Features of Usborne Books

FIND THE DUCK

Many of our young children's books feature the charming illustrations by Stephen Cartwright with a "find -the-duck" theme throughout. Great at getting the child involved in the book!

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS

The illustrations go from one page, across the center to the other page enticing the child to delve into the wonderful illustrations.

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In all age ranges these keep the child's interest. At the end of each page there is a question about what they've read or what has been read to them, piquing their interest, building reading comprehension skills and logical thinking skills. These are real "quality time" books - awesome!

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATIONS

Step by step explanations describe the " How's and Why's", one step at a time enabling the reading to understand more completely.

BITE-SIZED CHUNKS OF TEXT

Encourages children to read above their "grade level". These small bits of text keep the reader from becoming overwhelmed with loads of text. These bite-sized bits of text are usually located close to the picture that it relates to, providing great contextual clues!

CUT-AWAY ILLUSTRATIONS

Children want to see HOW and WHY things work - with cutaway illustrations they can get he inside view, often of things that they may never have a chance to see in person.

COLOR & HUMOR

Lots of BIG bright, colorful illustrations stimulate curiosity & humor to keep reader entertained and attentive.

AFFORDABLE

Most titles are under $10.

VARIETY

With over 1100 titles there is something for everyone. (actually LOTS of things for everyone!)

QUALITY & DURABILITY

"The content is meticulously researched," says Peter Usborne. Usborne Books are printed on acid-free paper from sustainable forest and most are double stitched and glued in the binding. Many titles are available library-bound to last for generations.

WORLDWIDE

Usborne books are printed in 54 languages and are sold around the world by different distributors in each country, thus spreading the cost of producing these incredible books across the international marketplace.