Best Selling Books by Alan Snow

If you think paper's only good for writing on or making darts or wiping your nose - you'd better think again. What we're talking here is paper fun, the totally wacky, all-weather home entertainment. Just read the simple instructions, follow the step-by-step illustrations and you too can be a top-class paperologist.

Disaster! A dirty washing scandal has left the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry in terrible debt! Without help, there's no way they can stay afloat. But then a mysterious doctor arrives, bringing a wonder cure for the townsfolk's ills and the solution to the laundry's troubles. But all is not what it seems . . .

What does a dog's body language mean?Why do dogs and their owners always look alike?What is a Personal Automated Wagging System?Find out the answers to all of these questions... and more.Packed full of cross-section illustrations revealing the astonishing truth about dogs, this hilarious spoof pet-owner manual, reissued with an attractive new cover design, is a must-have for animal-crazy children and adults alike. Prepare to be amazed!Ages: 3 - 7

Alan Snow presents activities to help children play outdoors. He includes simple instructions and step-by-step illustrations.

In this title you'll find all sorts of weird and wacky tricks and illusions. Just read the simple instructions, follow the step-by-step illustrations and, hey presto, you too can become a top-class trickster.

When Arthur is cornered by the frightful Snatcher and his men, there seems to be no way out. But luckily help is at hand in the form of a retired judge, a timid cabbagehead, and some very excitable boxtrolls. It's monsters to the rescue! This is the first part of the incredible Here Be Monsters saga - now published in paperback in three easy-to-digest volumes. Illustrated throughout with nearly two hundred incredible black and white drawings, this is the start of an astonishing journey into the unbelievably weird world of Ratbridge.

There is trouble in Ratbridge - both above ground in the town and underground, where the boxtrolls and cabbageheads live. And the awful Snatcher has plans to make the trouble oh so very much worse... Can Arthur and his friends summon up all their cunning and save the day? With nearly two hundred incredible black and white drawings, this is the third part of Alan Snow's astonishing illustrated journey into the unbelievably weird world of Ratbridge.

Although today’s kitchens are crammed full of ‘useful’ appliances, few people seem to know how to operate them in even the most basic way, let alone make the most of them. Award-winning illustrator Alan Snow has set out to change matters, with this striking diagrammatic guide. Designed to free us up from the shackles of recipe books, Snow’s fascinating visual miscellany shows readers the ins, outs, hows and whys of all manner of cooking equipment, tools and techniques, from ovens, blenders and coffee machines, to more sophisticated chefs’ equipment and everything in between. Arranged into four practical sections: Tools, Cooking, Drinks and Kitchens, each section is accompanied by an insightful commentary that offers clear explanations and instructions. As well as absorbing historical and scientific details the book is brimming with charming diagrams and sequences. Once you’ve grown familiar with each appliance, you’ll find good reason to put your newly acquired knowledge to the test, with recipes as you’ve never seen them before. The perfect gift for every keen cook, whether amateur, enthusiast or professional, this unique book is at once a visual celebration of the kitchen and a fascinating exploration of culinary science and technique.

The evil ex-cheese merchant, Archibald Snatcher, is back, and he's taken over the Nautical Laundry! Now Marjorie the inventor, Willbury Nibble, and the ship's crew are at the mercy of Snatcher and his men. But what do they want? And can Arthur and Fish organize a mutiny?

What is a cat's sinister mission on earth?Where do cats go at night?Why do dogs dislike cats so much?Find out the answers to all of these questions... and more.Packed full of cross-section illustrations revealing the astonishing truth about cats, this hilarious spoof pet-owner manual, reissued with an attractive new cover design, is a must-have for animal-crazy children and adults alike. Prepare to be amazed!Ages: 3 - 7

A wonderfully original and stunningly-illustrated picture book from the creator of the Ioxtrolls. The story of one young crow's wish to be the fastest bird on earth - with incredibly detailed artwork, and real engineering facts - this is a fantastic introduction to how cars work, perfect for any budding young engineer.

Arthur and Fish have thwarted Snatcher and taken back control of the Nautical Laundry, but for how long? The ship must reach Black Cabbage Island to find the antidote to the disastrous effects of 'Black Jollop'. Without it, Ratbridge residents will forever be consumed by the cheese lust . . . but first the crew must get past the monster on-shore!

Abstract: Daily ring formation has been validated for a variety of fish species, but there is little known information or data on ageing young of year Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula). Artificially spawned Alligator Gar fry with a known spawn date, hatch date, and swim-up date were stocked into two ponds at Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery and reared from 9 to 91 days post-hatch. Up to 10 individuals were sampled each week, and age in days was estimated from counts of presumptive daily rings in the otoliths (sagittae, lapilli, and astericsi). Mean daily ring count and known age were closely related to swim-up (sagitta r2 = 0.98, lapillus r2 = 0.99, asteriscus r2 = 0.93) indicating that daily ring deposition occurred in the otoliths of Alligator Gar 2 days after swim-up. Daily increment counts were accurate through 73 (sagitta), 86 (lapillus), however accuracy for asteriscus was very low throughout 86 days from swim-up. Age-bias plot for the lapillus visually showed no bias between readers. The resulting regression of ring counts against known age (age = -0.96 + 1.03*estimated age) was applied to wild caught Alligator Gar collected in the summer of 2013 from Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, to estimate spawn dates. Spawn dates seem to coincide with rising pool elevation of Lake Texoma and water pulses of tributaries.

Illustrates and defines words and concepts in such areas as going on a vacation, visiting the doctor, and shopping in the supermarket.

Simple text and pop-up illustrations help children learn about opposites.

A collection of poems about the sneaky villains that cause life's little annoyances.