10 Ten-Minute Animal Stories


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Reports show 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. The ten well-loved tales, include The Billy Goats Gruff, Chicken Licken and The Jungle Book. Full of humour, adventure and endearing animal characters, these stories will delight young children everywhere. Each fully illustrated story has been retold for young readers and bound together in a lovely hardback edition which children will be proud to own and read. Part of Usborne's amazing selection of story books for young children. Previous titles in the '10 Ten-Minutes' series include: '10 Ten-Minute Stories', ISBN: 9781409596745; '10 More Ten-Minute Stories', ISBN: 9781474922067; '10 Ten-Minute Fairy Tales', ISBN: 9781474938037; '10 Ten-Minute Bedtime Stories', ISBN: 9781474938044.




Five-Minute True Stories: Animal BFFs


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These 12 tales of unlikely animal friendships include simple facts about animals and their behaviors.




Five-Minute True Stories: Animal Rescue


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Incredible tales of unlikely animal friendships make the perfect five-minute bedtime stories! Joker the dog loves to dive in and swim with his dolphin buddies. Gerald, a shy giraffe, learned to make friends with help from his goat pal, Eddie. And Miwa-chan the monkey always gets piggyback rides from his friend Uribo-a wild pig! These are 12 incredible tales of unlikely animal friendships. Perfect as an introduction to nonfiction, young readers will learn simple facts about animals and their behaviors.




3-Minute Animal Stories


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This volume contains a selection of children's stories, specially devised to be read aloud in around three minutes, so parents' can plan storytime around a bedtime routine.




Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues


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Bedtime is always fun with this hilarious bedtime story from Kimberly and James Dean’s New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat series. Pete the Cat and his friends are having so much fun playing and surfing in the sun, they don't want the day to end. Pete has an idea—how about a sleepover? Groovy! As the night gets later, it's time for bed. This cool cat needs to catch some ZZZs, but Pete's friends aren't ready to go to sleep just yet. Then Pete has another idea—a bedtime story! But will it work? The musical text and comforting repetition are perfect for nighttime read-alouds. Kids will be eager to snuggle under the covers and drift off to sleep to this bedtime story along with Pete’s really cool friends. Don't miss Pete's other adventures, including Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Pete the Cat and the New Guy, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, and Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!




The Stuffed Animals Get Ready for Bed


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How will this little girl ever get her animals ready for bed?




Animal Stories 2-Minute Stories


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Contents: The pie snatcher.--Albert's new suit.--Maisie's mean trick.--Tad the baddie.--The scary bell tower.--Good night, sailor mice.




Minions: 5-Minute Stories


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Join Illumination's Minions and Gru in this special padded collection of six hilarious and despicable read-aloud stories from the Minions franchise! Revisit your favorite characters from Despicable Me and Minions with this fun- and banana-filled treasury. With six silly stories that can each be read aloud in just five minutes, this collection is perfect for bedtime, story time, and any time in between. This collection includes: Despicable Me: World's Greatest Villain Despicable Me 2: Undercover Super Spies Despicable Me 2: Attack of the Evil Minions Minions: Dracula's Birthday Minions Paradise: Phil Saves the Day Minion Made: Mower Minions Minions Franchise © Universal City Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved.




My Big Book of Animal Stories


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In My Treasury of Animal Stories, well-loved stories featuring animals are gathered in one volume. Stories include some of children's favorite creatures, such as rabbits, kittens, ponies, dolphins, puppies, and teddy bears. Perfect for parents to read to their children at bedtime or for children to enjoy on their own, this story will continue to amuse and delight.




The Puffin Book of Five-minute Animal Stories


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This collection of 19 five-minute stories includes traditional tales like The Three Little Pigsand Puss in Boots. Contemporary writer are also featured, with the authors including Joyce Dunbar, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Catherine Sefton and Kaye Umansky.