Queen Helen back from the city of Troy. For ten years the Greeks besiege Troy, but they can't break into the city until Odysseus thinks of a plan. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English

From the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen. The Little Mermaid longs to swim to the ocean surface and visit the human world. When she saves a human prince from a shipwreck, she decides to take human form herself, whatever the price; but heart's desire and heartbreak are never far apart. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English

From the well-known Aesop's fable. Sam is lonely and bored, watching the sheep on the mountain. One day he makes up a story: "Come quickly! A wolf is attacking the sheep". The villagers come running, but of course there's no wolf. Then, when a wolf really does attack, who will believe Sam? The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English

"From the well-loved stories by Rudyard Kipling. A little boy escapes a man-eating tiger, and is adopted by a family of wolves. The animals teach Mowgli to live in the jungle, but Shere Khan the tiger is his enemy for life. Eventually Mowgli must confront Shere Khan, and find where he truly belongs. The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English."