Best Selling Books by MINNA LACEY

This delightful book, created with help from the curators of the world famous ZSL London Zoo, takes readers on a tour behind the scenes. Learn how animals travel around the world from one zoo to another, how zoo keepers create environments that best suit their animals, and find out how the works of zoos is one of the key ways we are able to stop endangered animals from becoming extinct.

A big picture book with giant fold-out pages to satisfy the curiosity of every young adventurer. The Big Picture Book of Outdoors is full of beautiful illustrations of wildlife in different habitats, that will encourage children to explore outdoors and find out more about nature. It includes pictures of trees and leaves, butterflies, wild flowers, the seasons, rivers and ponds, with fascinating facts about the kinds of insects, birds and mammals that you might find on country walks or in towns and cities. Makes a perfect gift which children will pore over for hours.

Children can explore the jungles of the world and meet the plants, animals and insects that live there in this colourful lift-the-flap book. Peep under the flaps to discover iguanas warming themselves in the sun in the Amazon, orangutans swinging through the trees in Borneo, forest buffaloes crossing a river in West Africa, and fruit bats flitting over the treetops in South East Asia. With over 80 flaps to lift, this is an exciting introduction to rainforests and rainforest wildlife.

A fun and informative flap book introducing young children to the wonders of science. Science topics from nature to forces and the human body are brought to life with colorful illustrations, flaps to lift, simple facts and fun experiments to try at home. Full of surprises to keep inquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps, sliding tabs and even a mini booklet crammed with information on the planets. Includes simple practical experiments for children to try themselves.

A guide filled with easy-to-follow facts about gymnastics events, competition rules and Olympic records. Ages: 7+ • Covers trampolining and tumbling as well as artistic, acrobatic and aerobic gymnastics. • Find out more about the different apparatus and how they are used in competition. • Features step-by-step illustrations of the techniques gymnasts use to impress the judges, from the simple dive roll to the spectacular inverted swallow. • Full of hints and tips on how moves should be executed and common errors to look out for.

Explore science in a fun new way, with a different activity or experiment for every day of the year. Hands-on science to fascinate children, with often surprising results. Will inspire the scientists of the future. Further resources are available online via the Usborne Quicklinks website.

This engaging picture book for little children is full of ideas for things to see and do outdoors. Charming illustrations cover simple activities from bird watching to beachcombing while clear labels explain basic facts about the weather, wildlife and staying safe outdoors.