Best Selling Books by Dugald Steer

Professes to be the journal of Captain William Lubber, an early-eighteenth-century pirate hunter, in which he tells the story of his around the world pursuit of pirate Arabella Drummond. Besides his notes and reflections, contains a wide range of pirate-related information with pictures of various pirates and ships, maps of islands, and notes on topics such as navigational charts, pirate flags, and sailors'' knots.

Presents information on the lives of medieval knights in the form of a guide for knights-in-training, covering such topics as heraldry, weaponry, chivalry, the joust, castles, war, and quests; and features lift-flaps throughout.

Based on the best-selling volume ''Dragonology'', this pack takes the reader on a freezing journey across the icy extremes of the north and south poles, following the migration of the mysterious Frost Dragon. Discover its incredible habits, habitats and clever methods of survival.

"Children will meet ten different pets in Snappy Little Pets, and they all pop right out of the pages to play!"--Publisher.

Renowned for their bold graphics, simple clean design, engaging rhyming text, and large stunning pop-ups on each spread, Snappy books are a favorite among youngsters ages three to five. Brightly illustrated by Derek Matthews, the Snappies have been a children''s literary phenomenon for more than four years. Snappy Little Springtime invites youngsters to take a guided tour of springtime as they explore ten different spreads with a variety of fun-loving baby animals including ducklings, little lambs, baby tadpoles, and many more.

From charts to booklets to lessons, this elaborate workbook--an indispensable companion to the bestselling "Wizardology"--contains all the elements needed for transforming the reader into a wizard worthy of Merlin himself. Full color.

Rhyming text and pop-up illustrations introduce many farmyard animals.

In the middle of a dark Arctic winter''s night, Nanuk, a little polar bear, is born. Soon the days get longer, and it''s time for Nanuk, her mother, and her brother to leave their cozy den. Nanuk skips out eagerly, longing to see and feel the sun, but it hasn''t risen yet. Nanuk asks the snowshoe hare, the Arctic fox, the lemmings, the owls, the Arctic tern, the musk oxen, the walruses, and the beluga whale about the sun, but how delighted she is when she finally sees it herself! Young children and nature lovers will delight in this simple story about a young polar bear''s day from the producers of the very popular Snow Bear. Beautiful, embossed artwork combined with simple lyrical text assure this cheery picture book a place in every child''s heart. Also included at the back of the book are scientific facts about the animals from the Arctic.

Open up a magnificent menagerie of marvellous monsters that pop right off the pages to play with you Derek Matthews'' collection of weird and wonderful four-eyed, one toothed and sock-stealing friends is sure to be a monster hit

Mother Pig reads bedtime stories to her little pigs, including The Pig Prince, The Ugly Pigling, Piggerella, and the Prince and the Porker.

Go on a bug hunt! Watch these Snappy Little Bugs pop up and wriggle, scuttle, and spin.The adorable creatures of Snappy Little Bugs leap to life in the pages of this rhyming pop-up book from best-selling illustrator Derek Matthews. Kids will learn all about what life is like for some of nature''s most interesting insects. What will a worm do if they try to catch him? (He wriggles!) What does the ladybug do when she''s playing hide and seek? (She peeks!) They''ll also see dragonflies dart and beetles scuttle, all while delighting in every pop-up surprise.

The year is 1930 and Sir Henry Hardcastle, President of the Society of Intrepid Explorers, has written a book to teach new members everything they need to know to take on the challenge of the unknown. His book contains chapters on preparing for ocean, desert, Arctic, under-the-sea, jungle and mountain adventures.

''The Egyptology Handbook'' provides 30 fascinating lessons on subjects as diverse as history, hieroglyphs, war, food, work and religion.

Introduces brief facts about insects, molluscs and spiders with illustrations which include 3-D holograms. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Teddy bears tickle each other--on their ears, on their noses, on their tummies, and on their toes.