Books in Mini Magic Color Book series

Come out to the jungle--it's really wild! The animals are artists, and they're putting on a show. But, they need some help painting pictures of each other. Which colors should they use? Crocodile goes first, and he wants to draw monkey. But, you'll go ape when you see that monkey's ORANGE! And what about the masterpiece Lion's creating--will Hippopotamus feel sad when he finds out he's BLUE? But, best of all: zebra's special painting of all the animals. It's a rainbow of colors that appears magically right before your eyes!

What's the loudest animal, how big is the world's largest elephant, and how many feathers does a bald eagle have? Come along to the Natural History Museum with Sally (and her scrapbook), Joe, and Ben to find out. There's a really fantastic exhibition of animal skeletons to wander through--including one from a blue whale hanging right in the main hall. What else will you see? How about a boa constrictor strong enough to squeeze you tight, elephants from Africa and Asia, and a carnivorous crocodile, too? But, you can see more than the museum shows.if you pull the tab and turn those bones into real, full color creatures!

Come along and join the fun, pulling the tabs to get a colorful, insider’s look at every aspect of interstellar flight. Blast off with a visit to the huge hall in the Space Center, which features models of the first craft and displays about the first space voyagers. Gaze at the life-size model of the Apollo 11; and take a little peek into the future of space exploration.

It’s almost Christmas—but Sylvester the elf hasn’t finished painting the gifts. No problem: If all the elves at the North Pole get out their brushes, and you start pulling the tabs, the stuffed giraffe will become yellow and bright, the drums will turn blue, and the fire truck will gleam with a fresh coat of red. Now, the elves have just one more thing to do before Santa flies into the sky: paint his sleigh a rainbow of colors. Soon Santa’s off with a ho, ho, ho and a merry Christmas to all.

Take a trip around the world, and see the sights from New York to Delhi, Rio de Janeiro to Sydney, Paris to Cape Town. All kids have to do to come along on this special voyage from way up north to down in Antarctica is open up the most unusual atlas ever, and pull the tabs. To their amazement, out of the skeleton outline of each continent will come a lively, well-marked, colorful map. As they journey from page to page, map to map, and place to place, children will learn lots of fun stuff about geography, culture, history, and nature. A big world map at the end completes the exciting tour.

Trains, planes, and automobiles—and buses, trucks, and tractors, too: this marvelous big board book provides kids with a truly “transporting” experience. Pack your bags, because it’s time for a wild adventure, as a group of children and their teacher embark on a super-treasure-hunt holiday. Getting to their destination is more than half the fun, because the kids get to travel on and learn about all kinds of cool vehicles. There’s a streamlined train, a big jumbo jet, an elegant limo, and even a bright red fire truck. Want to join them? Just pull the tab, because that’s your ticket to ride.

Rain, rain go away--but until it does, the animals on the farm are having a fine time indoors, painting. Sheep's taking paper and making a hat. What color should it be? Pull the tabs and see! Duck wants something for outdoors, once it's nice. What a pretty kite. (It's green and purple, that's right.) Horses like hay, and hay's great for a basket. What would you do-paint it orange and blue? And, what shade is pig's brand new piggy bank? Come join the party, and add color to things, too!

Nature has lots of hidden wonders, from wasps' nests tucked in hollow tree trunks to ant colonies built in mounds on the ground. Join a class of kids as they walk through a big park and find wonderful things happening everywhere. The tabs help uncover it all. Does the pond look empty? Give a pull and suddenly the water teems with life: mussels, stickleback fish, a great diving beetle, a swimming frog, mosquito larvae, newts, and flora. Look closely: busy beavers are building their dam; and there are the ventilation shaft, food store, living chamber, and below-the-waterline entrance. Science has never been so entertaining.

Which way to the Haunted Castle, where the mysterious unicorn lives? Brave kids can use their trusty pen to find the path. Master a maze of meandering moats, avoiding the trolls that lurk in the water, and enter that castle, if you dare. Wander through the Great Hall, find the safe secret passageways, and above all stay away from the evil magic mirrors and the angry ghost. The perils are great—and so is the fun.