New Releases by Lesley SIMS

An amusing and original story for children growing in reading confidence. When the littlest ghost is deemed not scary enough by the Ghost Inspectors, he loses his job at the fairground. Can Jake help him be more scary and win his job back? Featuring the spooky illustrations of Alex de Wolf. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

Exciting stories of castle times accompanied by an entertaining reading on CD. The CD brings the book to life with lively music, song and dramatic sound effects. The book has easy to follow text clearly laid out with speech bubbles to aid the narrative flow. The Usborne Young Reading programme was developed in conjunction with reading experts at Roemhampton University.

Do you know how Roman legionaries wield their swords? Or that they impersonate tortoises? And have you any idea what a Parthian Prankster would look like face to face? This handbook not only answers all these questions, it covers everything else you could ever need to know about life in the Roman Army. Thinking of joining up? Read this book first.

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Follows the adventures of Agent Arthur and his dog Sleuth as they try to capture the evil Squid Squad, and includes clues and puzzles to help readers assist with Arthur''s investigation.

Jon, Dirk, and Ally have the educational experience of a lifetime when they board a submarine and explore the depths of the ocean.

FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS PEOPLE WANTED TO FLY. IMAGINE SOARING HIGHER THAN BIRDS

" ... three Christmas spirits take Scrooge on a ghostly journey through life. Coming face to face with his past and present is bad enough, but what of his terrifying future?"--Page 4 of cover.

- These funny historical ''handbooks'' are an eye-opening introduction to the life of knights, Roman soldiers, princesses, and pirates.

This title helps children to virtually tour the Ancient World. With a guidebook format, including maps of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt and top tips for tourists on each page, this book should appeal to young travellers. It uncovers the realities behind everyday life from the practicalities of getting around, shopping and entertainment to the cultural aspects of religion and art. Hilarious cartoons, fact-filled text, timelines and a guide to the most famous people of the age make this an informative yet fun publication.

Learn everything a beginner needs to know, from getting on and off a horse, to walking, trotting, cantering and jumping. This new Internet-linked edition also contains descriptions of fun and informative horse websites to visit.

Beginner reader with simple puzzles and a birthday theme. 6 yrs+

Castles have an enduring fascination for children of all ages, and this book is the ideal guide to their rich and exciting history. As well as the history of castles, there are sections on chivalry, castle warfare and feasting. This book also contains Usborne-recommended Web sites that the reader can visit to find out more. For direct links to these sites, and pictures from the book to download, go to Usborne Quicklinks at www.usborne-quicklinks.com.

Full-length work of fiction, containing all the action and intrigue that readers have come to expect from Usborne.

This is the next book in the puzzle journey series that presents facts through fiction with the added ch allenge of puzzles to solve that will capture the imaginatio n of young readers aged 6 and over. ''

The book describes the nine planets in our solar system and discusses gravity, the Big Bang, and the formation of the earth.

Colour illustrated puzzle adventure featuring a pirate, explorers theme. 8-12 yrs.