Describes the market for cartoons in comic strips, greeting cards, magazines, and editorials, and lists publishers, advertising agencies, animation studios, and syndicates

Describes the market for cartoons in comic strips, greeting cards, magazines, and editorials, and lists publishers, advertising agencies, animation studios, and syndicates

Provides ideas for science projects using balls, includes interesting facts about balls, and gives advice about organizing research for school projects. (view table of contents)

Provides ideas for science projects using balls, includes interesting facts about balls, and gives advice about organizing research for school projects. (view table of contents)

Offers advice for boys on everything from basic hygiene to sports rules, and presents activities for rainy days and playing outdoors

From the inspired team behind Cars Galore comes a new read-aloud buzzing with nonstop rhymes and swarming with comical retro illustrations.Bugs, bugs, BUGS galore creep, slither, stink, and squirm; scurry, fly — ewww, a worm! Dig in as a flurry of bugs of every shape, size, and color crawl across the page in a veritable infestation of whimsy and humor. Cars Galore creators Peter Stein and Bob Staake return to thrill (and gross out) bug enthusiasts of all ages, offering an in-the-dirt, high-in-the-sky critter tale sure to leave readers wiggling and stampeding for more.

Buckle up for an exuberant ride - humming with energetic rhymes and whimsical, retro art from a masterful team. Black car, green car, nice car, mean car. Near car, far car. Whoa! Bizarre car! Ready to hit the road? Gear up for a non-stop parade of shapes, sizes, sounds and even smells - in a wild array of cars packed with big personalities, awesome features and eccentric passengers. Driven by Peter Stein's bouncing verse, Bob Staake's high-powered artwork merges vibrant colour and crisp, dynamic design with humour, warmth and whimsy. This rousing excursion is sure to thrill all fans of things that go, as well as aficionados of the illustrator's signature style. This is a fantastically energetic read-aloud about a perennially popular subject. It features whimisical, retro illustrations by a hugely acclaimed illustrator. Peter Stein and Bob Staake are two exciting new additions to our list...watch out for more.

Explains the role of caricature, tells how to develop a personal style, and includes profiles and work by top caricaturists (view table of contents)

In this tasty tale, a baker hangs out his sign on a small street, and soon the line for his donuts stretches down the block. But it's not long before the competition arrives and a delectable battle of the bakers ensues.

Offers advice for young girls on everything from social skills to fixing a bicycle, and presents activities for rainy days and playing outdoors

Provides ideas for science projects using hair, includes interesting facts about hair, and gives advice about organizing research for school reports. (view table of contents)

Provides ideas for science projects using hair, includes interesting facts about hair, and gives advice about organizing research for school reports. (view table of contents)

Discusses child care, adult health care, nutrition, allergies, addiction, hyperactivity, and the curative powers of humor

Hardworking robots Blink, Zinc, Blip, and Zip run into a sudden downpour and get their circuits crossed, resulting in confusion and comedy.

Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.