Lesley Sims Livres

T'es-tu jamais demandé à quoi avaient servi les châteaux forts et à quoi ressemblait la vie à cette époque ? Ce livre répond à toutes tes questions et à bien d'autres encore. Au fil des pages, découvre le quotidien des seigneurs et de leurs dames, des chevaliers, des paysans, des marchands et des soldats du Moyen Age. Les photographies, les illustrations et les images par ordinateur semblent si vraies que, pendant un moment, tu vis toi aussi au château fort, tu manges, dors, t'amuses, subis un siège ou au contraire le repousses, comme en ce temps-là.

Album proposant des adaptations de six fables bien connues du fabuliste grec de l'Antiquité, dont s'inspira fortement La Fontaine. Universelles et intemporelles, ces petites leçons de vie édifiantes mettent en scène un bestiaire qui se fait miroir de la gent humaine et de ses travers. Alors que les textes originaux d'Ésope tiennent généralement en un seul paragraphe, on les met ici à la portée des jeunes enfants d'aujourd'hui sous forme de courtes histoires généreusement illustrées. [SDM]

Dickens's story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has proved one of his most well-loved works. Ever since it was published in 1843 it has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas. Dickens's other Christmas writings collected here include 'The Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton', the short story from The Pickwick Papers on which A Christmas Carol was based; along with shorter pieces drawn from the 'Christmas Stories' that Dickens wrote annually for his weekly journals. In all of them Dickens celebrates the season as one of geniality, charity and remembrance.

Three little pigs are setting out to build houses with wispy straw, wibbly-wobbly sticks and good strong bricks. Will a cheeky little wolf manage to blow any of them down? A charming retelling of the much-loved tale, with a child-friendly ending and beautiful illustrations by Raffaella Ligi throughout.

How does a little blob floating in jelly turn into a hopping, croaking frog? This inventive information book, specially written for little children and with interactive holes, is perfect for a first introduction to the wonders of nature.

Following the success of 10 Ten-Minute Stories, this book provides further bite-sized reading opportunities, based on the research that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children’s reading skills. This short story collection supports this – each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for sharing with younger children; as children learn to read on their own they can tackle these simple stories on their own.

A wonderful collection of ten folktales specially chosen from around the globe. Stories are The Baobab Tree, Baba Yaga the Flying Witch, The Stonecutter, Dick Whittington, The Three Wishes, The Fish that Talked, King Midas and the Golden Touch, Brer Rabbit Down the Well, The Magic Pear Tree and Genie in the Bottle. Each story is brilliantly illustrated by artists from the Usborne Young Reading Programme.

A work in the Usborne Reading Programme that is based on an old African folktale. It is suitable for children who are beginning to read. It allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills.

It's Halloween and Parakeet is busy carving pumpkins and icing spooky treats. But when her friends come to call, they get a shock. Is that a GHOST who answers the door? A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David Semple.