Best Selling Books by Rob Lloyd

These photographs, accompanied by sensual and meditative prose sketches, provide a dreamscape of a disappearing past

Delve into the past with this sophisticated picture book, packed with photographs and illustrations of monuments, objects and artefacts from Ancient Egypt.

Peek behind the scenes at a bustling airport, as planes speed along the runway and soar into the sky. This book is perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Vroom! Find out how cars work, see them being made, and watch them roar around racetracks. This fascinating flap book is perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Once, Kangaroo couldn''t jump. Find out how that changed in this charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling''s much-loved Just So Stories. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, this book is specially written for children who are learning to read and includes entertaining puzzles to solve at the end.

A fascinating flap book packed with interesting information about how lots of things work. Discover the inner workings of cars and boats, farm and building site machines, everyday household items including vacuum cleaners, computers and fridges, and much more. Each of the seven double page spreads has several flaps to lift, to see inside a subject and understand how it works. Clear, easy to follow text introduces young readers to subjects such as electricity, simple machines and natural forces. Each topic is brought to life by fun, lively illustrations by Stefano Tognetti.

Step inside the sun-scorched deserts of Ancient Egypt to visit the magnificent temples by the mighty River Nile, busy towns, and tombs filled with glittering treasure in this fascinating book with intricately cut flaps and holes to peep through. Travel up the Nile in a barge, join a party at a rich man''s house, a funeral for a Pharaoh and lots more.

This fabulous new series is for fully confident readers and helps build up stamina for reading standard-length books. It contains advanced sentence structure and vocabulary with challenging plots and subplots.

A beautifully illustrated sticker book tracing the entire history of the world, from Stone Age paintings to the computer revolution. With carefully-selected stickers of stunning artefacts and paintings to present major turning points in the history of the world - great battles, the rise and all of empires, revolutions and world-changing inventions. Looking at History through a hundred pictures to stick in the book, will give young and older readers alike an overview of the most defining moments of World History. Perfect for introducing young children to fascinating new topics in history - from European rulers, to African kingdoms, to Aztec and Inca treasures. Contains fifteen spreads, each with simple and engaging text to accompany the stickers, as well as sumptuous illustrations by Galia Bernstein.

This classic flap book in the "See Inside" series is brought to life with a new sound panel. Venture onto the high seas in this illustrated book that explores the history of the pirates and bloodthirsty buccaneers of the 18th century. Sounds help bring the pictures to life. Children won''t be able to resist pushing the buttons to hear the noises, including cannons being fired, a sword fight on deck, a ship on fire, pirates cackling, a tavern brawl, a sinking ship and a spooky ghost-pirate laugh to end on. The book contains over seventy flaps, which children can lift to delve further into the world of pirates, parrots, pieces of eight and barrels of rum. In addition to being hugely entertaining, this book is also immensely informative and is packed with accurate historical information.

Looks at the main events of the Second World War, from the invasion of Poland through the Blitz, D-Day, and the end of the war, and offers inside views of a U-boat, an American bomber, a German King Tiger tank, and other equipment.

This smart lift-the-flap book takes a good look inside a building site, how it works and operates, what trucks and diggers are used for. See the same building site as construction unfolds and learn about how a building (house or otherwise) is put together.

Introducing young readers to a fascinating civilisation. Take a tour of a bustling Viking village in this friendly book. Find out how Vikings dressed and what Viking children did all day, and see explorers set sail on a dangerous voyage to new lands.

A giant six-headed gingerbread man, a colossal bouncing bum, a troll with exploding eyeballs... Why are really weird mega-monsters suddenly attacking the boring seaside town of Rottingdean? And what exactly has it got to do with me (Otis) and my little brother, Jago? All the adults are freaking out, so it''s up to us kids to tackle this monster meltdown!

Originally published: London: Usborne, 2008.

This is a fabulous flap book for older children showing what life was like in the 14th century. Stunning illustrations and over 80 flaps reveal fascinating historical facts of life in the Middle Ages. Scenes include a town market day, a lord''s castle, a country village and a castle under siege. It includes an illustrated who''s who in medieval society, a delightful small booklet on living in a castle and internet links to fun websites to find out more.

Contains stickers of, and information about, objects from major London events - such as the Great Fire of London, the Great Plague, and the Blitz. This book also contains stickers and stories of the city''s famous landmarks - including St Paul''s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament as well as some of London''s less well-known.

Introduces young readers to this fascinating subject. Find out how weather works in this fun and friendly book. Learn why it rains and snows, and the fascinating science that cause thunder and lightning and hurricanes and rainbows.

Tortoise is jealous of Eagle being able to fly. He wants to fly too. So he decides to try... Aesop’s classic fable retold for beginner readers as part of the Usborne Reading Programme, developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. This ebook includes audio and reading-related puzzles. "Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme." - Julia Eccleshare

A 300-piece jigsaw of London in a sturdy box, with a picture book of London locations. Take a whistle-stop tour of London''s most famous landmarks with this entertaining picture book and 300-piece jigsaw. The sturdy box contains a jigsaw map of London, plus a picture book with fascinating details about London''s most famous sights, from Buckingham Palace and The Tower of London to Trafalgar Square and the museums in Kensington. (The picture book is a condensed version of The Big Picture Book of London.)

Mark Twain''s classic tale of escape and adventure retold for today''s readers. To get away from his violent, drunken father, Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death and lives wild in the woods. He soon meets Jim, a runaway slave, and the two outcasts set off on a dangerous journey down the mighty Mississippi river, in search of freedom.

From atoms to X-rays and from the Big Bang to the Internet, brilliant breakthroughs by successful scientists have changed the world again and again. Dip inside this book to tread the stories of 100 scientists and their amazing discoveries.

Isveligs måansterh mah almetjidie merhkieh, Danmaarhken pluevijne årroeminie. Dellie dåarohke ammes laantiste båata, gien nomme Beowulf. Dih nnaahta suiht måansterh buvvedh ...

Piece together a wonderfully illustrated 30-piece jigsaw puzzle to complete the breathtaking picture of Noah''s Ark, illustrated by John Joven, taken from the hugely successful picture book, also featured in this gift set. Puzzle measures 14 x 14 inches when completed.

Djór hava havt ein týðandi leiklut, tá ið kríggj er. Alt frá rossum og fílum, sum flyta hermenn, til hundar, sum verða sendir úr fløgførum, og delfinir, sum leita eftir minum

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