Barbara Cox

Scott Forbes

Discusses different myths and legends related to death and the afterlife, including zombies, hellhounds, and onis.

Beyond the Grave

Offering a new spin on astronomy and earth sciences books for kids, this out-of-this-world how-to details the making of a planet, namely the incredible, life-sustaining, one-in-a-billion planet Earth, starting with its basic ingredients, protons and neutrons, and making abstract concepts easier to understand.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Earth

How to Make a Planet

Ghoulish beings are just waiting to pop out of this book, which is chock full of terrifying tales of demons, headless horsemen, and more. With zombies becoming increasingly popular on TV and at the movies, readers will love learning about the origin of the "undead." And since many fantasy creatures come from mythologies around the world, this book, with its hair-raising illustrations and photographs, is a fun exploration of various cultures as well as the just plain spooky!

As a fierce hunter, Alioramus hunt in packs, or lurked in ambush for a prey. Follow a group of Alioramus on a hunt, and learn about other dinosaurs!

Alioramus on the Hunt

This is the ultimate companion for every time-travelling dinosaur hunter. It contains all the key facts and spotter stats needed to locate more than 50 of the most awe-inspiring dinos to have walked the Earth - from Amargasaurus to Zhuchengosaurus. Colourful, punchy infographics are paired with in-your-face illustrations, helpful locator maps and a danger rating for every dinosaur. A comprehensive introduction explains the evolution of the dinosaurs, the different behaviour of plant-eaters and carnivores, as well as the catastrophic extinction event of 65 million years ago.

Dinosaur Hunter's Handbook

Argentinosaurus is one of the biggest sauropods, a group of enormous, long-necked, and plant-eating dinosaurs. Read about this gentle giant and a range of other fascinating dinosaurs!

Argentinosaurus, Giant of Giants

Dwight Holing

This 224-page title explores the world's magnificent rain forests, from Alaska's temperate Tongass National Forest to Peru's Manu Biosphere Reserve in the heart of the Amazon Basin, and from Borneo's Mount Kinabulu to New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. Numerous informative essays look at the flora and fauna and the human residents of the forests, how to plan a journey, and profile 17 of the most spectacular rainforest destinations in the world. A Travel Tips section offers carefully selected lodging, camping and touring information. The work is lavishly illustrated with more than 250 spectacular photographs as well as specially commissioned maps.

Rain Forests

Everyone knows about nightmares, but they might not know that a "night mare" is a demon in Norse mythology that sits on a person's chest and makes them have frightening dreams. That's pretty scary! Readers will be thrilled to learn about more supernatural beings known to haunt homes and terrify people, such as poltergeists and even vampires. The only things spookier than these tales are the imaginative illustrations that make these creatures seem almost real.

Haunted Homes

Lonely Planet Publications Staff

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* To be a dinosaur hunter you have to be ready to journey through space and time. This book will guide you to remote corners of the world and show you where and how to find dinosaur remains, ranging from bones and teeth to eggs and footprints. It will also take you far back into Earth's prehistoric past to find out when, where and how dinosaurs lived - and bring you face to face with some of the biggest, scariest and weirdest creatures that ever roamed our planet. Along the way, you'll pick up tips from some of the most famous dinosaur detectives of the past and present, visit many of the world's fi nest fossil collections and learn how to date your finds, transport them home and bring them back to life - well, almost! Dress for success Identify a dinosaur Survive a mass extinction Find fossil-rich rocks Dig up bones Steer clear of predators Wrap a fossil Rebuild a skeleton Author: Lonely Planet About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards 2012 and 2013 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *#1 in the world market share - source: Nielsen Bookscan. Australia, UK and USA. March 2012-January 2013

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