New Releases by Weldon Owen

New for 2020, this paperback edition of The Total Cat Manual brings over 200 invaluable tips from David Meyer, Abbie Moore and Dr Pia Stalk, operators of Adopt-A-Pet.com, the world's largest non-profit pet adoption website. Whether a long time or first time Cat owner, this 224 page guide will walk you through how to prepare your home, yourself and your family for your new best friend. Get ready to welcome a new bundle of furry feline fun into your home and your heart!

New for 2020, The Complete Survival Book Collection combines the best in emergency readiness and disaster survival with sustainable living and survival practices. This collection pairs up two of the best books in surviving and thriving, whether facing a natural disaster or creating your own home away from it all. Writer Tim MacWelch brings us the know-how in survival and homesteading from the editors of Outdoor Life. How to Survive Anything, a comprehensive guide to surviving anything from the normal to the rare, brings us everything from confronting wild animals to living through a meteor impact. How to Survive Off the Grid gives the reader the know-how to engage in sustainable living and housing off the grid, ranging from backyard chicken coops to building and living in your own distant cabin retreat.

The tenth book in the bestselling series from American Girl, American Girl Summer Treats features over 50 kid-friendly recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, tarts, and icy treats for enjoying during the summer months. From Mermaid Ice Cream Pops and Frozen Lemonade to Watermelon Cake and Day-at-the-Beach Cupcakes, American Girl Summer Treats offers an enticing collection of delicious baked goods and cool sweets that take full advantage of all the seasonal fruits and dessert trends of the summer months. The more than 50 inspiring recipes appeal to young chefs of all experience levels with easy-to-follow step-by-step directions, gorgeous full-color photography, helpful cooking tips, and ideas for serving and preparation. Included are no-fail instructions for mixing the perfect pie pastry, helpful cooking decorating techniques for a summer cookie plate, and how to make ice cream from scratch. Whether you want to celebrate the 4th of July, cool off with a poolside Piña Colada, or throw an ice cream party, this book will inspire you to make the most of any summer’s day.

Over one-hundred easy yet amazing time- and cost-efficient recipes for chefs who don’t have access to much of a kitchen—or know their way around one. Think outside of the (mac & cheese) box! Eating on a budget and with no time to cook doesn’t mean one can’t eat well. With this collection of quick and easy recipes, college students and other time-challenged, budget-conscious cooks can easily prepare low-cost, fresh-tasting dishes—whether they have access to a kitchen or are limited to the dorm kitchenette. Step-by-step, no-fail, fresh and delicious recipes include make-ahead tips, shopping lists, and cooking time for easy reference. Also features lots of simple tips for stretching easy preparations to many meals, as well as beautiful, full-color photos and lots of fun graphics to offer inspiration.

Get to know bugs up close! Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of insects. From elegant spotted butterflies to hairy hunting wolf spiders, bugs are the most diverse creatures on Earth. Close-up photos capture bugs creeping, crawling, hopping, and flying. Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about bugs, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone interested in insects, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Explore the world of reptiles—from enormous Komodo dragons to tiny geckos, cobras to tortoises. More than 70 colorful photos show a wide variety of reptiles from tropical islands and vast deserts—and even some from your own backyard! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about reptiles, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone interested in reptiles, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Discover the beauty and intelligence of wolves! More than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of wolves. Learn about the everyday lives of these clever creatures as they speed through the forest, hunt, and play together. Renowned wolf biologist Douglas Smith, director of the Yellowstone Wolf Project, was consulted for this book. Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about wolves, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves wolves, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Explore the forest world of monkeys and apes! More than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of monkeys and apes. Meet different species from orangutans to macaques, watch baby monkeys learn and grow, and follow these fascinating animals as they eat, play, and climb from the forest floor to the treetops. Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about monkeys and apes, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves monkeys and apes, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Travel back in time to meet the extraordinary animals that ruled Earth millions of years ago. Through these amazing images, get an up-close look at some incredible dinosaurs and learn all about the lives of these creatures, from the tiny, feathered Bambiraptor to the terrifying Carnotaurus. Toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children will enjoy learning fun facts about dinosaurs and will be amazed by the spectacular color photographs.

Enter the majestic underwater world of whales! Learn about the everyday lives of these enormous creatures as you follow their travels through vast oceans. Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about whales, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone interested in whales, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Enter the wonderful world of ponies and learn what makes these relatives of the horse so special. Beautiful photographs introduce the many different types of ponies­ in their everyday lives—from running in wild herds to competing in shows with their riders. Toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children will enjoy learning fun facts about ponies and will be amazed by the spectacular color photographs.

Get an up-close look at penguins fishing, marching, and diving. More than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of penguins. Through these captivating photographs, discover the wide variety of penguin species, and learn how they manage to live and thrive not only on ice and snow, but also on rocky coasts and sunny beaches. Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about penguins, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves penguins, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Discover the playfulness and intelligence of dolphins! Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of dolphins. Learn about the everyday lives of dolphins as these beloved creatures speed through the water, catch fish to eat, and play together. Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about dolphins, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves dolphins, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Get to know elephants, the world’s largest land animals! Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of elephants. Find out how elephants use their trunks to look for food, follow them as they travel across the grasslands in Africa, and see how humans and elephants live and work together. Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about elephants, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone interested in elephants, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Cars have an important job—they take us where we need to go! Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 thrilling photos showcase all kinds of autos, from fast sports cars and drag racers, to police cruisers and gas-saving hybrids. Enjoy the ride as you see shiny paint jobs, big wheels, and the open road. Get ready for an engine-revving adventure! Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about cars, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves cars, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Thrilling photographs take you behind the scenes with mighty machines. Also in collectible series Airplanes, Emergency Vehicles & Trucks.

Diggers are some of the hardest workers in the machine world. These spectacular photographs show off diggers in action, everywhere from farms to construction sites. With special attachments that scoop, drill, haul, and crush, they''re ready to dig in and get the job done.

The ocean is a mysterious place inhabited by creatures unlike any found on land. Meet these wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird animals, who live in a colorful world without humans. Stunning photos introduce creatures large and small, each with its own special place in the depths of the sea. Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic or endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

Get ready for take-off with dynamic and colorful airplanes! These exciting photographs show off huge passenger jets, cargo planes, gliders, and many other amazing airplanes. Meet the pilots, visit the airport, and marvel at breathtaking aerobatics and air races. Catch all kinds of planes in action high up in the sky--it's up, up, and away!

Get an up-close peek at fish darting through coral gardens, hiding from predators, and swimming along the ocean floor. These stunning photos capture fish with scales and tails of all colors, shapes, and sizes. There's never a dull underwater moment, so get ready for a fun, fin-flipping adventure! Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic or endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

All over the world, horses and people work together. From racing to helping around the farm, going to horse shows, and going for a ride, horses and humans team up for all sorts of activities. Horses are some of the grandest yet some of the friendliest animals. Get ready to meet those special friends up close! Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic or endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

Kids can quickly expand their visual vocabularies with the SnapShot Picture Book Library. Each book in the series contains 60 color photographs of animals and dozens of fun facts. Threatened and endangered species range from the tiny tarsier to the massive polar bear.

Some of the most familiar animals are the friendly faces found on the farm. From ducks to donkeys, horses to hens, these animals have a special relationship with the people who care for them -- and with people in general. Take a colorful, close-up tour of the farm and meet the animals that have become our friends and part of our way of life. Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic and endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

The poles are amazing places. With their stark landscapes and harsh climates, they are unlike any other environments on Earth. Yet so many different animals have found ways to make these places home. From polar bears to puffins, humpback whales to huskies, you''ll marvel at the variety of life to be found at the world''s extremes. Animals from all over the world star in the bright and irresistible Snapshot Picture Library series. Gorgeous photography, ranging from dramatic to laugh-out-loud funny, will engage readers of any age, while young readers will particularly delight in the lively, easy-to-read, playful text. From the friendly and familiar animals found on a farm or in your very own home to exotic or endangered species that many people may never see, the Snapshot Picture Library series is your ticket not only to other places but to other ways of seeing and thinking about the world we love and share.

Let's play with baby animals! Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase baby animals from all over the world. Meet and learn about all sorts of baby animals, including monkeys, lions, penguins, lemurs, kangaroos, pythons, and giraffes. Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about baby animals, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves baby animals, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

What''s more lovable than a fluffy kitten? Accompanied by a read-along audio track, more than 70 colorful photos showcase all kinds of kittens. As playful as they are sleepy, as adventurous as they are snuggly, kittens bring joy to people all over the world. See the different looks and personalities of these cute kittens. Snapshot Picture Library books include a read-along feature: Children can read along with an audio track, following the highlighted words on each page. Perfect for pre-readers and early readers! Kids will enjoy learning fun facts about kittens, and the more than 70 beautiful color photographs will delight anyone who loves cats, especially toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-school children.

Non-Fiction. Book Band levelled books for Year 3 to 7. Ideal for guided reading and writing. Also for independent reading and writing, and for high-interest, lower ability. Cross-curricular topics include Life Science, Earth and Space, Social Studies, Health, Physical Science, and ICT. Excellent models of Non-Fiction with features such as contents page, glossary, acknowledgements, index and title page, cut away pages, cross-sections, diagrams, maps, and procedural step-by-step activities. The books are a rich resource for visual literacy. Size: 16cm tall x 18.8cm wide. Published 2000. 16 pages.

Non-Fiction. Beautiful books with both illustrations and real photography, for Year 3 to 7+. Key skills include: Instructional Text, Understanding fact and opinion, exploring diagrams, scan texts, summarising information, identifying key features of non-fiction texts. Cross-curricular topics include Websites for further research, Life Science, Earth and Space, Social Studies, Health, Physical Science, and ICT. The books are a rich resource for visual literacy. Size: 21.5cm tall x 16.5cm wide. Published 1999. 32 pages.