New Release Books by Matthew Morgan

A single government entity now presides over what’s left of the world, and prohibits certain content that is deemed emotionally dangerous, or “red”, in an attempt to maintain order and keep society working. But when a collection of gifted musicians discover they are the key to overthrowing the totalitarian government that has taken their emotional freedoms, they become public enemy #1. In the distant future, a nuclear world war has changed the course of history forever. A single government entity now presides over what’s left of the world, and prohibits certain content that is deemed emotionally dangerous, or “red”, in an attempt to maintain order and keep society working. A collection of gifted musicians, who possess the rare ability to create red content, discover they are the key to overthrowing the totalitarian government that has taken their emotional freedoms. Jonny Jones and his group of misfit rebel artists are discovered for operating an illegal Speakeasy, and become Nova City's most wanted. They are forced to turn to a mysterious benefactor known only as "the Collector '', who just so happened to be at the right place at the right time. While Jonny and his crew have their suspicions, they're best chance at freedom appears to be with this mysterious man. Written By: Morgan Rosenblum & Matthew Medney Story By: Matthew Medney & Morgan Rosenblum, Voodoo Bownz, Jonny Handler Artist: Jon Lam, Giuseppe Peppe, Letterer: Ismail Nihad Created By: Herø Projects

Slide and See: Into the Wild is a wonderful new board book that includes a surprising scene change on the cover and each spread. With the use of easy-to-pull page extenders, a picture of two adult elephants holding one another's tails transforms into a scene of a whole family of elephant babies being led through the jungle. A picture of a single leaf-cutter ant walking across the page becomes a scene in which a line of leaf-cutter ants are carrying their leaf load towards their nest. Told in gentle rhyme that makes the most of wonderful illustrations by Deborah van de Leijgraaf (AKA Bora Illustrates), each spread offers wonder and delight; the perfect board book series for small hands and big imaginations!

Tiptoe through the jungle with monkey, but don't wake the tiger! Each page introduces readers to new animals and their sounds - and venetian paper technology makes the pages move and brings every scene to life.

"Give Until It Feels Good!" is a launchpad to a lifetime of smart, responsible, and fulfilling giving for Generation-Z teens and young adults. Short lessons, interesting stories and examples, and practical exercises and resources make it fun and easy for Zoomers can explore the how and why of giving their time, treasure, and talents to effective and well-run nonprofit organizations working on causes they care about. Co-authored by a grandmother who spent her whole career working in nonprofits and philanthropy and two of her Zoomer grandsons.

Early 1984, South Yorkshire, friends Harry Turner and Dale Edwards are working the Cortonwood Colliery mine. Dale is a strong advocate of the active picketing being proposed by Arthur Scargill's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). The Minister of Trade is in the area to understand what is going on, meeting with Scargill and trying to counter the strikes. His Press Secretary, Ellen Minor, is with him. After the meeting, Ellen finds herself in a local pub where she meets Harry and Dale. She has a strong attraction to them both.Back in Westminster Ellen uncovers a government plan to escalate tensions with Libya. By escalating tensions, the Thatcher government intend to draw attention away from the miner's strikes. By doing so they hope to increase their approval ratings that have slumped since their 1983 election win. The Minister of Trade, via an underworld third party, engages a professional hitman to significantly disrupt a protest outside the Libyan Embassy in London. Having uncovered this plan and with newfound affinity for the miners, Ellen tries to stop this happening. However, she is too late, leaving the hitman undetected and free to kill WPC Yvonne Fletcher.While the killing of WPC Fletcher swings public opinion as intended, it opens the door for a Libyan-based, pro-Gaddafi organisation to inject money into the NUM. By doing so the Libyan organisation hope to destabilize Thatcher's government by shifting public focus back to the mineworkers. Peterborough brick manufacturer and advisor to the NUM, Tom Linney and NUM Chief Executive Roger Windsor are employed to set up the transactions. However, the two have an idea to skim money off the top to help them personally finance a property development in the newly established Canary Wharf area of London. Lack of attention and lack of funds means efforts for the miners are not as effective as they need to be. As a consequence, the largest strike action ever organised, in Orgreave, descends into violent chaos.Dale has been involved in "The Battle of Orgreave" and along with Roger and Tom the three are sent as a delegation to Libya to secure more money. Suspicious himself of the NUM leadership's motives Dale reaches out to his friend Harry, now in a relationship with Ellen, for help. Dale, Harry and Ellen contrive a plan to uncover the deception. Roger however is one step ahead of them all and implicates Tom and Dale who are subsequently arrested and jailed in Libya. With attention focused on Tom and Dale, Roger is able to leave Libya with the money for himself and ultimately forms an illicit partnership with Scargill to bankroll property investments.Armed with proof of both the selfish motivations of the NUM and the recklessness of the Thatcher government, Harry and Ellen settle themselves in London. They are driven to campaign for the release of Dale and for justice for WPC Fletcher. However, by doing so they risk incriminating themselves and ruining a life they are building together. Ellen works closely with a journalist from The Times newspaper to tell what she knows, but with pressure from government the story never makes it to print. Public attention has moved on and events like the bombing of The Grand Hotel in Brighton helps maintain public favor in Thatcher's government. By early 1985 the strikes are over. With time running out to save Dale, who is sick from many months in a Tripoli jail cell, Ellen, out of all other options, ultimately sacrifices everything she has worked for to save him.

Packed with over 500 fascinating facts, tricks and teasers, this book is the perfect companion for curious young minds.

It's party time for penguin and all the other Antarctic animals! Watch as the frosty critters have fun playing party games, singing, eating and spending time with their friends. Seagull has been invited to Penguin's party, and can't wait to meet the other guests. Children will love meeting them, and seeing their faces change as if by magic as they turn the pages that are the perfect size for little hands. The Little Faces board book series encourages children to get involved with charming characters and the situations they're in, while offering satisfying and funny twists at the end. Simply by turning the page, the special paper movement causes the expressions to change from sad to happy, tearful to joy, sleeping to wakefulness! The effect is both fun and exciting, and an effective way of both enhancing storytelling and learning about different facial expressions and the emotions they convey. Little Faces board books are guaranteed to become firm family favourites, with little ones wanting to watch the faces change again and again!

Do you know . . . . . . how to milk a cow? . . . the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? . . . where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2006 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd"--Copyright page.

YUCK'S ROBOTIC BOTTOM Can Yuck win first prize for the best invention in school? He's got gross gadgets galore and a revolting robot to help him. All he needs now is a stinky plan to blow away his rivals. YUCK'S WILD WEEKEND Yuck and his sister, Polly, are both going camping in the garden, but neither wants the other one there. With creepy crawlies, smelly snakes and a grizzly bear on the loose who will survive the longest in the wild?

Do you know... ...how to hypnotize a chicken? ...why the sky is blue? ...which animals are most commonly named "Jaws"? ...how to make invisible ink? ...where to find the town of Ding Dong? ...how to turn your watch into a compass? ...what you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Find out, in this essential collection of the smart, the silly, and the strange. You won't find such a collection of bizarre knowledge and fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to talk to foreign animals, what to do if zombies attack, when to eat jellyfish, what a cryptid is, or how to be a phrenologist, this book is for you.

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2007 by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd"--Copyright page.

The gross-out antics of these two Yuck adventures take disgusting to a new level! Includes "Yuck's Amazing Underpants" and "Yuck's Scary Spider." Illustrations.

When Yuck is punished for bringing a slug to school, he invents a slime monster that attacks the school; and when Yuck's sister Polly has a birthday party and Yuck isn't invited, he decides to have a gross party that is much more fun.

It's A Troll Hunt! When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, boy-werewolf Ulf receives a warning that beasts are in trouble in the wild. Unaware of the danger he is facing, Ulf soon uncovers foul play: A rare colony of trolls is being smoked out from their caves to be used as game in an evil beast-hunting preserve. It's up to Ulf to save the day!

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB) operates a rescue center for werewolves, dragons, fairies, giants, sea monsters, and other fantastical creatures. The RSPCB has stopped crimes against beasts, but there are still some people out there who will do anything to get their hands on one of these mythic animals . . . even if that means crossing the members of the RSPCB. In the first book, Werewolf versus Dragon, a dragon’s mangled body arrives at the RSPCB, and the Society knows that they’ve got a real monster on their hands. Ulf, a werewolf-boy, and his friends must stop the most evil beast hunter before it’s too late. The adventure continues in the second book, Sea Monsters and Other Delicacies, for Ulf and his friends, Orson the giant, Tiana the Fairy, and Dr. Fielding. A sea monster has suffered a life-threatening injury, and it looks like the evil Baron Marackai is back—and this time beasts are on the menu. Ulf must stop him again—the future of the RSPCB depends on it.