Usborne Young Reading: Series One Series

Three original mermaid tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. Meet a scheming mermaid lurking to sabotage the Great Seahorse Race, a mermaid on a journey to the spooky Pirates' Graveyard and a mermaid who just loves to dance! Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.

Stories of Dogs

by Russell Punter

Published 28 September 2007

Three original shaggy dog tales for children who have just started reading on their own. Includes stories about a dog show, a sheepdog in danger and pups who save the Dog Home from dastardly bank robbers! Featuring the colourful illustrations of Dusan Pavlic. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Reading.

Stories of Santa

by Russell Punter and Philip Webb

Published 1 September 2006

Three brand new stories about everyone’s favourite festive character, Father Christmas. Includes magical stories of how Santa makes his toys, what he gets up to on his days off and how to spot a real Santa from a fake one. Usborne Young Reading Series One has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University. Series One is aimed at children just beginning to read. Sturdy hardback and ribbon marker make this incredible value for money.

Stories of Dinosaurs

by Russell Punter

Published 1 June 2006

Three original stories for children who have just started reading on their own. Stories feature wrestling raptors, a hilarious tale of vegetarian dinosaurs and a prehistoric egg hatching in a modern museum. Includes a pronunciation guide to help young readers say the dinosaur names.
Humorously illustrated by Cynthia Decker. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

Stories of Cowboys

by Russell Punter

Published 31 October 2007

Three original, spur-janglin’ stories for children who have just started reading on their own. Contains hilarious Western adventures featuring rotten rustlers, rigged rodeos and runaway wagons. Humorously illustrated by Fabiano Fiorin. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to read alone. Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.

Stories of Haunted Houses

by Russell Punter

Published 1 January 2006

- These great beginning reading books combine a fun-to-read story with easy-to-read text
- Series One is designed for those who have just started reading alone
- Collect them all!.

Stories of Pirates

by Russell Punter

Published 1 January 2004

Prepare to set sail with the craziest crew of pirates on the Seven Seas. Will Charlie get rid of his pesky parrot? Can Molly escape the clutches of the sneaky Captain Spike? And just how will Sam reveal the identity of the Masked Pirate? Come aboard and find out! Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton, specially written for children just starting to read alone.

"Irresistible for children learning to read." - Child Education Plus

Stories of Robots

by Russell Punter

Published 1 January 2004

This series of books combines good stories with easy reading text for children aged six to seven years and over who have just started reading alone. The series has been developed with Alison Kelly who is an expert in early reading.

Pirate Adventures

by Russell Punter

Published 29 September 2006

Find out who will be Pirate of the Year, what the cabin boy's secret is and how Captain Spike will escape from the dungeons of Rotters' Isle in these three original stories of sharks, ships and skullduggery.