Quicklinks
Click on the links to visit the recommended websites.
Websites to visit
Website 1
Help save the Tower of London during the Great Fire of 1666. (To go directly to this activity, click on "Tuesday", listen to the characters then click on the red arrow on the right to continue.)
Website 2
Watch a video clip about the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. (Scroll down and click on the play button.)
Website 3
Play a lost-and-found game set in medieval London.
Website 4
See a panoramic view of London from the top of St Paul's Cathedral. (Click on "Click Here" to open the panorama. Then click on "View from the top" at the bottom of the screen. Click and drag the picture to move it around. NB This website works best with Internet Explorer.)
Website 5
Make pictures of different buildings and vehicles and find out what they looked like in the past.
Important!
Internet safety
Children, make sure you follow these three simple rules when using the internet:
- Always ask an adult's permission before using the internet.
- Never give out personal information, such as your name, address, school or telephone number.
- If a website asks you to type in your name or email address, check with an adult first.
For more tips, see Internet safety for children.
Adults - we recommend that children are supervised while on the internet. The content of a website may change at any time and Usborne Publishing is not responsible for content on sites other than its own.
For more on internet safety, see Internet advice for adults.
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Websites with interactive content and video clips may not work on your tablet, but you can view them on a computer.
About this book
Beginners
London
- How did London become the big, bustling city it is today? When was the Underground built and what was the Great Fire of London?
- These and other questions are answered with vivid, full colour photographs and short, informative text.
- Includes carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more.
- Usborne Beginners are exciting books for children who are beginning to read on their own.
“No Key Stage 1 classroom should be without the whole set.”
The Bookseller
Press Reviews
Tremendous visual appeal of a quality that is unmatched by other early reading series. No Key Stage 1 classroom should be without the whole set.
The Bookseller
The Usborne Beginners and Young Readers series are increasingly being recognized and celebrated as having both the production values, content, and visual and commercial appeal demanded by the home market, and also the clear structure supporting children's reading development that is desired by schools. In my opinion, the Usborne Beginners and Young Readers series are by far the most appealing and comprehensive reading development supports available, now offering a vast range of subjects.
The Bookseller
An excellent series. Carefully designed to appeal to early readers, the books have accessible vocabulary and easy reading text, clear pictures, a contents page, index and glossary - all excellent for helping children to learn to use books for research. Short chunks of text and plenty of pictures make these books really fun to read.
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Reader Reviews
London
An excellent bedtime book for our three year old daughter; I've lost count of the number of times we've read it. Londonium and ice skating on the Thames were real hits. Plenty of 'spot the artist' pages in there for adults as well. A great series.
Tim Francis, 24th August 2010
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