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The love of reading is the most important educational goal we can set for our children. Studies show that children whose homes have more reading materials generally have higher reading proficiency.  To help your child develop a love of reading and learning, quite simply...keep lots of books around! Have books in any place your child spends time - the bedroom, playroom, and the bathroom. Keep books in the diaper bag and in the car, so if you have to wait somewhere, your children can enjoy reading a book. The following chart shows the ages and stages of reading, and gives recommendations of top-selling Usborne books. Each link will take you to the online catalog, where you can scroll down the page and see other books in that series. If you need personal assistance with your Usborne book selections, please email me at cherylbooks@aol.com.
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Birth To Age 2 At this age, children are “getting to know” books. They like to touch books, and especially like sitting in a lap and hearing their parent’s voice.
These recommended Usborne books have bright, familiar pictures and sturdy pages: |
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Years Old At this age, children know the alphabet. Their attention span increases, and they ask more, “whys.”
These recommended Usborne books have simple concepts such as letter sounds, counting, and flaps. They feature familiar objects and vocabulary-building text, and invite participation.
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Ages 4-6
years Children are learning to read, and they love to describe actions, details and tell stories. Their memory and hand-eye coordination is very improved.
These recommended Usborne books have interactive features such as “search and find,” puzzles, and crafts with step-by-step instructions. The text is written in “bite-sized” chunks that are easier to read and remember, with lots of photos and illustrations.
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Ages 7 To 9 Years Children start to read on their own, and are becoming skilled and more confident in their reading. They enjoy finding facts in stories, and continue to seek out fun books with puzzles and search and find features. To inspire them at this stage, help them choose books on topics that interest them.
These suggested Usborne books are one from each series; you can choose a book with a subject that interests your reader.
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Ages 10-12
years Children have developed interests and hobbies. Continue to seek out books that will grab your child's attention. Our Internet-Linked books are perfect for this stage. They combine an amazing, fact-filled book AND the technology of the Internet, and are great for homework and for exploring a subject in depth.
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Save With Usborne Sets! These book sets are "value packs" - specially grouped to save you money, they are comprised of top-selling Usborne titles. |
Usborne Kid Kits These fun-filled activity kits keep kids busy and having fun while learning a skill or doing a project. Each kit comes with an Usborne book and the supplies to do the subject activity. The step-by-step instructions make the projects easy to duplicate and boost confidence.Kid Kits make totally unique and fun gifts; Usborne has a large variety of Kid Kits, for all ages and interests! Click here to view all the Kid Kits 
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