New Releases by Paul Beck

"A pictorial history of Ulland Brothers, Inc., a construction firm located in the Minnesota cities of Cloquet, Virginia, and Albert Lea"-- Provided by publisher.

Dig into the tail-wagging world of man’s best friend with this interactive book featuring a layered model of of a dog embedded right into the book! Uncover the secrets of man’s best friend layer by layer in this totally redesigned title in the popular Uncover series. Young dog fans will love discovering all the weird and wild facts, viewing the cool illustrations and diagrams, and examining the unique 3-D layered model of a dog. With every turn of the page, the pup is deconstructed before their eyes, as the model demonstrates the hidden workings of the dog’s body. Perfect for curious kids, ages 8 and up.

You''re having fun on your tropical trip. But as you dash to catch your flight home, your dream vacation quickly turns into a nightmare. Your plane crashes in the Himalayas! You''re charged by a rhino in India! A rip current in Australia sucks you out to sea! What do you do! In each situation, you''ll have a choice to make-and the actions you choose will determine whether you make it home. See if you''ve got what it takes to get yourself out of life-or-death encounters with wild animals, national disasters, freak accidents, and just plain bad luck. In a world of danger, will you survive? Book jacket.

Dig into the tail-wagging world of man’s best friend! Uncover the secrets of man’s best friend layer by layer in this new title in the popular Explore series. Young dog fans will love discovering all the weird and wild facts, viewing the cool illustrations and diagrams, and examining the unique 3-D layered model of a dog. With every turn of the page, the pup is deconstructed before their eyes, as the model demonstrates the hidden workings of the dog’s body. Perfect for curious kids, ages 8 and up.

There is more to outer space than what we can see in the night sky. Explore it all with Amazing World Stars & Planets and be a real space traveler. How is a star born? Why does it die? What is the difference between a star cluster and a planetary nebula? Discover the answers to these questions and more in Amazing World: Stars and Planets! This exciting exploration is a door to the infinite realm beyond the pale blue dot we call home. From stellar nurseries, to glowing green clouds, to spiral galaxies, find out about the dramatic lives of these explosive players in our universe. This is the perfect introduction to the great celestial bodies of outer space for science lovers and their children. Kids will love the gorgeous, bright images, and will also learn quickly from the easily digestible bites of information on each page. Amazing World Stars & Planets also includes a collection of glow-in-the-dark stickers to put on notebooks, folders, bedroom ceilings, anywhere!

Fierce Fighters Predators put the most dominant predators in the world into hypothetical fights and analyzes their power, quickness, venom, to see who would win. For the world’s fiercest predators, winning is second nature. But what would happen if they forgot their prey and battled one another, instead? Featuring dozens of the world’s greatest hunters, Fierce Fighters: Predators showcases the most epic battles imaginable between the champions of the land, sea, and sky. Grizzly versus mountain lion. Electric eel versus piranha. Orca versus great white shark. Komodo dragon versus tiger. Python versus king cobra. These aren’t just head-to-head match-ups—they are tooth-to-tooth and claw-to-claw. Deadly venom against powerful jaws. Speed and agility against brute force. Brainy mammals against cold-blooded reptiles with a survival instinct millions of years in the making. Weigh the skills of the contestants and try to guess who will emerge victorious, then check and see if the experts agree. In these dozens of earth-wide battles, can you predict the most ferocious fighters of all?

City of parks -- A city at work -- City people -- Building a city -- A city alive -- About Murphy Library.

101 four line dialouges in english and german on facing pages. Large, easy to read text! Uses 100 most important nound and verbs.

In Heroes of World War II, you''ll read about Allied freedom fighters, spies, invisible ink, code names, secret passages, and underground railroads. Discover how people, including schoolchildren, around the world took it upon themselves to thwart Hitler''s quest for world domination.

Warning: Extreme danger! They stalk, sting, pounce, and chomp. They''re the deadliest creatures on earth, and now you can see why as you explore them all through incredible action photos. Extreme: Dangerous Animals brings you face-to-face with tigers, wolves, great whites, and cobras—and a few animals you might not expect!

Explore outer space from our solar system to the edges to the universe! Extreme: Outer Space pairs the most bizarre and mind-blowing facts about our planets with breathtaking images!

Warning: Extreme danger! They stalk, sting, pounce, and chomp. They''re the deadliest creatures on earth, and now you can see why as you explore them all through incredible 3-D photos. Extreme 3-D: Dangerous Animals brings you face-to-face with tigers, wolves, great whites, and cobras—and a few animals you might not expect!

Explore outer space from our solar system to the edges to the universe! Extreme 3-D: Outer Space pairs the most bizarre and mind-blowing facts about our planets with breathtaking images—all in 3-D!

The oldest dinosaurs lived more than 248 million years ago, in the Mesozoic era. No one has ever seen a living one. But in Color and Play: Dinosaurs, you ll meet some famous and not-so-famous creatures from the past Informative and exciting, Color and Play: Dinosaurs brings kids face-to-face with fifteen of the most intriguing animals that ever lived. They ll meet the Barosaurus, one of the largest animals to ever walk on earth, and the Maiasaura, whose fossils proved that dinosaurs cared for their young. They ll also meet the Coelophysis, a Corythosaurus, a Triceratops, and a T. Rex. Then they can color the model pieces, punch them out, and fit them together to build these amazing animals, with a removable diorama available as well to complete the scene. With Color and Play: Dinosaurs, kids can fulfill all their dino dreams "

"By conducting 25 experiments, you''ll explore fascinating (and repulsive) subjects like snot, sour milk, bacteria, and more."--P. [4] of cover.

Hey, kids, it''s time to bone up on the human body! Discover the hidden secrets of the body using real X-rays in the cool new book, Amazing X-rays: The Human Body. Using the book''s unique built-in light box, curious readers can clip on one of the 16 included acetate X-rays to examine close-up. They''ll see the kinds of details real doctors see, and in the process, begin to understand human anatomy and the skeletal system. Throughout the colorful spreads in the book, junior radiologists will find engaging, entertaining text and a wealth of X-ray images, photographs, and illustrations to guide them in their studies.

"Travel through Central America''s cloud forests on the trail of the world''s most fascinating insects!"--Page 4 of cover

From the appetizing intestines to the tasty respiratory system, explore every part of the human body through a zombie''s rotting eyes.

Board book featuring elaborate cutout illustrations of canine skeleton, musculature, and organs.

Young explorers can take the adventure of a lifetime with The Field Guide to Safari Animals. Inside this book, kids will discover the 1924 journal of fictional naturalist Rebecca Mayhew. Through her journal entries, learn all about her exciting adventure across exotic Africa--from tracking lions in Nairobi to marveling at the birth of a baby giraffe in Botswana. Each page is filled with stunning photographs, maps, illustrations, and fascinating facts about Africa''s most majestic animals. At the end of this incredible journey, kids can recreate animal scenes by setting up a cool diorama and 8 different animal models. Let''s go on safari!Included are 59 pieces to assemble, eight safari animals and a removable diorama.The Field Guide series offers an exceptional experience to young pioneers who want to explore exotic places. Every two-page spread comes with a different animal to assemble. As readers learn interesting facts about each animal, they can construct furry and feathery friends to play with. Each book provides a beautifully illustrated diorama to use as a realistic backdrop for play.Ages 8 and up

An exciting, interactive kit that combines natural science with robotics, Robotic Gorilla teaches kids everything they want to know about gorillas--and even lets them build their own robotic gorilla!Gorillas are remarkable creatures and there is much we can learn from them. In fact, scientists are studying gorillas'' special skills--walking, grabbing and using tools--to build highly specialized robots like Coco, a gorilla-bot named after the world''s most famous gorilla, Koko. In Robotic Gorilla, young naturalists will be inspired to build their own moving robotic gorilla with glowing light-up eyes. Look out King Kong!

Les aventures de Paul, un petit garçon juif de 10 ans qui doit quitter sa famille et partir sous une fausse identité pour trouver refuge dans un village près de la Loire. L''enfant est confronté à la peur et aux horreurs de la guerre comme les délations, les exécutions et les trahisons.

Dinosaurs are a constant favourite for children of all ages, from baby Barney lovers to older Jurassic Park fans. In the middle are kids aged 8 to 12, who are not as interested in rhymes and gore as they are in learning about actual dinosaurs and seeing them come to life in pictures, making 3-D Paint by Numbers Dinosaurs just right for this inquisitive and creative age group.They will be taken on a tour of the world 200 million years ago to meet its powerful habitants, from the Grallator to the Plateosaurus to the Elvisaurus, in this 35-page illustrated guide. Then they can paint the beasts themselves using the paint-by-numbers method. Five 3-D paint-by-numbers panels, 5 easels, 10 paints and 2 paintbrushes are included.Ages 8-12