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We always LOVE to see our books travelling around the world, being read by children in different languages. Here are three brand new editions of Baby Animal Sounds by Sam Taplin, illustrated by Federica Iossa (left to right): 📕 In Norwegian, published by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 📒 In Swedish, published by Tukan förlag 📘 In Finnish, published by Readme.fi Congratulations to Louise Knight, our Head of Rights who looks after these customers.

🦈 It's Shark Week! 🦈 The Usborne Quicklinks team are have been scouring the internet for the best websites for kids where they can swim with sharks, find out why they are important and discover how we can help protect them. 🦈 Find out loads of amazing facts about about sharks 🦈 Discover how we can help sharks 🦈 Test your knowledge with a shark-themed quiz 🦈 Explore our brilliant books about sharks https://bit.ly/3XY4pIn #SharkAwarenessDay #sharks #SharkWeek #childrensbooks

TINY THE SECRET ADVENTURER: FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE is out today! Beautifully illustrated by Kübra Teber and published by Usborne Publishing. 🌻When Tiny is picked up by a bird mistaking her for a worm, she’s dropped into the school summer fair taking place in the middle of the playground. With so many people about, this is a place filled with danger for Tiny. Her animal friends try to rescue her, but their plans go horribly wrong. Will any of them get back to safety?🌻

♻ It's Plastic Free July! We are continuously reviewing all the single-use plastic materials in our products, aiming to either remove plastic from our packaging and toy packs, or to switch to plastic that can be easily recycled. Here are some of our recent changes: ✅ REMOVED plastic lids on our That’s not my… book and toy gift boxes ✅ REPLACED plastic brushes with wooden ones on all our Magic Painting books ✅ REMOVED plastic packaging previously used to keep the toys in place on our Wind-up and Pull-back books ✅ REPLACED the plastic tags that hold toys in place in their boxes with recyclable. ...and some innovations in the pipeline: ✅ REMOVING plastic pen blisters from our Wipe-Clean books, replacing them with cellulose tape ✅ REMOVING plastic wafer seals (clear plastic stickers used to seal boxes) entirely, exchanging them for paper ones ✅ TRIALLING the use of plastic-free varnish on book covers across multiple series 🌎 Find out more about what we're doing to protect people and planet here: https://bit.ly/3Q0Ecoj #plasticfreejuly #plasticfree #reducereuserecycle #reducewaste #environment Kornelia Lemberger

NEW! 👩🔬 Chemistry for Beginners by Darran Stobbart and Kristie Pickersgill and illustrated by Clo'e Floirat is perfect for anyone that's curious about chemistry (including grown-ups)! This engaging introduction to chemistry tackles the key concepts and big ideas in a friendly and accessible way. From atoms to molecules, discover the basic building blocks of the universe and find out how chemists use them to create amazing new medicines, materials and more. Follow step-by-step chemical reactions, explore the periodic table and learn all about chemistry's real-life applications from solving crimes to producing green energy. Explore the series here: https://bit.ly/3W6rg34 #chemistry #science #STEM #beginners #childrensbooks

👏 💚 👏 💚👏 Congratulations to Usbornites Nickey Butler, Lucy Wain, Ruth Brocklehurst and Neil Francis, who took on the Macmillan Cancer Support Mighty Hike along the South Coast recently, raising £1,672 for this brilliant charity! 👏💚 👏 💚👏 #mightyhike #macmillancancersupport #charity #fundraising #kudos

Ahead of the UK General Election on 4th July, the Usborne Quicklinks team has been busy selecting the best websites for curious kids about elections and voting. #electionday #GeneralElection #PoliticsforBeginners #childrensbooks #ukgeneralelection #election2024

🗳 It is nearly #ElectionDay in the UK and we know that the young people in our lives have lots of questions about what is going on. Explain it to them with this highly illustrated, fun and easy-to-read guide to politics in the modern world. "Clearly explains the basic principles of decision-making and political representation." - The Guardian Written by Louie Stowell, Alex Frith and Rosie Hore, illustrated by Kellan Stover Kellan Stover. #GeneralElection #PoliticsforBeginners #childrensbooks #ukgeneralelection #election2024

🚨 Big news! 🚨 To celebrate our nomination for 'Best In Health and Wellness' award at the Games for Change Awards at #G4C2024, we are giving away 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 completely FREE! We are very honoured to be nominated and it gives us great pleasure to share it for free with our audience. Feel free to share this link with teachers, parents, homeschoolers and any fussy eaters you know! Download free today, keep it forever > https://tym.st/o3F8 This promotion runs from Monday June 24th to Monday July 8th.

📚 It's NEW BOOKS THURSDAY! 📚 Fantastic new releases for July include: 🏅 Get ready for Paris with 100 Things to Know About Sport by Alice James, Jerome Martin, Tom Mumbray and Micaela Tapsell, illustrated by Federico Mariani, Anton Hallmann and others 🚜 A brand new book in the bestselling THAT'S NOT MY® series 🦏 Don't Tickle the Rhino! by Sam Taplin, illustrated by Ana Martin Larranaga - bring each animal to life by touching the soft patches! 🐝 Usborne Life Cycles: One Little Bee by Lesley Sims, illustrated by Emma Allen and published in association with the Royal Horticultural Society 👂 Listening for Llamas by Zanna Davidson, illustrated by Duncan Beedie: a warm-hearted, llama-tastic story about the importance of listening ✂ What Can I Do with Scissors and Glue? by James Maclaine and Lizzie Cope, illustrated by Harriet Noble and Juliana Eigner - things to make, play and do with reused and recycled materials ⚡ The Boy to Beat the Gods: a fierce and fun story of one boy versus six gods, from Ashley Thorpe, a magical new voice in children's fiction See them all here: https://bit.ly/3W7cQMS #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #illustration #booksforkids