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Puzzle Series
editUsborne Puzzle Adventures
editThe first three books in the series were originally released under the Usborne Solve It Yourself series including an omnibus. The series was renamed as Usborne Puzzle Adventures with further titles released. The series was reissued in both 2001 and 2007.
No. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Publisher | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes | Known printings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Escape from Blood Castle | Jenny Tyler | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1985 | 0860209504 | 9780860209508 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. | |
Original | Scholastic | AUS | Paperback | 1985 | 0860209504 | 9780860209508 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. | No date, No price (unnumbered spine) "USBORNE in association with ASHTON SCHOLASTIC" written on back cover. | |||
Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1985 | 0860209504 | 9780860209508 | March 1992, £2.95
September 1993, £2.95 | ||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746048629 | 9780746048627 | September 2001, £2.99 | ||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746080603 | June 2007, £3.99 | ||||
2 | The Curse of the Lost Idol | Gaby Waters | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1986 | 074600012X | 9780746000120 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. | No date, £1.95 (unnumbered spine) |
Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1986 | 074600012X | 9780746000120 | April 1993, £2.95 | ||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | |||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746085851 | June 2007, £3.99 | ||||
3 | Murder on the Midnight Plane | Gaby Waters | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1986 | 0860209520 | 9780860209522 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. | No date, £1.95 (unnumbered spine)
No date, £2.50 |
Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1986 | 0860209520 | 9780860209522 | March 1992, £2.95
February 1993, £2.95 | ||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
4 | The Incredible Dinosaur Expedition | Karen Dolby | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1987 | 0746001495 | 9780746001493 | No date, Unknown price (unnumbered spine)
February 1990, £2.50 (unnumbered spine) September 1993, £3.50 | |
Original | EDC Publishing | US | Paperback | 0746001495 | 9780746001493 | August 1991, $4.50 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746045514 | 9780746045510 | March 2001, £2.99 | ||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746080627 | June 2007, £3.99 | ||||
5 | The Intergalactic Bus Trip | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1987 | 0746001517 | 9780746001516 | Original "Bus flying through space" cover | Unknown date, £1.99 (first cover) |
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1991 | Alternative "Bus taking off" cover | May 1992, £2.95 (second cover) | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | |||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746084366 | October 2006, £3.99 | ||||
6 | Time Train to Ancient Rome | Gaby Waters | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1988 | 0746001533 | 9780746001530 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746045368 | 9780746045367 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746080610 | |||||
7 | Danger at Demon's Cove | Karen Dolby | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1988 | 0746001797 | 9780746001790 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746088678 | |||||
8 | Agent Arthur's Jungle Journey | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1988 | 074600141X | 9780746001417 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746043163 | 9780746043165 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746084342 | |||||
9 | Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746001436 | 9780746001431 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746043155 | 9780746043158 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | |||||||
10 | The Ghost in the Mirror | Karen Dolby | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1989 | 074600334X | 9780746003343 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
11 | The Haunted Tower | Susannah Leigh | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1989 | 0746003323 | 9780746003329 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
12 | Agent Arthur's Arctic Adventure | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746001452 | 9780746001455 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746045492 | 9780746045497 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746084359 | |||||
13 | The Vanishing Village | Sarah Dixon | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746003307 | 9780746003305 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2002 | |||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746088319 | |||||
14 | Search for the Sunken City | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1989 | 0746003048 | 9780746003046 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746052510 | 9780746052518 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
15 | Journey to the Lost Temple | Susannah Leigh | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746003080 | 9780746003084 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746052529 | 9780746052525 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746088265 | |||||
16 | The Pyramid Plot | Justin Somper | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1992 | 0746005067 | 9780746005064 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746048637 | 9780746048634 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746080597 | |||||
17 | The Invisible Spy | Mark Fowler | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746005105 | 9780746005101 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
18 | The Emerald Conspiracy | Mark Fowler | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746005083 | 9780746005088 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746052537 | 9780746052532 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2002 | - | 9780746052532 | |||||
19 | Agent Arthur's Desert Challenge | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746014066 | 9780746014066 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2001 | 0746048580 | 9780746048580 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
20 | Voyage to the Edge of the World | Lesley Sims | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746016905 | 9780746016909 | ||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
21 | Mutiny at Crossbones Bay | Mark Burgess | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746016433 | 9780746016428 | ||
Original | US | Paperback | 1994 | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2006 | - | 9780746074985 | |||||
Reissue | US | Paperback | 2006 | 0794514073 | 9780794514075 | ||||||
22 | Castle of Intrigue | Paul Stewart | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746017057 | 9780746017050 | ||
Original | US | Paperback | 0746017057 | 9780746017050 | |||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2005 | 0746068921 | 9780746068922 | |||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | ||||||||
23 | The Dark Dark Knight | Lesley Sims | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020910 | 9780746020913 | ||
Original | Usborne | UK | Hardback | 0746020929 | 9780746020920 | ||||||
Original | US | Paperback | 1996 | ||||||||
Reissue | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 2006 | 0746069111 | 9780746069110 | |||||
24 | Agent Arthur's Island Adventure | Martin Oliver | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1998 | 0746020937 | 9780746020937 | ||
Original | US | Paperback | 1998 | 0746020937 | 9780746020937 | ||||||
Reissue | US | Paperback | 2001 | 0794500919 | 9780794500917 | ||||||
25 | The Crimebusters Investigate | Mark Fowler | Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1997 | 0746020953 | 9780746020951 | ||
Original | US | Paperback | 1997 | 0746020953 | 9780746020951 |
Some of these titles were reprinted as omnibus editions.
Title | Contains | Authors | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usborne Book of Solve Your Own Mystery Stories | 1. Escape from Blood Castle 2. The Curse of the Lost Idol 3. Murder on the Midnight Plane |
Jenny Tyler Gaby Waters |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1986 | 0746000154 | 9780746000151 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1986 | 0746000146 | 9780746000144 | Published in the Usborne Solve It Yourself series. | |||
The Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures | 4. The Incredible Dinosaur Expedition 5. The Intergalactic Bus Trip 6. Time Train to Ancient Rome |
Karen Dolby Martin Oliver Gaby Waters |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1988 | 0746001568 | 9780746001561 | |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1988 | 074600155X | 9780746001554 | ||||
The Second Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures | 7. Danger at Demon's Cove 14. Search for the Sunken City 15. Journey to the Lost Temple |
Karen Dolby Martin Oliver Susannah Leigh |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746003102 | 9780746003107 | |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1990 | 0746003110 | 9780746003114 | ||||
The Third Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures | 16. The Pyramid Plot 17. The Invisible Spy 18. The Emerald Conspiracy |
Justin Somper Mark Fowler |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746005121 | 9780746005125 | |
The Fourth Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures | 20. Voyage to the Edge of the World 21. Mutiny at Crossbones Bay 22. Castle of Intrigue |
Lesley Sims Mark Burgess Paul Stewart |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746020716 | 9780746020715 | |
The Fifth Usborne Book of Puzzle Adventures | 23. The Dark, Dark Knight 24. Agent Arthur's Desert Challenge 25. The Crimebusters Investigate |
Lesley Sims Martin Oliver Mark Fowler |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1997 | 0746021488 | 9780746021484 | |
Agent Arthur's Puzzle Adventures | 8. Agent Arthur's Jungle Journey 9. Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas 12. Agent Arthur's Arctic Adventure |
Martin Oliver | Original | UK | Paperback | ||||
The Usborne Book of Ghost Puzzle Adventures | 10. The Ghost in the Mirror 11. The Haunted Tower 13. The Vanishing Village |
Karen Dolby Susannah Leigh Sarah Dixon |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746003366 | 9780746003367 | |
The Usborne Big Book of Puzzle Adventures | 1. Escape from Blood Castle 4. The Incredible Dinosaur Expedition 7. Danger at Demon's Cove 10. The Ghost in the Mirror |
||||||||
Usborne Puzzle Adventure Omnibus | 1. Escape from Blood Castle 2. The Curse of the Lost Idol 3. Murder on the Midnight Plane 4. The Incredible Dinosaur Expedition 5. The Intergalactic Bus Trip 6. Time Train to Ancient Rome 7. Danger at Demon's Cove |
Jenny Tyler Gaby Waters Karen Dolby Martin Oliver |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746018541 | 9780746018545 | |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746087336 | Titled Puzzle Adventure Omnibus Volume 1. | |||
2nd Puzzle Adventure Omnibus | 8. Agent Arthur's Jungle Journey 9. Agent Arthur on the Stormy Seas 10. The Ghost in the Mirror 11. The Haunted Tower 12. Agent Arthur's Arctic Adventure 13. The Vanishing Village 14. Search for the Sunken City |
Martin Oliver Karen Dolby Susannah Leigh Sarah Dixon |
Original | UK | Paperback | ||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746087343 | Titled Puzzle Adventure Omnibus Volume 2. | |||
Puzzle Adventure Omnibus Volume 3 | 15. Journey to the Lost Temple 16. The Pyramid Plot 18. The Emerald Conspiracy 21. Mutiny at Crossbones Bay 22. Castle of Intrigue 23. The Dark Dark Knight 24. Agent Arthur's Island Adventure |
Mark Burgess Martin Oliver Justin Somper Paul Stewart Mark Fowler Susannah Leigh Lesley Sims |
Original | UK | Paperback | 2008 | - | 9780746093818 |
Advanced Puzzle Adventures
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Codename Quicksilver | Sarah Dixon | Original | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746006888 | 9780746006887 |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1991 | 0746006896 | 9780746006894 | |||
2 | Cobra Consignment | Sarah Dixon | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746007515 | 9780746007518 |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1995 | 0746007523 | 9780746007525 | |||
3 | Mystery on Main Street | Tony Allan | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746006608 | 9780746006603 |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1994 | 0746006616 | 9780746006610 |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Contains | Authors | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Advanced Puzzle Adventures | 1. Codename Quicksilver 2. Cobra Consignment 3. Mystery on Main Street |
Sarah Dixon Tony Allan |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746007531 | 9780746007532 |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1995 | 074600754X | 9780746007549 |
Science Puzzle Adventures
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Flask of Doom | Clive Gifford | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746023979 | 9780746023976 |
Hardback | 0746023987 | 978076023983 | ||||||
2 | The Time Warp Virus | Clive Gifford | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746023952 | 9780746023952 |
Hardback | 0746023960 | 978076023969 |
Young Puzzle Adventures
editTitle | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lucy and the Sea Monster | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746014627 | 9780746014622 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Chocolate Island | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746014589 | 9780746014585 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746049196 | 9780746049198 | ||
Uncle Pete the Pirate | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746015291 | 9780746015292 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746053924 | 9780746053928 | ||
Dragon in the Cupboard | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746013558 | 9780746013557 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 074604920X | 9780746049204 | ||
Molly's Magic Carpet | Emma Fischel | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746022948 | 9780746022948 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Spooks' Surprise | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | ||
Original | UK | Hardback | 1995 | 0746022972 | 9780746022979 | ||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2002 | 0746051808 | 9780746051801 | ||
Uncle Pete's Pirate Adventure | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746022980 | 9780746022986 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Land of the Lost Teddies | Emma Fischel | Original | UK | Paperback | 1997 | 0746027761 | 9780746027769 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Lucy and the Sea Monster to the Rescue | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1997 | 0746022921 | 9780746022924 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Wendy the Witch | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1998 | 0746027788 | 9780746027783 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback |
Some of these titles were reprinted as omnibus editions.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Young Puzzle Adventures | Karen Dolby | Lucy and the Sea Monster Chocolate Island Dragon in the Cupboard |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746022905 | 9780746022900 |
Usborne Young Puzzle Adventures | Karen Dolby Susannah Leigh Emma Fischel |
Lucy and the Sea Monster Uncle Pete the Pirate Molly's Magic Carpet Wendy the Witch |
Original | UK | Paperback | 2004 | 0794506984 |
Young Puzzles
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puzzle Island | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1990 | 0746005962 | 9780746005965 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746005962 | 9780746005965 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
2 | Puzzle Town | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746006810 | 9780746006818 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
3 | Puzzle Farm | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746007124 | 9780746007129 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
4 | Puzzle Castle | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1992 | 0746012845 | 9780746012840 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | - | 9780746069158 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
5 | Puzzle Planet | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746012861 | 9780746012864 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746012861 | 9780746012864 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
6 | Puzzle Mountain | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746012888 | 9780746012888 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
7 | Puzzle Dungeon | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746016794 | 9780746016794 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
8 | Puzzle Jungle | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746017073 | 9780746017074 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | - | 9780746017074 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | 2010 | - | 9781409521006 | |||
9 | Puzzle Train | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746023316 | 9780746023310 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | 2010 | - | 9781409516897 | |||
10 | Puzzle Ocean | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746023332 | 9780746023334 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746023332 | 9780746023334 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | 2010 | - | 9781409516965 | |||
11 | Puzzle School | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746026781 | 9780746026786 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746026781 | 9780746026786 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
12 | Puzzle Holiday | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746026803 | 9780746026809 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
13 | Puzzle Journey Through Time | Rebecca Heddle | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746016565 | 9780746016565 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | 0746016565 | 9780746016565 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
14 | Puzzle Journey Into Space | Lesley Sims | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746017154 | 9780746017159 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
15 | Puzzle Journey Around the World | Lesley Sims | Original | UK | Paperback | 1997 | 074602682X | 9780746026823 |
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | - | 9780746026823 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
16 | Puzzle Journey Under the Sea | Lesley Sims | Original | UK | Hardback | 1998 | 0746026862 | 9780746026862 |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1998 | 0746026854 | 9780746026854 | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2003 | - | 9780746026854 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
17 | Puzzle Car Race | Rosie Heywood | Original | UK | Paperback | 1999 | ||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 2004 | - | 9780746060667 | |||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
18 | Puzzle Pyramid | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
19 | Puzzle Balloon Race | Rosie Heywood | Original | UK | Paperback | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
20 | Puzzle Palace | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 2005 | 0746067526 | 9780746067529 |
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
21 | Puzzle Pirates | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 2006 | - | 9780746074381 |
Reissue | UK | Hardback | 2010 | - | 9781409526285 | |||
22 | Puzzle Dinosaurs | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 2007 | - | 9780746086605 |
Reissue | UK | Hardback | ||||||
23 | Puzzle Christmas | Susannah Leigh | Original | UK | Paperback | 2008 | - | 9780746095775 |
Reissue | UK | Hardback |
Some of these titles were reprinted as omnibus editions.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usborne Puzzle World | Susannah Leigh | 1. Puzzle Island 2. Puzzle Town 3. Puzzle Farm |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746007310 | 9780746007310 |
More Adventures from Puzzle World | ||||||||
Complete Puzzle World | ||||||||
The Usborne Book of Puzzle Journeys | Susannah Leigh | 13. Puzzle Journey Through Time 14. Puzzle Journey Into Space 15. Puzzle Journey Around the World |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1998 | 0746033664 | 9780746033661 |
Adventures in Puzzle World |
Brainbenders
editTitle | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain Puzzles | Jenny Tyler | Hardback | 0860204383 | 9780860204381 | Has a green cover. | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 1980 | 0860204375 | 9780860204374 | Has a beige cover. | ||
Picture Puzzles | Jenny Tyler | Hardback | 0860204340 | 9780860204343 | Has a red cover. | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 1980 | 0860204332 | 9780860204336 | Has a pale blue cover. | ||
Number Puzzles | Jenny Tyler | Hardback | 0860204367 | 9780860204367 | Has a dark blue cover. | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 1980 | 0860204359 | 9780860204350 | Has a beige cover. |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Publisher | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Brain Benders | Jenny Tyler | Brain Puzzles Picture Puzzles Number Puzzles |
Original | Usborne | UK | Hardback | 0860204405 | 9780860204404 | Titled The Usborne Book of Puzzles, and has a yellow cover. | |
Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 0860204391 | 9780860204398 | Titled The Usborne Book of Puzzles, and has a yellow cover. | ||||
Original | Usborne | UK | Paperback | 1980 | 0746016298 | 9780746016299 | Has a white cover. | |||
Original | EDC Publishing | US | Paperback | 1993 | 0746016298 | 9780746016299 | Has a white cover. |
Superpuzzles
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Map and Maze Puzzles | Sarah Dixon | Original | UK | Paperback (Small) | 1993 | 0746007493 | 9780746007495 | |
Original | UK | Paperback (Large) | 1993 | 0746015798 | 9780746015797 | ||||
Original | UK | Hardback | 1993 | 0746015801 | 9780746015803 | Has an additional ISBN 0746007507 on the back. | |||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105252 | 9780881105254 | Universal Edition written on the back. | ||||
Scholastic | Paperback | 0590739174 | 9780590739177 | ||||||
2 | Codes and Ciphers | Mark Fowler | Original | UK | Paperback (Large) | 1994 | 0746006756 | 9780746006757 | |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1994 | 0746006764 | 9780746006764 | ||||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105260 | 9780881105261 | |||||
3 | Logic Puzzles | Mark Fowler | Original | UK | Paperback (Large) | 0746007337 | 9780746007334 | ||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0746007345 | 9780746007341 | |||||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105279 | 9780881105278 |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Superpuzzles | Sarah Dixon
Mark Fowler |
1. Map and Maze Puzzles 2. Codes and Ciphers 3. Logic Puzzles |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746007353 | 9780746007358 |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1994 | 0746007361 | 9780746007365 |
Mystery/Detective Series
editSolve It Yourself Mysteries
editTitle | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whatever Happened to Professor Potts? | Original | UK | Paperback | ||||
Where Is the Pirate's Treasure? | Rupert Heath | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020554 | 9780746020555 |
Who Stole the Black Diamond? | Phil Roxbee Cox | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020538 | 9780746020531 |
Who Shot the Sheriff? | Phil Roxbee Cox | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746026951 | 9780746026953 |
Who's Haunting the House of Horror? | Rupert Heath | Original | UK | Paperback | 1996 | 0746026994 | 9780746026991 |
The Prisoner of Portcullis Castle? | Original | UK | Paperback |
The entire series was reprinted in omnibus editions.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Solve It Yourself Mysteries | Phil Roxbee Cox Rupert Heath |
Whatever Happened to Professor Potts? Who Stole the Black Diamond? Where Is the Pirate's Treasure? |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020570 | 9780746020579 |
The Second Usborne Book of Solve It Yourself Mysteries | Who Shot the Sheriff? Who's Haunting the House of Horror? The Prisoner of Portcullis Castle? |
1997 | 074602701X |
Whodunnits
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Published | Format | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Deckchair Detectives | Martin Oliver | Original | UK | 1992 | Paperback | 0746007167 | 9780746007167 | |
Original | UK | 1992 | Hardback | 0746007175 | 9780746007174 | ||||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105244 | 9780881105247 | |||||
2 | Murder Unlimited | Emma Fischel | Original | UK | 1993 | Paperback | 0746006101 | 9780746006108 | |
Original | UK | 1993 | Hardback | 074600611X | 9780746006115 | ||||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105228 | 9780881105223 | |||||
3 | The Missing Clue | Emma Fischel | Original | UK | 1994 | Paperback | 0746005989 | 9780746005989 | |
Original | UK | 1994 | Hardback | 0746005997 | 9780746005996 | ||||
Original (edc publishing) | USA | Library | 0881105236 | 9780881105230 |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Whodunnits | Martin Oliver
Emma Fischel |
1. The Deckchair Detectives 2. Murder Unlimited 3. The Missing Clue |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746007299 | 9780746007297 | Date indicates that The Missing Clue was first published as part of this Bind-up prior to being published as a standalone edition. |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1993 | 0746007302 | 9780746007303 |
Spinechillers
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Midnight Ghosts | Emma Fischel | Original | UK | Paperback | 1991 | 0746006519 | 9780746006511 |
2 | House of Shadows | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746006799 | 9780746006795 |
3 | Ghost Train to Nowhere | Karen Dolby | Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746006772 | 9780746006771 |
4 | The Haunting of Dungeon Creek | Phil Roxbee Cox | Original | UK | Paperback | 1994 | 0746020856 | 9780746020852 |
5 | Stage Fright | Paul Stewart | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020872 | 9780746020876 |
6 | Mystery at Nightmare Mansion | Phil Roxbee Cox | Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020899 | 9780746020890 |
The entire series was reprinted in omnibus editions.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Spinechillers | Emma Fischel
Karen Dolby |
1. The Midnight Ghosts 2. House of Shadows 3. Ghost Train to Nowhere |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1993 | 0746007183 | 9780746007181 |
The Second Usborne Book of Spinechillers | Phil Roxbee Cox
Paul Stewart |
4. The Haunting of Dungeon Creek 5. Stage Fright 6. Mystery at Nightmare Mansion |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1995 | 0746020694 | 9780746020692 |
Puzzle Adventure Kit
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Empty House | Rupert Heath | 0746028229 | ||
The Footprint Files | Mark Fowler | 1997 | 0746028288 | |
The Message in the Mirror | Sarah Dixon | 1996 | 0746028296 | |
The Murder Map Mystery | Clive Gifford | 1997 | 074602830X |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mystery Files | Rupert Heath
Clive Gifford |
0746036779 | The Murder Map Mystery Thief in the Night (previously published under the name "The Empty House") |
Pocketbooks Series
editSupernatural Guides
editThis series was first published in 1979 in both paperback and hardback formats. When the series was first rereleased, the colours of the title texts were changed from their original yellow. Vampires Werewolves & Demons was changed to red and Haunted Houses Ghosts & Spectres was changed to green. Usborne Pocketbooks on the covers was also changed to read only Usborne.There is currently a petition for Usborne to reprint the omnibus Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World on the change.org website.
Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vampires Werewolves & Demons | Original | UK | Hardback | 0860202488 | 9780860202486 | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 0860202496 | 9780860202493 | ||||
Original (Rigby) | Paperback (Large) | 0727013289 | 9780727013286 | |||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860202496 | 9780860202493 | Title text is red | |||
Haunted Houses Ghosts & Spectres | Original | UK | Hardback | 0860202461 | 9780860202462 | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 086020247X | 9780860202479 | ||||
Original (Rigby) | Paperback (Large) | 0727013297 | 9780727013293 | |||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 086020247X | 9780860202479 | Title text is green | |||
Mysterious Powers & Strange Forces | Original | UK | Hardback | 1979 | 0860202445 | 9780860202448 | ||
Original | UK | Paperback | 0860202453 | 9780860202455 | ||||
Original (Rigby) | Paperback (Large) | 0727013300 | 9780727013309 | |||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860202453 | 9780860202455 |
The entire series was compiled in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World | Vampires Werewolves & Demons
Haunted Houses Ghosts & Spectres Mysterious Powers & Strange Forces |
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860202933 | 9780860202936 | |||
Original | UK | Paperback | 0860202925 | 9780860202929 | |||||
Original (Rigby) | Paperback (Large) | 0727013319 | 9780727013316 | ||||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860202925 | 9780860202929 | Supernatural World text is blue and the skull is smaller. |
The Good Spy Guide
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tracking & Trailing | ||||
Secret Messages | ||||
Disguise & Make-Up |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spy's Guidebook | Tracking & Trailing
Secret Messages Disguise & Make-Up |
Good Detective Guide
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1? | Fakes & Forgeries | |||
2? | Clues & Suspects | |||
Catching Crooks |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detective's Handbook | Fakes & Forgeries
Clues & Suspects Catching Crooks |
Beginner's Guide to
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beginner's Guide to Bicycling & Bike Maintenance | ||||
Beginner's Guide to Playing the Guitar | ||||
Beginner's Guide to Playing Chess | ||||
Beginner's Guide to Woodwork | ||||
Beginner's Guide to Sewing & Knitting | ||||
Beginner's Guide to Cameras & Photography |
Spotter's Guides
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Format | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rocks & Minerals | |||||
Garden Flowers | |||||
Birds | |||||
Fishes | |||||
Butterflies | |||||
Wild Flowers | |||||
Trees | |||||
The Seashore | |||||
Cats | |||||
Dinosaurs | |||||
Indoor Plants | |||||
Aquarium Fishes | |||||
Ponds & Lakes | |||||
Mushrooms | |||||
Insects | Paperback | 0860202739 | |||
Zoo Animals | |||||
The Night Sky | |||||
Animals, Tracks & Signs | |||||
Woodland Life | |||||
Shells | |||||
Horses & Ponies | |||||
Dogs | |||||
Birds of Prey | |||||
Birds, Sea & Freshwater | |||||
The Weather | |||||
Airplanes & Airliners | Paperback | 0860204138 | |||
Hardback | 0860204146 | ||||
Cars | Paperback | 0860204154 | |||
Hardback | 0860204162 | ||||
Motorbikes | Paperback | 0860204170 | |||
Hardback | 0860204189 | ||||
Flags | Paperback | 0860204219 | |||
Hardback | 0860204227 |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spotter's Handbook | Birds
Wild Flowers Trees | |||||
Spotter's Guide to Wild Plants | Wild Flowers
Trees Mushrooms | |||||
Spotter's Guide to Wildlife | Birds
Wild Flowers Trees Fishes The Seashore Animals, Tracks & Signs Insects Butterflies | |||||
Spotter's Handbook
Cars, Motorbikes and Planes |
Paperback | 0860204197 | Cars
Motorbikes Airplanes & Airliners | |||
Hardback | 0860204200 |
Junior Guides
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Junior Guide to French | ||||
Junior Guide to France | ||||
Junior Guide to Britain | ||||
Junior Guide to Spanish |
Other Series
editKnowHow
editThe original series that started it all. Titles from the KnowHow series were among the first books ever published by Usborne.
Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The KnowHow Book of Spycraft | Falcon Travis
Judy Hindley |
Original | UK | Paperback | 1975 | 0860200051 | 9780860200055 | Spycraft in black on cover. |
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200043 | 9780860200048 | ||||
Original (Rigby) | Paperback | 0860200051 | 9780860200055 | 48 pages. Same ISBN as original. | ||||
Sterling / Corwin Books | USA | Paperback | 1976 | 0806980400 | 9780806980409 | 48 pages. Entitled The KnowHow Book of Codes, Secret Agents & Spies. | ||
Sterling / Corwin Books | USA | Hardback | 0806980419 | 9780806980416 | ||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860200825 | 9780860200826 | Abridged 32 page edition. Spycraft in blue on cover. | |||
Reissue (EDC Publishing) | USA | Paperback | 0860200051 | 9780860200055 | Abridged 32 page edition. Spycraft in red on cover. The KnowHow Book is in an arched style. Same ISBN as original. | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860200051 | 9780860200055 | Abridged 32 page edition. Completely redesigned cover. Yellow with icons around the borders. Same ISBN as original. | |||
40th Anniversary | UK | Paperback | 1409562913 | 9781409562917 | Contains original 48 pages. | |||
The KnowHow Book of Action Games | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200191 | 9780860200192 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200183 | 9780860200185 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Action Toys | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200213 | 9780860200215 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200205 | 9780860200208 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Batteries and Magnets | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200086 | 9780860200086 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200094 | 9780860200093 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Detection | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860201244 | 9780860201243 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860201252 | 9780860201250 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Experiments | Original | UK | Paperback | 086020135X | 9780860201359 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860201368 | 9780860201366 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Fishing | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200329 | 9780860200321 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200310 | 9780860200314 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Flying Models | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200078 | 9780860200079 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 086020006X | 9780860200062 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Jokes and Tricks | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200337 | 9780860200338 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200345 | 9780860200345 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Paper Fun | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200000 | 9780860200000 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200019 | 9780860200017 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Print and Paint | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200116 | 9780860200116 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200108 | 9780860200109 | ||||
The KnowHow Book of Puppets | Original | UK | Paperback | 0860200035 | 9780860200031 | |||
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860200027 | 9780860200024 |
Collections
editTitle | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usborne KnowHow Omnibus (Volume One) | The KnowHow Book of Paper Fun The KnowHow Book of Flying Models The KnowHow Book of Action Toys The KnowHow Book of Puppets The KnowHow Book of Action Games The KnowHow Book of Print & Paint |
1990 | 0746008023 | ||||||
Usborne KnowHow Omnibus (Volume Two) | The KnowHow Book of Spycraft The KnowHow Book of Detection The KnowHow Book of Jokes and Tricks The KnowHow Book of Batteries and Magnets The KnowHow Book of Fishing The KnowHow Book of Experiments |
1990 | 0746008058 |
Hotshots
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lettering | |||
2 | Soccer Skills | |||
3 | Crossword Puzzles | |||
4 | Face Painting | |||
5 | Riding | |||
6 | Dinosaurs | |||
7 | Drawing Cartoons | |||
8 | Wordsearch Puzzles | |||
9 | Chess | |||
10 | Greek Myths | |||
11 | Brainbusters | |||
12 | Starting French | |||
13 | The Romans | |||
14 | Magic Tricks | |||
15 | London | |||
16 | Juggling | |||
17 | Ghosts | |||
18 | Creepy Crawlies | |||
19 | Hair Braiding | |||
20 | Bikes | |||
21 | Spying for Beginners | |||
22 | Beads and Bangles | |||
23 | Birds | |||
24 | Kings and Queens | |||
25 | Tennis | |||
26 | Seashore | |||
27 | Travel Games | |||
28 | The Egyptians | |||
29 | Fancy Braiding | |||
30 | Swimming | |||
31 | Friendship Bracelets | |||
32 | Computers | |||
33 | UFOs | |||
34 | Amazing Facts | |||
35 | Trick Photography | |||
36 | Your Body | |||
37 | Joke Book | |||
38 | History of Britain | |||
39 | Vampires | |||
40 | Flags | |||
41 | Card Tricks | |||
42 | Rocks and Minerals | |||
43 | Picture Puzzles | |||
44 | Stars and Planets | |||
45 | World History Dates | |||
46 | Secret Codes | |||
47 | Drawing People |
The Children's Picture Prehistory
editThis series was first published in 1977 in both paperback and hardback formats.
Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dinosaurs | Anne McCord | Original | UK | Paperback | 1977 | 0727012207 | - |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1977 | ||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 0860201260 | 9780860201267 | |||
Early Man | Anne McCord | Original | UK | Paperback | 1977 | ||
Original | UK | Hardback | 1977 | 0860201317 | - | ||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | |||||
Reissue | US | Paperback | 1985 | 0860201309 | - | ||
Prehistoric Mammals | Anne McCord | Original | UK | Paperback | 1977 | 0860201287 | - |
Original | UK | Hardback | 1977 | ||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Encyclopedia of Prehistoric Life | Anne McCord | Dinosaurs
Early Man Prehistoric Mammals |
English Skills
editMain series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spellling Puzzles | ||||
Punctuation Puzzles | ||||
Grammar Puzzles |
Maths Skills
editMain series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adding &Subtracting Puzzles | ||||
Multiplying & Dividing Puzzles | ||||
Fractions & Decimals | ||||
Charts & Graphs | ||||
Times Tables |
Superskills
editMain series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Improve Your Memory Skills | |||
2 | Improve Your Running Skills | |||
3 | Improve Your Soccer Skills | |||
4 | Improve Your Survival Skills | |||
5 | Improve Your Swimming & Diving Skills | |||
6 | Improve Your Tennis Skills |
Fantasy Adventures
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dragon Quest | |||
2 | Sword Quest | |||
3 | Star Quest | |||
4 | King Arthur’s Knight Quest |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usborne Fantasy Quests | Dragon Quest Sword Quest Star Quest | ||||
The Usborne Big Book of Fantasy Quests | Dragon Quest Sword Quest Star Quest King Arthur’s Knight Quest |
Rhyming Stories
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pirate McGrew and His Nautical Crew | ||||
Fangtastic Adventures and Dracula's Dentures | ||||
Wallop and Whizz and the Bottle of Fizz |
First Steps to Reading
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Ogs Discover Fire | ||||
The Ogs Invent the Wheel | ||||
The Ogs Learn to Fly | ||||
The Ogs Learn to Float | ||||
The Monster Gang | ||||
The Clumsy Crocodile | ||||
The Incredible Present | ||||
The Dinosaurs Next Door | ||||
The Fairground Ghost | ||||
The Burglar's Breakfast |
Reading for Beginners
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pirate McGrew and His Nautical Crew | ||||
Fangtastic Adventures and Dracula's Dentures | ||||
Wallop and Whizz and the Bottle of Fizz |
The Question and Answer Encyclopedia Series
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Airborne! | ||||
Body Machine | ||||
Creatures | ||||
Dinosaurs | ||||
Earth | ||||
Everyday Science | ||||
Explorers | ||||
Moon | ||||
Space | ||||
Universe | ||||
War Vehicles | ||||
Wheels | ||||
Your Pets |
The World of the Unknown
editThis series was first published in 1977 in both paperback and hardback formats. The series was also released in 1977 in schools as Children's Britannica World of Science & Mystery. The three individual titles were also released as part of the Scholastic FunFact Book series along with Prehistoric Beasts, Dinosaurs, Stars & Planets and Underwater Worlds. The series was first re-released in 1989 with a new series title Usborne World of the Unknown and the "All About" was dropped from the book titles as well as the apostrophe from UFO's.
Title | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All About Monsters | Carey Miller | Original (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 1977 | |||
Original (Usborne) | UK | Hardback | 1977 | 0860201473 | 9780860201472 | |||
Original (Children's Britannica) | Hardback | Titled The Children's Britannica World of Science & Mystery Monsters. | ||||||
Original (Scholastic) | US | Paperback | 0590119443 | 9780590119443 | Titled The Scholastic FunFact Book of Monsters. | |||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 1987 | 0860201465 | 9780860201465 | Titled Usborne World of Unknown Monsters with a yellow cover. | ||
Reissue (Tiger Books) | UK | Hardback | 1998 | 184056010X | 9781840560107 | Titled World of Unknown Monsters (Usborne not included) with a yellow cover. | ||
All About Ghosts | Christopher Maynard | Original (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 1977 | 0860201481 | 9780860201489 | |
Original (Usborne) | UK | Hardback | 1977 | 086020149X | 9780860201496 | |||
Original (Children's Britannica) | Hardback | Titled The Children's Britannica World of Science & Mystery Ghosts. | ||||||
Original (Scholastic) | US | Paperback | 1977 | 0590119419 | 9780590119412 | Titled The Scholastic FunFact Book of Ghosts. | ||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 0860201481 | 9780860201489 | Titled Usborne World of the Unknown Ghosts with a purple cover. | |||
Reissue (Usborne) | US | Hardback | 1990 | 088110566X | - | Titled Usborne World of the Unknown Ghosts with a purple cover. | ||
Reissue (Tiger Books) | UK | Hardback | 1990 | 1840560096 | 9781840560091 | Titled World of the Unknown Ghosts (Usborne not included) with a purple cover. | ||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 2019 | 1474976689 | 9781474976688 | Includes foreword by Reece Shearsmith. | ||
All About UFO's | Ted Wilding-White | Original (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 1977 | 0860201503 | 9780860201502 | |
Original (Usborne) | UK | Hardback | 1977 | 0860201511 | 9780860201519 | |||
Original (Children's Britannica) | Hardback | Titled The Children's Britannica World of Science & Mystery UFOs. | ||||||
Original (Scholastic) | US | Paperback | 0590119397 | 9780590119399 | Titled The Scholastic FunFact Book of UFO's. | |||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 1989 | 0860201503 | 9780860201502 | Titled Usborne World of the Unknown UFOs with a blue cover. | ||
Reissue (Tiger Books) | UK | Hardback | 1840560118 | 9781840560114 | Titled World of the Unknown UFOs (Usborne not included) with a blue cover. | |||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Hardback | 2018 | 0881105686 | 9780881105681 | Titled The World of the Unknown All About UFOs (no apostrophe) and includes a foreword by Jon Culshaw. | ||
Reissue (Usborne) | UK | Paperback | 2020 | 1474992153 | 9781474992152 | Titled The World of the Unknown All About UFOs (no apostrophe) and includes a foreword by Jon Culshaw. |
The entire series was reprinted in an omnibus edition.
Title | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mysteries of the Unknown | Carey Miller
Christopher Maynard Ted Wilding-White |
Monsters Ghosts UFO's |
Original | UK | Hardback | 0860201457 | 9780860201458 | ||
Original | UK | Paperback | 0860204928 | 9780860204923 | |||||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 1987 | 0860204928 | 9780860204923 |
Illustrated Guides to Myths and Legends
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends | ||||
Illustrated Guide to Norse Myths and Legends |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Greek and Norse Legends | Illustrated Guide to Greek Myths and Legends
Illustrated Guide to Norse Myths and Legends |
Usborne World Legends
editTitle | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Amazing Adventures of Ulysses | ||||||||
The Amazing Adventures of Hercules The Strongest Man in the World | ||||||||
The Amazing Adventures of Jason and His Golden Fleece |
Collections
editTitle | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of Legends | Ulysses
Hercules Jason |
||||||||
Hardcover | 0860206181 | 9780860206187 |
Model Guides
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Guide to Model Aircraft | ||||
Guide to Model Cars | ||||
Guide to Model Railways |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World of the Future
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Future Cities | ||||
Robots | ||||
Star Travel |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Book of the Future | Future Cities
Robots Star Travel |
Young Scientist
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Archaeology | ||||
Cars | ||||
Computers | ||||
Electricity | ||||
Evolution | ||||
Human Body | ||||
Jets | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Motor Bikes | ||||
Spaceflight | ||||
Stars and Planets | ||||
Television | ||||
Trains | ||||
Undersea |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Young Scientist (Volume One) | Spaceflight
Cars Stars and Planets Motor Bikes Jets Trains | ||||
The Usborne Young Scientist (Volume Two) | Evolution
Undersea Human Body Electricity Archaeology Medicine |
Young Engineer
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published |
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The Young Engineer Book of Superbikes | |||
The Young Engineer Book of Supercars | |||
The Young Engineer Book of Supertrains |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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The Usborne Book of Speed | The Young Engineer Book of Superbikes
The Young Engineer Book of Supercars |
Children's World
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published |
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How Animals Live | |||
How Birds Live | |||
How Things Began | |||
How Machines Work | |||
How Your Body Works |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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The Usborne Book of Knowledge | How Animals Live
How Birds Live How Machines Work How Your Body Works |
Children's Picture World History
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Crusaders, Aztecs, Samurai | ||||
Empires and Barbarians | ||||
Explorations and Discovery | ||||
The Age of Revolutions | ||||
The First Civilisations | ||||
Warriors and Seafarers |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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The Children's Book of World History - Dark Ages to 1914 | Crusaders, Aztecs, Samurai
Exploration and Discovery The Age of Revolutions | ||||
The Usborne Book of World History | The First Civilisations
Warriors and Seafarers Empires and Barbarians Crusaders, Aztecs, Samurai Exploration and Discovery The Age of Revolutions |
Animals Around Us
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Understanding Cats | ||||
Understanding Dogs | ||||
Understanding Farm Animals |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Children's Book of Animal Friends | Understanding Cats
Understanding Dogs Understanding Farm Animals |
Introductions
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Introduction to Biology | ||||
Introduction to Physics | ||||
Introduction to Chemistry | ||||
Introduction to Maths | ||||
Introduction to Electronics |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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(Unknown) People and Countries
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Peoples of the World | ||||
Houses and Homes | ||||
Instant Answer Book of Countries |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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The Children's Book of People and Countries | Peoples of the World
Houses and Homes Instant Answer Book of Countries |
Children's Guides
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Children's Book of the Earth | ||||
The Children's Book of the Seas | ||||
The Children's Picture Atlas |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Australian Children's Wonder Atlas of the World | The Children's Book of the Earth
The Children's Book of the Seas Peoples of the World Countries of the World Facts The Children's Picture Atlas |
NatureTrail
editMain Series
editTitle | Author(s) | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 | Notes |
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The NatureTrail Book of Birdwatching | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Wild Flowers | Sue Tarsky | 1976 | ||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Seashore Life | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Ponds & Streams | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Trees & Leaves | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Insect Watching | Ruth Thomson | Original | UK | Paperback | 1976 | |||
Reissue | UK | Paperback | 1985 | 0860200477 | 9780860200475 | Titled The Usborne NatureTrail Book of Insert Watching and has a white cover with a red and yellow border. | ||
The NatureTrail Book of Wild Animals | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Garden Wildlife | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Rocks & Fossils | ||||||||
The NatureTrail Book of Woodlands |
Collections
editTitle | Author(s) | Contains | Edition | Country | Format | Published | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Children's Book of Country & Seashore Life | The NatureTrail Book of Seashore Life
The NatureTrail Book of Wild Animals The NatureTrail Book of Ponds & Streams |
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The Children's Book of the Countryside | The NatureTrail Book of Birdwatching
The NatureTrail Book of Wild Flowers The NatureTrail Book of Trees & Leaves |
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The NatureTrail Omnibus | The NatureTrail Book of Birdwatching
The NatureTrail Book of Wild Flowers The NatureTrail Book of Seashore Life The NatureTrail Book of Insect Watching The NatureTrail Book of Ponds & Streams The NatureTrail Book of Trees & Leaves |
Facts and Lists
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Amazing Feats | ||||
Animal Facts | ||||
Bird Facts | ||||
Body Facts | ||||
Countries of the World Facts | ||||
Earth Facts | ||||
Ocean Facts | ||||
Prehistoric Facts | ||||
Space Facts | ||||
Weather Facts |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Usborne Facts and Lists (Omnibus Edition) | Earth Facts
Space Facts Weather Facts Countries of the World Facts | ||||
The Usborne Nature Facts & Lists (Omnibus Edition) | Animal Facts
Ocean Facts Bird Facts |
Scholastic Editions
editSeries | Title | Author | Published |
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Write your Own | Write your own Fantasy Games for your Microcomputer | 1984 | |
Pocket Scientist
editMain Series
editTitle | |||
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Flight & Flying | |||
Chemistry Experiments | |||
Fun with Electronics |
Collections
editTitle | |||
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The Usborne Book of Science Fun | |||
Usborne New Technology
editMain Books
edit(240mm * 170mm, 48 pages)
Title | Author | Published | |
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Lasers | |||
Robotics | |||
Information Revolution |
Collections
edit(144 page)
Title | |||
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The Usborne Introduction to the New Technology |
Travel Games
editMain Series
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 |
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Car Travel Games | ||||
Air Travel Games |
Collections
editNo. | Title | Author(s) | Published | ISBN-10 | Contains |
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The Usborne Book of Travel Games | Car Travel Games
Air Travel Games |
Usborne Computer Books
editThis series includes books previously included under the Usborne exercise books and Usborne Electronics lines.
Main Series
editTitle | |||
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Guide to Computers | |||
Understanding the Micro | |||
Computer and video games | |||
Computer Jargon | |||
Computer Graphics | |||
Inside the Chip | |||
Computer Programming | |||
Practise your BASIC | |||
Better BASIC | |||
Machine Code for Beginners | |||
Practical Things to do with a Microcomputer | |||
Computer Spacegames | |||
Computer Battlegames | |||
Write your own Adventure Programs | |||
Creeoy Computer games | |||
Programming Tricks & Skills | |||
Experiments with your Computer | |||
Expanding your Micro | |||
Write your own Fantasy Games | |||
Weird Computer games | |||
Computer Spy Games | |||
Mystery of Silver Mounatin | |||
Island of Secrets | |||
Combined Volume |
Collections
editTitle | |||
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The Beginner's Computer Handbook | |||
Usborne Quizbooks
editAnimal
Geography
Science
History
The Usborne Book of Question and Answers
Beginner's Knowledge
editIrish
First Hundred Words
editThe First Hundred Words
The First Hundred Words in French
The First Hundred Words in German
The First Hundred Words in Spanish
First Thousand Words
editThe First Thousand Words
The First Thousand Words in French
The First Thousand Words in German
The First Thousand Words in Spanish
The First Thousand Words in Italian
The First Thousand Words in Russian
The First Thousand Words in Hebrew
Animal Picture Word Book
editRound the World
editTime Traveller Book of
editDot to Dot
editFirst Learning
editCut Out Models
editBattlegames
editPicture Dictionary
editWord Detective
editChildren's Wordfinder
editAnimal Story Books
editFirst Travellers
editSimple Activities
editExplainers
editStarting Point Science
editTemplate Table Series
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