Most Popular Books by James Maclaine

A collection of amazing facts exploring the wonders of our world. You''ll never guess what Planet Earth used to look like, which mountaintop is closest to the stars, how coral reefs are built from seawater and sunlight, and how many different languages you''d need to learn to speak to everyone in the world. All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know.

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.

Spectacular designs for supersonic planes to tear out, fold and fly. Fold and fly 100 fully coloured paper jet planes - each one its own unique design. This book contains 100 tear-out sheets with guidelines to help you fold, clear, step-by-step instructions for making each type of plane and lots of flying tips.

Christmas markets are festive places full of hustle, bustle and -- of course - lots of things for children to look at and talk about. This book is packed with lots of busy scenes and more than 150 stickers to add to them.

Where do otters sleep? When can baby otters start to swim? Why do some sea otters have purple teeth? Beginner readers can discover the answers to these questions and lots of other fascinating facts in this engaging information book. With simple text and stunning photographs and illustrations, plus links to websites with video clips and activities. An exciting addition to the Usborne Beginners series, which is now more than 80 titles strong. Written with expert advice from David Macdonald (Oxford University''s first Professor of Wildlife Conservation), the book includes information about the 13 different types of otters, including Eurasian otters, Asian small-clawed otters, hairy-nosed otters, sea otters and giant otters. With beautiful and clear step-by-step and full scene illustrations from artist Maribel Lechuga, as well as humorous ''factbox'' illustrations too.

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What do bees and wasps eat? What type of nests do they make? How do bees make honey? Find out the answers and lots more in this intriguing introduction to bees and wasps. Easy-to-read text is accompanied by full-colour photographs and step-by-step visual explanations. Includes internet links to exciting websites to find out more about bees and wasps.

You''ll never guess where Tyrannosaurus rexes lived, what a Spinosaurus could do with its nose, why the head of a Parasaurolophus was like a trombone or how very heavy dinosaurs sat on their eggs without crushing them! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know about all kinds of dinosaurs.

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!

Everything you want to know about whales in an easy-to-read book. How do whales sleep? Why do they blow bubbles? What can narwhals do with their tusks? This book has the answers to these questions and many more, along with photographs, step-by-step illustrations and links to websites with video clips and activities.

This lively activity book is packed with things to do during school breaks. There are travel-themed puzzles to solve, things to draw, games to play, facts, stickers and lots, lots more. You''ll have lots of fun even if you''re not traveling anywhere!

Sail past the Statue of Liberty, take a stroll in Central Park and cross the Brooklyn Bridge as you sticker your way through New York''s most famous sights. There are over 200 stickers to bring the bustling scenes to life with yellow cabs, ice skaters, hot dog vendors and much more, plus links to websites to find out more about New York City.

A lively introduction to the fascinating lives of meerkats, replete with beautiful photographs, illustrations and diagrams and weird and wonderful facts. Usborne''s Beginners series contains the perfect balance of descriptive facts and fascinating illustrations and photography, providing appealing reading practice for children who prefer factual information and an excellent resource for school projects.

Fill an icy landscape with penguins. See how long a line you can doodle without stopping. Complete a crowd of monsters marching across the page or transform shapes into a gallery of faces. This eclectic activity book has lots of exciting ideas for you to explore with your pencils, crayons or felt-tip pens. There''s even a herd of giraffes who need you to color in their patches!

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.

A fantastic resource to help children boost their word power, both when writing and talking. Words and their synonyms are grouped in over 90 topics, including for example, animal words, noisy words, fairytale words, jobs, sports, monsters, weather and lots more. Children can choose a topic relevant for their story, or look for a word in the Word Finder index. Colourful pictures illustrate many of the word meanings, and there are writing tips, word games and internet links to other carefully chosen writing resources online.

Ingenious things to make and do with different types of paper and paint. Discover the trick for making dot painting pictures, decorate paper leopards, tigers and lions with fingerprints and scrape paint with scraps of cardboard to create patterns that shimmer. Print a display of fireworks, create your own scratch art and mix 3D paint that dries solid and keeps its shape. And if you blow through a paper straw, you''ll see drops of paint turn into swirly jellyfish.

A boredom-busting collection of things to make, play and do outdoors. Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Open a bug hotel, read the night sky and go bird spotting, then learn to draw animals, write a nature poem, and do an outdoor quiz. With specially selected links to websites for even more fun outdoor activities. Wherever you are, wherever you go, there''ll never be a dull moment again!

Where do elephants live? What do they like to eat and how do they sleep? In this book you''ll find out the answers and lots more about the fascinating lives of elephants.

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.

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.

How can you bend water with a ruler? What makes grass green? How do machines work? What happens if you add raisins to a fizzy drink? Why don''t seals freeze in icy water? Can anything stop paper clips from sinking? This book will show you how to discover the answers to these questions and more - making you think like a scientist in a few simple steps.

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

"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 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.

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.

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