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September - December 2018
New books from Usborne
Creating engaging, innovative, accessible books
for children of all ages
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Join Odysseus on his
most famous Sherlock quest to return to his
Holmes adventure is island home, as a host
vividly brought to life in of strange creatures and
this full colour comic strip scheming characters
adaptation. The faithful, try to stop him. Fabiano
dynamic retelling is Fiorin’s distinctive
accompanied by Andrea illustrations draw the
da Rold’s superbly reader into the dramatic
detailed illustrations. world of Ancient Greece.
Sep 2018 HB £9.99 Sep 2018 HB £9.99
9781474938082 9781474938099
This superbly
Business’ means illustrated book folds
making and selling out to form one This beautifully
things or skills to continuous picture illustrated board book
anyone who wants of our Solar System, has lots of electric lights
them. This books featuring the Sun inside it for little children
explores the practical and planets, and to discover. Mouse has
world of making money, various moons and no Christmas lights so
as well as explaining spacecraft. she sets out with her
how businesses shape friend Mole to find some
the world we live in and Oct 2018 HB £9.99 in the snowy forest.
the way we live. 9781474937702
Nov 2018 Board £12.99
Sep 2018 HB £9.99 9781474952606
9781474940139
When was the webcam
This friendly guide explains how invented and why? Do
computers work and what coding imaginary numbers exist?
does – then shows you how to What is fuzzy logic? Find the
code your own stories and games answers these questions and
on a tablet. It uses ScratchJr, a more, in this eye-catching
computer language designed book that is absolutely
especially for beginners, which is bursting with information.
available to download for free.
Nov 2018 HB £9.99
Sep 2018 HB + Spiral £9.99 9781474942997
9781474943604
Oct 2018 Board £9.99 The much-loved story is magically brought to life in this Nov 2018 Board £9.99 Aug 2018 Board £10.99
9781474915557 gorgeously illustrated book, with delicate cutaways and holes 9781474942980 9781474945646
to peep through, layered to create a magical filigree effect.
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Awesome activities
Dress the dolls for a Little children will enjoy Dress Cinderella
Halloween fancy dress using the stickers to in her tatty work
party in this enchanting dress the princesses clothes, then
activity book. With in beautiful outfits, and transform her, with
reusable stickers of there are also stickers the help of her fairy
the costumes and of chandeliers, flowers, godmother, so she
accessories, there are tiaras and ribbons to can attend a ball
also spooky spiders, decorate the pages. at the Palace. With
webs, bats and grinning reusable stickers little
Oct 2018 PB £5.99
carved lanterns to children can create
decorate the pages. 9781474936729 the whole fairy tale.
Sep 2018 PB £5.99 Nov 2018 PB £5.99
9781474950435 9781474950442
This clever kit contains all you need to embroider a beautiful mermaid. This clever kit contains all you need to embroider a magical unicorn.
The sturdy box includes a square of 100% cotton fabric, an embroidery The sturdy box includes a square of 100% cotton fabric, an embroidery
frame, three shades of embroidery thread, two needles, a needle frame, three shades of embroidery thread, two needles, a needle
threader and a step-by-step guide book. threader and a step-by-step guide book.
Oct 2018 Kit £9.99 Oct 2018 Kit £9.99
9781474957533 9781474957540
This delightful pack This delightful pack This delightful pack
contains a 100-piece contains a 100-piece contains a 300-piece
jigsaw of unicorns jigsaw of a beautifully jigsaw of the national
in an enchanting illustrated map-scene flags of every
woodland setting for of Central London, independent country
children to assemble, as well as a 24- in the world, as well as
as well as a 16-page page picture book a 48-page colouring
sticker book in in which kids can book in which kids
which kids can bring see and discover the can colour in the flags,
Oct 2018 Book & Jigsaw lots more magical Sep 2018 Book & Jigsaw city’s most famous Sep 2018 Book & Jigsaw and learn about the
£9.99 scenes to life with the £9.99 sights, landmarks and £9.99 stories and meanings
9781474952699 stickers inside. 9781474948043 locations in more detail. 9781474948050 behind them.
A magical activity book
with lots of scenes Fill an underwater With seven different
to decorate and fill scene with mermaids, drum buttons
with mermaids. With decorate an Indian arranged in the
over 250 stickers elephant, create a shape of a drum
of mermaids, sea snowy scene and lots kit, and several
creatures, plants and more. With lots of tunes to play along
flowers, including 80 stickers of unicorns, to, this fun book
extra-special sparkly fairies, flamingos and will provide hours
stickers to decorate more, including 100 of entertainment for
the pages. extra-special sparkly budding drummers.
stickers to decorate
the pages.
Nov 2018 PB £7.99 Nov 2018 PB £6.99 Oct 2018 Spiral £14.99
9781474956727 9781474953733 9781474948531
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Fabulous Fiction
After playing a forbidden spell- Cecily is enchanted when
song, 12-year-old piper Patch she meets photographer
Brightwater is thrown in jail. Rosalind, and soon longs
There he meets a noble girl to become a famous
under a rat-shaped curse and photographer herself.
together they befriend Barver, Believing Rosalind to be
a fearsome dracogriff, and set the perfect match for her
off on a grand adventure. widowed father, Cecily
conspires to unite the pair.
Sep 2018 PB £6.99
9781474945677 Sep 2018 PB £6.99
9781474954976
Having uncovered the secrets Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves
that lay behind the town of Rosie. So when they’re split
Perfect, Violet, Boy, and the up, Rosie will do anything to
townsfolk are enjoying their find the boy who makes the
new freedom from the rule sun shine in her head. Even
of the evil Archer twins. But cross London and travel to
what new secrets will Violet Brighton alone. Even though
and Boy uncover? any girl might find that hard,
let alone a girl with Down’s
Sep 2018 PB £6.99 syndrome.
9781474949514
Sep 2018 PB £7.99
9781474937832
Watch out, Twitches – Stevie’s got Suzy is surprised when a steam train When a travelling skycircus arrives in
a furry visitor. The teacup house is crashes into her hallway. This is the Brackenbridge, Lily and Robert can’t
turned upside down when a bouncy Impossible Postal Express, the trusty wait to step aboard… But before Lily
puppy comes to stay! Silver and Mama delivery service of the Union of Impossible and Robert can do anything, they’re
Bo hide in the garden, and meet a Places, and Suzy becomes its newest captured by shadowy figures and
creature who needs their help. Now it’s recruit. And with her cursed first package, whisked off in the mysterious flying
Twitches to the rescue… an Impossible adventure begins. circus to somewhere far, far away…
Sep 2018 PB £5.99 Oct 2018 HB £12.99 Oct 2018 PB £6.99
9781474928144 9781474948616 9781474940658
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Christmas
These little books of puzzles A pack of five little books
are the perfect way to keep with detailed illustrations of
children entertained at Christmassy patterns and
Christmas. The puzzles cover scenery for kids to colour
everything from mazes to and bring to life with their
spot the difference, based on pens. Each book comes
bright and colourful scenes with a sheet of rub-down
filled with reindeer, elves and transfers, for adding extra
lots of festive cheer. festive details wherever
they choose.
Sep 2018 PB x5 copies
£14.95 Sep 2018 PB x5 copies
9781474956864 £14.95
9781474956871
A pack of five little books A pack of five little
with step-by-step guides for books full of ideas for
children to learn how to make kids to create all kinds
reindeer, elves, snowmen and of Christmassy things
more as they fill the pages using the simple
with their own festive finger- sticker shapes inside.
painting scenes.
Sep 2018 PB x5 copies Sep 2018 PB x5 copies
£19.95 £14.95
9781474956888 9781474956895
Add stickers to Little children will
the scenes to help delight in bringing
the friendly animal the Christmas
characters enjoy Story to life with
some winter fun, as this joyous sticker
they throw snowballs, book. Dress the
try skiing and children in their
snowboarding, go costumes for the
carol singing, wander play, and read
round a Christmas along the parts
market, and visit with them.
Santa’s workshop.
Oct 2018 PB £5.99
Sep 2018 PB £5.99
9781474956628
9781474956604
Oct 2018 PB £9.99
9781474952934
This classic
Christmas poem is
brought wonderfully
to life with gorgeous
artwork and stunning
pops. Peek inside
a cosy house, all
ready for Chrstimas,
marvel at Santa and
his reindeer, flying
across the sky and
revel in the magic of
Christmas.
This gorgeous book has lots of festive stained glass
Oct 2018 PB £6.99 window designs to colour. Colour in the outlines on Oct 2018 Board £10.99
9781474953009 tracing paper, following the guide picture opposite. 9781474952866
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For little ones
A wonderful A selection of
collection of six of five well-loved
Kipling’s well-loved fairytales. Each
stories, telling how tale is enchantingly
animals came to be retold with beautiful
the way they are. illustrations by
Lorena Alvarez. A
Sep 2018 HB £12.99 wondeful gift book
9781474938051 to treasure.
Nov 2018 HB £12.99
Another new title in the highly
9781474951784 successful That’s not my.... series,
featuring touchy-feely patches to
explore and a little white mouse to
look for on every page.
Nov 2018 Board £6.99
9781474921640
A gift set containing a touchy-feely board book A gift set containing a touchy-feely board book
and a cuddly elf toy, based on Rachel Wells’ designed specially to appeal to babies and
illustrations. The illustrations, touchy-feely patches toddlers. Accompanied by a luxurious, soft
and repetitive text in the book are especially unicorn toy which has been created specially
designed to appeal to babies and toddlers. based on Rachel Wells’ illustrations.
Oct 2018 Kit £16.00 Sep 2018 Kit £16.00
9781474943413 9781474950466
A delightful question-and- A delightful question-and-
answer board book for very answer board book for very
young children. On each young children. On each
double-page spread there double-page spread there
are two questions to answer are two questions to answer
by looking at the pictures. by looking at the pictures.
Nov 2018 Board £5.99 Oct 2018 Board £5.99
9781474953702 9781474953719
Ten familiar tales, retold
for young readers and
gorgeously illustrated,
including favourites
Sleeping Beauty, Little children will love
Cinderella and The Magic trying to find the elusive
Porridge Pot, as well reindeer as they explore
as classics The Wind in this enchanting board
the Willows and Alice in book.
Wonderland.
Oct 2018 Board £5.99
Oct 2018 HB £12.99
9781474949354
9781474938044
A delightful board book From cuckoos and
with each season beautifully woodpeckers to rustling
illustrated and described leaves and rippling
with lyrical text. Press each streams, this book creates
embedded sound button to a beautiful woodland world
listen to specially arranged for little children to enjoy.
music from Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons. Oct 2018 Board £12.99
9781474936811
Nov 2018 Board £12.99
9781474922074
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Love Learning
These write-in activity These write-in activity books
books are packed with are packed with puzzles
puzzles to solve, objects to solve, objects to design
to design and colour, and colour, inventions to
inventions to brainstorm brainstorm and experiments
and experiments to do to do – using only the book
– using only the book and the contents of your
and the contents of your pencil case.
pencil case.
Nov 2018 HB £9.99
Oct 2018 HB £9.99 9781474950695
9781474950763
A stylish introduction to the vast Discover how scientific ideas
world of engineering – what it have changed the world
is, how it works, from robotics with this fascinating sticker
and coding to earthquake-proof book. Topics covered include
towers to medical innovation. astronomy, the discovery of
Flaps on each page reveal insights x-rays and radiation, relativity
into the challenges and solutions and more.
to various engineering goals.
Oct 2018 HB £9.99
Sep 2018 Board £9.99 9781474948227
9781474943659
Why does the sun
This delightful flap book These wordsearches
shine? takes a playful,
explores the magic of cover a wide range of
informative look at the
snow, from a fresh flurry topics, from pirates and
importance of the sun
in the garden to the icy paintings to volcanoes
to life on Earth.
north and south poles. and vikings, with fun
Oct 2018 Board £9.99 bonus features to test
Nov 2018 Board £7.99 your knowledge.
9781474948173
9781474940092
Sep 2018 PB £5.99
9781474952644
Join a group of friendly Sophia Touliatou’s dynamic and
monsters and learn how joyous illustrations and some
to start joining letters up unusual word combinations make
when writing. Children this an alphabet book like no other.
can write, wipe the Children are introduced to upper
page clean, and write and lower-case letters, pictures of
again until they feel fully things they are associated with and
confident. facts about them.
Sep 2018 PB £5.99 Nov 2018 Board £9.99
9781474941051 9781474937214
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