Books For Children

BALLOON ANIMALS
Pinch and Twist Ten Balloon Buddies!
(Mini Maestro)

Imagine That Group

978-1-62795-133-3 | Book and Kit | 48 pages | 3.7″ x 4.9″

List Price: $9.95

DESCRIPTION

This boxed set is just what you need to get into balloon modeling! It contains a 48-page book with all the know-how you need to make ten animals and special items to help get started right away.

The book includes the following practical balloon modeling tips:

• What kind of balloons are used.
• How much air do the balloons need to work well.
• How to inflate the balloon.
• Ways to lock and twist the balloon.

Learn to make a:

• Hummingbird
• Giraffe
• Crocodile
• Mouse
• Parrot & Swing
• and much more!

ANCIENT ROMANS
(Spotlight Guides)

John Haywood

978-1-78121-226-4 | Paperback | 48 pages | 6.9″ x 9.1″

List Price: $7.99

DESCRIPTION

Featuring detailed, informative text, stunning imagery and colorful diagrams, as well as helpful timelines and glossaries, the Spotlight series offers an engaging and richly illustrated glimpse into a range of fascinating topics from the worlds of history and science. High-quality, fullcolor illustrations bring the incredible world of the ancient Romans to life in this informative look at one of the largest and most influential empires in world history.

AUTHOR BIO

John Haywood is a published author and an editor of children’s books and young adult books. He has written many books on ancient peoples and places.

ANCIENT GREEKS
(Spotlight Guides)

Charles Freeman

978-1-78121-228-8 | Paperback | 48 pages | 6.8″ x 9.1″

List Price: $7.99

DESCRIPTION

Featuring detailed, informative text, stunning imagery and colorful diagrams, as well as helpful timelines and glossaries, the Spotlight series offers an engaging and richly illustrated glimpse into a range of fascinating topics from the worlds of history and science. Experience one of the most inventive societies in history with this vibrantly illustrated guide to the traditions, ideas, and philosophers that made ancient Greece the birthplace of western civilization.

REVIEWS

“Cultures from antiquity spring to life in the Spotlights series of info- and picture-packed paper-over-board volumes. In The Ancient Greeks by Charles Freeman, detailed drawings of artifacts, architecture, weaponry, statuary and dozens of other traditional elements mix with succinct text on society, economy, government, women’s roles and even the early Olympics. Other titles in the series include The Romans by John Haywood; The Egyptians by Neil Grant; and going even further back in time, Prehistoric Life by Dougal Dixon.”
Publisher’s Weekly

“A quick survey of the highlights of ancient Greece, focusing mainly on the classical period. Each chapter is covered in a two- page spread of several paragraphs of summary, a main illustration with numerous captions pointing to important details, an inset picture and caption, and a row of captioned illustrations of related artifacts. This entry in the Spotlights series is heavily illustrated, well designed, and full of fascinating snippets of information. Though most of the information is readily available in other similar books, the cutaways of ships and buildings are especially good, and the battle maps are unusually clear. An economical look at an intriguing subject.”
Kirkus Reviews

“Gr 4-6. Three ancient civilizations are introduced in these titles. Double-page spreads focus on a particular topic such as cultural and social life, political organization, religion, and warfare. Numerous illustrations and examples of architecture and artifacts related to each topic help to provide further information. The brief, often stilted texts do not provide enough material for reports, but the colorful layout may attract browsers. ‘Spotlights’ alert readers to objects and artifacts that can often be found in museums. For greater eye appeal with similarly limited information, try George Hart’s Ancient Egypt (Harcourt, 1989), Simon James’s Ancient Rome (Viking, 1992), and Anne Pearson’s Ancient Greece (Knopf, 1992).”
Cynthia Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, OR, School Library Journal

AUTHOR BIO

Charles P. Freeman is a scholar and freelance historian specializing in the history of ancient Greece and Rome. He is the author of numerous books on the ancient world. He has taught courses on ancient history in Cambridge’s Adult Education program and is Historical Consultant to the Blue Guides. He also leads cultural study tours to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He lives in Suffolk, England.

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
(Spotlight Guides)

Neil Grant

978-1-78121-227-1 | Paperback | 48 pages | 7″ x 9.2″

List Price: $7.99

DESCRIPTION

Featuring detailed, informative text, stunning imagery and colorful diagrams, as well as helpful timelines and glossaries, the Spotlight series offers an engaging and richly illustrated glimpse into a range of fascinating topics from the worlds of history and science. Take a beautifully illustrated trip through the ancient tombs, artifacts, and technology that made the Ancient Egyptians one of the most fascinating civilizations the world has ever known.

AUTHOR BIO

Neil Grant was an experienced children’s history writer. His previous titles include The Great Atlas of Discovery (DK), The Children’s Concise History Encyclopedia (World) and Journey Through History (Hamlyn).

AGE OF THE VIKINGS
(Spotlight Guides)

Neil Grant

978-1-78121-225-7 | Paperback | 48 pages | 7.2″ x 9.5″

List Price: $7.99

DESCRIPTION

Featuring detailed, informative text, stunning imagery and colorful diagrams, as well as helpful timelines and glossaries, the Spotlight series offers an engaging and richly illustrated glimpse into a range of fascinating topics from the worlds of history and science.

Colorful images and informative identification panels take readers on a voyage alongside the Vikings — fierce warriors, simple farmers and hearty travelers who were once the most powerful people in Europe.

REVIEWS

“Gr 4-6. These series entries make generous use of colorful, attractive illustrations and have succinctly written texts. The many drawings show artifacts, architecture, domestic scenes, and some simple maps. Grant introduces the community and home life of the Vikings, their customs and culture, trade, exploration and conquests, and arts and crafts. Hazel Mary Martell’s Everyday Life in Viking Times (Watts, 1994) is similar in scope. McNeill includes topics such as social structure and education during the Middle Ages and describes castle, monastic, and country life. Andrew Langley’s Medieval Life (Knopf, 1996) offers similar background material and includes many photographs of artifacts and costumes. Neither Grant nor McNeill provide enough information for reports, but the eye-appealing packages will be useful introductions.”
Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, OR, School Library Journal

“Make[s] generous use of colorful, attractive illustrations and… succinctly written texts…. [This] eye-appealing package will be [a] useful introduction.”
School Library Journal

AUTHOR BIO

Neil Grant was an experienced children’s history writer. His previous titles include The Great Atlas of Discovery (DK), The Children’s Concise History Encyclopedia (World) and Journey Through History (Hamlyn).