Best Selling Books by James MacLaine

Contains over 135 flaps and hundreds of facts. This title shows you how many seeds a pomegranate has, how fast a woodpecker pecks, how many plays Shakespeare wrote, which is the warmest sea in the world, when the Eiffel Tower was built, what type of snack is the heaviest, and more.

Where do wolves live? What do they eat and how do they catch their food? Why do wolves howl? In this book, youÆll find the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of wolves. Wolves is part of an exciting series of books with easy reading text. Book jacket.

You''ll find lots to draw, doodle and color in this exciting drawing, doodling and coloring book.

Children can discover the magical city of Venice through this charmingly illustrated sticker book. Following Usborne''s First Sticker books of London and Paris, this enchanted city is the latest addition of exceptional cities to explore from the comfort of your home.

A lively introduction to the fascinating world of donkeys, complete with amazing photographs of the different species living in very different habitats. This book contains the perfect balance of descriptive facts with fascinating illustrations and photography, while remaining approachable for young children.

A boredom-busting collection of original puzzles and games. The essential companion to every train journey. This write-in book is easy to dip in and out of on short trips, again and again, or distract and entertain you on long journeys for hours and hours. It''s bursting with mind-bending puzzles, fun activities and exciting games you can play on your own or in a group. Pad format with removable tear-off sheets is easy to use and practical for journeys. A welcome addition to the hugely successful, reliable and recognisable Never Get Bored series, known for its imaginative and inventive approach to activities and puzzles. With stylish, bold artwork on every page from three talented illustrators.

Presents activities that inspire whatever your mood with drawings to complete, shapes to transform, doodles to continue and scenes to colour. This title includes coverage that ranges from stickmen to strongmen, monsters to robots, and squiggles to geometric patterns.

Put your tactics to the test with a variety of classic "pencil and paper" games and new ones, too. Then, take a line for a walk, turn pencil shavings into pictures and discover simple but effective shading techniques. Join dots and fill in squares to reveal surprising scenes, then complete posters and signs using your own imagination and words. You''ll also find shape puzzles, codes to crack, patterns activities and a mini golf course you can play with just a pencil.

From sunny fishing villages to camping in the great outdoors, glamorous hotels to snowy ski slopes, whale watching trips to trekking in the desert, this book will take you on the best vacation you can imagine. Use the clues to find your suitcase on the baggage carousel, put the puffins into matching pairs, spot the odd prize out at the fairground and decorate the surfboards with patterns. And if you join all 297 tiny fishes, you''ll reveal the creature that''s hiding in the aquarium.

Puzzles, games and write-in activities for the holidays. From sunny fishing villages to camping in the great outdoors, glamorous hotels to snowy ski slopes, whale watching trips to trekking in the desert, this book will take you on the best holiday you can imagine. Use the clues to find your suitcase on the baggage carousel, put the puffins into matching pairs, spot the odd prize out at the fairground and decorate the surfboards with patterns. And if you join all 297 tiny fishes, you''ll reveal the creature that''s hiding in the aquarium.

Over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts such as what karaoke means in Japanese, how the Mona Lisa got her name and how many people are descended from Genghis Khan. Divided into subjects such as Living Things, Science Lab, Treasure Trove, and When Did It Happen? with topics including the periodic table, the formation of the Earth, saltwater crocodiles, the great pyramid of Giza and lots more. Ideal for improving general knowledge and guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours.

A super-big book with an astonishing number of mouthwatering activities which will provides weeks - no, make that months - of entertainment! Pictures and patterns to complete, scenes to fill with colour, inspiration for drawings, details to doodle and endless ideas to unleash creativity.

Seriously addictive pocket doodling book packed with pages to colour, drawings to complete and doodles that grow and grow. Includes an astonishing selection of activities and lots of suggestions for ways to complete the pictures.

Boys will find masses to keep them occupied in this bumper activity book, crammed with things to draw, doodle and colour. Turn shapes into monsters, customise trainers, create a Roman city, complete a circuit board and lots, lots more. A substantial gift sure to be returned to time and time again.

A collection of amazing facts exploring the wonders of the animal world. You''ll never guess how monkeys clean their teeth, why penguins steal stones, which baby animal is bigger than its parents or just how high bumblebees can fly! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about all kinds of animals. You''ll want to share this book with everyone you know!

"How many types of otters are there? What tricks can otters use to catch fish? Where do sea otters sleep? In this book, you''ll find the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of otters." --Page 4 of cover.

This "flip book" examines the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, nutritional needs, and life cycle of owls and wolves

"Why do pigs roll in mud? What types of food do pigs eat? Can they swim? In this book, you''ll find the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of pigs on farms and in the wild." -- Back cover.

A lively introduction to the fascinating lives of lizards, complete with beautiful photographs, illustrated diagrams and weird and wonderful facts.

A clearly presented children''s thesaurus with colorful illustrations and helpful suggestions for alternative words to inspire creative writing. It is arranged alphabetically, with a guide to parts of speech and choosing and using words.

"When were the first fireworks made? How many satellites have been sent into space? And what does the word kimono mean? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this stunningly illustrated book, guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours on end. Includes internet links to websites to find out even more."

An imaginative compendium of drawing and painting ideas to delight all readers and dispel boredom forever. Discover how to doodle a sloth, turn pencil shavings into pictures and draw in ways you never imagined. Then try printing, spattering paints and painting with dots. There are ideas for portraits, patterns, optical illusions and more, so you''ll soon have enough artworks for your own exhibition -- and this book will show you how to stage one too. Suitable for all artistic abilities, with carefully-written steps and cleverly-designed illustrations that are easy to follow. With tricks and tips to impress, drawing games to entertain and patterns and doodles to calm busy minds.

Bright and fun illustrations make for a delightul introduction to one of the world''s most exciting cities - London.