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Books in Young Reading Series series

  • Samurai

    Louie Stowell, Jason Engle

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2007)
    Describes the responsibilities, skills, weapons, and training of samurai.
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  • Mystery Mansion

    Phil Roxbee Cox, Jane Bingham, Sue Hellard

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 30, 2005)
    Harry the boot boy knows that Mystery Mansion is filled with dark secrets and terrifying nightmares, but what is really happening there is scarier.
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  • The Amazing Adventures of Hercules

    Claudia Zeff

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    The classic Greek myth re-told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Hercules is set 12 impossible tasks to earn the forgiveness of the Gods, but will he succeed? Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.
  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gill Harvey

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    A re-telling of the classic Jonathan Swift story told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Gulliver sets off on the adventure of a lifetime - and meets miniature people, civil war and a price upon his head. Will he make it back in one piece? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
  • Julius Caesar

    Rachel Firth, Stephen Parkhouse

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2007)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the Roman general and statesman whose brilliant military leadership helped make Rome the center of a vast empire.
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  • The Story of Castles

    Lesley Sims, Teri Gower

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, April 1, 2004)
    Outlines the development of medieval castles, and describes what life was like for the people living in them.
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  • Pirate Adventures

    Christyan Punter, Russell;Fox

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Aug. 16, 2007)
    "Young Reading Series One" is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, and helps build confidence and ability. Three popular titles in "Usborne Young Reading Series One" is re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. "The Young Reading" series is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.
  • Zamani Goes to Market

    Murier Feelings, Tom Feelings

    Paperback (Africa World Pr, Jan. 1, 1992)
    An Afrocentric kid that goes to the market.
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  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    Rob Lloyd Jones

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, )
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  • The Story of the Olympics

    Minna Lacey, Paddy Mounter

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2008)
    Looks at the history and traditions of the Olympics from ancient Greece to the present day.
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  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Jules Verne, Jane Bingham, Adam Stower

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2004)
    Follows the adventures of English gentleman Phileas Fogg as he tries to win his wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
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  • Titanic

    Anna Claybourne

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2006)
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