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Activities

•Warm-up activities, a book planner, stickers, and visual prompts from real-life illustrators enable children to create their very own hardcover book in this innovative series.

By K. Tilbury, Ill. by S. Belbin By L. Stevens,Ill. by R. Meats

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MONSTER SMALL, MONSTER BIG!

(H) 978-1-68464-348-6 $12.99 6 years +, 7 7/8 x 8 7/8, 36pp

MY PREHISTORIC PET

(H) 978-1- 68464-346-2 $12.99 6 years +, 7 7/8 x 8 7/8, 36pp

By K. Harrison, Ill. by B. Hawkes

ONE BRAVE ASTRONAUT

(H) 978-1-68464-347-9 $12.99 6 years +, 7 7/8 x 8 7/8, 36pp

By K. Harrison, Ill. by C. Martin

THE UNICORN PARTY

(H) 978-1-68464-349-3 $12.99 6 years +, 7 7/8 x 8 7/8, 36pp

Let your imagination loose as you draw all kinds of monsters and make your own book. Imagine you have your very own pet dinosaur! What would that be like? You illustrate it! Illustrate a story about an astronaut who travels into space and builds a home on the moon. Create the pictures for the unicorn's surprise birthday party, with balloons, a cake, and even a disco ball!

By M. Bordier, Ill. by E. Teyras

MY MAKE-IT-MYSELF DIARY

(KT) 978-1-61067-946-6 $7.99 7 years +, 7 1/2 x 10

This kit includes all the pages you need to make your own diary -- and a ribbon to bind them all together! On each page you'll find writing and drawing prompts across a range of topics. These guided activities are an entertaining and engaging way to boost creativity!

MY SECRET WORLD SERIES

•Enter into a caring, fun-filled world of mythical creatures! Read their stories, and learn all about their personalities, skills and secrets; plus you’ll find recipes to make their favorite foods as well as lots of other fun activities and crafts.

By T. Macfarlane, E. Wharton, Ill. by P. Franco

MY SECRET WORLD OF MERMAIDS

(P) 978-1-68464-150-5 $7.99 4-8 years, 6 x 9, 80pp

Become a mermaid mermaid seeker... it only takes a splash of bravery, a shimmer of magic and a shower of imagination!

By T. Macfarlane, E. WhartonIll. by C. Ní Dhuinn

MY SECRET WORLD OF UNICORNS

(P) 978-1-68464-149-9 $7.99 4-8 years, 6 x 9, 80pp

With a little luck, a sprinkle of patience and a dash of magic, you may become a unicorn seeker!

WORDS OF WISDOM SERIES

•These large-format coloring/poster books allow readers to color and decorate uplifting, motivational words and beautiful artwork.

FRIENDSHIP QUOTES

(P) 978-1-61067-906-0 $6.99 10 years +, 9 1/2 x 12, 48pp

Color, pull out, and keep or share these lovely posters featuring well-known sayings celebrating friendship.

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

(P) 978-1-61067-602-1 $6.99 10 years +, 9 1/2 x 12, 48pp

Featuring life-affirming quotes from renowned thinkers and respected luminaries, these posters to color can become treasures to keep, or lovely gifts for friends.

A YEAR IN MY LIFE

(P) 978-1-61067-409-6 $9.99 8 years +, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4, 160pp

A kids’ journal quite unlike any other, this beautifully illustrated book invites children to record a year of their life by filling in the 365 quirky drawing and writing activities—one for every day of the year.

By A. Rooney, Ill. by C. Farmer

MY YEAR AROUND THE WORLD

(P) 978-1-68464-451-3 $9.99 8 years +, 6 x 8, 144pp

Take a year-long creative travel adventure around the globe with these drawing and writing activities, through the incredible variety of global customs, traditions, and phenomena.

MY YEAR OF DISCOVERY

(P) 978-1-68464-452-0 $9.99 8 years +, 6 x 8, 144pp

By H. Dove, Ill. by C. Farmer

MY YEAR OF NATURE

(P) 978-1-68464-238-0 $9.99 8 years +, 6 x 8, 144pp

Ponder, investigate, and create with these 365 STEM-inspired activities, then record your ingenious ideas, wild theories, and original design! Readers unleash their creativity while learning about the natural world through bite-sized facts about plants, animals, weather, life cycles, and habitats worked seamlessly into the 365 drawing and writing activities.

By S. Schwake, Ill. by C. Farmer

MY YEAR OF ART

(P) 978-1-68464-094-2 $9.99 8 years +, 6 x 8, 144pp

Imaginative prompts and stepby-steps, designed by expert art educator Susan Schwake to inspire and explore creativity, promise a year of fun!

By A. Rooney, Ill. by C. Farmer

MY YEAR OF WRITING

(P) 978-1-68464-170-3 $9.99 8 years +, 6 x 8, 144pp

A year’s worth of imaginative prompts for word associations, stories, jokes, and more help young writers discover their own personal creativity, fire up their imaginations, and hone their writing skills. • Create your very own escape room experience at home!

Put together objects from the press-out die-cut card sheets, then use them to solve a series of progressively harder challenges!

By Dr. G. Moore, Ill. by B. Castro By Dr. G. Moore, Ill. by DGPH Studio

CAN YOU ESCAPE THE MUSEUM?

(H) 978-1-68464-226-7 $22.99 8 years +, 9 x 11, 48pp

You’ll encounter terrifying dinosaurs, spooky Ancient Egyptians, vicious Vikings, amazing animals, fearsome knights, and even explore space as you find your way out of a series of mysterious museum galleries using the press-out pieces.

CAN YOU ESCAPE THE VIDEO GAME?

(H) 978-1-68464-233-5 $22.99 8 years +, 9 x 11, 48pp

Gaming fans! You’re trapped inside a video game! Can you work out which press-out items are needed to solve puzzles and crack secret codes to make your way through six progressively more fiendish game levels?

M. Edmondson, Ill. by G. Parsons

THE GREATEST MAGICIAN IN THE WORLD

(H) 978-1-68464-025-6 $24.99 8 years +, 9 1/2 x 12, 48pp

Elliot’s great-grandfather had once been known as The Greatest Magician in the World and he’s desperate to follow in his footsteps. Join Elliot on an exciting magical adventure in this interactive novelty gift book with its cast of personality-packed magicians and everything you need to perform seven jaw-dropping magic tricks.

GAMES TO GO SERIES

•Banish boredom—on the go or anywhere!—with these bumper pad books of penciland-paper games and puzzles. Each is packed with 200 activities to do and share.

A. Lott, Ill by F. Laus-Pillot

NUMBER GAMES TO GO

(P) 978-1-68464-713-2 $11.99 7 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 192pp

A. Lott, Ill by F. Laus-Pillot

WORD GAMES TO GO

(P) 978-1-68464-712-5 $11.99 7 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 192pp

From battleships to sudoku, and number pyramids to maze puzzles, these games range from easy to a lot more challenging! From crosswords to word searches, and from snowman to word wheels, every page offers opportunities for vocabulary practice and growth.

•The coloring books are packed with amazing images to color, along with facts, statistics, “Bear Says” boxes with great tips, and brilliant photographs and the activity books are full of fun facts, quizzes, word searches, mazes, lots of tips from Bear Grylls, and more than 60 stickers!

WILD ANIMALS ACTIVITY BOOK

(P) 978-1-68464-009-6 $14.99 8 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 128pp + stickers

Get set for an animal adventure in this compilation of all the activity and coloring pages from Dangerous Animals, Wild Survival, In the Jungle, and Beastly Bugs.

POLAR WORLDS ACTIVITY BOOK

(P) 978-1-61067-758-5 $4.99 8 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 32pp + stickers

Discover the animals that live in the most frozen places on Earth, from mighty musk oxen and bears, to wonderful whales and brilliant birds through the facts and fun activities in this book.

ANIMAL DETECTIVE ACTIVITY BOOK

(P) 978-1-61067-756-1 $4.99 8 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 32pp + stickers

Learn how to tell the difference between a tiger and wolf footprint, discover if a fox is using its den, and much more through this book’s fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes.

IN THE JUNGLE COLORING BOOK

(P) 978-1-61067-761-5 $4.99 8 years +, 8 1/2 x 11, 32pp + stickers

Coloring activities prepare you for a jungle adventure with fun facts and special tips from Bear himself about the animals you may meet along the way! • Take a closer look at different engineering fields and skills needed for our world to function. Simple step-by-step hands-on activities encourage readers to develop their own engineering and design skills. Collection available on pg 12

By I. Howell, Ill. by D. Vaisberg

WORKING WITH BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

(P) 978-1-68464-328-8 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Discover how engineers balance forces so buildings don't collapse, examine the different types of bridges, and learn the engineering secrets of famous landmarks.

By S. Newland, Ill. by D. Vaisberg By I. Howell, Ill. by D. Vaisberg

WORKING WITH COMPUTERS AND ROBOTICS

(P) 978-1-68464-329-5 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Learn how hardware and software work, and discover how engineers are creating robots to help us out on Earth and in space.

WORKING WITH ENERGY

(P) 978-1-68464-330-1 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Where does energy come from and how is it converted into electricity? What are the different types of electrical circuits and how are buildings designed to be energy-efficient?

By S. Newland, Ill. by D. Vaisberg

WORKING WITH MACHINES

(P) 978-1-68464-331-8 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Find out how the six simple machines — levers, pulleys, wheels, planes, wedges, and screws — work, and how engineers put them to use.

By S. Newland, Ill. by D. Vaisberg

WORKING WITH MATERIALS

(P) 978-1-68464-332-5 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Examine the properties of basic materials, learn how they're mined or made, find out how engineers decide which to use, and discover what new amazing materials are being invented.

By S. Newland, Ill. by D. Vaisberg

WORKING WITH TRANSPORT

(P) 978-1-68464-333-2 $4.99 9 years +, 8 x 10, 32pp

Explore the cutting-edge ideas transportation and aerospace engineers have in mind to keep us on the move!

ARCHITECT ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-535-2 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

From designing a residential street and your perfect play park to learning some of the math skills used by architects, the activities in this innovative book encourage imaginative play and problem solving.

By S. Martin, Ill. by H. Bone

CHEF ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-715-8 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

Learn how to make food look and taste delicious, discover what it takes to be a successful leader, make your very own chef’s hat, and lots, lots more as you train to be a world-class chef.

By S. McManus, Ill. by R. Magar

CODER ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-600-7 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

Discover the essential skills required in becoming a computer coding expert in this innovative activity book encouraging imaginative play and problem solving. The fresh, contemporary artwork helps to make basic coding concepts accessible.

ENGINEER ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-546-8 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

There are so many different types of engineer you could be, whether you’d love to work with jet engines, robots, or even space stations! The projects in this book introduce the skills needed by real-life engineers.

By S. Martin, Ill. by M. Robertson

ENTREPRENEUR ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-716-5 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

Do you dream of running your own business? Are you bursting with creativity? Learn how to test your ideas, stand out from the competition, become a great manager, and give back to the world through the activities in this book.

By S. Martin, Ill. by E. Kimpimäki

SCIENTIST ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-668-7 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp Y Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s

Silver Book Award

Kids explore different strands of science – Laboratory, Investigative, Space, Earth, and Life – through absorbing activities like creating a pendulum, investigating a crime scene, uncovering fossils, and studying the solar system.

By S. Martin, Ill. by A. Keoghan

VET ACADEMY

(P) 978-1-61067-545-1 $12.99 7 years +, 7 3/4 x 9 1/2, 64pp

Packed full of fun craft activities, cool quizzes, and super skill tests, this engaging and educational book makes veterinary science fun and accessible for kids who love animals. Includes stickers, a poster, a game, and game cards.

•The age-appropriate exercises and activities are designed to tackle the complex emotions a child faces and help the child to work out how and why they feel that way.

By Dr. S. Coombes, Ill. by K. Abey

BE BRAVE!

(P) 978-1-61067-861-2 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

By Dr. S. Coombes, Ill. By E. O’Shea

BE POSITIVE!

(P) 978-1-68464-123-9 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

By S. Coombes, Ill By K. Abey

BE RESILIENT!

(P) 978-1-68464-536-7 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

By S. Clarkson, Ill. by K. Abey

HELLO, HAPPY!

(P) 978-1-61067-709-7 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

These activities and fun exercises will help you feel braver, understand your feelings, make choices about how to react, talk to others about your worries (if you want to), and grow in courage, confidence, and positivity. Readers use creativity to combat negative feelings and boost selfesteem with the writing, craft, and doodling activities designed to help them feel more self-confident. Learn to manage emotions and feelings when things are difficult. Discover how to enjoy life more by challenging yourself, gaining confidence, and facing adversity without fear. The age-appropriate drawing and writing exercises in this book will help the child to define and understand their feelings, deal with emotions, and discover paths to happiness, peace, and positivity.

By L. Murray, Ill. by K. Abey

NO WORRIES!

(P) 978-1-61067-710-3 $6.99 ES(P) 978-1-61067-951-0 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

The supportive activities in this book are designed to tackle child anxiety and stress, help the child to work out how and why they feel worried, encourage them to talk to others about their worries (if they want to), and feel calmer.

By Dr. S. Coombes, Ill. by K. Abey

SLEEP TIGHT!

(P) 978-1-68464-276-2 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9 1/4, 96pp

Need help to sleep soundly? This useful guide is packed with creative writing, craft, and doodling activities to combat negativity and improve sleep. Find creative ways to feeling happier, calmer, and more confident... and able to get the rest you need.

By Dr. S. Coombes, Ill. by K. Abey

STAY STRONG!

(P) 978-1-61067-862-9 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

These age-appropriate writing and drawing activities show you how to cope with the way teasing and bullying make you feel, give you ideas about how to feel better and help you to find the courage to make it stop. Collection available on pg 11

By Dr. S. Coombes, Ill. By E. O’Shea

LETTING GO!

(P) 978-1-68464-124-6 $6.99 8 years +, 7 1/2 x 9, 96pp

These writing, craft, and doodling activities are designed to offer children support through experiences of loss, change, disappointment, and grief by using creativity to combat negative feelings and help them work through difficult times.

Illustrations from Hello, Happy!

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