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Books in Young Reading Series 1 Gift Books series

  • The Story of Cars

    Katie Daynes, Adam Larkum

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Covers the history of cars from early conceptions of self-propelled vehicles, through the evolution of automobile technology and design, to modern racing and speculation on the future of cars.
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  • Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves - Usborne Young Reading 1

    Katie Daynes

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Nov. 30, 2007)
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • Treasure Island

    Angela Wilkes

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs

    Lesley Sims, Desideria Guicciardini

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2005)
    A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the cottage of seven dwarfs.
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  • The Frog Prince

    Susanna Davidson, Mike Gordon

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2005)
    When a frog saves Princess Poppy's golden ball out of the pond, she promises to let him stay with her, but she treats him poorly until one fateful day.
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  • Pinocchio

    Carlo Collodi, Katie Daynes, Mauro Evangelista

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 30, 2005)
    The retelling of the classic story in which a wooden puppet made by Gepetto strives to become a real boy.
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  • Rapunzel

    Susanna Davidson, Desideria Guicciardini

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2005)
    A beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
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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.
  • The Billy Goats Gruff

    Jane Bingham, Daniel Postgate

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 30, 2005)
    In this retelling of a Norwegian folktale, three clever billy goats attempt to outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.
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  • Around The World In Eighty Days

    Jules Verne, Jane Bingham, Adam Stower

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 30, 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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  • The Amazing Adventures of Hercules

    Claudia Zeff, Gill Harvey, Stephen Cartwright

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, April 1, 2004)
    Having killed his sons while under a spell, Hercules must perform tasks of atonement.
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  • The Little Mermaid

    Katie Daynes, Alan Marks

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, July 21, 2005)
    A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.
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