New Releases by Simon Beecroft

Newly revised with updates from Avatar: Fire and Ash, The World of Avatar: Updated Edition celebrates the spectacular world of Pandora, from its intricate geomorphology, flora and fauna, to the customs and beliefs of the Na’vi clans. This book uncovers key content from the first three films in the ongoing franchise: Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water and the highly anticipated blockbuster of 2025 - Avatar: Fire and Ash. It combines original movie stills and artwork with stunning imagery from expanded experiences, such as Ubisoft’s Frontiers of Pandora video game. With a foreword by Avatar star Zoe Saldaña (Neytiri), and an introduction by producer Jon Landau, The World of Avatar: Updated Edition is the perfect visual guide for excited fans hoping to get a sneak peek of Avatar: Fire and Ash, or anticipating the mammoth success of Avatar for years to come. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All rights reserved.

Discover more than 1,500 facts about all things Pokémon in this must-have guide Become a Pokémon expert with this fact-packed book full of need-to-know info from the Pokédex. Covering the different Pokémon types, regions, habitats, and more, the Pokémon Big Book of Facts is full of amazing and fascinating information that every aspiring trainer needs to know. The go-to guide for everything young Pokémon fans need to know! Exciting facts: Featuring over 1,500 key stats and trivia that cover a wide range of Pokémon from the Pokédex Gorgeous imagery: Each fact is accompanied by exciting images and engaging infographics throughout – all presented in a fun and accessible design for younger readers Perfect for young audiences: The Pokémon Big Book of Facts is a great gift for young readers who can’t get enough of Pokémon Immerse yourself in fun stats and trivia about Pokémon of all sizes and personalities – from smart to sleepy, strong and speedy, Legendary, Mythical, and more!

Explore the worlds of a galaxy far, far away with incredible cross-sections. With more than 60 intricate full-color artworks and 3D maps, explore iconic locations that bring the Star Wars saga to life. This updated edition has been comprehensively updated and includes incredible cross-sections from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, and Star Wars: Andor. Uncover the unspeakable secrets of Darth Vader’s castle. Explore the ancient Jedi ruins on Ahch-To. Discover the unmatched opulence of Canto Bight and the brutal efficiency of the Narkina-5 prison complex. Created in close collaboration with Lucasfilm, this book also contains the official map of the Star Wars galaxy, charting hundreds of planets from Ajan Kloss to Zygerria. This comprehensive book makes the perfect gift for any Star Wars fan. Readers will spend hours studying the fascinating artwork to gain new insights into iconic locations from their favorite saga.

Celebrate 25 years of LEGO? Star WarsTM! Tour the LEGO? Star WarsTM galaxy in this fully updated edition! Discover every detail of best-loved sets and vehicles, including the Mos Eisley Cantina and the Millennium Falcon. Find out about your favorite LEGO Star Wars minifigures-from Rey and C-3PO to Darth Vader and Boba Fett. Meet the LEGO Star Wars team and uncover exclusive behind-the-scenes facts! Find out everything you need to know about LEGO Star Wars in this must-have guide for fans of all ages. ©2023 The LEGO Group. © & TM 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.

The definitive e-guide to more than 275 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy. The latest edition of this beloved title has been comprehensively updated to include new characters from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and both seasons of Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Want to learn more about the Knights of Ren? Curious as to where Padmé Amidala is from? Wonder how tall Grogu is? To learn the answers to these questions and more, look no further than Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded Edition. Written by Star Wars experts, the ebook is full of fun facts and intriguing information that''s guaranteed to enthrall fans of all ages. With plenty of lesser-known details, even die-hard fans will learn new facts about iconic characters. © & TM 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Relive childhood excitement and celebrate more than 30 years of He-Man, She-Ra, Skeletor and all the Masters of the Universe! By the Power of Grayskull! The war for Eternia begins again in 2021! Officially licensed by Mattel, this stunning guide is a visual celebration of Masters of the Universe''s enduring legacy, including artworks, sketches, posters and merchandise from the official archives. With the continuation of He-Man''s epic story, and a new CGI animated series both scheduled to release on Netflix in 2021, it''s the perfect time to familiarise yourself with all the heroes, villains, amazing battles and incredible locations from your childhood. Explore the full history of the toys, minicomics, TV series and movies. Meet characters including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, Teela, Battle Cat, Beast Man and She-Ra and track how they change through the decades, from 1982 to today. Go behind-the-scenes to discover what it took to create a franchise with phenomenal worldwide impact. There''s also a sneak peak at the reboots, to find out how He-Man, one of the biggest icons of the 80s, is being restored to his former glory. © 2021 Mattel

From the backyard to outer space, Charles M. Schulz''s Peanuts has been charming the world for more than 70 years. In this celebration of Schulz and his beloved work, explore rarely seen sketches, influential comic strips, and collectors'' artifacts. Pore over evolving artworks of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the gang. Chart the rich history of Peanuts as it grew to become the world''s favorite comic, and travel from 1950 to the present day, from California to Japan. Every page of this visual guide is an exhibition to treasure. Discover the enduring and nostalgic charm of Peanuts in this stunning anniversary book. With a foreword by Stephen Colbert. © 2020 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

Find the droids you know and love and discover new favourites along the way. This Star Wars guide with a twist showcases a world of droids in close-up detail. Arranged from smallest to biggest, more than 50 droids of the galaxy are revealed with stunning photography and gorgeous artwork. The evocative descriptions will delight children and let them discover amazing droid facts, such as what tools R2-D2 uses and why GNK droids make a "gonk gonk" noise! Each page features fun droid facts and detailed close-up photographs for children to pore over, including firm favourites such as C-3PO and BB-8 as well as more unusual ones such as Professor Huyang, police droids, tiny probe droids, and new The Rise of Skywalker droid D-O. Star Wars Extraordinary Droids is a perfect gift for children who can''t get enough of a galaxy far, far away. The book covers droids small (quiet, little mouse droids) and big (vulture droid starfighters), kind (memoir-writing PZ-4CO) and scary (droidekas), and will be a treasured favourite book to keep. & TM 2020 LUCASFILM LTD.

The definitive guide to the people, aliens and droids of the Star Wars galaxy is now packed with new characters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Want to know how tall Snoke is? Or where the ferocious Nexu comes from? Look no further than the Star Wars: Character Encyclopedia. This handy guide is full of fun facts and intriguing information, guaranteed to enthrall fans for hours on end. With more than 200 heroes, villains and creatures, it is the perfect introduction to the Star Warsuniverse. With never-before-seen information reveals backstories and personalities, even die-hard fans will learn new facts about iconic characters!

Travel with Nemo, Marlin, and Dory on their thrilling undersea adventures and discover amazing inside information about the exciting sea creatures from Finding Nemo!

Cette nouvelle encyclopédie, mise à jour et augmentée révèle tous les secrets de l''univers LEGO Star WarsTM : Vaisseaux, véhicules, créatures, droïdes, armes et figurines. Une chronologie illustrée de LEGO Star Wars, des premiers modèles aux boîtes les plus récentes. La conception et la création des pièces. Les jeux vidéo et les dessins animés. L''évolution des modèles. Une galerie complète des minifigurines. Les 1001 détails du Faucon Millenium, du village Ewok, de l''Étoile Noire... Tous les modèles rares ou exclusifs. Tous les minisets, microfighters, planètes... Une toute nouvelle figurine de Luke Skywalker est disponible en exclusivité avec ce livre !

Over 250 reusable stickers of your favourite Marvel battles Marvel Ultimate Sticker Book 2 features over 250 reusable stickers, so you''ll always have fun exploring the exciting Marvel Comics universe. Colourful scenes are waiting for you to add stickers as you create your own stories of good versus evil, or simply follow along with the battles from the many different universes such as the Kree-Skull War, Civil War, and Annihilation. With fun, lively captions alongside exciting images, you''ll learn about the epic battles, vehicles, and mighty weapons from the Marvel universe such as Mjolnir, Thor''s mighty hammer, Wolverine''s claws, and Captain America''s shield. Created in full collaboration with Marvel comics, Marvel Ultimate Sticker Book 2 includes all of your favourite Marvel characters and their heroic struggles from the latest adventures, so flip open the pages and meet them all.

"Updated and expanded [and featuring] the twelfth Doctor."

Star Wars DK Readers help kids learn to read while enjoying the stories and characters from the Star Wars universe. Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, Yoda, and more familiar characters from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars universe are back to battle against the dark side in Pirates... And Worse! Level 1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars DK Readers are read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read. These stories use short, simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition and large type to facilitate learning. Strong visual clues, together with special picture dictionary boxes, are also used to help with new words in lively stories featuring Star Wars characters. Packed with full-color photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories, Star Wars: The Clone Wars DK Reader eBooks introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories of the Star Wars universe are guaranteed to capture children''s interest while developing their reading skills. Star Wars: The Clone Wars DK Readers are also perfect for reading together! © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Star Wars DK Readers help kids learn to read while enjoying the stories and characters from the Star Wars universe. Get little Star Wars fans reading with this new Pre-Level 1 DK Reader, Even Droids Need Friends!, starring everyone''s favorite droids. Pre-Level 1 Star Wars DK Readers are delightful narratives for young children to encourage an interest in learning to read. These Star Wars eBooks use strong visual clues, picture word strips, and labels to introduce and reinforce vocabulary. Packed with full-color photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories, Star Wars DK Reader ebooks introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories of the Star Wars universe are guaranteed to capture children''s interest while developing their reading skills. Star Wars DK Readers are also perfect for reading together! © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM

DK''s Star Wars Readers help kids learn to read while enjoying the stories and characters from the blockbuster movies. Get your child hooked on reading as they meet R2-D2 and other exciting Star Wars characters! Packed with full-color photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories, the ebooks introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children''s interest while developing their reading skills. They''re also perfect for reading together! © 2012 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Describes the skills needed to fight monsters from the LEGO Monster Fighters.

Follows Chewbacca, the woolly Wookiee, as he teams up with Jedi Ahsoka to smash and bash their way out of a planetwide Trandoshan hunting party with the help of the marooned Jedi younglings.

Young fans are invited to join the amphibious warrior Ackbar and his fellow squid-headed militants in an underwater battle on his aquatic home world of Mon Calamari.

This an activity book with great puzzles and games based on the many adventures of Tintin. There are mazes and puzzles classic adventures. Readers young and old will also appreciate the easy to understand how to draw sections, which illustrate how to create characters using simple shapes in the style of Herge''s clear-line style.

Get your child hooked on reading as they step aboard the Death Star from Star Wars The Clone Wars. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed The Clone Wars Reader is all about the indomitable Death Star. Watch as your child discovers more about the Empire''s deadliest weapon, finding out what it?s capable of and its fatal flaw. Packed with pictures of the Death Star from The Clone Wars series, it''s an out-of-this-world read. And don''t forget, there''s a galaxy full of DK Star Wars books to collect.

Get your child hooked on reading as they meet the strange creatures and characters from the Star Wars The Clone Wars series. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed The Clone Wars Reader is an introduction to the amazing creatures and characters from the series. Watch as your child comes eye-to-eye with the baddies from the series including Nuvo Vindi and the Separatist leaders. They''ll get up close to Jedis and Droids as well as extraordinary creatures like the Gutkurrs and Blurrgs and meet the terrifying pirates Hondo Ohnaka and Turk Falso. Packed with pictures from The Clone Wars series, it''s an out-of-this-world read. And don''t forget, there''s a galaxy full of DK Star Wars books to collect.

"Cad Bane is on an evil mission--will the Jedi be able to stop him in time?"--Page 4 of cover.

Luke Skywalker as a young man is met by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has received a message from Princess Leia that she is being held by Darth Vader, and Luke is joined by Hans Solo and Chewbacca as they attempt to rescue her and confront Luke''s father.

Jedi Knights versus Sith Lords, clone troopers versus battle droids--relive the biggest, baddest battles ever.

Join Anakin Skywalker and his comrades as they perform a daring rescue.

Join Anakin Skywalker and his comrades as they perform a daring rescue in the Clone Wars.

Describes some of the major battles that took place in the Star Wars universe between the Republic and the Trade Federation, later known as the Empire.

Text and photographs from the movies describe the evil characters in the Star Wars films.