Marc Powell

How heavy is a blue whale's tongue? How lazy is a blobfish? Which fish wrestle with their mouths? Young readers can find out the answers to these questions and more in this fun fact book. With clear, engaging text and vibrant illustrations, kids can get the low-down on the incredible world beneath our oceans in an accessible and entertaining way. Includes:• Deep-sea creatures• Sharks and dolphins• Octopus and squid• Reefs and sea beds With fabulous facts and stats that are great for sharing, this book introduces young minds to the natural world in an engaging and memorable way. Perfect for curious kids aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, educational "fun fact" series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!

What is bat poop used for? How do dogs sweat? Which reptile has three eyes? Young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts about animals in this entertaining book. Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book gives the low-down on some of the weirdest, most remarkable creatures in the world, as well as your pets at home! Includes:• Crazy creatures: komodo dragons, king cobras, duckbilled platypus...• Peculiar pets: dogs, cats, hamsters...• Feathered facts: eagles, penguins, owls...• Creepy crawlies: spiders, cockroaches, scorpions...• Slimy stuff: leeches, worms, frogs... With fabulous facts and stats that are great for sharing, this book introduces young minds to the natural world in an engaging and memorable way. Perfect for curious kids aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, high-energy, "fun fact", educational series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!

In this stylishly packaged, full-colour book you'll find everything you need to know about drawing Japanese manga characters - from cute chibi fairies and mini-monsters to goliath samurais and action heroines. Whatever your ability, I Can Draw Manga will teach you to create dynamic and unique figures by following its step-by-step drawing projects. By following broken-down examples and using the practice grids inside, you will learn: • How to use basic tools and materials • How to identify and draw different manga styles, such as shojo, kodomo and shõnen• Techniques to draw faces, expressions and basic anatomy • Proportions and poses • Adding dynamic movement, including punches and power kicks Within no time you will be able to create your own mechanical mecha characters or spectacular dragons and bring your stories to life. ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practice grids to try out new techniques, these full-colour drawing guides will help artists bring their ideas into actuality.

When you have the chance to change your life would you take it, or die trying? When Mike Slater and Dan Sharpe set off on a dream football tour of Europe things could only get better. Mike would be free from living under his father's shadow and Dan free from a father who only looked at him through the bottom of a vodka bottle. But from the onset their dream quickly turns into a nightmare. Unknowingly coerced into smuggling drugs they become pawns for Interpol, live bait to catch one of Europe's biggest drug barons who will stop at nothing to retrieve what is his. Pursued by killers through Belgium, Holland, Germany and eventually Paris, they will run for their lives testing their courage to the limit. Only then will they learn the hard truth that misguided teenage actions lead to consequences that will turn boys into men and change their lives forever. Who would have thought playing football might get you killed.

Handsome suitors, magical shopkeepers, and guardian angels are just some of the characters used to create dramatic manga stories. They're also just some of the characters readers learn to draw as they follow simple, step-by-step instructions. As readers follow along, they can also refer to helpful illustrations of each step in the drawing process, as well as colorful examples of the finished products. Budding artists can learn from additional tips presented to help them add important details to their dramatic manga creations, including hair and expressions.

Handsome suitors, magical shopkeepers, and guardian angels are just some of the characters used to create dramatic manga stories. They're also just some of the characters readers learn to draw as they follow simple, step-by-step instructions. As readers follow along, they can also refer to helpful illustrations of each step in the drawing process, as well as colorful examples of the finished products. Budding artists can learn from additional tips presented to help them add important details to their dramatic manga creations, including hair and expressions.

How can you create the illusion of movement in a drawing? What are simple action poses young artists can draw on their own? Readers discover the answers to these questions and many more about the world of action manga as they draw characters as diverse as heroic boys and cyborg assassins. Each step-by-step drawing project is presented through simple text and detailed illustrations. Tips are included to help readers build on the basic techniques they've learned about the art of action manga. Colorful illustrations are presented as examples for readers to refer back to as they draw.

Cute manga characters are fun to read about, and they're also fun to draw. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide budding artists of all skill levels as they create their own cute manga drawings, including a mini monster and a fairy imp. Each step is also shown through color-coded illustrations that give readers detailed examples to follow along with as they draw. Adorable illustrations of each finished product are also included. Helpful tips and tricks teach readers techniques they could use to create even cuter manga drawings.

Cute manga characters are fun to read about, and they're also fun to draw. Clear, step-by-step instructions guide budding artists of all skill levels as they create their own cute manga drawings, including a mini monster and a fairy imp. Each step is also shown through color-coded illustrations that give readers detailed examples to follow along with as they draw. Adorable illustrations of each finished product are also included. Helpful tips and tricks teach readers techniques they could use to create even cuter manga drawings.