First Picture Books
11 total works
This colourful addition to the popular pre-school "First Picture" series is the ideal book to inspire very young children to begin cooking. Each double-page features a different recipe with clear step-by-step instructions which are brought to life with photos of models of children cooking. Every recipe is accompanied by mouth-watering of the finished result. This title provides delicious recipes, including cheesy shapes, iced cupcakes and chocolate crispies.
This title presents a fun and innovative way for young children to get to grips with numbers. It covers first numerical concepts including counting up to and down from ten, number recognition, number patterns and sequences, more and less, one more and one less and ordinal numbers. Simple number puzzles throughout encourage little children to learn through interactive activities. It is illustrated with the charming models of Jo Litchfield.
This title features bright and attractive scenes which show wildlife in their natural habitats, including bugs, birds, flowers, pondlife, trees, plants and animals. The book contains simple information and activities to do with the natural world.
This is a new title in the "First Picture" series showing animals from around the world. Bright and attractive scenes show wildlife in their natural habitats, including under the sea, farm animals, pets, the rainforest, the African savannah, and creepy crawlies. It contains simple information about the animals shown, such as how a spider makes a web and how elephants take showers. It is illustrated with all new Jo Litchfield models.
This is a charming introduction to eight well-loved fairytales for little children, now complete with read-along CD. Favourites such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty", "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel", "The Princess and the Pea", "Rapunzel", "Goldilocks" and "Jack and the Beanstalk" are all featured. All the stories are beautifully illustrated by the handmade and ever-popular models of Jo Litchfield. The CD features each story read aloud and accompanied by sound effects and music. It is a gorgeous gift for young children to treasure.
Illustrating the fascinating world of trucks, this book looks at the vehicles at work in their different environments, featuring fire engines, rubbish trucks and even the space shuttle carrier.
This title includes colourful and attractive scenes that show dinosaurs such as Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus rex in their natural surroundings, along with simple information about the dinosaur's lifestyle and habitat. It is illustrated with the charming models of Jo Litchfield.
A bright and lively way for little children to start learning French, with over 150 familiar objects to spot and name. Every character or object in each colourful scene is named, helping young children to develop word recognition skills. Themes include ‘home’, ‘animals’ ‘colours’ and ‘my body’, with pages specially created in consultation with a French-language expert to aid learning. Children can listen to all the words on the Usborne Quicklinks Website.
This is an exciting new edition to the popular "First Picture" series, full of well-known nursery rhymes with the tune in the embedded sound chips. It includes the handmade and ever-popular models of Jo Litchfield. Nursery rhymes and tunes include Little Bo Peep, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle and Mary had a Little Lamb. Sound chips for each tune provide a great interactive experience for young children as they learn the rhymes. This sturdy board book makes an ideal gift for toddlers and very young children.
This is a charming introduction to 20 outdoor games with step-by-step instructions. Games include hopscotch and skipping games as well as old and new favourites such as "What's the time, Mr. Wolf", "Sardines", "Grumpy Frog" and "Fishy, fishy". All games are illustrated with the ever-popular models of Jo Litchfield. It is a sure-fire hit with nostalgic parents and guardians and a gorgeous gift to keep any young child entertained.
This title offers a great way for budding linguists to start learning a foreign language or for older children to use to test themselves on key French or Spanish phrases and vocabulary. Each pack contains 50 attractive cards which cover topics such as greetings, introductions, likes and dislikes, colours, animals and counting. Each card has a simple French or Spanish phrase or word on one side and English on the other. It is illustrated by Jo Litchfield. Quicklinks Website provides an interactive pronunciation guide.