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The Story Of Football. Rob Lloyd Jones (English Learner’S Editions 5: Advanced)
A lively and engaging history of "the beautiful game". Tells the story of football, from its beginnings in the Roman Army to the modern day premiership including how both American Football and Rugby were born. Usborne Young Reading has been developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University.
The Story Of Painting
This is an engaging history of Western Art from cave paintings through to modern times, plus information about the artists and their lives and techniques. It is illustrated with a combination of full colour reproductions of the original works of art and humorous line drawings. Internet links lead to a range of fascinating websites, including online art galleries and lots more about the artists featured in the book.
The Story of Pirates
The Usborne Internet-Linked First Atlas
Trains
These are four new editions in the popular "Discovery" series, which currently contains over 13 titles. Visually exciting and highly informative each book presents its subject in a fun and accessible way. Internet links offer a fascinating selection of recommended web sites - with sound, animation or video clips which provide additional information for projects and homework.
True Stories Crime and Detection
True Stories Everest Adventures
A collection of real-life stories: extreme cold, perilous danger and daring exploration, including several stories of tragedy the mountain's slopes. Includes maps, a glossary of mountaineering words; further resources - including photos, video clips and a virtual climb of Mount Everest - are available via Usborne Quicklinks.
True Stories Gangsters
A riveting collection of true stories exploring the shadowy underworld of organised (and not so organised) crime. Contains real-life stories of a number of famous gangsters, including Al Capone and his reign of terror over Chicago, and Ned Kelly and his last stand in the Australian bush. With maps and more resources online via Usborne Quicklinks.
True Stories Polar Adventures
A collection of true stories of exploration over the icy wastelands of the North and South Poles, including the fated expedition of Captain Scott of the Antartic and Ernest Shackleton's epic trek across the snow to save his crew. Stories are illustrated with maps and drawings, and readers can find out more online via Usborne Quicklinks.
True Stories Survival
Usborne Geography Encyclopedia With Complete Atlas (Usborne Internet Linked)
A comprehensive geography enyclopedia putting the world at the reader's fingertips while explaining key topics in a lively and accessible way. Evocative photographs, a bright, modern map section and over 30 double-page maps and a detailed country-by-country gazetteer, makes this the ultimate geography reference tool. This title is also internet-linked with hundreds of recommended websites, which take readers on a journey around the world to learn languages, watch hurricanes, download flags or look at animals via live webcams, and much, much more.
Weather
What’S Biology All About?
This is the first in a fantastic new range of science books, explaining biology in an informal, fun and informative way. Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as the life cycle, the human body, plantlife, evolution and ecosystems. It is filled with up to date information straight from the headlines on such topical issues as stem cell research and the latest dinosaur discoveries. Complicated topics are kept fun with a variety of techniques including comic strips, fact boxes and 'nerdy notes' post-its with handy mnemonics written on them. It offers fun yet simple experiments that give children working examples to learn from.
What’s Chemistry All About?
This is a fun and informative guide that shows what chemistry is, how it works and why it is vital to everyday life. It covers the main topics including the periodic table, atom structure and radiation, and the scientific method. Illustrated with humorous drawings, cartoons and diagrams by Adam Larkum, it includes simple experiments and internet links to recommended websites to find out more.
What’s Physics All About?
This is a lively, informative guide that shows what physics is, how it works and why it is vital to everyday life. It covers the main topics including forces, electricity, magnetism and astronomy - all illustrated with humorous drawings, cartoons and diagrams. It includes simple experiments and internet links to recommended websites to find out more.
Why Do We Eat?
Why do you need food and what happens to it inside your body? Which foods give you energy and which ones make you fit and strong? In this book you can explore your amazing insides and discover all kinds of fantastic food facts. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.
Why Should I Keep Fit?
This is an informative guide to two of the hottest debates surrounding children today: Junk food and healthy eating. Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as why keeping fit is good for you, how to choose the appropriate exercise regime and a how to stay healthy in day-to-day life.
Why Shouldn’t I Eat Junk Food
This is an informative guide to two of the hottest debates surrounding children today: Junk food and healthy eating. Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as food labelling, the effects of eating too much junk food, the importance of a varied diet and how food is grown. It is accompanied by the witty and vibrant illustrations of Adam Larkum. It is written in conjunction with child nutrition experts.
Winston Churchill
These are four new titles in this burgeoning series, providing a great introduction to the remarkable lives of important historical figures. Each book describes a famous life, following the protagonist through their triumphs and tribulations. It has lively speech, colourful illustrations and photographs that bring the reader closer to the action as the story unfolds.
