Books published by publisher Amber Books

Allied Tanks of World War II offers a highly illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the Western Allies and the Red Army from 1939–1945. This volume includes sample unit structures and orders of battle from company up to corps level, providing an organizational context for key campaigns throughout the war. Divided into two parts – the Western and the Soviet spheres – the book is then organized chronologically, offering a comprehensive survey of armoured fighting vehicles by campaign, including the fall of Poland, the defence of the Low Countries and France, desert warfare in North Africa, German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Stalingrad counter-offensive, the push through Italy, the Normandy landings, the battle of the Bulge, and the final defeat of Axis forces in Berlin, Vienna and Budapest in May 1945. All the major and many minor tanks are featured, including every variation of the BT fast tank, as well as the T-26 light tank and T-34, the M4 Sherman, Churchill and Matilda. The guide also includes numerous halftracks, mine-clearing versions, armoured cars and amphibious vehicles, Lend-Lease AFVs, self-propelled guns, tractors and trucks. Packed with 400 full-color artworks and photographs with exhaustive specifications, Allied Tanks of World War II is a key reference guide for military modellers and World War II enthusiasts.

Illustrated with outstanding color profile artworks, The World's Great Weapons: Allied Aircraft of World War II is the definitive study of the aircraft of all Allied powers from 1939 to 1945. Arranged in two parts – Allied Fighters and Allied Bombers – and then by theatre of war, the book describes in depth the various aircraft for different nations, from the RAF to USAAF, from Soviet to the Brazilian Air Forces and many more. Featuring aircraft that served from Australia to the Aleutians, from the French border to Okinawa, more than 400 color artworks illustrate both the famous and the lesser-known aircraft (fighters, bombers, transports and reconnaissance) from a large array of services and nations. Types featured include the Spitfire, Mustang, Flying Fortress, Yak-9, Mitchell, Beaufighter, Gladiator and much more. With information boxes accompanying the artworks, The World's Great Weapons: Allied Aircraft of World War II is an excellent reference work for modellers and any enthusiast with an interest in the history of World War II.

You couldn’t wait for potty training to be over. You thought that would be the end of it. No more baby butt-wiping for you!And then reality set in. Your child might be able to sit on the potty and take a poop, and yeah, technically he can wipe his butt. But what a mess! And even if the bathroom and the hands make it out alive and relatively clean, sometimes the underwear doesn’t fare quite as well. How many times have you found a scary mess while sorting the laundry? And how many times did you give it up for a lost cause, and so you threw the whole mess away, underwear and all?And what do you say to your child? “You need to wipe better.” Yeah. That works well, doesn’t it? So You Think You Can Wipe might not teach your child exactly how to wipe, but it will open up the conversation in a lighthearted, funny way. It covers all the bases, will make you and your child laugh – and you will both realize that you are not alone. So, stop the skid marks and save those skivvies! Read So You Think You Can Wipe with your child today!

For 150 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth. Today, these great lizards still fire our imaginations. Dinosaurs profiles the creatures who lived during the great Age of Reptiles, the real-life giants and monsters such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus who once dominated our planet. Also featured are many of the prehistoric world's other most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures, from huge birds of prey to ferocious sabre-toothed cats. The entries are grouped chronologically, with examples drawn mainly from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. Each dinosaur or other prehistoric creature is illustrated with a stunning, full-color artwork. For easy reference, each entry also includes a table of information containing key data such as size, weight, diet, meaning of name, armour, hunting techniques and distribution of fossil remains. Engaging accessible text provides an introduction to each dinosaur's behavior, habits and other key information.

This colourful picture book shares a truthful message while celebrating the dreams, and love parents have for their children despite their circumstances. Divorce and/or separation are unfortunate occurrences that children have difficulty understanding. In Mia’s world, she experiences the joys of living with Mommy and living with Daddy while both parents share the role of co-parenting. From fun and bold, to clever and creative, Mommy Lives Here & Daddy Lives There expresses all of the things that parents will lovingly do for their children. With entertaining, humorous illustrations, this is a that book grown-ups will enjoy reading over and over to their young ones and young readers will enjoy picking up for themselves. Mommy Lives Here & Daddy Lives There has a timelessly-loving and truthfully-enduring message.Mommy Lives Here & Daddy Lives There is not only compelling but opens up a dialogue for parents and children.

Without the Red (or Soviet) Army, it is likely that the Western Allies would have taken much longer to defeat the Third Reich – they may even have lost altogether. However even decades after the war’s end, little is widely known about this giant organization that numbered millions of soldiers. Broken down by key battles or campaigns within each theater of war, Order of Battle: The Red Army in World War II shows the strengths and organizational structures of the Red Army’s ground forces campaign by campaign, building into a detailed compendium of information. With extensive organizational diagrams and full-color campaign maps showing the disposition of units, Order of Battle: The Red Army in World War II is an easy-to-use guide to the Russian, Polish, Czech and units of other nationalities that served as part of Stalin’s army, their strengths during key campaigns and battles, and details of where they served throughout the war. The book will be an essential reference guide for any serious enthusiast of World War II.

Featuring an array of creatures from alligator to zebra, this ABC of animals is a fun way for kids to learn about nature and the alphabet! A is for Alligator, B is for Bear, C is for . . .? Children love animals, and this A-Z picture book presents 26 exciting creatures to discover—including dolphins, elephants, kangaroos, sharks, tigers, and whales. Along with the appealing illustrations, there’s a short description of each animal, including its size and appearance, where it lives, what it eats, and other fascinating facts.

Prissy Little Chloe: Time of the Year - Puppy Action-Adventure Cartoon Novel Welcome to a very different kind of dog book. For starters, it's non-fiction. My dog seriously has it in for me! Prissy Little Chloe: Time of the Year is a Bestselling dog cartoon novel about my blonde Yorkie Chloe and all the trouble she gets herself into! This book in the series centers on how I ended up with a rambunctious little troublemaker for Christmas, after four years of begging for a puppy and her evolution from nice to naughty over the course of a few days! Chloe always wants to be the center of attention; she makes up her own rules everyday - and gets herself into problems running through the neighborhood - setting me on a (literal!) wild goose chase, every single day , without fail. She slips through the gate in the yard or runs through the door when she gets the chance and then runs across the street into peoples' backyard, homes ... or into their car. Chloe is a mischievous little puppy, as troublesome as she is precious. Come and see what she's been up to in these funny, oddball days of trying to handle this little golden Yorkie pup!From hilarious , to adorable - this cartoon novel is perfect to read together as a read-aloud or a first novel for early readers to open all on their own! "Prissy Little Chloe is a humorous, helpful read for any youngsters who want a puppy of their own. It introduces children to the responsibilities of caring for a dog as well as the purely fun parts of dog ownership. Kids will enjoy the author's cartoon-like drawings of Chloe and the author's family, and the book even includes a chapter titled "How to Draw Chloe & Blue Bear in 5 Steps" for kids to try out their own drawing skills."- Jim Chambers #3 Amazon Hall of Fame Top Reviewer Featuring: Fantasic coloring book! New words to teach developing readers ! 75 original cartoon illustrations! Bonus how-to-draw Chloe! FREE Professionally-narrated Audiobook included!

If you know your ABCs. Why not try the animal alphabet A is for Alligator, B is for Bear, C is for... The names and characteristics of animals are some of the first words that children learn. From Alligator to Panda to Zebra, the A-Z of Animals presents 26 exciting animals to about. From Dolphin to Kangaroo to Whale, each animal is illustrated with an outstanding colour artwork, with a short description outlining its main characteristics, such as where it lives and what it eats. Whether huge or tiny, dangerous or gentle, each featured animal is explored over one page. The A-Z of Animals is informative fun about the animals that children find most interesting.