The Usborne First Thousand Words in English provides a treasury of learning opportunities which will appeal to a wide age range. It is an exciting talk-about book for very young children just starting to say their first words, a stimulating picture-word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers. Busy pictures surrounded by objects to talk about and search for. It is a great resource for vocabulary development. The classic Usborne word book, with busy scenes illustrated with warmth and humour by Stephen Cartwright. Each scene is surrounded by labelled pictures of objects to talk about and search for. An exciting talk-about book for the very young, a stimulating picture word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers. Age: 3 years +