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July 2015 . Highlights
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BABY/TODDLER
9781783440467 ACTION RHYMES W FREE AUDIOBK (Board Book) TONY ROSS TRANSWORLD S$11.90 Young children and babies will love interacting with these fun action rhymes: This Little Piggy, Incy Wincy Spider, Pat-a-Cake, Two Little Dicky Birds, One,Two, Buckle My Shoe. A wonderful book to share, plus download the QR code so that you can listen along!
9780007420711 HUEYS: WHAT'S THE OPPOSITE? (Hard Cover) JEFFERS OLIVERS HARPER UK S$26.90 In this 4th title in the series, the Hueys explore the concept of opposites in their characteristically quirky way. Starting out with some easy ones like ‘up’ and ‘down’, they move on to ever more wildy imaginative examples, guaranteed to raise a smile! Packed full of visual humour, this book will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
9781783440498 ANIMAL RHYMES W FREE AUDIOBK (Board Book) TONY ROSS TRANSWORLD S$11.90 Young children and babies will love interacting with these classic animal rhymes, inlcuding Baa Baa Black Sheep, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Sing a Song of Sixpence and Old Mother Hubbard. A wonderful book to share, plus download the QR code so that you can listen along!
9780062304186 PETE THE CAT: FIVE LITTLE PUMPKINS (Hard Cover) JAMES DEAN HARPER US S$13.90 Pete the Cat takes on the classic favorite children's song "Five Little Pumpkins" in New York Times bestselling author James Dean's Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins. Join Pete as he rocks out to this cool adaptation of the classic Halloween song!
9781783441655 CAT & DOG (Soft Cover) MICHAEL FOREMAN TRANSWORLD S$13.90 When Cat is accidentally whisked away in a fish van, her kittens find themselves all alone. Left to fend for themselves they don't know how to survive, until an unlikely new friend comes along...an old dog who looks after them until mum returns.
9780062269584 FANCY NANCY: CANDY BONANZA (Soft Cover) JANE O'CONNOR HAREPR US S$6.90 Join Fancy Nancy in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's Fancy Nancy: Candy Bonanza! Today is Halloween and Nancy can't wait to collect candy from each house she visits. But it's hard to leave all those delectable treats in her pumpkin pail. Is there such a thing as too much candy? Fans of Fancy Nancy will delight in this Halloween storybook adventure, complete with stickers!
9781783441723 READY, STEADY, JUMP! (Soft Cover) JEANNE WILLIS TRANSWORLD S$13.90
9781780080499 STANLEY THE BUILDER (Soft Cover) WILLIAM BEE TRANSWORLD S$11.90
When the other baby animals laugh at Elephant for not being able to jump, he sets out to prove them wrong. But hard as he tries, he just can't jump. Then he realises that he is able to do something that no other animal can -his strong, long trunk can make him a hero.
What a job for Stanley - he's building a house for his friend, Myrtle. He will need his digger and his bulldozer and his cement mixer! He will also need his friend, Charlie to help. But will they manage to build the whole house? Join Stanley and friends for a hardworking adventure in this colourful new series from William Bee...
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BABY/TODDLER
YOUNG CHILDREN
Cover art to come 9781472378989 YOUNG MACDONALD HAD A FARM (Soft Cover) PARRAGON S$7.90
9781409508427 STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD: MYTHS AND STORIES (Hard Cover) USBORNE S$22.00
Young MacDonald had a farm. There’s lots of planting to be done. But it’s not always easy to get the animals of Littlebit Farm to work together, and soon everyone is arguing. Can Marigold the farm dog figure out a way to get them all working together to plant the big field in time?
This is a magical collection of traditional stories, filled with brave heroes and heroines, wonderful magic and strange creatures. It is delightful to read aloud to small children, or for young readers to read themselves. It is decoratively and imaginatively illustrated by Linda Edwards.
9781474805681 CARRY-ALONG STORY BOX DISNEY FAIRIES TWINKLING (Soft Cover) PARRAGON S$14.90
9781474801904 COLLECTION OF NURSERY RHYMES TREASURE (Hard Cover) PARRAGON S$12.90
Fawn makes new friends with a mysterious animal, but Tink and her friends aren’t so sure about the scary addition to Pixie Hollow. Will Fawn be able to follow her heart and protect her new furry friend? Enjoy a classic Disney experience with this magical storybook.
This timeless selection of over one hundred nursery rhymes is perfect to share with your little one. Tickle your baby’s toes to This Little Piggy, wiggle your fingers to Incy Wincy Spider and bounce along to Wheels on the Bus. Then rock your baby to sleep with soothing bedtime favourites such as Hush, Little Baby and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
9780062334046 9780746064221 POEMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AMELIA BEDELIA SETS SAIL: AMELIA BEDELIA (Soft Cover) CHP BK#7 USBORNE (Soft Cover) S$22.00 HERMAN PARISH HARPER US S$6.90 A beautifully illustrated In the seventh chapter book in the anthology, with a selection of New York Times bestselling series, poems ranging from classics Amelia Bedelia comes out of her shell like Roald Dahl and Lewis and heads to the beach! Carroll to exciting new Amelia Bedelia and her mother share contemporary poets. Ages 6+. a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary (her mother's sister) and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense of adventure and a nose for trouble. With a local girl named Pearl as guide, the cousins build sand castles, swim and body surf, and learn how to sail.
9781484706954 DOC MCSTUFFINS: AWESOME GUY TO THE RESCUE / BELLA'S BIG BREAK (Soft Cover) LITTLE BROWN US S$8.90 It's a busy day at Doc's clinic! First, kids can read "Righty on Lefty" and help Doc figure out why Awesome Guy isn't feeling so awesome. Then, flip the book over and read how Doc helps Bella Ballerina when she falls and breaks her leg. This "double feature" also includes two sheets of colorful stickers for even more Doc McStuffins fun!
9781783442973 DRAGONSITTER TROUBLE (2-IN-1) (Soft Cover) JOSH LACEY TRANSWORLD S$13.90 Two books in one means double the fun! Dear Uncle Morton, The McDougalls are here. Mr McDougall won't stop shouting. He has lost three sheep in a week. Now he wants to take your dragons away. Eddie has yet more trials by fire in this latest collection of fab Dragonsitter books. This time, he's dragonsitting on his uncle's remote Scottish island home, and getting some unexpected birthday party guests. What can possibly go wrong?
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YOUNG CHILDREN
9780007531905 HOW HARRY RIDDLES GOT NEARLY ALMOST FAMOUS: SHOUTYKID #3 (Soft Cover) SIMON MAYLE HARPER UK $13.90 Hi there, My name is Harry Riddles, and I live with my mum, my dad, my EVIL sister and my twin baby brothers in our house in Cornwall. But if my dad has his way we might not live here much longer. He's got this crazy idea to take us all sailing round the world for like, two years! I'm not sure about it, I guess the swimming with dolphins, learning to scuba dive and climbing volcanoes would be pretty cool but how am I meant to win the school Battle of the Bands competition and get Jess to go out with me if I'm stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean?
9780736422598 LGB DISNEY ALADDIN (Hard Cover) RANDOM HOUSE S$6.90
9780736434072 LGB DISNEY JUNIOR DOC MCSTUFFINS LITTLE LIB (Hard Cover) RANDOM HOUSE S$35.90
9780736434065 LGB DISNEY JUNIOR SOFIA THE FIRST FAVORITES (Hard Cover) ANDREA POSNER-SANCHEZ RANDOM HOUSE S$10.90
What do you get when you combine a magic lamp, a flying carpet, a beautiful princess, and a young man who wants to be a prince? Disney Aladdin! All the fun and adventure of the hit movie is retold in the classic Little Golden Book. It's perfect for boys and girls ages 2 to 5, and available just in time for the film's Diamond Edition DVD and Blu-ray release in fall 2015.
Five Doc McStuffins Little Golden Books are collected in one terrific boxed set. It makes the perfect gift for girls and boys ages 2 to 5 who are fans of the hit series on Disney Junior.
Girls ages 2 to 5 will love this collection that features three Sofia the First Little Golden Books in one hardcover volume.
9780385379144 LGB FAIRY TALE FAVORITES (Hard Cover) BROTHERS GRIMM RANDOM HOUSE S$10.90
9780553521153 LGB FAVORITES BUBBLE GUPPIES (Hard Cover) RANDOM HOUSE S$10.90
Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this deluxe hardcover collection that features three Jake and the Never Land Pirates Little Golden Books.
This hardcover storybook collection features three Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies Little Golden Books: It's Time for Bubble Puppy!, The Doctor Is In!, and Bubble Pirates! It's a great gift for boys and girls ages 3 to 7!
9780553512083 LGB POKY LITTLE PUPPY TALES (Hard Cover) JANETTE SEBRING LOWREY RANDOM HOUSE S$10.90 No description available.
9780736434256 LGB: EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM A DISNEY LGB (Hard Cover) DIANE MULDROW RANDOM HOUSE S$13.90
Have you forgotten how to see the magic in the world around you? To get that childlike sparkle back in your life, look no further than timeless Disney Little Golden Books! Featuring illustrations from classic favorites such as Cinderella, Frozen, Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Lion King, Snow White, Finding Nemo, Sleeping Beauty, and Cars, this inspirational hardcover collection helps readers of all ages rediscover the enchanting power of Disney and those Little Golden Books with shiny foil spines that we all grew up with! The perfect gift, this book will have you clapping for Tinker Bell and more.
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YOUNG CHILDREN
9780785197478 MARVEL UNIVERSE: ANT-MAN (Soft Cover) LITTLE BROWN US S$13.90
9781484715529 MIGHTY MERC: MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND (Soft Cover) LITTLE BROWN US S$5.90
Big things come in small packages, and that's definitely true of the astonishing Ant-Man! Meet the tiny hero with a giant heart in this collection of all-ages adventures. He can shrink and talk to ants - now find out how he uses these awesome abilities to aid mankind!
Miles's pet bionic ostrich, Merc, worries that his place in the Callisto family is threatened when the Tomorrowland Transit Authority asks the family to try out a new, more efficient robot named Axel.
9780007245161 STARDUST AND THE DAREDEVIL PONIES: PONY CLUB SECRETS #4 (Soft Cover) STACY GREGG HARPER UK S$13.90 The fourth gripping adventure in this exciting new pony-club series. With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save - these books are perfect for all girls who love ponies.
9781409532743 STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR LITTLE CHILDREN (Soft Cover) USBORNE S$30.90 This is a fantastic treasury of stories from around the world, retold for young children. It contains five traditional tales with illustrations from the "Usborne Young Reading Programme": "Aladdin and his Magical Lamp" (Persia), "Brer Rabbit Down the Well" (United States), "How Zebras Got their Stripes" (Africa), "Why the Sea is Salty" (Korea) and "The Dragon Painter" (China). Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone.
ACTIVITY BOOKS
9781474809474 DISNEY JUNIOR DAZZLING DOODLES (Soft Cover) PARRAGON S$10.90
9781474809566 DISNEY JUNIOR MEGA COLOURING (Hard Cover) PARRAGON S$5.90
9781474811149 DISNEY PRINCESS SKETCHES & SPARKLES (Hard Cover) PARRAGON S$10.90
Add a pattern to Sofia’s new ball gown. Design some bows for Minnie’s collection. Finish the drawings of all your Disney Junior friends. Colour the toy having a check-up with Doc.
The magic of Cinderella can be discovered in this unique and creative book. Use your imagination to create and colour art inspired by enchanting story of Cinderella. Have courage and be kind.
Finish the drawings of Belle, Cinderella, Aurora and many more. Decorate Cinderella’s dress, Rapunzel’s tiara and Jasmine’s necklace. Complete the scenes of Aurora dancing, Cinderella singing and Belle playing. Colour in Snow White in the forest, Tiana in the bayou and Rapunzel in her tower.
9781474801171 MARVEL SPIDERMAN DARING DOODLES (Hard Cover) PARRAGON S$10.90 No description available
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ACTIVITY BOOKS
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9781474802314 YOUNG MACDONALD'S FARM 2000 STICKERS (Soft Cover) PARRAGON S$10.90
9781409534266 PREHISTORIC WORLD (Soft Cover) USBORNE S$22.00
9781409555407 FIRST SCIENCE DICTIONARY (Soft Cover) SARAH KHAN USBORNE S$22.00
9781409539100 USBORNE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE (Soft Cover) USBORNE S$36.90
Everyone is a friend on Young MacDonald’s farm – come on down and join the fun! With 2000 stickers, lots of farm scenes to complete, lots of activities – and lots of things to learn about getting on together.
A fantastic introduction to everything prehistoric, from the Big Bang to the discovery of fire. Enter the lost world of dinosaurs, explore prehistoric seas and follow the rise of the first people. Packed full of facts and colourful illustrations, alongside charts, maps and reconstructions of early human life. Includes a prehistoric timeline and links to exciting websites.
A simple introduction to essential science concepts, perfect for both children and parents as a dip-in dictionary or to work through subject by subject. With clear definitions of over 350 key terms and concepts, hundreds of bright illustrations and useful examples, and internet links to recommended interactive websites offering science puzzles, games and experiments. Includes 'What is science?', as well information about living things, materials, forces, light, sound and electricity, space, and scientific investigations.
An essential and great value home or school reference book for SAT and GCSE students. Organised in three sections, each covers key aspects of the curriculum for physics, biology and chemistry, and including charts, tables and lists of important information. Key concepts and basic ideas are clearly explained with simple text and colourful pictures and diagrams. Includes internet links to educational websites for further learning.
PRE-TEEN
9780007545254 9781409555322 USBORNE JUNIOR ILL. MATHS NATHALIA BUTTFACE AND THE MOST EMBARRASSING FIVE DICTIONARY MINUTES OF FAME EVER (Soft Cover) (Soft Cover) USBORNE NIGEL SMITH S$22.00 HARPER UK S$13.90 A Maths dictionary full of clear The most embarrassing dad in the explanations of the key terms and world is back in this hilarious series concepts from Key Stage 2 and up. for girls from TV and radio-comedy Each concept is explained alongside writing talent, Nigel Smith. worked examples of alternative Cue: a disastrous appearance hairmethods as well as hints, tips, modelling job, a not-so-glamorous shortcuts and strategies. campaign for a local optician and a call to turn on the town's rubbish autumn illuminations (the one with the miserable face off The X-Factor cancelled at the last minute). And as if Nat didn't have enough to deal with, school isn't exactly easy when you're a minor celebrity ...
TEEN
9781783443017 A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A TOTAL AND CPMPLETE GENIUS (Soft Cover) STACEY MATSON TRANSWORLD S$13.90 Arthur Bean is a genius – but no one else realises this quite yet. He's going to be a world-famous author, even if he's an outcast who is only confident whilst writing. What he writes is pretty funny, but it gets him into trouble, too - with his English teacher; the editor of the school newspaper; the beautiful girl in his class, Kennedy; and with his # 1 one nemesis, Robbie Zack. Arthur is often too honest for his own good - except for when he's handing in stories based a little too closely on famous novels. Through letters, email exchanges, 'SEE ME' notes and doodles, enter the funny, touching and often mixedup mind of Arthur Bean, creative genius.
9781783443000 TOO CLOSE TO HOME (Soft Cover) AOIFE WALSH TRANSWORLD S$15.90 Meet Minny: her life is a complicated whirlwind of unbearable PE lessons, annoying friends and impossible-to-livewith siblings. She is desperate for some space in a house spilling over with family and hangers-on. She has to contend with her autistic sister Aisling's school bullies, whilst trying to keep her self-absorbed BFF Penny happy, and look normal in front of new boy Franklin. Now Dad has also announced that he’s returning to London – with his new girlfriend. Secrets, lies and home truths will out, frying pans will be burnt, and arguments will flare up in a story full of humour, honesty and minor household emergencies.
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9781484716601 STAR WARS REBELS ORIGINAL NOVEL #3 (Soft Cover) JASON FRY LITTLE BROWN US S$9.90
9781484731307 ANT-MAN: GAME OVER: WORLD OF READING L2 (Soft Cover) LITTLE BROWN US S$5.90
9780736435321 9781484714492 ANT-MAN: ZOMBIE REPELLANT INSIDE OUT FEELINGS BOOK (CHAPTER BK) (Hard Cover) (Soft Cover) RANDOM HOUSE LITTLE BROWN US S$13.90 S$8.90
The Servants of the Empire series continues! As a new student at Lothal's Imperial Academy, Zare Leonis is determinded to pass as a model cadet. But, secretly he is a hidden spy among Imperial loyalists, determined to discover the truth about his missing sister and to bring down the Empire. Luckily, his tech-savvy girlfriend, Merei, is willing to help him --even if it means dealing with criminals in the shadiest parts of Capital City. Zare also faces a dangerous foe of his own: Captain Roddance, who seems bent on pushing Zare to his breaking point. Join these rebellious cadets as they risk everything to take on the fearsome Empire.
The Marvel World of Reading line of early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. Discover how an ordinary man named Scott Lang becomes the smallest hero with the biggest heart.
Scott Lang, AKA Ant-Man, might be the smallest Super Hero, but he has the biggest heart. At times, though, he doubts how "super" his super power really is when compared to Thor's mighty hammer, Hulk's incredible strength, and Iron Man's fancy, high-tech equipment. Although Scott is not impressed with his talents, he eventually learns to value his skills rather than take them for granted, because no matter how big or small his help is, his teammates always appreciate when Ant-Man gets the job done.
9780736434386 INSIDE OUT GLITTER BOARD BOOK (Soft Cover) Random House S$11.90 No short description available.
Disney/Pixar's Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows, but no one has ever seen: the world inside the human mind. Girls and boys ages 8 to 12 will love this nonfiction feelings survival guide written just for them by an industry expert. This 64-page hardcover is full-color, features a shiny glitter cover, and will help kids handle joy, sadness, fear, anger—and everything in between—with all the heart and humor of Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out!
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