New Releases by Clint Twist

"Describes the life of a tarantula by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Compares tarantulas to other spiders, shows how they spin webs and catch food. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life of a cockroach by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Explains how the cockroaches scavenge for decomposing organic material and compares the many types of cockroaches. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts.

"Describes the life of a dung beetle by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Explains how the beetles clean up after mammals in the wild and compares them to other types of beetles. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts"--Provided by publisher.

Explore the sights and sounds of the old west. Meet the pioneers bravely crossing the plains in their covered wagons and join a Native American tribe as they sing and dance around the blazing campfire. Kids will witness the awe-inspiring power of a pounding cattle stampede, and fend off bandits in a daring armed robbery. With detailed pop-ups and delightful sounds inSounds of the Past: Wild West, they''ll feel just like the settlers did so many years ago! Includes 5 pop-ups with sound: * Wagon Train * Native American Camp * Cattle Stampede * Stagecoach Holdup * Steam Train Pulling Into Town

An entertaining guide to the world''s slimiest stuff.

Stone Age takes readers back to the dawn of humankind. Impressive pop-ups of a mammoth hunt, a campfire gathering, a limestone cavern with cave-painters and flickering torches, village life, and the building of Stonehenge are accompanied by the sounds of prehistoric animals, grunting cavemen and primal drumbeats.

Exactly 100 facts accompanied by photographs and detailed artwork reveal fascinating information about the Earth. Throughout there are quizzes and activities, plus fun facts and color cartoons.

Questions posed on each spread help children learn about the forces in a bright and modern way. Concise text combines with fantastic photography and illustrations in a book that will challenge children to figure things out for themselves.

The ideal gift for dinosaur connoisseurs! This insider’s account unearths the truth about major species — and features a fearsome ready-to-assemble 26-inch-long T. rex model inside. Head out to the western U.S. in the early twentieth century, where an amateur paleontologist follows a famed T. rex discoverer and makes some extraordinary finds of his own. While uncovering carnivorous dinosaur fossils, he documents his observations in an elaborate journal featuring maps, charts, sketches, and richly rendered color illustrations. Surprisingly, he also comes to some prescient conclusions about the ways dinosaurs walked and used their tails — and their seemingly preposterous link to birds.

Dictionary that introduces young readers to over 100 animals that can inflict great harm.

Dictionary that introduces young readers to over 100 animals that can inflict great harm.

This brand new series is designed to give children a head start with their own natural history collection and help them develop a fascinating hobby. Each pack contains a Guide to Shells book with more than 50 photographs, providing easy identification of different kinds of shells. It also contains aCollector?s Album for children to produce their own drawings, photographs and notes, a nd 6 shell samples to start their collection.

Let the captain and crew of a modern cruise liner take you on a tour of one of the largest ships ever to sail the oceans. Pull the tabs to reveal the inner workings of a cruise ship in technically accurate detail, and discover how a ship is made, how propellers and rudders work and all the things passengers can do on board.

"Travel across America from west to east, driving a different truck along each leg of your journey. Learn about the geography, wildlife, industry, and cultures of each region you pass along the way. Each truck driver has his own story to tell -- stories that are revealed in the hidden windows on each spread"--P. [4] of cover.

The book features 8 unique board game--all with a historical theme so you can learn as you play along. There are a variety of games, some can be played alone and others can be played with two or more people.

This exciting new series uses "X-ray" artwork to illustrate the underlying science or technology of familiar structures and systems. The books explore the workings of some key inventions and machinery, such as telecommunications and spacecraft, as well as the basic structures of the Earth, animals, and the human body. Stunning artwork supports the text and provides clear and compelling visual aids to learning. All titles have cross-curricular interest encompassing science, technology, geography, and history.

Meet some of the toughest vehicles on Earth and find out how they are used.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of honeybees.

First published: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, U.K.: ticktock Media Ltd., 2006.

This book describes the body structures, life cycles, habitats, and food-gathering methods of fleas.

This book describes the body structures, life cycles, habitats, and food-gathering methods of dung beetles.

An introduction to the physical characteristics and behaviors of the tarantula spider.

This book describes the body structures, life cycles, habitats, and food-gathering methods of cockroaches.

Starting with the Sun, this book introduces stars.

Describes various materials such as stone, metal, wood, and plastic, and discusses where they come from and how they differ from each other.

Colorful introduction to the planets of our solar system, with information about each individual planet.