New Releases by Alan BAKER

"Oh, Lord, save us from the rage of the Nordic people." –Ninth-century French prayer One moment they were a mere speck on the sea; the next, a murderous force slashing its way into unprotected monasteries and villages; routing proud armies; and pillaging villages and kidnapping innocents. For three centuries, the Vikings rained terror on Europe. As fearsome as these warriors were, however, there was far more to Viking life and culture than battle. The Viking takes you on a fantastic voyage into history, where you’ll meet legendary Viking warriors, explorers, kings, and poets. It chronicles the repeated Norse invasions of the British Isles and the European mainland, from the destruction of the Anglo-Celtic monastery at Lindisfarne through the founding of Normandy and the battles of Hastings and Stamford Bridge. This enlightening book also examines Viking culture, religion, and explorations, including: Norse gods, mythology, and belief in an afterlife Day-to-day life in Viking settlements Discovery and settlement of Iceland and Greenland Leif Eiriksson’s voyage to the new world A Viking battle with native Americans Swedish exploits in the Volga and the founding of Russia

As he snuggles down to sleep, William finds a hole in the wall and climbshrough. Imagine a world of rainbows, where jungles grow in an instantmagine huge sandcastles and strange stripy animals that can take you for aide. It''s the start of an incredible journey.

Wizards have always been powerful iconic figures. Baker focuses on various individuals - real and mythical - and their lives, powers and impact on history. He also offers wider insights into the practical uses of magic - such as spells and talismans - and the origins of secret magical societies.

Playful illustrations of farm animals and farmyard chores will delight and inform young children.

This title aims to combine learning with fun. It contains over 150 familiar words grouped under themes and includes simple word and concept games to develop early learning skills.

This work provides a comprehensive history of the curious occult belief systems that influenced the architects of National socialism and which became central to Nazi philosophy and propaganda. It also shows how these theories continued to flourish after World War II.

Brown Rabbit finds a box of balloons and creates various shapes from them.

''Tick-tock, it''s 8 o''clock. Wake up, Little Rabbits! It''s time for breakfast. Rise and shine!'' White Rabbit, Brown Rabbit, and Black and White Rabbit can''t waste any time this morning. Their good friend Gray Rabbit is coming to visit and there''s plenty to do! Will the Little Rabbits have time to clean the house, do the shopping, and make a special surprise dinner all before Gray Rabbit arrives? Young children will enjoy moving the hands on the clock on every colorful spread as they learn to associate the time of day with each of the Little Rabbits'' activities. The Little Rabbits'' busy schedule - getting up, having breakfast, and going shopping - is reassuringly familiar to young children and gently introduces the concept of time into their world. Alan Baker''s lively art includes dozens of brightly colored everyday objects for children to point to and talk about with their parents. On each spread, clear instructions explain how to move the clock hands to match the time shown on both traditional and digital clock faces, while simple questions help parents reinforce newly learned skills, and build confidence in every child.

This work brings together events, encounters, personalities and theories to form a definitive reference work on mankind''s encounters with aliens. Entries are cross-referenced and include illustrations and photographs.

Little Rabbit helps explain such number concepts as grouping like objects, more and less, counting, and matching.

A simple introduction to the variety of animals living in the Arctic, including the lemming, grey wolf, and reindeer.

A simple introduction to the variety of animals living in the rain forest, including butterflies, tree frogs, and iguanas.

Containing over 500 entries, this historical reference work provides an A-Z of alien and non-human encounters. It details the events, encounters, personalities and theories that have created this field of human experience and inquiry.

Delivers an encyclopedic discussion of spirits of long ago--poltergeists, travelers'' tales, spiritualism, crisis apparitions, faces, and voices, psychic recordings, and more.

The little rabbits can''''t waste any time this morning - Grey Rabbit is coming to dinner and there''''s lots to do. Will they have time to clean the house, do the shopping and make a special surprise before he arrives?''

With Alan Baker''s playful little rabbits as their guide, very young children will learn readily as they enjoy the colorful mix of animals, objects, vehicles and explore the interactive games on each page. Can you find the seven penguins? Who has the most strawberries? How many pairs of shoes are there? Which car came first in the race? Little Rabbit is discovering numbers mean fun and games... and numbers are everywhere. Parents and teachers who are encouraging children to learn to count, will appreciate the variety of early numeracy skills that will help to give pre-schoolers a headstart at school. Whether it is a two-year-old learning to count from one to ten, a three-year-old fascinated by numbers found in the world around them, or a four-year-old discovering simple mathematical language -- "more", "most", "fewer" and "all" -- each young child coming to this book will get an early grasp of numerical skills. Helpful notes, developed in consultation with an expert, on how to use the book make it fun and easy for parents and children to share.

Little Rabbit helps explain such number concepts as grouping like objects, more and less, counting, and matching.

Sticky honey, scratchy toast, fluffy towel. These are just some of the exciting textures Little Rabbit f inds at home as he munches his supper, takes a bath & sleepi ly gets ready for bed. This novelty book is ideal for toddle rs ''

Little Mouse discovers that things are not always as they appear to be on Halloween. Features die-cut pages.

White Rabbit hops from one paint pot to another, changing colors as he goes, until he ends up brown.

Rabbits present words and matching pictures grouped under such topics as toys, food, things that move, animals, and drawing and painting. Includes simple word and concept games.

Because a young girl imagines that spooky things make the sounds she hears in the dark at bedtime, she is relieved to find the real cause of each sound.

When Mouse visits each of his friends as they busily prepare for Christmas, he wonders if they have forgotten about him--until he finds a surprise awaiting him at home.

Brown Rabbit prepares some special treats for his friends when they come to play.

Gray Rabbit tidies up his room and sorts his belongings into groups of like things as he searches for his favorite book.