This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic" edition of " The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged & retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+ whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including the mysterious locked secret garden. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the " Ladybird Classics" series include " Alice in Wonderland" " Black Beauty" " Gullivers Travels" " Oliver Twist" & " Treasure Island"." ...

This Ladybird Classic" is an abridged retelling of the classic story of " The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas making it perfect for introducing the story to younger children or for newly confident readers to tackle alone. Beautiful new illustrations throughout & a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children." ...

This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic" edition of " Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic pirate adventure story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged & retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+ whilst retaining all the key events & characters of the " Treasure Island" story including Jim Hawkins Long John Silver & Ben Gunn deadly pirate battles ship-bound adventures & the hunt for treasure! Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life. Other exciting titles in the " Ladybird Classics" series include " Alice in Wonderland" " Black Beauty" " The Secret Garden" " Oliver Twist" & " Gullivers Travels"." ...

This beautiful hardback Ladybird" treasury of favourite nursery rhymes is a beautifully illustrated introduction to many well-loved rhymes that are perfect for sharing with young children from 3+. With more than 100 rhymes including favourites such as " Three Blind Mice" " The Owl & the Pussy-cat" " Humpty Dumpty" & " Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" there is a rhyme for everyone in this collection of animal action story food counting & bedtime rhymes. Other exciting treasuries from Ladybird include " Favourite Fairy Tales for Girls" " Favourite Stories for Boys" " My First Storytime Treasury" & " Bedtime Tales for Children"." ...

Ladybird First Favourite Fairy Tales" contains retellings of three well-loved classic stories perfect for parents & children to read & enjoy together. This beautifully illustrated padded first fairy tale book features sturdy tabs so that preschoolers can easily find & choose favourites " Little Red Riding Hood" " Goldilocks" & the " Three Bears" & " The Three Little Pigs". An ideal introduction to fairy tales this gorgeous book is perfect to soothe little ones before bed to enjoy at nursery or on a long car journey. It makes a wonderful gift for toddlers & will be treasured for years." ...

Learning times tables has never been easier! This bumper flashcard pack contains all the times tables from 2-12 the perfect tool for learning or practicing at home. Also included in the pack are comprehensive hints & tips for parents & ideas for fun games to play. Times tables will be a cinch in no time at all! ...

A useful homework helper book from Ladybird: Times Table Sticker Book with CD. You can help your child to learn remember & practise their times tables with the Ladybird Times Tables Homework Helper. This bright interactive activity book is in line with the governments Primary National Strategy containing the times tables from 1-12 in the order that children learn them in school. Each page has a range of fun motivational times table activities to complete & there are also over 60 colourful stickers to reinforce learning in an entertaining way. The attached CD contains twelve bouncy songs to sing along to with the times tables from 2-12 & a times tables medley. Listen to the songs alongside the book or on their own for extra practise & sing or say the times table answers each time. Its never been more fun to learn the times tables with Ladybird! Also Available: Homework Helpers Wipe Clean Handwriting Book Ladybird publishes the very best books for babies & toddlers
- colourful & engaging they encourage early interaction with books & the wider world. Watch your little one have fun & learn with Ladybird from their very first book until they start school. Look out for the classic Ladybird series
- there is a Ladybird book for every age & every stage. Baby Touch; Toddler Touch; Busy; First Favourite Tales; Read It Yourself; Topsy & Tim; & Key Words With Peter & Jane.

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This colourful flashcard set part of Ladybird's I'm Ready...range is perfect for supporting a child learning synthetic phonics. It closely follows the Government's Letters & Sounds document ensuring that your child will not be deviating from the way they learn synthetic phonics at school & also contains a helpful parent note & phonics glossary of all the key terms. There are 44 different phonemes (letter sounds) in the English language that can be blended together to make words. Ladybird's I'm Ready for Phonics flashcard pack features all the key phonemes in the order that children learn the sounds in Reception & Year 1 at school. Each individual card contains one phoneme. Let your child say the phoneme & then turn the card over to see an example of that sound in a word with a clear colourful illustration of that word. If your child has difficulty reading the word look at the sound buttons underneath. These show how many different sounds make up that word & will help your child to blend them together. Some phonemes can however be spelt in different ways. For example /c/ /k/ & /ck/ are different graphemes (the written representation or spelling of phonemes) of the same letter sound. Examples of how they are used in words include: /cat/ /kite/ & /lock/. The most common graphemes are also included in the pack so that some sounds are taught more than once in different guises. With over 70 years' experience trust Ladybird to help build your child's reading confidence! ...

All busy toddlers will love exploring this bright lift-the-flap airport board book from Ladybird. See what happens when Passenger Pete arrives at the airport checks in goes through security & more. There are big sturdy flaps to lift & even more flaps hidden under other ones! Can you also spot the little ladybird on every page? It is great for helping children to get ready for a holiday & for answering questions about what happens at an airport & why people have to do certain things before getting on a plane. Looking at the pictures together & talking about what is happening will also help your child to develop observation & early language skills. ...

All busy toddlers will love exploring this bright lift-the-flap board book from Ladybird. See what happens in a busy day at the police station as Officer Annie goes about her day working in the police station going down to the cells training police dogs & even foiling a burglary! There are big sturdy flaps to lift & even more flaps hidden under other ones! Can you also spot the little ladybird on every page? Looking at the pictures together & talking about what is happening will also help your child to develop observation & early language skills. ...