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Usborne Publishing Usborne Publishing is one of the largest children's publishers in the UK. Publishing and distributin

Founded in 1973 by Peter Usborne, Usborne Publishing pioneered a completely new generation of entertaining, colourful and friendly non-fiction books for children. There are now over 3,000 Usborne books in print, including non-fiction, fiction, novelty and baby books. Peter was awarded a London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, and a CBE for Services to Literature in 2021. Usborne also

has an extensive international publishing programme, with books published in French, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Mandarin and German under the Usborne brand; rights to Usborne books have been sold in over 100 languages, and our English language books are distributed worldwide. You can sign up for Usborne news, updates and offers here: https://usborne.com/about-us/newsletters. Please note:

USBORNE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Usborne Community Partnerships (formerly known as Usborne Books at Home and Schools) is our UK direct sales arm. Find out more about them here: https://usborne.com/gb/sell-usborne-books/about. CONTACT US
We try our best to ensure that Usborne books are designed, written and manufactured to the highest possible standards. If you'd like to get in touch, please visit our FAQs page at https://usborne.com/about-us/can-we-help-you or email [email protected]. DISTRIBUTION
For more information about distribution of Usborne books in your country, please visit this page: https://usborne.com/sell-usborne-books/trade-enquiries.

Remembrance Day is observed on 11th November to remember people who have served their country in a war. Around the world...
11/11/2024

Remembrance Day is observed on 11th November to remember people who have served their country in a war. Around the world it is also known as Armistice Day, the day that marks the end of the First World War, and in the US as Veterans Day.

Explore our hand-picked websites to:

❤️ Find out why people wear poppies on Remembrance Day.
❤️ Listen to a soldier playing the Last Post.
❤️ Colour some poppy bookmarks.

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Santa’s elves have got you covered for all your Christmas needs! 🎄⭐Get ready to unwrap the magic of Christmas with our f...
10/11/2024

Santa’s elves have got you covered for all your Christmas needs! 🎄⭐

Get ready to unwrap the magic of Christmas with our festive books! From delightful baby books to awesome activities, we have something special for every little reader on your list.

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Brush water over the beautiful black and white illustrations and watch the magical festive scenes burst into colourful l...
09/11/2024

Brush water over the beautiful black and white illustrations and watch the magical festive scenes burst into colourful life, from a night-time sleigh ride to an enchanted gingerbread house 🎄⭐

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Can you help Arthur, Zoe and Sleuth find a way across the frozen glacier?Join Agent Arthur on his Arctic Adventure with ...
08/11/2024

Can you help Arthur, Zoe and Sleuth find a way across the frozen glacier?

Join Agent Arthur on his Arctic Adventure with this FREE downloadable activity sheet!

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Join futurologist Tom Cheesewright on a tour of our world, decades into the future! 🚀Eight scenes show readers what wond...
07/11/2024

Join futurologist Tom Cheesewright on a tour of our world, decades into the future! 🚀

Eight scenes show readers what wonders await in our cities, our landscapes, inside our own bodies and of course in the expanse of outer space. Lift the flaps to find out what new things we'll be able to do, how new technology will work, and what changes we can expect about the way we live.

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News of war can be upsetting for children. Why are there wars? gently explains why wars happen, how they’ve changed over...
06/11/2024

News of war can be upsetting for children. Why are there wars? gently explains why wars happen, how they’ve changed over time, and who’s there to help. With simple language and relatable examples, this book reassures young readers and shows how we can all contribute to a more peaceful world. 💙

Written in association with Imperial War Museum London

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Remember, remember the fifth of November! 🔥Discover more about the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes with links to websites ...
05/11/2024

Remember, remember the fifth of November! 🔥

Discover more about the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes with links to websites where you can:

🔥 Find out about Guy Fawkes and try a quiz.
🔥 Follow the story of the Gunpowder Plot.
🔥 See Bonfire Night celebrations on the 5th of November.

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Ahead of the US Presidential Election, explore our hand-picked websites to find out about elections, voting and politics...
04/11/2024

Ahead of the US Presidential Election, explore our hand-picked websites to find out about elections, voting and politics in the US, UK and around the world, with explainers, quizzes and games 🗳️

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Santa’s elves have got you covered for all your Christmas needs! 🎄⭐Get ready to unwrap the magic of Christmas with our f...
03/11/2024

Santa’s elves have got you covered for all your Christmas needs! 🎄⭐

Get ready to unwrap the magic of Christmas with our festive books! From delightful baby books to awesome activities, we have something special for every little reader on your list.

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What is a general election, and how do people vote in the UK? And how do US presidential elections work? 🗳️Explore our t...
02/11/2024

What is a general election, and how do people vote in the UK? And how do US presidential elections work? 🗳️

Explore our top pick of websites to:

🗳️ Find out how people in the US elect a president.
🗳️ Take an election words quiz.
🗳️ Take a virtual tour of the White House, the president's official residence.

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🌸 Celebrate Día de los Mu***os with us! 🌸Día de los Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, is a joyful celebration at the beginnin...
02/11/2024

🌸 Celebrate Día de los Mu***os with us! 🌸

Día de los Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, is a joyful celebration at the beginning of November when people throughout Latin America remember family and friends who have died.

Learn more about the festivities with these top resources we’ve handpicked for you:

🌸 Hear children share their special Día de los Mu***os traditions.
🌸 Watch the magical process of making and decorating sugar skulls.
🌸 Get creative with printable skeletons to colour in your own style!

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This November, explore great websites about how Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the US, and discover mor...
01/11/2024

This November, explore great websites about how Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the US, and discover more about Native American peoples and tribes, their traditions and life today.

Explore our hand-picked websites to:

🍂 Discover how Native American History Month began and why it's celebrated in November.
🍂Learn songs and dances from the Choctaw and Cherokee peoples.
🍂 Meet Ty from the Oneida and Ojibwe Nations and see how traditional stories are told through symbols and dances.

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, internationally-bestselling and award-winning author of 'Ace of Spades' and 'Where Sleeping Girls...
31/10/2024

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, internationally-bestselling and award-winning author of 'Ace of Spades' and 'Where Sleeping Girls Lie', shares her top five books by Black authors for Black History Month - or any time.

Faridah says: "It is Black History Month in the UK and while I always look forward to celebrating and reading Black-authored stories during this month, I especially look forward to celebrating fiction intended for Black audiences – ones that don’t aim to teach white people about our cultures and our lives but instead exist to depict Black people as full human beings living their lives and being awesome."

Here are five books you should read not only in October but always:

1. Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean
2. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
3. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
4. On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
5. You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson's Baby

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé author of Ace of Spades, shares her top five books by Black authors for Black History Month - or any time.

👻 Happy Halloween! 👻Let’s have some frightfully good fun – we can’t wait to see who’s a Halloween expert! Drop your gues...
31/10/2024

👻 Happy Halloween! 👻

Let’s have some frightfully good fun – we can’t wait to see who’s a Halloween expert! Drop your guess in the comments.🏅✨

⭐Diwali ⭐Diwali is India's most important festival and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and ...
30/10/2024

⭐Diwali ⭐

Diwali is India's most important festival and is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists in India and around the world. It takes place in October or November and is also known as the Festival of Lights.

We've picked some of the best websites where you can learn more about the festival as well as:

⭐ Visit a family in Singapore and see how they celebrate Diwali.
⭐ Print out and colour cards for Diwali.
⭐ Learn some dance steps to tell a Hindu story of Diwali.

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Are you Trick or Treating this year? 👻🧛Are Trick or Treaters welcome at your home this Halloween? Let them know with our...
29/10/2024

Are you Trick or Treating this year? 👻🧛

Are Trick or Treaters welcome at your home this Halloween? Let them know with our posters!

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From first Halloween books for babies, to activity books and thrilling fiction, Usborne has a Halloween book for you 👻🦇S...
29/10/2024

From first Halloween books for babies, to activity books and thrilling fiction, Usborne has a Halloween book for you 👻🦇

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Usborne is an independent family business founded by Peter Usborne in 1973. It is the largest independent children's publisher in the UK.

When Peter got a call from his wife saying he was going to be a father, he immediately decided to move into children’s publishing so that he could create colourful, exciting, captivating books for a new generation of kids – including his own.

More than four decades later, Usborne books are known and loved by families all around the world.

Peter is now in his eighties but is still working – and loving it. The baby he received that phone call about – Nicola Usborne – is now our Deputy MD, working alongside her dad and a longstanding senior team.