Books with author Jamie Young

"...uses a 'magic finger' to help point readers to the right answer for a series of questions...on topics ranging from the plant world to the human body to technology. Readers place the 'magic finger' in a groove on the left-hand page so that it points to the question they'd like...answered, then move the finger to the right-hand page where it indicates the correct response...Full-color photographs and factoid captions deliver additional information..."--Publishers Weekly. "...a very special book....It is amazing that as long as the magic finger is lined up correctly, every time you use it, it will give you the right answer. Reviewing this book was a blast. The questions in it are interesting, too."--New York Newsday.

A totally new kind of reference book, The Amazing Magic Fact Machine Dinosaurs features an amazing device - the magic finger - that answers all kinds of questions about these prehistoric beasts, from Allosaurus to Triceratops. Simply point the finger at a question on the left-hand page, then find the corresponding answer on the right. Complete with full-color photos and captions, this fun-filled resource book features concise information about these fascinating creatures.

With a spinning machine that's a wizard at answering the most popular science questions--and making them fun, too--learning about everything from gravity to gases turns into a can't-wait-to-play game. Kids, already inquisitive about how things around us work, will absolutely delight at having a range of science facts right at their fingertips. They'll happily put the pointer on questions like these: Why can many animals hear higher-pitched sounds than we do? What causes static? When we fall down and cut ourselves, why do we get a scar? How does a refrigerator work--or a hurricane form? As they take a magical mystery tour through science--from the planets high in the sky to dinosaur fossils deep in the earth--kids will turn into budding science buffs eager to get the lowdown on energy and heat, light and sound, magnetism and electricity, computers and communication, earth science, living things and their history, life zones, and our own selves.

Why are some animals brightly colored? What name is given to a group of lions? How does an ostrich fight off its enemies? Spin the hand and see! Young animal lovers will go into a joyful whirl when they encounter all kinds of great creatures--from microscopic life to babies to beasts long gone extinct. The magic finger and wheel will help youngsters find out all about where the wild things live, what they eat, how they hunt, whether they have a sixth sense, and the different ways they communicate. And, there's lots more information on each page too, all with photographs, explaining what the male peacock's feathers are for, why animals live in groups, and the reason for snarling. With a simple whirl of the wheel, every question--on behavior, movement, and most important of all, what to do to save endangered species--gets answered!

From sea to shining sea, from the deserts to the mountaintops, from pole to pole: Where in the world do you want to go? How about back to the beginning of time to see what the world is made of and how the continents came to be? Or, to the natural wonders of North America, carnival in Rio de Janeiro, famous buildings in Asia, the depths of the different forests that grow around the globe? Maybe you'd like to watch an avalanche, a volcano, an earthquake, a hurricane, a flood. And everywhere you'll learn new facts: What is a Bedouin tent made of? Which river flows over Niagara Falls? What does the word "Inuit" mean? Which city means "where the wild onions grow"? On which continent is the world's largest desert? History, geography, maps, record breakers: a world of wonderful information is here, in more than 100 different questions, and lots and lots of cool pictures, too!

Big and small, leaf munchers and bone crunchers, on two feet and four: find out everything about dinosaurs! From the fierce velociraptor with claws that slashed to armored ankylosaurus, long-necked lesothosaurus, and horned einiorsaurus, a full array of fascinating creatures roam once again on these pages. Were you wondering why they had long tails? If there are other species still to be discovered? Whether any were poisonous? What colors they were and how we know? How they're connected to birds? And what, sadly, killed them off forever? Take a "spin" and learn the facts about dinos with duckbills and plates, that came early and late, and that left fossils in the sand for us to see. Stuffed with fun information and filled with pictures of dinosaurs on the move (and their skeletons, too), here's the information you've wanted to know. With special mention of record-breaking sauruses, too!

Ziga Zaga is a guide to life, unlike any other book you've ever seen before! The Stick-Ons include special velcro tabs so they can grow, and the unique binding lets it tumble like a Jacob's ladder. Each Ziga Zaga Stick-On contains two books with masses of information, jokes, games and quizzes on organizing. A diary, contact sheets, activities, zodiac signs and fascinating facts which younger people will find extremely amusing are provided in this fun and amusing format.