May New Release - Make Me I'm Yours...Party

Title: Make Me I’m Yours…Party

             

Subtitle: Over 20 Handmade 

Decorations, Gifts and Treats

RRP: $19.99

ISBN: 9781446302309

Format:  Hardback, 128 pages

Dimensions: 170mm x 170mm

Publisher: David & Charles

Aust. Release Date:  May 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Create everything you need for a fabulous party on a budget with over 20 ideas. Quick and simple projects range from bunting and gift bags to cupcakes and cards. There's something for every theme and occasion, with inspiration for personalising each design to suit your celebration. This title includes a broad range of craft projects that can be personalised and adapted for any party occasion.

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May New Release - Tilda's Spring Ideas

Title: Tilda’s Spring Ideas

             

Author/s: Tone Finnanger

RRP: $14.99

ISBN: 9781446302446

Format:  Paperback, 48 pages

Dimensions: 276mm x 210mm

Publisher: Creative Publishing International (CPi)

Aust. Release Date:  May 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

This is a gorgeous collection of fresh, Spring-themed sewing projects using the latest Tilda fabrics and embellishments. You can choose from a stunning variety of sewing and papercraft designs including bags, soft toys, fabric boxes and unique decorations. The colour palette used includes shades of red, pink, white, pale green, azure blue and cyan. The projects are accompanied by clear instructions, gorgeous photographs and colour illustrations.

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April New Release - Get the Scoop on Animal Poop!

Title: Get the Scoop on Animal Poop!

             

Subtitle: From Lions to Tapeworm 

251 Cool Facts

Author/s:  Dawn Cusick

RRP: $16.99

ISBN: 9781936140428

Format:  Hardback, 80 pages

Dimensions: 256mm x 203mm

Publisher: Imagine Publishing

Aust. Release Date:  April 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Adults may hold their noses at animal poop but kids know better. A pile of dung is more than just waste material – it’s protection from predators, a chemical storyteller, a valuable food source, a building material and the backbone of many ecosystems. Meet sloths that “hold it” for a week and bees that hold it for months! Discover how group-living animals such as rhinos and meerkats defecate in places called latrines. Every time you think you’ve found the grossest, funniest or most surprising poo fact, just turn the page and you’ll find more!

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April New Release - Crazy Concoctions

Title: Crazy Concoctions

           

Subtitle: A Mad Scientist’s Guide 

 to Messy Mixtures

                

Author/s:  Jordan D. Brown

                             

RRP: $16.99

ISBN: 9781936140510

Format:  Hardback, 80 pages

Dimensions: 254mm x 203mm

Publisher: Imagine Publishing

Aust. Release Date:  April 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Do you love to create marvellous messes? Do you think it’s fun to make awesome discoveries and watch some of the craziest, coolest chemical reactions ever? Of course you do! So grab your goggles and raid your kitchen for ingredients – it’s time to make some crazy concoctions! This collection of terrific experiments will have you playing with icky-slicky stuff, going gas-tastic, getting totally gross and cooking up some really delicious incredible edibles. There are also notes on incredible but important accidents in chemistry, fantastic facts and suggestions for talking like a science smarty-pants. So whether you’re mixing a muck milkshake or creating the slimiest, gooiest mess you can imagine, you are guaranteed to have a blast!

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April New Release - First Prayers

Title: First Prayers

             

Subtitle: A Celebration of 

Faith and Love

                

RRP: $14.99

ISBN: 9781402764547

Format:  Hardback, 32 pages

Dimensions: 203mm x 254mm

Publisher: Sterling Childrens

                                                                                     Aust. Release Date:  April 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

This lavish, inspiring collection of prayers will encourage young children to give thanks for the good things in their lives. Encompassing both Biblical excerpts and psalms as well as more secular hymns to nature, family and love, First Prayers features captivating, accessible illustrations by award-winning artist Troy Howell. In addition to traditional prayers, there are classic poems written by William Blake, Robert Browning, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others.

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April New Release - Puff The Magic Dragon

Title: Puff, the Magic Dragon

             

Subtitle: Pop-Up Book (+CD)

                

Author/s:  Peter Yarrow, Lenny 

Lipton and Bruce Foster

RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9781402787119

Format:  Hardback, 14 pages

Dimensions: 266mm x 241mm

Publisher: Sterling Childrens

 Aust. Release Date:  April 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Puff, the Magic Dragon flies into a new dimension in this spectacular deluxe pop-up book. Master paper engineer Bruce Foster brings Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton’s timeless song to life via six lavish spreads, plus extra gatefold pops, enchanting special effects and a four-song audio CD recorded by Peter Yarrow. 

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April New Release - SAS Ultimate Guide to Combat

Title: SAS Ultimate Guide to Combat

             

Subtitle: How to Fight and Survive in 

Modern Warfare

Author/s:  Robert Stirling

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781849087643

Format:  Paperback, 320 pages

Dimensions: 242mm x 178mm

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Aust. Release Date:  April 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Stirling, a combat veteran of Northern Ireland, the Bush Wars in Africa and Afghanistan, provides a fully-illustrated training-manual for combat readiness. This is the stuff they don't teach you in boot camp, but they damn well should. Stirling writes in an aggressive style that will appeal to the warrior in every reader. He also serves up first-hand anecdotes and advice drawn from operations that went well - and those that went wrong.

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