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Usborne Publishing, often called Usborne Books, is a United Kingdom-based publisher of children's literature. Founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, Usborne Publishing uses an in-house team of writers, editors and designers and is translated into over 55 languages. Its sister company Usborne Books at Home, a direct sales association selling to families, schools and communities, was founded in 1981 and won the Direct Sales Association Award for Innovation in 2004.〔http://www.linkedin.com/company/usborne-books-at-home〕 To coincide with the 2008 National Year of Reading, Usborne created the Usborne Reading Programme with a marketing campaign to encourage beginner readers. The programme is a collection of over 150 titles graded in seven levels covering a range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. Making a range of books for all ages, fiction and non-fiction, some of Usborne's series include: * Touchy Feely * History of Britain * Discovery * Look & Say * First Picture Books * Phonics Readers * Farmyard Tales * True Stories * Classics Retold * See Inside * Fabulous Fiction * Things to Make and Do * Puzzle Adventures * Beginners * First Thousand Words * Spotter's Guides * Usborne Reading Programme ==Usborne Books at Home and Usborne Books for Schools== Usborne Books at Home is a franchise operation that was founded in 1981. At its heart are Usborne's Independent Consultants who sell the entire range of Usborne books directly to friends, families, and libraries at discounted prices. Usborne Books for Schools is a branch of this operation and focuses on delivering books to schools nationwide, with sales representatives running book fairs, sponsored reads, themed events, storytime events and summer fetes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Usborne Publishing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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