New Releases by James Maclaine

Sail past the Statue of Liberty, take a stroll in Central Park and cross the Brooklyn Bridge as you sticker your way through New York''s most famous sights. There are over 200 stickers to bring the bustling scenes to life with yellow cabs, ice skaters, hot dog vendors and much more, plus links to websites to find out more about New York City.

You''ll never guess how monkeys clean their teeth, why penguins steal stones, which baby animal is bigger than its parents or just how high bumblebees can fly! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about all kinds of animals. You''ll want to share this book with everyone you know!

A fantastic resource to help children boost their word power, both when writing and talking. Words and their synonyms are grouped in over 90 topics, including for example, animal words, noisy words, fairytale words, jobs, sports, monsters, weather and lots more. Children can choose a topic relevant for their story, or look for a word in the Word Finder index. Colourful pictures illustrate many of the word meanings, and there are writing tips, word games and internet links to other carefully chosen writing resources online.

What do bees and wasps eat? What type of nests do they make? How do bees make honey? Find out the answers and lots more in this intriguing introduction to bees and wasps. Easy-to-read text is accompanied by full-colour photographs and step-by-step visual explanations. Includes internet links to exciting websites to find out more about bees and wasps.

You''ll never guess where Tyrannosaurus rexes lived, what a Spinosaurus could do with its nose, why the head of a Parasaurolophus was like a trombone or how very heavy dinosaurs sat on their eggs without crushing them! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know about all kinds of dinosaurs.

Fill an icy landscape with penguins. See how long a line you can doodle without stopping. Complete a crowd of monsters marching across the page or transform shapes into a gallery of faces. This eclectic activity book has lots of exciting ideas for you to explore with your pencils, crayons or felt-tip pens. There''s even a herd of giraffes who need you to color in their patches!

Over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts such as what karaoke means in Japanese, how the Mona Lisa got her name and how many people are descended from Genghis Khan. Divided into subjects such as Living Things, Science Lab, Treasure Trove, and When Did It Happen? with topics including the periodic table, the formation of the Earth, saltwater crocodiles, the great pyramid of Giza and lots more. Ideal for improving general knowledge and guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours.

Put your tactics to the test with a variety of classic "pencil and paper" games and new ones, too. Then, take a line for a walk, turn pencil shavings into pictures and discover simple but effective shading techniques. Join dots and fill in squares to reveal surprising scenes, then complete posters and signs using your own imagination and words. You''ll also find shape puzzles, codes to crack, patterns activities and a mini golf course you can play with just a pencil.

Ingenious things to make and do with old cardboard boxes and packaging. Discover brilliant new uses for all sorts of cardboard boxes with this inspiring collection of things to make and do. Build your own mini village, turn tissue boxes into monsters and roll up chunky beads from bold and bright packaging. Put bridges and ramps to the test, investigate how you can make an empty box strong enough for you to sit on and see what happens when you roll a marble in the lid of a shoebox with some paint. And if you follow the simple step-by-step instructions, any big cereal box can become an amazing 3D model of the Solar System.

Puzzles, games and write-in activities for the holidays. From sunny fishing villages to camping in the great outdoors, glamorous hotels to snowy ski slopes, whale watching trips to trekking in the desert, this book will take you on the best holiday you can imagine. Use the clues to find your suitcase on the baggage carousel, put the puffins into matching pairs, spot the odd prize out at the fairground and decorate the surfboards with patterns. And if you join all 297 tiny fishes, you''ll reveal the creature that''s hiding in the aquarium.

How can you bend water with a ruler? What makes grass green? How do machines work? What happens if you add raisins to a fizzy drink? Why don''t seals freeze in icy water? Can anything stop paper clips from sinking? This book will show you how to discover the answers to these questions and more - making you think like a scientist in a few simple steps.

Spectacular designs for supersonic planes to tear out, fold and fly. Fold and fly 100 fully coloured paper jet planes - each one its own unique design. This book contains 100 tear-out sheets with guidelines to help you fold, clear, step-by-step instructions for making each type of plane and lots of flying tips.

Channel children''s excitement with a festive activity for every day in December. Packed with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using things you''ll easily find to hand about the house. Make everything from garlands and gift tags to reindeer snacks and wrapping paper. Bright, festive illustrations and straightforward step-by-step instructions make this the perfect companion for the Christmas holidays.

An imaginative compendium of ideas to delight readers and dispel boredom. Discover how to doodle a sloth, turn pencil shavings into pictures and draw in ways you never imagined. Then try printing, spattering paints and painting with dots. There are ideas for portraits, patterns, optical illusions and more, so you''ll soon have enough artworks for your own exhibition -- and this book will show you how to stage one too.

Where do otters sleep? When can baby otters start to swim? Why do some sea otters have purple teeth? Beginner readers can discover the answers to these questions and lots of other fascinating facts in this engaging information book. With simple text and stunning photographs and illustrations, plus links to websites with video clips and activities. An exciting addition to the Usborne Beginners series, which is now more than 80 titles strong. Written with expert advice from David Macdonald (Oxford University''s first Professor of Wildlife Conservation), the book includes information about the 13 different types of otters, including Eurasian otters, Asian small-clawed otters, hairy-nosed otters, sea otters and giant otters. With beautiful and clear step-by-step and full scene illustrations from artist Maribel Lechuga, as well as humorous ''factbox'' illustrations too.

"How many types of otters are there? What tricks can otters use to catch fish? Where do sea otters sleep? In this book, you''ll find the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of otters." --Page 4 of cover.

"Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Wherever you are, wherever you go, there''ll never be a dull moment again."--Page 4 of cover.

Un libro con fabulosas ilustraciones que nos cuenta el día extraordinario de un pequeño mapache llamado Alberto en la escuela de doña Carmela. Al principio, Alberto tiene malos modales, pero las lecciones en el aula de compartir y el laboratorio de escucha atenta, el almuerzo en el comedor con sus compañeros, los libros de la biblioteca del buen habla y el día de la deportividad tendrán un efecto transformador en nuestro amiguito.