Most Popular Books by Keith Faulkner

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Sharply, evocatively written and elaborately plotted . . . [Red Square] should find as many friends as did Gorky Park.”—The Washington Post Book World Back from exile in the hellish reaches of the Soviet Union, homicide investigator Arkady Renko discovers that his country, his Moscow, even his job, are nearly dead. But his enemies are very much alive, and foremost among them are the powerful black-market crime lords of the Russian mafia. Hounded by this terrifying new underworld, chased by the ruthless minions of the newly rich and powerful, and tempted by his great love, defector Irina Asanova, Arkady can only hope desperately for escape. But fate has something else in store. “Gripping . . . Smith at his best.”—The Wall Street Journal “A crackling suspense thriller.”—The Boston Globe “Fascinating . . . powerful.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Absorbing.”—The New York Times “Extraordinary.”—Time

Lift the flap tale. 2-5 yrs.

Tiggy and Tom could not learn to share until they shared a scare.

When their mother complains about all the lost socks, Max and his brother come up with fantastical reasons for why they are missing.

Lift the flaps book. 2-5yrs.

Young readers move cardboard operating levers located at the edge of each page to set 10 extreme machines in motion. One vivid color illustration shows a deep-sea submersible with its robot arm--and when kids move the lever back and forth, the arm creates the illusion of removing treasure from an ancient shipwreck. Other extreme machines include a crane with steel ball that demolishes an old building, an excavator that loads debris into a dump truck, robotic paint sprayers and lifting devices in a modern auto assembly plant, a monster earth-moving machine, and a robot vehicle exploring the surface of a distant planet. Kids learn how extreme machines do their jobs by moving control tabs. Highly realistic color illustrations are printed on board pages.

With real crocodile puppet jaws to snap on every page, children will love this comical crocodile tale. The puppet head fits big or little hands and it''s easy to use. Full color.

Rhyming verse, simple guessing games, lift-the-flaps, and bright illustrations enhance this fact-filled introduction to insects and the world in which they live.

If you mix a tyrannosaurus with a diplodocus, is it a tyrannodocus or a diplosaurus?. Bright, zany art, amusing pop-ups and split pages allow you to mix''n''match these fun creatures to create a mad menagerie of crazy creatures with wacky names.

Illustrates the application of anatomy to clinical medicine. Covering all body regions, the fifty case studies present graphic, often extensive, examples of anatomical concepts. Eight new cases have been added for the latest edition.

With real tiger puppet jaws to snap on every page, children are certain to love this comical tiger tale! Full color.

Learn to do math using the amazing Math Machine and crazy creatures to add and subtract. Includes a slide-the-square for practice.

Increasingly larger animals, from a little bug to a terrible tiger, open their mouths in yawns before closing their eyes to go to sleep.

It''s the night before Christmas and Charlie is far too excited to sleep, as he keeps himself busy, he begins to hear strange noises, who could it be coming to visit him on Christmas Eve?

It''s Christmas Eve, and the carolers think they see Santa Claus. But it isn''t Santa at all. It''s Mom holding a baby! Christmas warmth abounds in this festive book as the young carolers seem to see Santa, a reindeer, and a snowman when they peek into the windows in their neighborhood. Look through the windows in this acetate-window surprise book to find out what the kids are really seeing. Young readers will be delighted with the guessing game, and they''ll keep turning the pages right to the special surprise at the end.

Meet the Doodle Bugs, Zoon, Buzzy, Leggy, Anty, Shelly, and flutter and learn to draw them, then illustrate your very own mini doodle book.

In both of these interactive books, children will enjoy learning. Each spread features lovable animals, familiar objects, and a turning wheel that reveals simple words and pictures. A question is proposed to the child based upon where the wheel is stopped, and the answer is revealed under a lift-the-flap.

Meet the Doodle Farm animals, Wooly, Moo, Ducky, Piggy, Cocky, and Billy and learn to draw them, then illustrate your very own mini doodle book.

Ant, Caterpillar, Ladybird, Bee and Cricket have a problem. Someone has eaten all their food Their only clue is a silvery trail that disappears into a hole. Join them as they follow the trail and see where it leads to and who it leads them to

A small boy decides to explore a crumbling, ancient house. As he enters the building, things begin to happen.

When Scooby-Doo was a puppy, he enjoyed playing outdoors with his animal friends. Text contains rebuses.

Shows animals and their homes.

A simple but elegant retelling of the Christmas story is the soul of this exquisitely illustrated gift book. Open to the back of the book to reveal a complete 3-D stand-up creche, which can be easily removed for display. Die-cut pieces of Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus, Wise Men, shepherds and animals make the Nativity scene complete