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The Great Fire of London (Usborne Young Reading Series 2) by Susanna Davidson
Category: EARLY READING | Series: Usborne Young Reading Series 2
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme. A young reading title that recounts the Great Fire of 1666 that raged for three days and destroyed the medieval heart of the city. Gripping reading for children who prefer fact to fiction, and a helpful introduction to history.
The Holocaust (Usborne Young Reading Series 4) by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's Educational
This is a new title in "Young Reading Series Three", which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. The book tells the story of the Holocaust from the ancient roots of anti-Semitism through persecution in Post-World War One Europe a ...Show more
The Lion and the Mouse by Susanna Davidson
Category: Early Reader | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 3
Lion is big and brave and strong. Mouse is very small and very scared - especially when he wakes the sleeping lion. "Spare my life today," says Mouse, "and one day I'll save yours." Lion laughs so much he lets little Mouse go. But then Lion is caught in a hunter's trap. Can little Mouse fulfill his prom ...Show more
The Little Red Hen (Usborne First Reading Level 3) by Susanna Davidson
Category: Early Reader | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 3
The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat, but who will help her plant them? Not I say her three best friends. So do they deserve the treat at the end? Young readers will love the retelling of this classic tale, with its rhythmic, repetitive language and lively illustrations.
The Magic Fish by Susanna Davidson
Category: Board Books | Series: Little Board Bks.
A lively lesson in what happens if you are never satisfied. Alek and Ivan live simply by the sea until the day Alek catches a magic fish. Ivan wishes for more, and more, and more, until... he makes one wish too many. A charming retelling of the Russian tale about a golden fish, with free online audio. ...Show more
The Musicians of Bremen (Usborne First Reading Level 3) by Susanna Davidson
Category: Early Reader | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 3
This book features four new titles in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to ...Show more
The Nutcracker by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Usborne Noisy Books
This is a gorgeous picture book with a sound panel that plays tunes from the much-loved ballet. It is perfect for younger children, who will be enthralled by the magical story of the Nutcracker, which comes to life on Christmas Eve. It is beautifully illustrated by Anna Luraschi. NB: this is a smaller e ...Show more
The Prince and the Pauper (Usborne Young Reading Series 2) by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's | Series: Usborne Young Reading Series 2
Part of the "Usborne Young Reading Series 2", which is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, and helps build confidence and ability. This is a tale of mistaken identity in which a poor young boy named Tom is mistaken for the young Edward VI, and the two boys discover what life is ...Show more
The Secret Garden by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's | Series: Usborne Picture Books
This haunting, classic tale by Frances Hodgson Burnett, has been sympathetically retold for young readers and beautifully illustrated in watercolours by Alan Marks. When Mary arrives at the draughtly, rambling house of her guardian on the cold, bleak Yorkshire moors, her life is far from the charmed exi ...Show more
The Story of Black Beauty by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's | Series: Picture Books Ser.
Anna Sewell's classic story of a young horse's journey from the rolling hills of the English countryside to the dark, cobbled streets of London, retold for young children in picture book form. A read-aloud text, accompanied by beautiful watercolour illustrations by Alan Marks.
The Story of Pegasus (Usborne Young Reading Series 1) by Susanna Davidson
Category: Children's | Series: Usborne Young Reading Series 1
This is a lively re-telling of the Greek myth, in which Pegasus, the flying horse, helps hero Bellerophon to defeat a fire-breathing monster. This is a new title in "Young Reading Series One". Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, "Series One" has short stories that are full of excitement, aimed at chi ...Show more