Pledger Sounds Nighttime
Nighttime is hardly quiet—it's filled with a world of strange and curious sounds. Now kids can discover all of the amazing animals that are wide awake when they're fast asleep in this delightful new book from best-selling author/illustrator Maurice Pledger. Sounds of the Wild Nighttime brings together incredible pop-up panoramas and mysterious animal sounds to give children a glimpse into the mysterious, after-dark world. They'll journey to the European woodland, and hear the calls of Tawny Owls on the hunt, then it's off to the sunset shadows of the Mediterranean where they can listen to noisy cicadas. The moonlit tour continues on to the Rocky Mountains, the Everglades and the Malaysian Jungle, rumbling with the majestic roar of the Indo-Chinese Tiger. This wonderful nighttime adventure makes an educational and entertaining bedtime book.
Spinning Globe Atlas
Ever dream of taking a trip around the world? Now curious kids can do just that without ever leaving the comforts of home with this amazing new interactive 3-D atlas. Spinning Globe World Atlas combines a traditional fact-rich atlas with a spinning globe for a truly revolutionary geography lesson. Alongside a moveable globe of the world, kids can view stunning full-color photographs of important geographical features and historical sites, study fold-out maps of all the countries and regions on earth, and even test their knowledge with fun interactive quizzes. Geographical details are enriched with interesting cultural facts and insights. Perfect for young explorers!
Pirate Ship
Ahoy me maties! Adventure into the Golden Age of Pirates aboard the Sea Serpent with Jack, the cabin boy. Children will love learning the ropes with Jack—tying knots, swabbing the deck, and mending sails—until life on board changes dramatically after pirates take over. History in Action Pirate Ship is an amazing interactive kit that gives kids a chance to discover what life was really like at sea, in port, in battle, and at the pirate's secret hideaway. The outer case unfolds to reveal an incredible 3-D model of a pirate ship in which kids can recreate exciting scenes like Captain Barracuda's deadly pirate attack. and a violent storm that shipwrecks the crew. Pirate Ship also features two collectible pirate figures, over 40 press-out models, and a thrilling 44-page book filled with dramatic illustrations and fascinating facts. Arrr—this book provides hours of educational, swashbuckling fun!
Play to Win Chess
Checkmate! You don't need to be a genius to learn to play chess! In fact, with a little help, almost anyone can play this ancient game and have lots of fun doing it. Play to Win Chess comes with everything you need to learn how to play—and win—chess. This terrific introductory set comes with a chessboard, 16 black and 16 white playing pieces, and an educational book written by a champion player. The book is filled with diagrams and illustrations and offers a comprehensive guide to chess, covering its history, the role of each playing piece, and how to begin play. Whether you're an absolute beginner or a seasoned player, you'll find plenty of tips and strategies that will help you finesse your chess game. (Though we can't guarantee you'll be the next Bobby Fischer!)
Let's Start Art! Drawing
Kids, sharpen your pencils—it's time to discover just how easy it is to have fun drawing! Come along with Clara the Cow for a learn-to-draw adventure featuring 15 colorful, step-by-step projects. A dot-to-dot dalmatian, a color-by-numbers butterfly, and a stenciled starfish are just a few of the new friends who will teach kids basic drawing skills and principles. Created by Todd & Wayne South, authors of the popular Let's Start kids' books, Let's Start Art Drawing is a complete learn-to-draw kit and comes in a handy carrying case containing: a 32-page project book, 15-page action pad, double-ended color pencils, crayons, a stencil sheet and more. Two pencils up, way up!
Amazing Baby Clap & Sing
Little ones love to clap and sing along with their favorite tunes-sometimes over, and over, and over again! Packaged a 12-song CD, this a adorable little sing-along board book is sure to delight babies and toddlers. Each 30-minute CD features favorite songs, from action rhymes to more traditional nursery rhymes, performed by the group FUNtastic, whose fresh, exciting style brings these well-loved songs and rhymes to life. Filled with the colorful illustrations and graphics that have made Amazing Baby books so popular, Clap and Sing! also features fun semi-circular 'index' tabs and fun, colorful designs.
Robotic Gorilla
They're big, hairy, and smart. And they're among our closest living relatives in the animal kingdom. Gorillas are remarkable creatures and there is much we can learn from them. In fact, scientists are studying gorillas' special skills—walking, grabbing, and using tools—to build highly specialized robots like Coco, a gorilla-bot named after the world's most famous gorilla, Koko. Young naturalists will be riveted by all of the fascinating gorilla facts and amazing illustrations inside the engaging 32-page book. Inspired, they'll get a chance to build their own robotic gorilla with glowing light-up eyes! Look out King Kong!