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Fingerprint Activities Christmas

This activity book with seven coloured ink pads is full of pictures to complete with festive fingerprinting, including decorating a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings, gingerbread men and wintry snow scenes. Simple instructions show how to use different fingers to make different shapes to print reindeer, birds, snowmen and lots more.

Fractions Matching Games and Book

Fractions can be fun with these entertaining memory games for 2-5 players - they're packed full of bright, appealing illustrations that will help children visualise fractions, deepening their understanding. The pack contains 4 bingo boards, 36 cards and a book. Children can read the book to find out about fractions, then practise by playing two different games using the boards and cards. The game instructions are at the back of the book.

Book And Jigsaw Art Gallery

Welcome to the art gallery! On display you'll discover 12 famous paintings by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat and more. Put together the 300-piece jigsaw, then find out about each painting and artist in the accompanying book - with internet links to find out more online. Presented in a beautiful gift box, this is a fun activity for all the family. Created in association with The National Gallery, London. Completed size of jigsaw: 40 x 59cm.

Telling The Time Matching Games And Book

These entertaining games for 2-5 players will help children to learn to tell the time. From hours, minutes and seconds to analogue and digital clocks, the brightly illustrated book will tell them everything they need to know about how to tell what the time is. Then they can have fun practising by playing two different games - bingo and pairs - using the 4 boards and 36 cards included in the pack. The game instructions are at the back of the book.

Book of the Future

A re-issue of the much-loved classic 1979 book about future life and future technology.

First published in 1979, the Usborne Book of the Future is a fondly-remembered book from a time when people dreamed of the future as a place filled with wonder and amazing new technology. After more than 40 years of science fiction focussing on dystopias and doom, it's time to remind readers young and old that, in fact, the Future is STILL a place that holds hope and excitement.The book is built in three sections. The first explores all kinds of robots, the jobs they will do on land, sea and in space, and where they will get power from.The second is all about cities of the future, and how people will live, what new buildings they will build, how computers will change the world, and what people will do for fun.The final section is about the future of travel, from planes, trains and cars on Earth, to Space shuttles and journeys to colonise other planets.This re-issued book retains the original text and stunning artwork, but now comes with a foreword by renowned BBC Futurologist Tom Cheesewright, who was inspired into his career by the original edition of the book. From outlining the internet to asteroid mines to 3D printers and robot helpers, you'll be surprised by how accurately this book predicted life in the 21st Century.Long out of print, copies of the original printing of this book fetch three figures on auction sites. Now at last people who remember this book from their childhood can find it again, and share it with the next generation, at normal bookshop prices!

Junior Illustrated Science Dictionary

Vibrant and straight-talking, this illustrated dictionary will help children develop firm foundations for confidence and success in science from UK Key Stage 2 onwards. Contains clear definitions of over 700 key terms and concepts, with hundreds of useful examples and illustrations. Readers can dip in for quick explanations or read through by subject to grasp the essentials. A perfect accompaniment to homework, and with links to recommended science websites for further information.

Complete Book Of The Microscope

A fabulous and revealing introduction to the secrets of the microscopic world.

Features amazing photos of what can be discovered through a microscope, from atoms to algae and dust to DNA. With over 20 step-by-step microscope activities including preparing slides and observing everyday objects, insects and even your own cheek cells. Includes practical information on buying, using and taking care of a microscope. With internet-links to websites with more amazing photos, projects and activities.

Telling The Time Flashcards

Help children learn to tell the time with this pack of 50 wipe-clean flashcards and a pen. The cards are colour-coded to show different times and allow children to practise ordering numbers on a clock face and creating any time on a clock, and in words. The durable, wipe-clean cards offer endless opportunities to practise.

The cards are colour-coded: purple (o'clock times), dark blue (half past), red (a quarter past), green (a qarter to), yellow (other times) and grey (12:00 to 12:55). The light blue cards allow you to practise ordering numbers on a clock face and expressing any time on any clock, and in words.

Find the cards for the times you want to practise and look at both sides to see a time shown on a clock face, a digital clock and written in words. Use the pen to fill in the empty clock faces, and spaces for numbers and words. To make it more difficult, shuffle the cards and see if you can fill in the answers.

Peep Inside The Sea

Peep under waves and behind coral to discover hungry sharks, shy sea dragons and lots more hiding behind the flaps in this wonderful first book about the sea. Little children will love poring over the beautifully illustrated scenes, which include a submarine exploring the deep sea, waves lapping onto the shore and a sunken ship.

Lift-the-flap Biology

Welcome to the bright and exciting world of biology. Dive in and explore the tree of life, ecosystems, the human body, the world of plants and why your planet needs you. With Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites about biology, from tiny microbes to entire rainforests.

Lift-the-flap Questions And Answers About Music

How do you write a song? Who are the best-selling musicians of all time? Can you play music in space? Perfect for curious kids with a love of music, this book answers all these questions and more. Lift the flaps to discover genres and instruments from around the world, and hear them come to life by listening to the book's playlist on Usborne Quicklinks.

Lift-the-flap Construction And Demolition

It takes hundreds of people, dozens of machines and years of work to construct a skyscraper. Lift the flaps to see construction crews digging, drilling, pouring, heaving and hoisting as they build a brand new building at the heart of a busy city. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where you can watch a demolition and fly over skyscrapers.

Peep Inside Snowy Places

Peep under flaps and through holes to explore the snowiest places on Earth in this little wintry book. Peep under the snow to see polar bear cubs coming out of their den, seals and narwhals in the icy sea, peep behind penguins near the South Pole to meet their fluffy chicks, and peep behind the clouds to see the Northern Lights glowing in the sky.

Lift-the-flap How Your Body Works

Lift the flaps to uncover the amazing inner workings of your very own body - from your bones, blood and brain to the bacteria in your belly button. Discover what happens when you eat, how your senses work, what your heart and lungs do and lots more fascinating facts. With links to specially selected websites for activities and videos about the human body.

That's Not My Angel...

Meet five beautiful angels in this festive touchy-feely board book. Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches as they meet angels with soft hair, sparkly slippers and fluffy wings. The bright pictures and textures are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness. A wonderful gift for a baby's first Christmas.

Poppy and Sam's Lift-the-Flap Christmas (Farmyard Tales Poppy and Sam)

It's Christmas Eve at Apple Tree Farm! Peep under the flaps to find out what Poppy and Sam are doing to get ready for Christmas Day. Poppy can't find Ginger, her kitten, but maybe you can see where she's hiding! An interactive book for children to enjoy during the festive season, with delightful illustrations from Stephen Cartwright.

That's Not My Puppy (Special 20Th Anniversary Edition)

A sparkly special edition of the very first That's not my... book to celebrate 20 years of That's not my... books!

Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches as they meet puppies with fluffy tails, shaggy ears and bumpy paws. The bright pictures and textures to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness.

This simple non-fiction book for very young children is filled with facts about dinosaurs.

Little children can lift the flaps and peep through the holes in the pages to find out where dinosaurs lived, what they ate and what happened to them.

A touchy-feely book with with textures to touch and feel on every page, plus simple, repetitive text and bright, colourful illustrations. Babies and toddlers love sharing books with an adult, and as they are introduced to the eight wise owls in this story, they will also be developing vital pre-reading and sensory skills.

Babies of all ages will love looking at this delightful fold-out book. The colourful pages fold out to make a frieze to look at and talk about. One side has pictures with strong contrasting colours that will appeal to very young babies, while the other has a bright Christmassy scene of Santa and his elves to enjoy.

Each page in this superbly illustrated book is teeming with cats and dogs (and a few other animals) to spot, match, count and talk about. Can you spot a Siamese cat with bright green eyes, dogs with matching collars, three cats making music and the basket with the most kittens? The answers are at the back of the book.

Just what goes on behind the screen, beneath the keyboard and inside the electronic 'brain' of a computer? This colourful book has 70 flaps to lift to uncover what happens when a computer is switched on, how coding works and the story of the first computers. A fun and informative introduction to a key UK curriculum topic.

Little children can meet lots of different cows in this book, each with engaging, touchy-feely patches. Follow the simple, repetitive text right to the final page to find out which cow is the right one - and don't forget to look out for the little white mouse on every page. Perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers.

Peep under leaves and behind doors to see the animals in the zoo in this delightful flap book for young children. With flaps and holes to peep underneath and through, noisy parrots, cheeky monkeys, very tall giraffes and lots more are revealed. Snippets of information are combined with intriguing and stylish pictures. Sure to become a firm favourite for young animal lovers

A fun activity book of puzzles, activities and stickers to help children learn the times tables from 2 to 12. Puzzles include solving number clues to reach Treasure Island, or working out how long it takes to fly between alien planets. Activities are arranged by times table, and quizzes after each section let children test what they've learned.

There are five mischievous elves to meet in this touchy-feely Christmas board book, with shiny boots, fluffy scarves and soft hats to keep them warm at the North Pole. The bright pictures and textured patches for babies and toddlers to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness. A delightful book to share with little ones.

Open up the huge fold-out pages of this vividly illustrated book to discover the remarkable ways the human body works. Explore a giant skeleton, learn how your heart pumps blood, find out what's inside your head and see what happens to the food you eat. A fun and engaging introduction to a UK National Curriculum subject.

A colourful activity book packed with all kinds of adding and subtracting puzzles, from working out the weight of a holiday suitcase to counting animals on safari. Puzzles are grouped in five sections from simple sums to bigger numbers and tricky problems. Includes spaces for working out, extra practice pages, quick quizzes and sticker rewards.

Get ready to swing through the treetops, creep along the forest floor and meet some of the most exotic animals on earth. Children can take a virtual tour through the world's jungles in this detailed lift-the-flap non-fiction book.

An engaging, interactive board book, specially designed for very young children, full of vivid colours, stylish illustrations and friendly farm animals. Simple slider mechanisms allow the pictures to be transformed, as a monkey swings through the trees, a fish changes its spots and more.

A delightful way for young children to discover where babies come from - from baby humans to kittens, caterpillars and kangaroos. Young children can lift the flaps to find out how babies are made, when they are born, what new babies need and how they grow. A charming, age-appropriate introduction to the facts of life to share with young children.

This is a wonderful flap book introducing children to the way their own bodies work in a fun and informative way. It is a new, smaller format of the "Look Inside" series, perfect for little fingers. It is full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps and a cheeky peek inside a toilet cubicle. Young readers' minds will boggle as they learn about how their brains work, what happens when they eat, how their lungs use oxygen and much more.

This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Bright, original colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by witty, clear and informative factual text. It contains over fifty flaps, which children can lift to reveal extra detail. Entertaining and authoritative, this is human biology for children at its very best - a book both educational and enjoyable.

This is a new edition of this popular title, which provides a fantastic reference point for students studying for their SATs and GCSEs. It is split into three sections, each covering the key aspects of the curriculum for Physics, Biology and Chemistry, and including important charts, tables and lists. It is brightly and clearly illustrated. It is internet-linked to further online educational resources through the Usborne Quicklinks website.

Explore science in a fun new way, with a different activity or experiment for every day of the year. Hands-on science to fascinate children, with often surprising results. Will inspire the scientists of the future. Further resources are available online via the Usborne Quicklinks website.

This is a new edition of this popular title, which provides a fantastic reference point for students studying for their SATs and GCSEs. It is split into 4 main sections covering all aspects of the national curriculum, from algebra to APRs, volume to vectors and trigonometry to transformation. It is brightly and clearly illustrated. It includes a glossary of mathematical terms and symbols. It comes with internet-links to help learners find out more about maths.

This is a fantastic new edition of this bright and lively encyclopedia, introducing young readers to the wonders of the human body. Filled with information on the brain, respiration, circulation and the senses, this book answers such questions as 'Where does your food go?' 'How many bones are there in your body?' and 'What are eyelashes for?'. Simple text, amazing photographs, detailed illustrations and a selection of exciting recommended websites make the subject easy to understand.

This is a re-sized edition of the original flap book that introduces the fascinating world of science in a simple and engaging way for younger readers. It is full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps. It includes basic science topics from how plants grow to astronomy and forces. Each double-page includes simple practical experiments for children to try themselves.

This is an excellent reference for school projects. All major topics are explored. It includes free downloadable pictures. Why do things float? What happens to the food you eat? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this lively book that introduces young readers to the wonders of science. It comes with simple text, amazing photographs and illustrations, fun science activities and exciting recommended Web sites.

This is an interactive flap book explaining the intricacies of the brain. From the simple science of synapses to more complex brain functions such as how memories are stored and the meaning of dreams, this book covers the essential part which the brain plays in our every action and thought. It is illustrated in a bright and accessible style, making this complex subject easy for inquisitive minds to understand. With over 50 flaps to lift, this book provides a great introduction to the world of neurological science for young children.