Books with author Kevin Pettman

The essential guide to the biggest game of 2018, combining crucial combat tips, survival advice, building instructions, and Battle Royale secrets. Don’t save the world without it!   Fortnite is the free-to-play online game that combines the endless landscapes and construction of Minecraft with the fast-paced action of an online shooter. It gets players crafting to survive in a world where deadly zombies attack nightly. This one-stop guide gives players all the tips, tricks, and techniques they need to become masters of this phenomenon—in both game modes. It includes play basics, a Save the World mode survival guide, and killer tips for Battle Royale. There’s a combat essentials chapter all about weapons, tactics and sneaky tricks; dedicated chapters on how to create the deadliest traps and structures; profiles of the best tools and weapons, and where to find them; and hints and advice from top players. Special tips encourage cooperative play with info on communication, resource sharing, and online etiquette.

It's time to go pro! This independent and unofficial new Ultimate Roblox Handbook gives you the advanced skills to take your Roblox play to the next level. Roblox is promoted as a place to come and create adventures, play games, enjoy role play and learn with friends in a family-friendly environment. But even existing Roblox fans need an in-depth, accessible guide. For anyone who's looking for the next Roblox challenge, or wants to finally get to the top of the leaderboard, this prolevel book is for you. Roblox is the largest user-generated online gaming platform, with 12 million monthly users worldwide. Parents will appreciate the online etiquette tips and guides on how to stay 100% safe online.

With its winning mix of facts and features, this official guide to the 2018 World Cup is a must-have for soccer-crazy kids! When it comes to sports, nothing equals the World Cup—and young soccer fans will find a wealth of information about the event in this colorful, compact handbook hosted by Zabivaka, the mascot for the upcoming Russian games. Meet the super strikers and midfield masters, find out how many different prizes players can scoop up in Russia, learn about the different stadiums where the games will be played, fill in the progress chart, and get the best stats, puzzles, quick quizzes, photos, and reusable stickers. Though it’s small enough to pop in a backpack, The Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Kids' Handbook delivers pages packed with entertainment!

Young soccer fans can get ready for World Cup Russia with this official, in-depth guide made just for them! ENDORSED BY FIFA! Nothing beats the sporting spectacle of the World Cup, and this official fact file for kids contains everything they need to become experts for the big event in 2018. Illustrated with more than 120 amazing images, it presents all 32 teams, plus profiles of 36 star players who will light up the tournament, including Thomas Müller, Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Along with special features, like quick-fire Super Stats with unusual or record-breaking facts, there’s a match-by-match results chart for fans to complete as the drama unfolds.

If you're a Fortnite fan, you need this book! It's packed full of everything that makes Fortnite the world's greatest game, including stats, gameplay tips, online etiquette and a guide to everything that's changed in Chapter 2, plus a full guide to staying safe online. Find out about the best dances and emotes, choose your perfect Fortnite pet, and discover hidden easter eggs that only the pros know about. You'll also find all sorts of Fortnite funnies, including jokes, pranks and epic fails, plus all the info on the top Fortnite Youtubers and Twitchers. This compendium of Fortnite fun and knowledge is the ideal companion for any avid gamer as they begin their Chapter 2 journey.

With its snappy writing, colorful graphics, and action photography, this guide will score a sure goal with soccer-crazy kids! This is the book young soccer fans want, with all the information they need to know. It’s packed with fun facts, including sections on the biggest players, hottest clubs, best international teams, and most important tournaments all around the world. Get the coolest stats on the longest unbeaten run, scoring streaks, record attendances, head-to-head player matchups, and more. Every page is a treasure trove of great soccer trivia. Plus, each piece of data is based around a number, so this book is sure to hook even reluctant readers.

Start coding now! With this step-by-step guide even total beginners can learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities, and more. Want to make cool apps and games, but don’t know where to begin? This book takes the complexity out of coding. It starts with the basics, taking you through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that’s perfect for newcomers. Once you can make your own games and projects in Scratch, move on to Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers more flexibility and control. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions guide you through creating a dancing cat, virtual puppet, word puzzle, drum machine, and space shooter game. Each project teaches essential skills, so you’ll learn as you create.

Did you know ... Australia has more beaches than any other country in the world? Over 22 million jars of Vegemite are sold every year. Just one of Australia's deserts is nearly three times the size of England. And it is home to around 60 million kangaroos!Find out everything you ever wanted to know about Australia, from its amazing landscapes and fascinating wildlife to the country's most famous sports people and important dates in history. This glorious guide book is brought to life in bold, bright graphics, maps and fun visuals. A real treat for curious kids and a perfect travel guide for holidays!

Love dinosaurs? Then you need all the facts, figures, and amazing information about them right at your fingertips.This easy-to-read, fact-packed overview of everything dinosaurs is bursting with colorful infographics and high-impact artwork. It's got all the goods on dinos with chapters that include information about:Deadly killers: the most amazing predators, like T-rex and SpinosaurusHigh and mighty: tall and long dinosaurs, such as Sauroposeidon and DiplodocusTiny terrors: small and scary dinosaurs, including Compsognathus and AnchiornisSpeed machines, like Struthiomimus and DromicieomimusRough and tough: ferocious fighters with thick armor, such as CoahuilaceratopsUnder the sea: the fascinating and fearsome dinosaurs that lived beneath the waves10 things you didn't know about dinosaurs, and so much moreEach piece of data is based around a number, creating an entire book of easy-to-understand information that will delight even the most reluctant readers. The comprehensive coverage includes key dinosaur facts and stats you need to know, from the dawn of the Triassic period 230 million years ago to their extinction 65 million years ago.

The British Isles is a small and wet group of countries but it's filled with ancient history, looming landmarks, stunning scenery and famous faces, and this infographic guide is the perfect way for kids to navigate themselves around its winding roads. Whether children are visiting, live there or curious from afar, they can tour England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, look back at its long history in quick facts, avoid the queues to get up close to the sites, meet famous Brits - past and present - and much more, all within this one packed book. Using vivid colours, graphic visuals, maps and bold designs, this guide brings facts, history and locations around the British Isles to life with a modern and engaging approach to information.

This book about space gives kids all the facts, figures, and amazing information they want to know. It's bursting with colorful infographics, high-impact artwork, and includes:Space Record Breakers: random record setters such as the Sputnik orbit, Halley's Comet, and space tourist Dennis TitoAstronauts: first spaceman and woman, most time spent in space, the first moon landing, astronaut records in space, and moreGalaxies: information that ranges from the oldest galaxies (13 billion years old) to the sheer number of galaxies in the universe (at least 100 million)Telescopes: the first, the biggest, the most expensive, and the most powerfulSpace Technology: robots, rovers, satellites, probes, and special space techSun: fascinating facts about its size, temperature, and powerNumber Crunch quiz, and so much more Each piece of data is based around a number, creating an entire book of easy-to-understand information that will delight even the most reluctant readers. The comprehensive coverage includes key space facts, from the International Space Station to the planets, animals in space, the weird and wonderful, and beyond.