Juan Calle
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Language
English
Description
Can you draw a fearsome tiger pouncing towards its prey, or an elegant flamingo dabbling in crystal blue waters? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact colour artworks that young readers...
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English
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Packed with professional tips, insider techniques, and clear, step-by-step instructions, this book is your must-have guide to telling action-packed comic stories.
• Learn how to write, draw, ink, and bring to life comic scenes in easy-to-follow steps.
• Create your own awesome cast of comic book characters, from charismatic heroes to monstrous villains and sinister criminal masterminds.
• Harness advanced techniques such as dramatic...
Author
Language
English
Description
Can you draw a great white bursting from the ocean waves, or a gorgeous shoal of tropical fish? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact color artworks that young readers will be proud...
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Language
English
Description
This stylishly packaged full-color art guide enables artists of all abilities to create their own fantasy worlds and characters. Produce the angular skeleton of a dragon's wing, the ornate armor of a fearsome samurai, and the careful point of a wood elf's ear by following clear, step-by-step instructions.
By completing an array of drawing projects, you will learn:
• Different materials and techniques
• Drawing proportions and poses
• How...
Author
Language
English
Description
Successfully funded Kickstarter campaign! From time immemorial, children like Julio have had bad dreams! But at Julio's bedside, his dad comforts him: anyone can summon the help of mythic heroes to conquer their fears. Every culture has its own legendary champions who can vanquish scary monsters or villains. So Julio learns one's powerful imagination can turn any dreams into good ones. Illustrating the world's superheroes in a vibrant comic book style,...
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Lexile measure
GN 530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Billy is looking forward to the frog dissections at school (so delightfully gross!), but his disrespectful behavior toward his teacher (whom he thinks is a witch) and the frogs earns him detention--so he sneaks back at night planning revenge, only to find that the dissected frogs have come back to life, multiplied, and are out to get their revenge on him.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Aaron Kingston's BMX bike is badly damaged during a stunt, a local bike shop owner offers to fix the bike for free if Aaron will represent the shop at a local race; but when the race starts Aaron and his rival Castel find themselves transported to another dimension, in a race that nobody is supposed to survive--and they must cooperate because if they die this terrifying dimension will take over the earth.
Author
Publisher
Immedium, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A father comforts his restive son by telling him that people all over the world have imagined that heroes can help turn their bad dreams into good ones (with bilingual Spanish translation)"--
Un padre consuela a su hijo inquieto al decirle que la gente de todo el mundo han imaginado que los héroes pueden ayudar a convertir sus pesadillas en los buenos.
12) Alien lockdown
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Yin is really excited about her class trip to the International Space Station Three and the station museum's newest exhibit, the Star Cabbage, an alien plant discovered floating in space and considered harmless; but the station is on lockdown, the crew is not in evidence, and something large and growling is stalking the halls--but Yin is determined to investigate and find out whether the plant has mutated, or whether the real culprit...
13) Haunted planet
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nobody on the spaceship Wanderer has ever seen Earth, but now they have found a habitable planet, and they are eager to start building their new homes; the trouble is that nearly twelve-year-old Evie is sure that the planet is inhabited by ghostly aliens and aggressive plants, only no one wants to believe her, especially not her planet-obsessed twin brother Emery--and after the twins are attacked by both plants and aliens, Evie is not sure that her...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the red, dusty moon of Rodmark, life is only possible within the dome walls of Lysande, because the air outside is poisonous, and there are monsters, or at least that is what all the citizens have been told; but thirteen-year-old Flossy has seen lights and people moving outside and she is determined to find out the truth of what is beyond the Dome--even if it means she can never go back.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Amelia is the youngest member of crew on the Meddler, a spaceship that salvages scrap metal and anything else of value; currently they are interested in exploiting a debris field near the planet Canus, home to their cabin boy Greeny and his dog-like race, and Amelia is mad because her mother will not let her take part, so she and Greeny stow away on the salvage ship--but not everybody sees this particular debris as free-for-the-taking,...
17) A dinosaur a day
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Publisher
Bright Matter Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
211 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"New day, new dino! Immerse yourself in this unforgettable year-long encounter with the most astonishing creatures ever to walk the Earth. In this gorgeous calendarized collection, you'll find familiar and lesser-known names--from ferocious Tyrannosaurus to armored Ankylosaurus--alongside newly discovered species, all brought to life with stunning illustrations and fascinating facts. Prepare to encounter some familiar reptilian faces, as well as learn...
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What would happen if you went back in time? Imagine stepping into the Stone Age and meeting some Neanderthals. Would it be a peaceful encounter or a Stone-Age smackdown? What if you went back to when dinosaurs roamed? Would you be a tasty snack for a T-Rex or one of the first humans to tame fire? Remember, in a time before recorded history, just about everything could kill you."--Publisher's website.
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Language
English
Description
Enjoy the first children's picture book about becoming a TV news anchor. Amazingly illustrated, this inspiring Latina autobiography features a bilingual Spanish translation.
Growing up near Sacramento, CA, little Leticia dreams of being a TV newscaster. But no one on TV looks like her. This shy, small-town girl overcomes barriers, like her fear of public speaking, to become the first in her hardworking Mexican family to attend college.
Then, starting...