Books in Usborne True Stories series

Jonathan, Sam, Schulz, and Eric usually spend their summers skateboarding at the park and dreaming about the time when they’ll finally move out of the suburbs. But in the summer of 1994 the four teenagers find a small fortune hidden inside an abandoned house, and that changes everything. The money was a dream come true, but it couldn’t last. Stress, drugs, and dwindling funds raise the stakes and also raise some serious questions about the future. Eighteen years later, Jonathan returns to that life-changing summer to tally up the cost of that discovery and explain how one broken dream led to a totally renewed sense of purpose.

This is a great value collection of six titles from the popular "Phonics Readers" series. Perfect for use in conjunction with the Government's new focus on learning through synthetic phonics in primary schools, these delightful books will enthral, entertain and educate all young learners. This book features the ever-popular illustrations of Stephen Cartwright. It is developed in consultation with educational psychology expert Dr Marylynne Grant. Titles include: "Big Pig on a Dig", "Ted in a Red Bed", "Fox on a Box", "Sam Sheep Can't Sleep", "Toad Builds a Road", and, "Goose on the Loose".

Where does the word "soap" come from? What are the active ingredients in soap? How was soap used in the Middle Ages? To uncover the hidden facts behind everyday things, explore the secrets of True Stories. True Stories reveals the surprising truth about a range of subjects. Discover everything you could wish to know, and some things you'll wish you didn't, about a huge range of topics!

An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stories of druid sacrifices found in the bogs of Britain, mummies from Greenland and Egypt, a five thousand-year-old man frozen by the glaciers of the Italian Alps, and the mysterious Knight of St. Bees. An exploration of preserved human remains tells the stories of druid sacrifices found in the bogs of Britain, mummies from Greenland and Egypt, and a five thousand-year-old man frozen by the glaciers of the Italian Alps