Non Fiction Genres

Level Three The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat, but who will help her plant them? ”Not I!” says her three best friends. So do they deserve the treat at the end? The Little Red Hen is in the Usborne First Reading Level 3 series, written especially for children who are learning to read, and developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer in Education  and reading specialist at the University of Roehampton. With delightful illustrations, these…

Adding and Subtracting a is a bright, motivating sticker workbook that is part of Ladybird's I'm Ready for Maths series. Written by experienced maths teachers, it covers all of the essential adding and subtracting concepts that children will be learning in school during Key Stage 1, such as number bonds to 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, counting on and back using a number line for help, and adding or subtracting a small number to a larger number. The mix of stickers and colourful activities help to…

Time, Seasons and Weather a is a bright, motivating sticker workbook that is part of Ladybird's I'm Ready for Maths series. Written by experienced maths teachers, it covers essential everyday mathematical concepts that children will be learning in school during Key Stage 1, including telling the time in both digital and analogue forms, 2D and 3D shapes, length, money, seasons, months and days of the week. The mix of stickers and activities help to reinforce learning in a fun way, and there are…

About the Book: Bears: First Reading Level 2   A fascinating look into the world of bears for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. Full of facts about what bears like to eat and how cubs spend their first day. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles and internet links via the Usborne Quicklinks Website.

Times Tables a is a bright, motivating sticker workbook that is part of Ladybird's I'm Ready for Maths series. Written by experienced maths teachers, it covers all of the essential times tables from 2-10, in the order that young school children will be learning them in Key Stage 1, and gives plenty of practice in each of them. The mix of stickers and activities help to reinforce learning in a fun way, and there are helpful parent notes on every page.

Multiplying and Dividing a is a bright, motivating sticker workbook that is part of Ladybird's I'm Ready for Maths series. Written by experienced maths teachers, it covers all of the essential multiplying and dividing concepts that children will be learning in school during Key Stage 1, such as doubling; halves and quarters, and counting up in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. The mix of stickers and activities help to reinforce learning in a fun way, and there are helpful parent notes on every page, as…

Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics activity books are a great way for children to learn and practise their phonics skills. The series of phonic readers and their accompanying activity workbooks have been carefully written to give gradual, structured practise of the synthetic phonics your child is learning at school. This activity workbook includes lots of fun activities and stickers to help your child practise their letters and sounds and early reading skills, just as they do at school, and will…

The classic tale of Chicken Licken retold with simple text and delightful illustrations. Chicken Licken thinks the sky is falling down and runs to warn the king, but are he and his friends running into danger? English Learner's Editions are part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. They come

Ladybird I'm Ready for Phonics activity books are a great way for children to learn and practise their phonics skills. The series of phonic readers and their accompanying activity workbooks have been carefully written to give gradual, structured practise of the synthetic phonics your child is learning at school. This workbook includes lots of fun activities and stickers to help your child practise their letters and sounds and early reading skills, just as they do at school, and will help…

The humorous story of Stanley the scaredy cat told with elements of repetition to help beginner readers develop confidence and reading stamina. Stanley is a cat whos scared of everything, so a dark house full of strange noises is the last place he wants to be. But Stanley must face his fears to save the day. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.