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Well this is exciting, isn't it? We're absolutely thrilled to have both #RosieLovesJack by Mel Darbon & the Costa-shortlisted #OrphanMonsterSpy by Matt Killeen included on the #WorldBookNight 2019 list! 📚📚📚
World Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23rd April every year! Events up and down the country run by individuals and organisations celebrate the difference that reading makes to people’s lives, and everyone from publishers to li...brarians, and local businesses to the general public can get involved.
Find our more here: https://worldbooknight.org/
Rosie Loves Jack: https://usborne.com/…/cat…/product/1/ 13696/rosie-loves-jack/
Orphan Monster Spy: https://usborne.com/…/c…/product/1/12 895/orphan-monster-spy/
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Bestselling YA author Holly Bourne will be joining ReadingZone Live for a special event at 2.30pm this afternoon (under 40 mins to go!). Any school can watch the live stream event!
You can send questions for Holly in advance of the event via twitter ReadingZone
Watch the event here: www.lgfl.net/learning-resourc…/summary- page/readingzone-live

What are germs? How do they spread? And how do medicines help? 💊 This brilliant lift-the-flap book was written with expert help from scientists at Public Health England, which is a UK government department set up to protect and improve the nation's health 👩‍⚕️ This week is #WorldAntibioticsAwarenessWeek - did you know that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics? That's bad news for all of us, because when we get sick there's not much that doctors can do if the drugs don...'t work 🤮 One of the main causes of antibiotic resistance is poor hygiene, so it's more important than ever before that our children learn what germs are and how to control the spread of germs. This is more than just table manners, this is doing our bit for the future health of the planet! 🌎 #WAAW #worldhealthorganisation World Health Organization (WHO) #usborneSTEM #usbornebooks #whataregerms
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🌟 COMPETITION 🌟
We thought that one llama competition wasn’t enough, so we’ve teamed up with Catanger Llamas to give you the chance to win a llama trekking experience and £100 worth of Usborne books! 💕
Head to their Facebook page to enter! Catanger Llamas
... Good luck! UK only. Ends 19th November. T&Cs apply.
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The very cool people over at KUKA Robotics UK are giving you the chance to win one of ten copies of the brilliant The Usborne Book of Night Time 🦉🌃⭐
Better brush up on your robot drawing skills!!
Head over to their Twitter page for all the details: https://twitter.com/KUKARobotics…/statu s/1059399960821723136

🌟 COMPETITION 🌟
That's not my llama… is out now in the UK, and we can’t contain our excitement! To celebrate we're giving away this bundle of ADORABLE llama-themed goodies, plus a Catanger Llamas adoption package! 💕
Head to our Instagram to enter! https://www.instagram.com/usborne_books/< br>... Good luck! UK only. ‪Ends 9th November‬. T&Cs apply.
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That's not my llama... is officially OUT NOW in the UK, and we can't contain our excitement! 💗 Which That's not my... book is your favourite?
https://usborne.com/…/c…/product/1/14 255/thats-not-my-llama/

We're beyond excited to finally reveal that the thrilling #ADarknessofDragons by S.A. Patrick has been selected as Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for November! 🔥🔥🔥
In a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles...
Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth - the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose.
... With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper sparking the biggest battle of them all.
Three accidental heroes versus one legendary villain... an epic adventure is born.
Cover illustration by George Ermos 📚
Read the first chapter here: usborne.com/readadarknessofdragons
Listen to the Songs of Magic, original music for three recorders made up of the Songs of Friendship, Magic and Courage composed by Anthony Marks: http://bit.ly/ListentotheSongsofMagic 🎶🎶🎶
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This week's Saturday Activities newsletter is bursting with spooktacular activities!🦇🎃
Saturday Activities is a weekly dose of fun, free activities direct to your inbox - perfect for kids aged 5 to 9 🖍️
Sign up now: usborne.com/saturdayactivities

Are you ready for a scary tale? This January, The Peculiar Peggs of Riddling Woods will be creeping into bookshops & bookshelves. Are you brave enough to enter the Riddling Woods? Written by the spookiest of debut authors, Samuel J. Halpin. WARNING: only to be read by torchlight 🔦

Did you know it's the 150th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, Little Women? With a major film adaptation also on its way - now's the perfect time to rediscover the story of the March sisters in one of Usborne's Illustrated Originals!
https://usborne.com/…/catalogue/product /1/9639/little-women/

Today is World Mental Health Day 💭 We published Looking After Your Mental Health because we want to encourage young people to speak about how they're feeling, and know that it's ok not to be ok 💞🙁🌧
Covering everything from friendships, social media and bullying to divorce, anxiety and depression, the book is a friendly, funny and empowering guide that's filled with practical advice.
We really hope this special book helps lots of young people open up about how they’re feeling... 📚☀️🙂
usborne.com/mentalhealth
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🚀 COMPETITION 🚀
Today marks the start of World Space Week, and to celebrate we have a VERY special giveaway to announce!
We’re giving one lucky Usborne fan the chance to win a copy of The Usborne Official Astronaut’s Handbook, signed by British ESA - European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake! And because we’re feeling extra generous, we’re throwing in a bundle of Usborne space books and a Principa mission patch too 🌍👨‍🚀
... To enter, simply LIKE this post and COMMENT with your favourite fact about space 🌌
UK only. Ends 10th October. Ts & Cs apply. usborne.com/misc/terms-conditions/
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All aboard! The Train to Impossible Places has finally arrived and is out now! It's time to take a magical journey to a place where impossible becomes possible! 🚂🌠🐸❄️
When Suzy hears a strange rattling noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house.
But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for The Union of Impossible Places.
... Whisked onboard by a troll boy called Wilmot, Suzy's world is turned upside down when she's given the job of delivering a cursed package to the fearsome sorceress, Lady Crepuscula.
Except when the mysterious package begs not to be delivered, Suzy discovers the fate of the Impossible Places might just be in her hands...
Find out more, and read a free chapter: https://usborne.com/…/1/129…/the-trai n-to-impossible-places/
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Bestselling YA author Holly Bourne shares some powerful words in an article for The Guardian, addressing the impact that ridiculing "snowflakes" has on youth mental health. Mental illness doesn't exist in a vacuum & each unkind comment helps build an unkind world #kindnessiscontagious https://www.theguardian.com/…/jokes-abo ut-snowflakes-ignore…

🚨 CUTENESS ALERT 🚨 Introducing the newest addition to the That's not my... family, That's not my llama...!
Head over to our Instagram stories tor a first look inside the book - you won't be disappointed 😉💕
https://www.instagram.com/usborne_books/< br>

🚀 COMPETITION 🚀
To celebrate the publication of Lift the Flap Engineering, we’re giving you the chance to win this bundle of brilliant Usborne STEM books!
To enter, simply LIKE this post and COMMENT below with why you’d like to win 📚
... UK only. Ends 14/09/18. usborne.com/misc/terms-conditions/
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