Lesley Sims Boeken

Suitable for younger learners Word count 10,385 Bestseller

How does a little blob floating in jelly turn into a hopping, croaking frog? This inventive information book, specially written for little children and with interactive holes, is perfect for a first introduction to the wonders of nature.

Following the success of 10 Ten-Minute Stories, this book provides further bite-sized reading opportunities, based on the research that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children’s reading skills. This short story collection supports this – each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for sharing with younger children; as children learn to read on their own they can tackle these simple stories on their own.

Gerda's friend Kay is missing. The Snow Queen has taken him to her ice palace, far away, and now brave Gerda must find him and bring him home. Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English). 800 headwords, 2,126 words

A wonderful collection of ten folktales specially chosen from around the globe. Stories are The Baobab Tree, Baba Yaga the Flying Witch, The Stonecutter, Dick Whittington, The Three Wishes, The Fish that Talked, King Midas and the Golden Touch, Brer Rabbit Down the Well, The Magic Pear Tree and Genie in the Bottle. Each story is brilliantly illustrated by artists from the Usborne Young Reading Programme.

A work in the Usborne Reading Programme that is based on an old African folktale. It is suitable for children who are beginning to read. It allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills.

It's Halloween and Parakeet is busy carving pumpkins and icing spooky treats. But when her friends come to call, they get a shock. Is that a GHOST who answers the door? A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David Semple.

What can Spider get up to in a glider? One thing's for sure. She'll end up saving the day. A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

A cloud is blocking the sun and Lizard is determined to move it... But lizards are not wizards whatever Lizard thinks. This fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, has wonderful illustrations by David Semple. The book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.