Great Gift Ideas using Usborne Books!

I posted this list of some super gift ideas 2 years ago. I'll be adding to the list this year.

Firefighters and Fred the Firefighter with a firetruck and firefighter action figure.
Fairy Stories with a Fairy Barbie
Spies with a Spy Kit
Heros or True Stories of World War II with Walkie-Talkies
True Stories of World War I / True Stories of World War II with airplane models
World War I Stories with the movie Sargent York, based on the real live hero of WWI
World of the Microscope with a microscope
Any of our Cooking books or cards with apron, set of measuring cups and spoons, set of mixing bowls, or baking pans.

What Is an Internet-Linked book?

In the late 1990's, Usborne Books recognized the educational and entertainment value of the Internet and strove to link the power of the written word and the vast information available on the web together to enhance a reader's learning experience. In 2000, the very first Internet-Linked books were launched in the United States and the number of Internet-Linked and Internet-Referenced titles has grown each year.

How does an Internet-Linked book work?

Usborne Internet-Linked books serve as a gateway to knowledge for fact-hungry children.Visit Usborne Quicklinks ( www.usborne-quicklinks.com) to enter the book and page numberyou are interested in learning more about. This site will provide you web addresses of safe,content appropriate websites you can visit to research a subject in a fun and informative way.

What ages are these books designed for?

From Usborne's new Beginner's Series to the Science Encyclopedia, there are Internet LinkedUsborne Books that are appealing and appropriate for all age ranges - early childhood through adult!

Can an Internet-Linked or Internet-Referenced book help my child with homework?

Downloadable quizzes, word searches and activity sheets make learning a challenge - Amazing photographs, illustrations and diagrams provide the child with additional information on any subject…The facts found through Quicklinks help a child to fully understand a new concept and will be very helpful with school papers, science fair projects, etc.

Will Quicklinks recommended sites change?

Recommended websites will change over time as new and improved sites become available.

Is a computer necessary to own this book?

A computer serves to provide an additional learning tool however; it is not essential to fully enjoy Usborne Internet-Linked books.

What is the difference between Internet-Linked and Internet-Referenced books?

In an Internet-Linked book, the content of each double page spread includes specific websites found at www.usborne-quicklinks.com. An Internet-Referenced book contains quicklink websites that pertain to the overall topic of the book.

"Touching the lives of children and families for a lifetime through books"

Holiday fun!

50 Christmas Things to Make and Do is filled with Christmas crafts, card making ideas, yummy holiday nibbles for gift giving or parties.

I like to use it as part of a Holiday pocket countdown calendar. Print 25 pockets onto colored paper, fold and glue to a poster board. On index cards decorated with stickers, write a holiday activity to do each day.

Include the normal holiday prep that you need to do anyway, like signing/mailing cards, decorating the tree & home, and different baking days. Other things to include might be riding around looking at lights, going caroling, making gifts, wrapping gifts, reading Christmas books, watch Christmas movie(s), donate food to a food bank, “adopt” an angle tree child, participate in your church Christmas program, or attend a church Christmas program.

Since this is a daily calendar you can easily include daily advent readings, and/or Jesse tree reading/ornaments in each pocket as well.
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Good children's literature appeals not only to
the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
~ Anonymous ~

Literacy Tip

Reading Activities for Bath Time:
1. Sing songs together at your kid's bath time. Be as loud as you can be! Try making up new songs.
2. Write with your finger on steamy windows & mirrors.
3. Try bath crayons - they wash off bath tiles!
4. Talk to your kids during bath time
5. Keep books in your bathroom. Usborne bath books make bathtime extra fun!
Choose from Quack, Quack, Quack; Flip, Flap, Flop; Glug, Glug, Glug; and The Jolly Pirate.

Save Your Christmas Budget!

Host a Book Party - It’s Fun & Rewarding!
Smiles will appear as you and your friends reminisce about your favorite books growing up, while discovering fun new books for kids of all ages.



Host an eShow
Host an online eShow to earn some free Usborne books. That means that you will get your friends to visit this site and purchase books so that you qualify for free books. You set the ending date so you can have several weeks to get everyone excited. The orders are totaled up for all the people that placed an order for your eShow and your allowance of free books is calculated from that total.

A Gift that Keeps Giving-

Twas the Night Before Christmas Recordable Storybook
Series: Recordable Book
Author: Moore, Clement

• Ages: 4 years and up
• Size of book: 8 x 10 inches
• Pages: 10

Delight a special child, parent or grandparent with this wonderful recordable book! Create a keepsake storybook by following the simple directions to record your own voice reading this treasured Christmas classic. The book is re-recordable and has a lock feature so that your special recording is kept safe, even when the batteries are replaced. Beautifully illustrated with sturdy board book pages, this is a unique gift made by you - and is sure to be treasured!

FREE BONUS! Also includes two Christmas music CDs, and three Look and Find activity books.