Kingfisher Winter 2015 Catalog

Winter 2015

KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / EARTH SCIENCES

CREATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY SIMON BASHER, WRITTEN BY DAN GREEN Basher Science: Climate Change

Basher shines his light on climate change, bringing topical environmental concepts to life

Do you know your carbon cycle from your carbon footprint? Can you tell your greenhouse effect from your greenhouse? And what exactly is a tipping point? If any of these questions leave you confused, then Basher Science: Climate Change is the book for you. From El Niño and hurricanes to deforestation and population growth this is a totally comprehensible guide to a fastmoving, essential topic.

Subjects covered in this book include: ice caps, the greenhouse effect, global warming, the butterfly effect, atmospheric systems, acid rain, ocean systems, acidification, fossil fuels, heat waves, urbanization, carbon footprint, recycling, renewable energy, biofuels, and nuclear power.

Simon Basher is the creator and illustrator of more than a dozen internationally bestselling books for children including

the critically acclaimed Basher Science series.

Author Dan Green has written many of the titles in the Basher Science series. He has an MA in Natural Sciences from

Cambridge University, where he specialized in geology.

Consultant Kirk Allen Maasch is Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute

at the University of Maine. He has over 20 years of

experience in investigating the causes of climate change.

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CREATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY SIMON BASHER, WRITTEN BY DAN GREEN Basher Science: Climate Change

Basher shines his light on climate change, bringing topical environmental concepts to life

Do you know your carbon cycle from your carbon footprint? Can you tell your greenhouse effect from your greenhouse? And what exactly is a tipping point? If any of these questions leave you confused, then Basher Science: Climate Change is the book for you. From El Niño and hurricanes to deforestation and population growth this is a totally comprehensible guide to a fastmoving, essential topic.

Subjects covered in this book include: ice caps, the greenhouse effect, global warming, the butterfly effect, atmospheric systems, acid rain, ocean systems, acidification, fossil fuels, heat waves, urbanization, carbon footprint, recycling, renewable energy, biofuels, and nuclear power.

Simon Basher is the creator and illustrator of more than a dozen internationally bestselling books for children including

the critically acclaimed Basher Science series.

Author Dan Green has written many of the titles in the Basher Science series. He has an MA in Natural Sciences from


Consultant Kirk Allen Maasch is Professor in the School of Earth and Climate Sciences and the Climate Change Institute

at the University of Maine. He has over 20 years of

experience in investigating the causes of climate change.

Praise For...

Booklist Readers might already know a lot of this, but Basher and Green serve it up in a hip, imaginative style and throw in some lesserknown facts, too.. . .Another fun entry. Bookpage The Book Case [A]n informative little book ...Though the book is aimed at kids 10 and up, those of us on the far, far end of that age range will find many items of interest in Dan Green’s clever text.

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / CHEMISTRY

CREATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY SIMON BASHER, WRITTEN BY ADRIAN DINGLE AND DAN GREEN Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table All the Elements with Style!

The original Basher book that started it all is back—and it's bigger and better than ever!

Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the rescue by mixing science and art to create a unique periodic table. From unassuming oxygen to devious manganese, the incredible elements show you the periodic table as you've never seen it before.

Basher Science: The Periodic Table gives a face, voice and personality to the chemical elements, making learning chemistry easy and a whole lot more fun. This new expanded edition reflects the latest discoveries, and now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture but an informationpacked page all to itself.

Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. With his stylish, contemporary characters he communicates science brilliantly.

High school chemistry teacher Adrian Dingle is the creator of

the awardwinning chemistry Web site:

adriandingleschemistrypages.com. His site has been

recommended by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse,

the BBC, the National Science Teachers Association, and

Cornell Theory Center—among many others. He now lives in

Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches at The Westminster

Schools.

Dan Green has written many of the titles in the Basher

Science series. He has an MA in Natural Sciences from


Artist and designer Simon Basher has fun playing in the

world of contemporary character design. He lives in

England.

Praise For...

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / CHEMISTRY

CREATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY SIMON BASHER, WRITTEN BY ADRIAN DINGLE AND DAN GREEN Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table All the Elements with Style

The original Basher book that started it all is back—and it's bigger and better than ever!

Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the rescue by mixing science and art to create a unique periodic table. From unassuming oxygen to devious manganese, the incredible elements show you the periodic table as you've never seen it before.

Basher Science: The Periodic Table gives a face, voice and personality to the chemical elements, making learning chemistry easy and a whole lot more fun. This new expanded edition reflects the latest discoveries, and now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture but an informationpacked page all to itself.

Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. With his stylish, contemporary characters he communicates science brilliantly.

High school chemistry teacher Adrian Dingle is the creator of

the awardwinning chemistry Web site:

adriandingleschemistrypages.com. His site has been

recommended by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse,

the BBC, the National Science Teachers Association, and

Cornell Theory Center—among many others. He now lives in

Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches at The Westminster

Schools.

Dan Green has written many of the titles in the Basher

Science series. He has an MA in Natural Sciences from


Artist and designer Simon Basher has fun playing in the

world of contemporary character design. He lives in

England.

Praise For...

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / ANIMALS / BIRDS

BY THEA FELDMAN Kingfisher Readers L1: Brilliant Birds

Exciting, engaging, AND informative. Perfect to meet the Common Core State Standards!

LEVEL 1 – BEGINNING TO READ

10 to 20 words per page Text consists of short and simple sentences, highinterest information, easy vocabulary with a high degree of phonic regularity and lots of repetition. Guided Reading Levels: F,G, H

Brilliant Birds introduces beginner readers to a wide variety of birds from different habitats, from the tallest and the smallest birds to those that cannot fly and some that can swim. It includes facts about beaks, feathers, and flying, and explains how a baby bird starts life inside its egg, hatches, and finally flies from its nest.

US series editor, Thea Feldman, is the author of over 100 children’s books, including several Clifford and Disney

Readers. Additionally she has written and edited several My

Readers Macmillan Children's Publishing Group (US). She is a

former editorial director at Scholastic.

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JANUARY Kingfisher Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Birds On Sale 1/27/2015 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Trade Paperback 32 pages 5.9 in W | 9 in H | 0.1 in T | 0.5 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 72 ISBN: 9780753471999 $3.99 / $4.99 Can.

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / ANIMALS / BIRDS

BY THEA FELDMAN Kingfisher Readers L1: Brilliant Birds


LEVEL 1 – BEGINNING TO READ

10 to 20 words per page Text consists of short and simple sentences, highinterest information, easy vocabulary with a high degree of phonic regularity and lots of repetition. Guided Reading Levels: F,G, H

Brilliant Birds introduces beginner readers to a wide variety of birds from different habitats, from the tallest and the smallest birds to those that cannot fly and some that can swim. It includes facts about beaks, feathers, and flying, and explains how a baby bird starts life inside its egg, hatches, and finally flies from its nest.

US series editor, Thea Feldman, is the author of over 100 children’s books, including several Clifford and Disney

Readers. Additionally she has written and edited several My

Readers Macmillan Children's Publishing Group (US). She is a

former editorial director at Scholastic.

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BY THEA FELDMAN Kingfisher Readers L2: African Savanna


LEVEL 2 BEGINNING TO READ ALONE

up to 35 words per page

Text is accessible and engaging with plenty of interest and repetition. Vocabulary is easy and familiar, and sentences are mainly short and simple. Guided Reading levels: I, J

African Savanna introduces children who are beginning to read alone to the grasslands of Africa, and the amazing variety of animals that live there. From planteating elephants and zebras to meateating big cats, and vultures, this book brings to life this fascinating habitat, its people, and its wildlife.

Claire Llewellyn is a prizewinning author of nonfiction for young readers. In 1991 she was shortlisted for the prestigious

TES Junior Information Book Award for MacDonald's Take

One: Rubbish, and in 1992 she won that award for My First

Book of Time. Since then she has written more than 20

children's books on a wide range of subjects. She is the author

of Kingfisher's Saints and Angels, Explorers: Big Cats, Explorers: Reptiles, and Kingfisher Readers including Dinosaur World and Volcanoes. Claire lives in Hertford.

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BY THEA FELDMAN Kingfisher Readers L2: African Savanna


LEVEL 2 BEGINNING TO READ ALONE

up to 35 words per page

Text is accessible and engaging with plenty of interest and repetition. Vocabulary is easy and familiar, and sentences are mainly short and simple. Guided Reading levels: I, J

African Savanna introduces children who are beginning to read alone to the grasslands of Africa, and the amazing variety of animals that live there. From planteating elephants and zebras to meateating big cats, and vultures, this book brings to life this fascinating habitat, its people, and its wildlife.

Claire Llewellyn is a prizewinning author of nonfiction for young readers. In 1991 she was shortlisted for the prestigious

TES Junior Information Book Award for MacDonald's Take

One: Rubbish, and in 1992 she won that award for My First

Book of Time. Since then she has written more than 20

children's books on a wide range of subjects. She is the author

of Kingfisher's Saints and Angels, Explorers: Big Cats, Explorers: Reptiles, and Kingfisher Readers including Dinosaur World and Volcanoes. Claire lives in Hertford.

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JANUARY Kingfisher Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences On Sale 1/27/2015 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Hardcover 32 pages 6.2 in W | 9.3 in H | 0.4 in T | 0.5 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 72 ISBN: 9780753472002 $12.99 / $14.99 Can.

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / ASTRONOMY

BY PHILIP STEELE Kingfisher Readers L3: Astronauts

Exciting, Engaging, AND informative. Perfect to meet the Common Core State Standards!

LEVEL 3 READING ALONE WITH SOME HELP

50 to 75 words per page

Text is accessible and engaging with plenty of interest and repetition, with some more variety of language and information than level 2. Text introduces a few more challenging words and a wider variety of tenses. Guided Reading Levels: K, L, MAstronauts introduces children who are reading alone with some help to the life of a space astronaut, from the suits they wear to the food they eat in the International Space Station, and the way they train for their space missions. It looks at some famous astronauts in the history of space exploration, including the first man in space and the first man to walk on the Moon.

Hannah Wilson has edited and ghostwritten children’s books, both nonfiction and fiction, for over 10 years, and has

recently started writing in her own name. Her first love is

animals, and she has penned books about puppies, wildlife

photographers and reptiles. When she is not reading or

writing, Hannah likes to get out of London in her campervan

and climb rocks.

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JANUARY Kingfisher Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Astronomy On Sale 1/27/2015 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Trade Paperback 32 pages 5.9 in W | 8.4 in H | 0.2 in T | 0.5 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 72 ISBN: 9780753472033 $3.99 / $4.99 Can.

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KINGFISHER • JANUARY 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / ASTRONOMY

BY PHILIP STEELE Kingfisher Readers L3: Astronauts

Exciting, Engaging, AND informative. Perfect to meet the Common Core State Standards!

LEVEL 3 READING ALONE WITH SOME HELP

50 to 75 words per page

Text is accessible and engaging with plenty of interest and repetition, with some more variety of language and information than level 2. Text introduces a few more challenging words and a wider variety of tenses. Guided Reading Levels: K, L, M

Astronauts introduces children who are reading alone with some help to the life of a space astronaut, from the suits they wear to the food they eat in the International Space Station, and the way they train for their space missions. It looks at some famous astronauts in the history of space exploration, including the first man in space and the first man to walk on the Moon.

Hannah Wilson has edited and ghostwritten children’s books, both nonfiction and fiction, for over 10 years, and has

recently started writing in her own name. Her first love is

animals, and she has penned books about puppies, wildlife

photographers and reptiles. When she is not reading or

writing, Hannah likes to get out of London in her campervan

and climb rocks.

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JANUARY Kingfisher Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Astronomy On Sale 1/27/2015 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Hardcover 32 pages 6.2 in W | 9.2 in H | 0.4 in T | 0.5 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 72 ISBN: 9780753472026 $12.99 / $13.99 Can.

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KINGFISHER • MARCH 2015 JUVENILE NONFICTION / ART / GENERAL

BY SUSIE BROOKS Get Into Art Telling Stories Enjoy Great ArtThen Create Your Own!

Be inspired by works of art that have a story to tell

Get Into Art! Telling Stories explores a fascinating array of pictures that tell stories. Works featured in this book range from battle scenes to fairy tales, and are depicted by artists as diverse as Edward Hopper, Matisse, and the creators of the Bayeux Tapestry.

A gorgeous, awardwinning art series that explores a wide range of artists' work while encouraging children to develop their own skills and techniques. Get into Art is perfect for active young artists of all abilities. Each book features twelve artworks, with information about the work and the artist. Art projects are varied, intriguing and clearly explained, and will act as a springboard for plenty of artistic experiments.

Susie Brooks has a first class history of art degree and has

worked as an editor and writer of children’s nonfiction and

picture books for over ten years. She’s an artist herself and

does occasional art workshops with young children.

Susie Brooks is also the creator of the artwork projects in this

book.

Praise For...

Praise for Get Into Art: Animals (starred review) Brooks' goal to convince her readers that art is not just something one observes, but rather something that one does. It's impossible not to be intrigued. . . . The projects range in difficulty from those with beginners skills to those suited for more expreienced young artists. . . . Brooks believes that a deeper appreciation of high art can be had by kids, and this revelatory offereing encourages them to find it. Booklist Get into Art: Animals was the winner of the Children's Trade category at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2013.

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MARCH Kingfisher Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / General On Sale 3/10/2015 Ages 7 to 14, Grades 2 to 9 Hardcover Picture Book 32 pages 9 in W | 10.6 in H | 1 lb Wt Carton Quantity: 30 ISBN: 9780753471838 $14.99 / $17.50 Can.

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Index

Basher Science: Climate Change; Simon Basher 2, 3. . . . . . .Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All theElements with Style!; Adrian Dingle 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All theElements with Style; Adrian Dingle 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Basher, Simon; Basher Science: Climate Change 2, 3. . . . . . . .Brooks, Susie; Get Into Art Telling Stories: Enjoy Great Art--Then Create Your Own! 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dingle, Adrian; Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table:All the Elements with Style 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dingle, Adrian; Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table:All the Elements with Style! 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feldman, Thea; Kingfisher Readers L1: Brilliant Birds 6, 7. . . . .Get Into Art Telling Stories: Enjoy Great Art--Then CreateYour Own!; Susie Brooks 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kingfisher Readers L1: Brilliant Birds; Thea Feldman . . . . .

6, 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kingfisher Readers L2: African Savanna; Claire Llewellyn .

8, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kingfisher Readers L3: Astronauts; Hannah Wilson . . . . . .

10, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Llewellyn, Claire; Kingfisher Readers L2: African Savanna . . .

8, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wilson, Hannah; Kingfisher Readers L3: Astronauts 10, 11. . . .

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