New Releases by Ian Whybrow

Contents. Research Papers: Ancient Fires on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: A Change in Causal Mechanisms at about 2,000 ybp (Kendrick J Brown and Richard J Hebda); The Traditional, Historical and Prehistoric Use of Ashes as an Insecticide, with an Experimental Study on the Insecticidal Efficacy of Washed Ash (Tom Hakbijl); Sources of Meat in Colonial Diets: Faunal Evidence from Two Nineteenth Century Tasmanian Whaling Stations (Susan Lawrence and Catherine Tucker); Assessment and Further Development of the Recording and Interpretation of Linear Enamel Hypoplasia in Archaeological Pig Populations (Keith Dobney, Anton Ervynck and Beverly La Ferla); British Agriculture: Texts for the Zoo-Archaeologist (Simon J M Davis); Fish Otoliths and their Relevance to Archaeology: An Analysis of Medieval, Post-Medieval, and Recent Material of Plaice, Cod and Haddock from the North Sea (Wim Van Neer, Anton Ervynck, Loes J Bolle, Richard S Millner and Adriaan D Rijnsdorp); Derivation and Application of a Food Utility Index (GFUI) for European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa L.) (Peter Rowley-Conwy, Paul Halstead and Patricia Collins). Short Contributions: A Donkey (Equus asinus L.) Partial Skeleton from a Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon Alluvial Layer at Deans Yard Westminster, London SW1 (Ian L Baxter); Iron Age Cultigen? Experimental Return Rates for Fat Hen (Chenopodium album L.) (Paul Stokes and Peter Rowley-Conwy); Wetland Microfossils in Soil: Implications for the Study of Land Use on Archaeological Landscapes (Mark Horrocks, Martin D Jones, Scott L Nichol and Douglas G Sutton). Book Reviews: R Gale and D Cutler (2000), Plants in Archaeology. Identification manual of vegetative plant materials used in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean to c.1500; G Bailey, R Charles, and N Winder (eds) (2000), Human Ecodynamics; D Dincauze (2000), Environmental Archaeology: Principles and Practice.

Look who''s hiding under those sticks. Say hello to the fluffy chicks. Follow the friendly puppy as he scampers around the farmyard saying hello to all the animals. Toddlers will love to stroke the big, soft, velvety animals and to join in making their noises.

A learn-to-read story about books and reading.

Celebration of babies everywhere and the power of parental love.

In a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf tells of setting sail to find the lost treasure of his legendary ancestor, Blackfur the Pirate.

This beautiful book tells the story of one small mouse running after his dad to tell him something important - across the meadow, along the wall and over the stream, all the way to the barn. Meanwhile, the pictures add another layer as we see the bad old cat just waiting to pounce...The two mice, Small and Big, never see him, but somehow always manage to skip out of the cat`s way just at the last moment. Children will love to be one step ahead - one moment frightened for the safety of our miniature heroes, the next giggling with delight as they escape once again. Rosie Reeve brings a genuine warmth and fresh charm to her first picture book, which combines tenderness and humour to perfection. Sharing this book with any child will be a richly rewarding experience.

Wobble Bear is learning to talk and his mum is trying to teach him about colours. But the only colour he will say is YELLOW! Yellow to the pink soap, yellow to the red towel, yellow to his green pyjamas . . . until finally he gets it right and says yellow to the harvest moon at bedtime.Parents and toddlers everywhere will love watching Wobble Bear learn and will relate to all his little triumphs and disasters as they follow his antics. A very lovable little bear indeed.* Written by Ian Whybrow, author of Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs* Combined sales of Wobble Bear Says Yellow hardback and paperback (published December 2003) are well over 7,000 copies

BABY BOOKS. Look out - there''s a Ticklemonster about! And he''s off to tickle all his animal friends, from the pigs on the farm to penguins at the zoo. Join Tom and Bear as they follow him on his adventures, but watch out - you might get tickled too! This fun board book features a laugh-out-loud text by Ian Whybrow that is full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios, and illustrations by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. Bursting with funny details, The Tickle Book is a bedtime book with a difference - and there''s a flap to lift on every page, so children can join in the fun!. Ages 0+

Dani finds toy dinosaurs in the attic that come to life when he names each one.

Little Wolf, in a series of letters to his parents, tries his hand at writing poetry and produces some work that his friends admire and his parents find very useful.

In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his new pack, the Beastshire SPOBBTALOF (Small Pack of Brute Beasts That Have a Load of Fun.)

Little Wolf gets a job at Weekly Wolf magazine dispensing advice in response to readers'' letters, such as a skunk who wonders if she should change her perfume. Original.

Little Wolf has been brushing his teeth without being growled at, he''s been going to bed early, and he''s been far too nice to his baby brother, Smellybreff. His parents, concerned they will never make a beast of him, send Little Wolf off to Cunning College, where his Uncle Bigbad instructs timid cubs in the rules of badness. Will Little Wolf earn his BAD badge? Or will Uncle Bigbad HUFF and PUFF and turn Little Wolf into a sausage sandwich?

Through a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf relates his adventures as a member of Yelloweyes Forest Detective Agency, crime solvers of the Frettnin Forest, as they investigate a series of mysterious disappearances.

Bitesize, the little raccoon, has a painful splinter in his paw and hides under the bed, where his friends eventually find him.

Little Joe stays on his aunt''s farm and learns to overcome his fears of the animals and of being away from home. Full-color illustrations.

Little Wolf''s Book of Badness and Little Wolf''s Diary of Daring Deeds in one satisfying volume... Little Wolf''s Book of Badness is the first Little Wolf title in which Little Wolf is sent away to Uncle Bigbad''s Cunning College to learn the nine rules of badness and get his badness badge. But Little finds that the ninth rule, Never Trust A Big Bad Wolf means that he will never get the badge. However, Uncle Bigbad is mean and greedy and he explodes from eating too many bakef beans. So Uncle snuffs it and dies. Little sniffs it and, phew, buries Uncle and finds his gold Aroooooooo Little Wolf''s Diary of Daring Deeds sees Little and his cuz and best friend Yeller spending Uncles money on the best adventure school ever. The only problem is Little''s brother Smellybreff, who gets cubnapped. Adventures and daring deeds ensue, making this a howlingly successful sequel to Little Wolf''s Book of Badness.

In a series of letters to his parents, Little Wolf describes his attempts to create "the scariest school in the world" and convince his ghostly Uncle Bigbad to teach a magic class.

Jack Lewis is short. Really short. So short in fact that Mr Bullock doesn''t want him on the St Saviours football team. But when Mr Willis discovers Jack''s footballing brain, and Jack''s mum steps in with a few tips, it looks like the School Cup may be just the beginning.

In letters home to Mom and Dad, Little Wolf describes his journey to rescue his little brother, Smellybreff, from a crafty cubnapper, Mister Twister the Fox.

Strange things keep happening to David. It began when he found a CD-Rom in the school playground, then there was a spaceship in his garden and now his dog, Hairy Spice, has disappeared. Who else have the aliens kidnapped? Why was David choosen to help, and can he save the world?.

Lonely Miss Lollipop buys a truck which quickly fills with animals in this rhyming tale that introduces counting.

Sammy finds toy dinosaurs in the attic that come to life when he names each one.

When baby refuses to feed bread crumbs to the ducks, he starts such a ruckus among all the animals that his older brother must do something to set things right.

Harry builds a miniature snow king from the tiny bit of snow that has fallen. When his snow king disappears, Harry is sure it has been kidnapped. But the next morning, he gets a magical surprise.

A wolf cub takes a journey in order to learn to become a fierce wolf. He writes daily letters to his parents about his adventures. Ages 6-10.