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Big Book of Big Bugs Ages: 4 yrs.+$14.99
Big Book of Big Bugs is a creepy-crawly introduction to the world’s biggest bugs,
from gigantic spiders as big as a dinner plate, to butterflies larger than dogs! Huge
fold-out pages reveal life-size illustrations allowing children to see how big the
bugs really are. Also features the biggest swarms and colonies, the deadliest bugs,
and the bugs with the best camouflage.
Billie B. Brown: The Bad Butterfly Ages: 4-7 yrs.$4.99
In The Bad Butterfly, brave, brilliant and bold Billie B. Brown has started ballet
classes. She wants to be a famous ballerina, but can she? Billie B. Brown is a
series of Kane Miller beginner chapter books, perfect for early readers.
Sticker Dolly Dressing On Vacation Ages: 4 yrs.+$8.99
Girls will love dressing Chloe, Megan and Tia in Sticker Dolly Dressing On
Vacation. The book has over 400 stickers to dress the girls for camping, a tropical
beach, snowy skiing and more. Stickers include trendy items of clothing, bags and
shoes, as well as scuba, skiing and safari equipment.
That’s Not My Monkey Ages: 9 mos.+$8.99
These best-selling books for babies and toddlers have a variety of textured
patches on each page, to develop sensory awareness. Bright colors, rounded
corners, and simple repetitive text make this series perfect for baby’s first books.
The textures in this book, That’s Not My Monkey, might be fuzzy, smooth, bumpy,
or rough...little ones will love to feel the different patches. In the catalog, you’ll find
Touchy-feelys in a larger format, too, with multiple textures on every page. We have
over three dozen touchy-feely books in our collection.
Everyone Poops Ages: 18 mos. - 4 yrs.$7.99
Everyone Poops is an award-winning Kane Miller book that originated in Japan. This
book talks about the most basic, natural bodily function with straightforward and often
humorous text. The colorful illustrations are eye-catching and deceptively detailed.
This book merely explains where and how each living creature poops! It is a great
accompaniment to potty-training, as it shows the progression from diapers, to a small
potty, to a toilet.
Dogs, Dogs Ages: 2-6 yrs.$5.99
Dogs, Dogs is a colorful Kane Miller picture book all about…Dogs! Little, pretty lazy,
fast, dirty, shaggy - there are as many different dogs as there are kids! Which one are
you like? Check the mirror in the back of the book to see.
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Conspiracy 365 Set 1, January - April Ages: 10-15 yrs.
$39.99
Conspiracy 365 is an exciting Kane Miller suspense serial. The story begins as our
main character, a 15 year old named Cal, is chased down the street by a staggering,
sick man with a deadly warning...“They killed your father. They’ll kill you. You must
survive the next 365 days.” Cal is hurled into a life on the run, hunted by ruthless
criminals as he tries to discover the truth about his father’s mysterious death and a
history-changing secret. A face-paced, exciting read for ages 10 and up - they won’t
want to put it down! There are 13 thrilling books in the series; this boxed set includes
the first 4 books – January, February, March and April.
A Little Football Story Age: 4-8 yrs.$10.99
A Little Football Story is a picture book introduction to the game, for young fans.
Drew loves playing football in the park with dad – and now he’ll be playing on a
real team! Explains actual football terms such as scrimmage and fumble, and the
importance of practice, eating well, drinking water and getting good sleep. This Kane
Miller book is also available in special editions for professional NFL teams! Available
team books: Little Browns, Little Skins, Little Rams and Little Vikes ($12.99 ea.) More
teams coming soon!
I Am Jack Age: 8-12 yrs.$5.99
I Am Jack is a book about a young boy who is bullied at school. Jack likes going to
school until George Hamel calls him “Butt Head,” and all the other kids start to do it
too. He’s in trouble. Will someone help? I Am Jack is a powerful story for children and
adults alike. A Kane Miller title.
I Can Draw Animals Age: 4 yrs.+$4.99
Our drawing books are truly exceptional. In this title, I Can Draw Animals, each
double page spread shows children how to draw a different type of animal, with
very clear step-by-step picture instructions. Precise hand-control is not required,
so even very young children will be happy with the results! The book gives children
lots of ideas for adding details and backgrounds to their drawings, too.
Geography Encyclopedia IL (Reduced) Age: 10 yrs.+$19.99
The Geography Encyclopedia is packed with information about planet Earth, from
its physical characteristics to a continent-by-continent look at the world’s peoples
and governments.
Richly illustrated with amazing photographs, clear explanatory diagrams and 60
pages of detailed, up-to-date maps. The book includes information on landforms,
weather, climate and ecosystems, farming, settlements, manufacturing and global
issues, and the peoples and cultures of each continent. There is an extensive
fact-finder, with information on states, world records, famous geographers and
scientists, time zones, night sky and a glossary.
This book, like many of our non-fiction titles, is “Internet-Linked.” Simply visit our
Usborne Quicklinks master site and enter the book and page number and you’ll
find a list of websites you can visit to research the subject in a fun and informative
way. Through Quicklinks, you’re directed to websites with animation, video clips,
experiments, games, activity sheets and more - all for free. All the websites are
carefully selected and screened, so you can be sure the content is entirely safe much safer than children using a search engine.
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Write Your Own Story Book Ages: 10 yrs.+ $14.99
This is a fantastic write-in book that helps children learn to write their own stories. Write
Your Own Story Book includes lots of different writing activities, including a fictional school
journal, writing a comic strip, and forming a story around a picture. Each page is packed with
writing tips and it includes a ‘story writing toolkit’ to inspire budding authors. Write Your Own
Story Book has a concealed spiral binding that allows the book to open flat but doesn’t get
in the way as you write. This book is truly unique and creative, full of ideas to get a child’s
imagination flowing!
My First Coloring Book Ages: 4 yrs.+$10.99
Little children will love learning about colors, numbers and the alphabet with My First Coloring
Book. There are lots of fun pictures to color, including a purple octopus, three chilly penguins a
big letter “r” for robot and much more. Also includes over 150 stickers to add to every page.
This book is a Combined Volume that contains three First Coloring titles: ABC, 123 and Colors.
Ted and Friends + CD Ages: 4 yrs.+$19.99
Ted and Friends is a collection of our popular Phonics Readers books. They were written in
consultation with a language expert, to help young children learn to read. The simple text and
repetitive sounds help develop reading confidence. Cute illustrations by Stephen Cartwright
feature fun animal characters and a little yellow duck hiding throughout the book.
Ted and Friends is an example of a “Combined Volume” - which is two or more titles included
in one book, to save you money. Ted and Friends includes ALL 12 titles in the series, plus a
free read-along CD, for just $19.99.
Book of Fairy Tales Ages: 4 yrs.+ $13.99
The Usborne Book of Fairytales is specially written for children who are just beginning to
read. This book contains six classic fairytales: Goldilocks, Red Riding Hood, Rumplestiltskin,
Sleeping Beauty, Three Little Pigs and Cinderella. Makes an excellent gift book with a padded
cover.
Wipe Clean Doodles Ages: 4 yrs.+$7.99
Kids will have great fun doodling and drawing on the brightly illustrated scenes in Wipe Clean
Doodles. There are patterns to doodle and scenes to complete, including monsters to create
and cakes to decorate. A fun way for young children to learn and develop pen control.
Each page is wipe-clean, so that children can doodle on them again and again with the special
pen (included).
Take Turns Max and Millie Age: 18 mos.+$7.99
Take Turns, Max and Millie is a cute story that’s perfect for reading aloud. Max loves playing
with the big, red car at preschool, but he won’t let Millie have a turn. Can Max and Millie learn
how to share? Part of a delightful series for toddlers that helps to introduce good habits and
good manners. Simple, repetitive text makes this book great for sharing.
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Illustrated Elementary Math Dictionary Kid Kit Ages: 8 yrs.+$17.99
Every home with an elementary-aged student needs this book. The Illustrated Elementary
Dictionary of Math is an essential guide to basic math skills. This book will help to lay a firm
foundation for confidence and success in math...readers can dip in for quick explanations or
work through by subject to build up knowledge step-by-step. Kit includes the book, wooden
tangrams, 3 different multi-sided dice, graph paper, geometric ruler.
See Inside Your Body Ages: 7 yrs.+
$13.99
These visually stimulating, interactive non-fiction “See Inside” books are packed with flaps
that reveal explanations underneath. This title, See Inside Your Body, allows children to
discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently funny, yet completely accurate way.
Colorful illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are
accompanied by witty and informative text. The book contains over fifty flaps, which children
can lift to reveal extra detail.
Baby’s Very First Touchy-Feely Age: 6+$7.99
Baby’s Very First Touchy Feely is an adorably illustrated board book with touchy-feely
patches specially designed to appeal to the very young. Sturdy pages and high contrast
illustrations make it perfect for baby’s first book. Each picture has a simple description that will
help babies learn to associate words and pictures.
There’s A Mouse About The House Ages: 3 yrs.+$10.99
There’s A Mouse About The House is an interactive book that is so much fun: first, take the
little cardboard mouse out of the pocket on the front cover. Then, as you read the story about
the mouse’s adventure, follow the dotted line and move the mouse through the slot on each
page. And - this book is not just fun, it’s educational, too:
holding the mouse is like holding a pencil. It teaches fine motor skills to little fingers.
following the dotted line encourages early writing skills.
the mouse always moves from left to right, which is important to early reading skills.
the child learns to turn one page at a time. If they turn a few pages at once,
the mouse won’t be there.
Children love to read the story and move the mouse again and again.
Illustrated Elementary Science Dictionary Ages: 12 yrs.+
$12.99
The Illustrated Elementary Science Dictionary will help children develop firm foundations
for confidence and success in science. 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. This book is a perfect
companion to homework, also including links to recommended science websites for further
information.
What are Usborne Internet-Referenced and Internet-Linked Books?
Save time by cutting out search engines, and take your family to carefully researched, safe websites. Usborne IR
and IL books provide additional resources on a topic for further study, and are located on individual pages or at
the back of the book. (Refer to page 14 & 15 of the Usborne catalog for examples.)
What is Accelerated Reader®?
Accelerated Reader® is the world’s most popular reading management software. Used in nearly 73,000 North
American schools, Accelerated Reader provides teachers with an easy and effective way to monitor all forms of
guided reading practice.
What are Combined Volumes?
We take fabulous individual books and combine them together into one book to save you money.
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