New Releases by Ross Collins

Examines courtship, mating, nesting, and caring for babies by various members of the animal kingdom.

Alvie eats soup. That''s it. No swapping, no sampling. Just soup. Alvie''s parents are at their wits'' end. And then it gets worse. Granny Francesca, Alvie''s famous gourmet granny is coming to town. She''s a chef extraordinaire! What will she think? What will she say? The boy only eats soup?! This visit could be the icing on the...minestrone! Until Alvie discovers that his gourmet granny is more like him than his parents realise...

In this lively history of writing, six goofy birds - a penguin, two toucans, an owl and two chickens - team up to tour the world of writing: how it developed, where alphabets came from, and the origins of international languages such as Latin, Esperanto and Morse Code. They begin their time-travelling journey in 4000 BCE with the Sumerians, who invented pictograms out of the necessity to keep trading records. One of the toucans flies on a kite tail to China to learn about characters, the penguin walks like an Egyptian in full headdress across the desert sands to uncover hieroglyphs, and then there''s a mad rush of characters who pass the idea of an alphabet around Europe and the Near East. Illustrated in full colour, Write Around the World includes light-hearted and informative sections on the world''s alphabets, languages, handwriting, calligraphy, typefaces and punctuation, icons, and secret codes as well as a glossary of important words.

All is not quite right in Ben''s room as he tries to settle down for a good night''s sleep. There is a lot of noise and far too much going on. What is a boy to do?

Explains the origin and usage of numbers throughout world history, and describes the basic principles of calendars, measurement, and economics.

Funny story with amusing b/w illus. 8 yrs+

Little Monster is concerned about leaving his parents behind when he grows up to be an explorer in outer space.

Describes the Christmas traditions, beliefs, and celebrations found throughout Europe and offers a variety of ideas for every aspect of the season''s festivities.

First published in hardback in 1998, a full colour picture book in the WHO ARE YOU?; EARLY WORMS series which features guessing games to help identify animals in living in the sea, and parents notes. Illustrated by Ross Collins and suitable for the National Curriculum KS 0/1.

First published in hardback in 1998, a full colour picture book in the WHO ARE YOU?; EARLY WORMS series which features guessing games to help identify animals living on the farm, and parents notes. Illustrated by Ross Collins and suitable for the National Curriculum KS 0/1.

Ben and his dog Belly live by the sea, and the sea is doing strange things. Ben and Belly set sail in their little boat, braving the rough seas until they find a hole, right in the middle of the sea.