This bestselling book features a collection of favorite I Spyriddles that send readers searching for hidden objects in 13photographs with a mystery theme.
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the I Spy series with I SPYSPECTACULAR! 20 years ago, Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick created the firsttitle in their bestselling I Spy series, I SPY: A BOOK OF PICTURERIDDLES. Now you can celebrate that 20th Anniversary with I SPYSPECTACULAR! New riddles from Jean Marzollo are paired with 13 ofWalter Wick's photographs from the classic I Spy vault to create aspectacular search-and-find. I SPY SPECTACULAR features a specialanniversary section, including the history of the first I Spy bookand its creators, that is truly spectacular!
If laughter is what you're after, you'll love this masterpieceof mirth. Garfield's tenth collection of hilarious Sunday comics showcasesthe feisty fat cat in all his glory--and gluttony!
The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the boy foundling adopted by a family of wolves, Shere Khan the tiger, Bagheera the black panther and Baloo the sleepy brown bear. How did the Leopard get his spots? How did the Elephant get his trunk? In Just So Stories Kipling wittily supplies the answers to these and other questions. Puck of Pook's Hill relates how Dan and Una's magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to 'Good Queen Bess' and Sir Francis Drake. In Kipling's rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, M'Turk and the Beetle are a trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules, their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kipling's wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek st
It's Halloween on Mouse Island, and it seemed like everyone was out to get me, Geronimo Stilton! My cousin Trap kept pulling scary pranks on me. And then my sister Thea told me I had to write a book about Halloween in less than one day! Before you could say boo, my nephew Benjamin had dragged me to a graveyard to do research. There I met a very spooky mouse who -- yikes! -- tried to lock me up in her coffin! Oh, how would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive the year's scariest holiday?
The travel companion that Waldo fans can’t get enough of--now with all the classic adventures! Waldo seekers on their own voyages will be raring to go with this compact compilation featuring all seven of his renowned excursions: Where’s Waldo? Where’s Waldo Now? Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey Where’s Waldo? The Wonder Book Where’s Waldo? In Hollywood Where’s Waldo? The Great Picture Hunt! Where’s Waldo? The Incredible Paper Chase
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise! When Trap got mouse-napped in Transratania, it was up to Thea and me to rescue him. Little did I know that Transratania is the land of vampire mice! Oh, would I ever make it back to my nice, safe mousehole alive?
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giantsguzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giantwho can stop them - the BFG. He's the kindest giant there is and,with his friend Sophie in his top pocket, he sets out to rid theworld of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsomefriends forever...
This title presents seven classic Shakespeare plays in anaccessible comic strip format. Take your place in the Globe Theatreof Shakespeare's day to see seven of his best-loved plays inperformance. "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "A Midsummer Night'sDream", "Macbeth", "Julius Caesar", "The Winter's Tale" and "TheTempest" are all brought vividly to life in Marcia Williams'gloriously accessible comic-strip versions, which include thebard's own dialogue and the rowdy remarks of the audience. MrWilliam Shakespeare's Plays has sold over 50,000 copies since itwas first published in 1998. Reissued with a new cover look, thisbrings Marcia Williams' dramatic take on Shakespeare right up todate for a modern audience. Also publishing this month - "Bravo, MrWilliam Shakespeare!".
An hour of manic ingenuity with music and sound effectsthroughout 'read with psychopathic grace by Miranda Richardson.. Bewarned, we laughed so hard we crashed the car' - Independent onSunday Hugely successful series - over 500,000 audio copies sold invarious formats Unabridged so you can read along to the CD.
Dolphins have long been a source of fascination for humans fortheir immense intelligence, charming personalities, and magnificentacrobatics. But there are lots of things that we don’t know aboutthese captivating mammals: Did you know that there are 37 differentspecies of dolphins? Or that dolphins drink milk? That they takenaps? Or that some scientists believe that the dolphin’s ancestorsonce walked upright on land? Here, 3-D, layered models let childrenlook through a dolphin's insides while they encounter interestingfacts and vivid illustrations along the way.
'The humour may be 50 years old, but the notion of themischievous, confident little schoolboy is timeless. ... theBritish editions will deliberately be given a touch of class, asthe volumes are brought out in cloth covers, on high-quality paper.' Junior, July 2005 'with stories this charmingly innocent, funnyand heart-warming, neither modern dark edginess nor literaryspecial effects are required.' What's On In London, July 2005'Nicholas ... is a much-needed reminder of the Entente Cordiale...a chic and sturdily childproof new English edition, translatedin ebullient vernacular by Anthea Bell ... Here is timeless,universal comedy of innocents overeating, smoking a purloinedcigar, organising a football match but forgetting to bring a ball,worrying about a school report ('A rowdy and often inattentivepupil, given to fighting his friends. Could do better'), falling inlove with a girl, better than merely pretty, who can kick a ballhard enough to break a window, playing truant and pretending toenjoy a boring
In a tenth anniversary celebration, the creator of "Calvin andHobbes" discusses the art of cartooning, explains how he createshis immensely popular comic strip, and presents his favoritemoments from the series's ten years. Original. 1,500,000 firstprinting.
Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in thecolourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulousfreaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun - as long as one has afamily, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at thecarnival turns out to be yet another episode in a now unbearableseries of unfortunate events. In fact, in this appalling ninthinstalment in Lemony Snicket′s serial, the siblings must confront aterrible lie, a caravan, and Chabo the wolf baby. With millions ofreaders worldwide, and the Baudelaire′s fate turning fromunpleasant to unseemly, it is clear that Lemony Snicket has takennearly all the fun out of children′s books.
Ivy and Bean are always up to something. Now fans of the bestselling series can join in the fun by reading the books and then using the enclosed iron-on decals and temporary tattoos to decorate T-shirts, backpacks, arms, anklesNwhatever they want. Illustrations. Consumable.
Understanding science means understanding the world aroundyou. It also means having fun! The Super Science Book usesstuff you can find around the house to explain and demonstratedozens of science concepts. The explanations are clear and theexperiments and activities let you see and understand the scienceclose-up. Use the book to satisfy your scientific curiosity, or toprovide ideas for science fair projects.
Beautiful double-page illustrations bring fourteen key periods in history to life. You will see magnificent buildings go up and come down, new churches built on the site of ancient temples, wooden bridges destroyed and then remade in stone, and statues demolished then unearthed many years later. You'll find out how people lived long ago - the tools they used, what they wore, what they ate and what they did all day. In an added twist, you can search for the time traveller in each period and locate the objects that have managed to survive through the ages.