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Books in Young Reading Series series

  • Robinson Crusoe

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    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Aug. 16, 2007)
    Robinson-Crusoe
  • The Canterville Ghost

    Howard Hughes

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2001)
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  • The Story of Chocolate

    Katie Daynes, Adam Larkum

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Dec. 30, 2004)
    Presents a history of chocolate from its first cultivation by the Mayans to its large-scale production, and includes a recipe for a sauce.
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  • The Story of Slavery

    SARAH COURTAULD

    Hardcover (USBORNE PUBLISHING LTD, March 15, 2001)
    A compelling account of the story of slavery from ancient times, through the sugar plantations of the Caribbean and America to the slave trade's official abolition 200 years ago. Recounts the stories of individual slaves, including their journeys and escape stories, and the slave trade in the 21st century. Usborne Reading Programme has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University. Young Reading Series 3 is designed to provide more complex stories for confident readers.
  • Pompeii

    Anna Claybourne

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd (31 Mar. 2006), March 15, 2006)
    Each title in this series contains a vivid evocation of a major historical catastrophe, in an easy-to-follow manner. 'Pompeii' recounts the tragic story of the Italian city that came to a sudden end upon the furious eruption of the volcano Vesuvius.
  • A Christmas Carol

    Charles Dickens, Lesley Sims, Alan Marks

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Nov. 1, 2003)
    Book by Dickens, Charles
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  • Stories of Magical Animals

    Carol Watson

    Hardcover (Usborne, March 15, 2007)
    The two popular titles in "Usborne Young Reading Series One" have been re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. The desirable and collectable editions help to foster pride in book ownership as well as reading enjoyment. "Young Reading Series One" is aimed at children just beginning to read to help build confidence and ability. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.
  • Basic Reading Series, Kittens and Children Workbook, Level E

    McGraw-Hill

    Paperback (McGraw-Hill Education, Oct. 21, 1999)
    Help children master the phonetic code quickly using the Basic Reading Series. The orderly, logical structure enables even struggling readers to learn virtually all the basis sound/symbol and phonic patterns of English by the time they finish Grade 2.
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  • The Monster Gang

    Lesley Everett, Felicity; Sims

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2007)
    An original story for children who have just started reading on their own. One rainy Saturday, Ellie and her friends set up the Monster Gang. But one of the gang is hiding a big secret. Will he be found out Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
  • The Prince and the Pauper

    Susanna Davidson

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, March 15, 2008)
    A tale of mistaken identity in which a poor young boy named Tom is mistaken for the young Edward VI, and the two boys discover what life is like when the tables are turned. Part of the "Usborne Young Reading Series 2", aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, and helps build confidence and ability.
  • Stories of Gnomes & Goblins

    Christopher Rawson, Lesley Sims, Stephen Cartwright

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, April 1, 2004)
    Collects four stories where gnomes are tricked, fairies are rescued, pixies create mischief, and Willo the Wisp keeps a candle lit.
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  • The Midnight Ghosts

    Emma Fischel, Adrienne Kern

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 30, 2005)
    Adam and Sally try to break the Midnight family curse by following the clues they are mysteriously given.
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