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Rusty's Train Ride (Usborne First Reading: Farmyard Tales) by Heather Amery
$10.99 NZD
Category: Early Reader | Series: Usborne First Reading
Mop the puppy is accidentally left behind on the newly-restored steam train. Can Rusty the dog save the day? Young children will love finding out what happens in this charming short story, specially written for new readers.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Usborne First Reading Level 4) by Lesley Sims
$10.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 4
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, which includes over 250 titles across seven levels - all developed in conjunction with reading experts at Roehampton University, this title retells an ever-popular story. It is illustrated with fresh, bright pictures, for beginner readers.
Stone Soup (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Retold by Lesley Sims
$11.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
When travelers come to town they proclaim to be able to make a wonderful soup made only from water and a stone. But they still need a few ingredients from the locals This lively retelling of the traditional folktale has easy-to-read text allowing children to build their burgeoning reading skills, and is ...Show more
The Ant and the Grasshopper (Usborne First Reading Level 1) by Katie Daynes
$11.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 1
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. It is a thoughtful retelling of Aesop's fable. It's the middle of summer and while the grasshopper is enjoying himself, the ant is busy preparing for winter and when winter arrives both the ant and ...Show more
The Baobab Tree (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Retold by Louie Stowell
$10.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
When the gods create a talking tree, they soon come to regret it because it won't be quiet. So they turn it upside down and bury its head in the dirt. This is the famous African folktale of the creation of the Baobab tree!This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who ...Show more
The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Mairi Mackinnon
$10.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne First Reading | Reading Level: very good
Sam should be looking after his sheep, but instead he can't help but play cruel tricks on the villagers by crying wolf. Will Sam soon be caught out by his own joke?
The Chilly Little Penguin (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Russell Punter
$11.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Perry the penguin is freezing. So he goes on a high-speed round of skating, swimming and sliding around his South Pole home. But will it be enough to warm him up? This key series was developed in co ...Show more
The Christmas Cobwebs (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Lesley Sims
$10.99 NZD
Category: Christmas Books | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
This is an enchanting retelling of a traditional German tale, written for children just learning to read. It's Christmas Eve and all is ready for Christmas - until seven spiders cover the tree in cobwebs. Will Christmas Day be ruined - or can Father Christmas save the Day? In this title, clear, compelli ...Show more
The Daydreamer (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Kate Davies
$11.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the Usborne Reading Programme. It is based on a traditional folktale. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. When a little girl is paid to deliver milk to the market she dreams of all the things the money could buy her. But ...Show more
The Dragon and the Phoenix (Usborne First Reading Level 2) by Lesley Sims
$10.99 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 2
Aimed at children aged four and over, each title in this series combines simple text and illustrations to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read.
The Dressing Up Box by Mairi Mackinnon
$9.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Usborne Very First Reading
The second title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the a ...Show more
The Enormous Turnip (Usborne First Reading Level 3) by Katie Daynes
$10.99 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Usborne First Reading Level 3
Each title in this series is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read.