Best Selling Books by Christian Birmingham

Few tales bespeak the holidays as vividly as Dickens'' classic story of Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim, and the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future. Here it is presented in a gorgeous keepsake Running Press Miniature Edition™, sumptuously illustrated by award-winning British artist Christian Birmingham.

When her parents bring home their new baby, Grace must adjust to a new presence in the household. Any soon-to-be sibling -- and of course, any parent expecting the arrival of a newborn -- will find the simple, rhythmic text easy to identify with and a joy to read aloud. Friends and relatives will find this tenderly illustrated book the ideal new baby gift they have been searching for.

Christian Birmingham''s stunning new colour edition of Anna Sewell''s classic tale is complete and unabridged, and the narrative voice of Black Beauty as fresh as the day the story was first published in 1877. This enchanting story of the bravery of a horse in Victorian Britain has captivated and enthralled so many generations of readers. Step back in time and see the world through Black Beauty''s gentle and patient eyes, as he enjoys the pleasures and the hardships that fell to horses living in the nineteenth century. Meet the compassionate heroes and hard-hearted rascals whom Beauty encounters during his life and, above all, experience what it is to be a horse - to gallop on the soft grass and to hear a kind word in a moment of great need. It is truly a story you will never forget.

While looking for his mother, Wombat meets many animals that are not impressed with his talent for digging and thinking. But when a fire approaches, they change their minds. Masterful watercolors highlight this memorable new character.

With 26 heavy, sepia-tone paper cards, eye-catching foil accents, and Christian Birmingham’s beloved illustrations, these are cards sure to be treasured well beyond the Christmas season.

Hot on the heels of the first Book of Useless Information, the Official Useless Information Society brings you another compendium of everything you never needed to know. Were you aware, for example, that dynamite contains monkey nuts as an ingredient? Or what percentage of the world''s population is drunk at any one time? The vital statistics of a groundhog? Or the odds of being killed by a tornado? If the irredeemably pointless interests you, then this book is for you.

After ten years in print and more than 1 million copies sold, our bestselling holiday classic returns in this special edition. Clement C. Moore''s American holiday poem comes to life in a splendid volume that''s rich with old-fashioned charm. Christian Birmingham''s original, full-color artwork, which includes an extraordinary panorama of Santa Claus and his flying reindeer, and charcoal pencil drawings are exciting and evocative.

Introduces the life and work of scientist Marie Curie who, with her husband Pierre, was awarded a Nobel prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Introduces the life and work of Louis Pasteur, the French chemist who founded the science of microbiology, and made possible many advances in medicine, public health and hygiene. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Wombat adore creuser des trous. Un jour, il creuse le trou le plus profond qu''il ait jamais creusé et s''y réfugie pour penser. Mais quand il en ressort, un peu plus tard, sa maman a disparu. Le voici tout seul. Il part donc à sa recherche dans l''intérieur du pays et, chemin faisant, rencontre toutes sortes de créatures extraordinaires : un kookaburra, un wallaby, un opossum, un émeu, un jeune garçon et un koala. Pour eux, un petit wombat n''a rien d''intéressant, jusqu''au moment où un danger menace la forêt...