Books published by publisher Newmarket Pr

Here are stories, quizzes, exercises, checklists, suggestions for diary-keeping, illustrations, and lots of personal anecdotes about physical changes and the differing feelings girls have about them. Everything affected by the onset of puberty is covered, from body image, diet, height, weight, pimples, cramps, to first periods, first bras, and first impressions. Drawings, cartoons, and photos illustrate the pages throughout.

The second book in an exciting new fantasy series for 9-12-year-olds set in the world of Arachnia, located in the center of the earth's core, featuring a young hero and his 10-foot-tall battle spider—the basis for an action-adventure animé television series to launch in Fall 2006.Hunter Steele never gives up—not when he was living on the surface of the earth and not now that he's fallen into the earth's core, into the realm of the Turandot, a human race locked in never-ending battle with the Insectors, a giant insect-type race. With his 10-foot-tall battle spider, Shadow the Untamed, Hunter has already proved himself worthy of joining the elite force known as the Spider Riders. Their mission: to restore the stolen shards of the Oracle, source of their society's power and protection.BR>But five of the shards are still in the possession of Mantid, a cruel and merciless mastermind. Far from the safety of their plateau city, the Spider Riders must defeat Mantid's allies—Fungus Brain, whose powers of telepathy are greater than their own, and Aqune, a traitorous former Spider Rider who has created her own fearsome force of Mecha-Spiders. Only then can Hunter Steele undertake the final, most dangerous mission alone—to penetrate the heart of Mantid's mighty fortress and prove himself a full-fledged Spider Rider.The Spider Riders book series is the basis of a children's action-adventure animé TV series currently in production and scheduled to launch in Fall 2006. Produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, Inc., a leading family entertainment company with properties ranging from Arthur to Caillou and The Doodlebops to Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Dark Oracle, Spider Riders is destined to become as popular as Yu-Gi-Oh! and its predecessors Pokémon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Jam-packed with up-to-date, easy-to-understand information on every area of money, this smart, useful book—just right for kids age 8–14—makes learning about money fun. A savvy brother and sister team, Arthur and Rose explain a lot about money matters, including:Budgets and savings (great ways to get the stuff you really want!)The basics of stocks, bonds, and other ways of investingCredit cards (“The Plastic Flash”) and borrowingUpdated information on the Internet with useful Web linksOnline investing, Web safety precautionsSaving and paying for collegeAnd much more

This “appreciative biography that rolls as smoothly as a film reel” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) celebrates one of cinema’s greatest clowns, painting a detailed portrait of the man behind the mayhem and offering a fresh look at the classic comedies that defined the Golden Age of Silent Film. Writer—and avowed fan—Edward McPherson takes the reader on a fascinating journey through Buster Keaton’s life and times, from the vaudeville stage to the glittering screens of early Hollywood, where he rivaled even Charlie Chaplin as the master of silent comedy. Based on extensive research, this biography reveals Keaton in his prime as an antic genius—equal parts auteur, innovator, prankster, and daredevil—focusing on his glorious 1920s films, which “McPherson evokes with insight and enthusiasm” (Washington Post Book World).

The novelization of the thrilling family movie from Columbia Pictures, starring Jeff Daniels and Anna Paquin (The Piano), tells the story of a father and daughter who "teach" a gaggle of orphaned geese how to fly and migrate for the winter. This novelization is written by the award-winning author of Kevin Corbett Eats Flies and My Girl. This inspirational family adventure is inspired by the autobiography Father Goose