Advent Nativity Book

This is the Usborne Advent Nativity Book. Make your own Nativity scene and bring the Christmas story to life with this charming and original book. The book has 14 pages with 6 jigsaw and it is great for children ages 5 years and up.

Follow the Christmas Story with this advent calendar with a difference.
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Puzzle Holiday

Puzzle Holiday is an Usborne Young Puzzle Book by Susannah Leigh and illustrated by Brenda Haw. There are 32 pages in this book. This Usborne Puzzle Holiday book is currently out of print. Also in the Usborne Young Puzzle Series of Books are Puzzle Island, Puzzle Castle, Puzzle Planet and lots more. You can still buy some of the books in this Puzzle Adventure Series on my Usborne Books site. Here is a link. You can search for others. Just use the phrase “puzzle” in the search box.

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Starting Cooking

The Usborne First Skills book called Starting Cooking is a very inspiring and practical cooking book that is perfect for children between the ages of 5 years old and 8 years old. The book measures 8 x 9 1/2 inches and has 32 pages. This book is so good that it earned the Parents’ Choice Approved Titles Award. parents-choice-award

Inspiring practical guide for young chefs, packed with delicious recipes. How to chop onions, fold egg whites and knead dough. Step-by-step explanations, mouth-watering photographs and helpful pictures make it easy for a beginner to acquire all the necessary skills, and to have fun improving technique.

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Great Undersea Search

The Great Undersea Search is a Look/ Puzzle/ Learn Usborne Book by Kate Needham and illustrated by Ian Jackson. This big picture book measures 9 x 12 inches, has 32 pages and is excellent for children between the ages of 5 years old and 12 years old. From giant octopuses and great white sharks, to deep sea divers and treasure troves, there are around 100 things to spot on every double page of this book. Each beautifully illustrated puzzle picture shows a different underwater scene, including the magical world of the coral reef, the spooky ocean depths, a sunken pirate ship and many more. This book provides countless hours of puzzle-solving fun, and is full of fascinating facts about life under the oceans.

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Starting Chess

Starting Chess is a First Skills Usborne Book by Harriet Castor. It is great for children ages 5 years and up. The book measures 8 x 9 1/4 inches and has 32 pages. Starting Chess is an inspiring introduction for complete beginners. It covers everything a young player needs to know, from how to set out the pieces to special moves and tactics. Lively illustrations of snooty queens, cheeky pawns and wise old kings bring the game to life, while simple diagrams make examples and puzzles clear and easy to follow. This new Internet-linked edition also contains descriptions of fun and informative chess Web sites to visit.

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