As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.
Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.
When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight... and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.
Creativity is an essential ingredient for a happy childhood, and this is the ultimate collection of ideas for arts and crafts, building and tinkering, writing and rhyming, singing and dancing, and more. With 500 unplugged, hands-on activities for children aged two to twelve, this book goes beyond the simple arts and crafts found in most kids' creativity books and offers fun ideas for a generous range of imaginative and creative play—all in one giant book.
You have the power to encourage creativity in your child's daily life, whether you feel creative yourself or not. This book is your guide for being a creativity mentor, your handbook for raising kids rich with creative habits and skills, and your toolbox full of ideas and activities. So say 'yes' to creativity. Encourage your child to dabble in all kinds of activities, and discover the magic and beauty of imagination.
Build a secret clubhouse, have a day out with Papa, make some new friends, and more in this brand-new collection. Each story is the ideal length to be read aloud in five minutes, perfect for bedtime, story time, or anytime!
A collection of 12 stories featuring all the worst Disney villains! Join Cruella, Maleficent, Captain Hook, and more in these treacherous tales!
Fifty awesome women. Fifty awe-inspiring stories. One defining moment. Scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, scholars, athletes, and queens—trace the journeys of these Indian women and their extraordinary lives.
This authoritative encyclopedia is perfect for visual learners: it reveals astonishing information about space, Earth, animals, humans, and technology through 200 infographics, including maps, charts, timelines, and more.
Grasp facts at a glance as you turn every page: discover the size of our Sun in comparison to the largest star in the universe; find out which animal can leap 200 times its body length; learn how many cups of snot your body makes a day; compare the sizes of the biggest beasts that have ever lived; witness what happens in a single second across the world.
With stunning infographics by internationally renowned data designer Valentina D'Efilippo, along with beautiful colour photography, as well as interviews with leading expert consultants for every chapter, this ravishing book from 'Britannica' offers an exhilarating visual way to understand the world around us.
In this thought-provoking book, curious readers will discover all kinds of fascinating information about how and why we think about time. Chapters on mythology discuss Chronos, Janus, and the legend of the Phoenix. Others look at how different cultures perceive time—as a straight line or in circles? Young readers will learn how animals and plants tell time, how the study of longitude and latitude is related to clocks, and why an hour used to last one hundred minutes. Along the way, they will encounter historic timepieces such as sundials, chronometers, and Al-Jazari's famous 12th-century elephant clock.
The book also invites readers to ponder important questions about what time means to us today: can you actually save time? Can you run out of it? And is it really better to accomplish more in less time? These concepts are introduced in accessible chapters and illustrated with vibrant drawings. Absorbing and world-enlarging, this elegant book explores a challenging concept in an engaging way that encourages discussion and further learning.
Written by award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan, with detailed artwork by Nina Chakrabarti, this is a joyful celebration of India and its incredible people, places, and wildlife. Watch elephants bathing from a houseboat in Kerala, marvel at ancient cave paintings in Bhimbetka, wander through Delhi's bustling streets, and ride a train through the snow-capped peaks of the Himalaya. Uncover India's fascinating history and culture, and explore the unique mix of the traditional and modern that makes India the incredible country it is today.
From best-selling picture book author Sean Taylor comes his first ever poetry collection for children. 'The Dream Train' is a handsome new collection of original bedtime poetry, perfect for sharing whilst tucked up in bed, written for the very young. Filled with 30 warm, joyful, and atmospheric poems of every kind—from the funny to the gentle, from the surprising to the lyrical—each captures the experience of falling or being asleep in a pure, emotional way, and celebrates the wonderful, busy, imaginative minds of little children. Some poems read like a soothing mantra, helping lull small ones to sleep; others plant a seed of inspiration to take children bravely and boldly into the next day.
This gift of a book takes readers on a visual and imaginative journey into dreamland and beyond, and showcases the incredibly rich and inviting artwork of Anuska Allepuz.