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The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings
Rosie Dickens, Philip Hopman, Kathleen Adler, Nicola Butler
Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Sept. 1, 2009)Presents thirty five famous paintings from the history of art, with explanations that touch on salient aspects of the works and offer relevant background information.
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Usborne Guide to Better English : Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
R. Gee
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 31, 2003)This bright and amusing book contains advice, tricks and techniques to help children and adults remember the often-confusing rules of English grammar. With cheerful illustrations throughout, this book should encourage children to improve their English skills in a fun and lively way. It points out common mistakes and misspelt words in written English, showing how they can be avoided. Packed with quizzes, tests, games and tips, as well as Internet links, this book should be helpful for the classroom, for homework and for the office.
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The Usborne Book of Drawing, Doodling and Coloring
Fiona Watt, Erica Harrison, Katie Lovell
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 15, 2010)An exciting book perfect for artists, drawers, doodlers and scribblers, filled with an astonishing selection of activities, from wonderfully wild pictures to colour in to doodle-starters from which drawings can grow and grow until they cover the whole page. Doodlers can complete the scenes however they want and the craft paper quality pages are ideal for drawing on.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 6/1/2010Pages: 126Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
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That's Not My Dinosaur
F. Watt, R. Wells
Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 31, 2002)Every double page of this book features an interesting texture to feel, such as bumpy teeth or slippery flippers, as the reader explores the surface of a toy dinosaur. Combined with simple text and illustrations this is intended to help very young children develop sensory and language awareness.
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The Story of Inventions
Anna Claybourne, Adam Larkum
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2007)Describes the evolution of inventions and technology which many people use in daily life, including means of transportation, household items, food, clothing, and medicine.
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The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
Fiona Chandler
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Sept. 30, 2002)An Internet-linked encyclopaedia of history for children, with recommended Web sites to bring people, places and events to life. It covers a vast expanse of time from the "Big Bang" to the start of the 21st century.
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The Great Animal Search Great Searches - New Format
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Mass Market Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, April 2, 1828)None
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That's Not My Plane...
Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells
Board book (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2008)Young readers may touch various surfaces on airplanes that are not the one someone is looking for, until at last the right one appears.
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The First World War
Paul Dowswell
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 1, 2007)Collects stories of events during the First World War, offering background information on the conflict and covering land battles, the naval Battle of Jutland, the zepplin campaign of the air war, and nursing.
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First Encyclopedia of Seas & Oceans
Ben Denne, David Hancock
Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2011)Discusses the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face from overfishing, pollution, and global warming.
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1001 Things to Spot on Vacation
Hazel Maskell, Teri Gower
Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2011)Presents thirteen picture puzzles in which the reader must find objects, animals, and people in such places that attract vacationers as an airplane, a dude ranch, a whale-watching tour, ski slopes, and a carnival parade.
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