New Releases by Simon Basher

Basher: Go! Go! Bobo Shapes created and illustrated by Simon Basher: Bobo is off again in this exploration of shapes. Young readers can use their fingers to trace each embossed outline as they follow Bobo on his bouncy adventure through a range of familiar shapes. The book''s simple bright design and energetic progression is sure to make Bobo a toddler favorite.

Basher: Go! Go! BoBo Time created and illustrated by Simon Basher The talented author of the best-selling Basher informational series brings his unique sensibility to this fun series of concept books for the youngest readers. From the moment he gets up to the time he goes to bed, lovable (but accident-prone!) BoBo bounces through his day. A big, bold clock face on each spread will help preschoolers learn how to tell the time, and the super-colorful design and silly antics will make this a favorite.

Basher: Go! Go! BoBo Opposites, created and illustrated by Simon Basher The talented author of the best-selling Basher informational series brings his unique sensibility to this fun series of concept books for the youngest readers. Bouncy BoBo is back, leaping through bright, cheerful scenes, and discovering all kinds of amazing opposites—from big elephants and tiny mice to a noisy drum kit and a quiet balloon ride. The super-colorful artwork, bold design, and funny antics will make this a readagain favorite for the youngest set.

Children will love to learn the numbers from 1 to 20 in this gorgeously colourful counting book. Claude''s crafty cuckoo, Ursula''s unicycling uncle and Yoko''s yucky yellow yak are just three of the quirky characters created by best-selling artist and author Basher to bring numbers to life as never before.

Presents brief explanations of inventions used in our everyday modern lives.

Little BoBo bounces from his bed through a series of colorful activities to demonstate the basic concept of time.

Uses cartoon-style characters and everyday situations to explain the different layers of the ocean, the plants and animals that live there, and how pollution is affecting the world''s oceans.

Describes the forces at work that make up the wild world of weather.

The perfect companion to any study of Earth Science, Basher''s best-selling Rocks and Minerals: A Gem of a Book! is now available as a card deck. The rocks and minerals are grouped into families, and each is presented with key facts and metrics such as hardness, color, origin, and components. Basher''s iconic character-driven artwork gives each rock or mineral a friendly face to go with all the scientific detail. These cards make a handy study aid, quiz tool, or rock-hunting companion.

Basher''s best-selling Periodic Table: Elements with Style! is now available in a handy deck so young chemists can take their favorite characters on the go. Each element appears with all of its handy information including its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, color, standard state, and classification. Of course, each character still has all its distinctive manga-style charm to help students remember the basics. These cards are perfect for studying, trivia, creating games and more. Science has never been so fun!

"Based on an original concept by Toucan Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.

The basic elements of grammar are introduced as superheroes.

"Imagine maths as a collection of calculating characters, each with its own personality. This book is your essential guide to the numerous guys who help us add up what''s going on in the world." --Back cover.

From Basher, the illustrator who showed the periodic table in a whole new light and gave us his fresh spin on physics, biology, astronomy, rocks and minerals, planet earth and chemistry, comes a one-stop guide to the alphabet for early learners.

From Basher, the illustrator who showed the periodic table in a whole new light and gave us his fresh spin on physics, biology, astronomy, rocks and minerals, planet earth and chemistry, comes a series of chunky board books introducing toddlers to everyday first concepts. In Colours, watch the lovable (but accident-prone!) Bobo bounce through bright, bold scenes, meeting red fire engines, blue butterflies and pink pigs on his way. Each spread is adorned with a big splash of colour, allowing children to identify and learn the colour. Further titles in the series include Numbers, Shapes and Opposites.

Basher Science: The Periodic Table, Elements with Style! created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Adrian Dingle: The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it''s never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements -- complete with witty and informative profiles written by the elements themselves, plus a personally chosen picture.

"Imagine chemistry as a community of dynamic characters, each with its own personality. This book is your essential guide to the explosive guys who fizz, react, and combine to make up everything around us"--Page 4 of cover.