Books published by publisher B.E.S.

Calling all puzzle lovers, animal enthusiasts, and challenge seekers!Color Quest Animals features 30 wild and wonderful creatures that are just waiting to be revealed. Grab your colored pens or pencils and start shading in these shapes…and in no time at all, you'll free the images concealed on the page. Your odyssey will take you on a magical journey to find animals that are hiding in plain sight, including a magnificent mandrill, a colorful kingfisher, or a beautiful butterfly. Once you've completed them, perforated pages allow you to pull them out--making them perfect for decorating, framing, or giving as gifts. It's all just waiting to be liberated by you as you color each one, breathe new life into these pages, and uncover stunning and intricate works of art in your Color Quest.

Attractive color illustrations and easy-to-follow text combine to present factual information that younger boys and girls will readily absorb and understand. The Three R's: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle is one in a series of four entertaining What Do You Know About? books, for very young children. It describes the ways in which kids and their families can avoid waste and be environmentally conscious. Four pages presenting activities for children appear at the back of the book, followed by a two-page section for parents, with tips on explaining the subject in more detail.

My Family's Changing is a unique picture book for younger children and explores the issue of divorce. The author of this book is a psychotherapist and counselor and helps children to face their fears, worries and questions when their family is going through a break-up. "What About You?" sidebars appear frequently with questions directed at the child reading the book. The questions encourage children to explore their own feeling about the situation. Full color illustrations throughout.

With our 24/7 news cycle and constant access to the latest headlines, the world can be a scary place. Now imagine you're a child trying to make sense of it all!That's where books from the Children in Our World series can help. Each book uses relatable comparisons, carefully researched text, and striking illustrations to help kids understand the many difficulties that children just like them face in the world today. In Global Conflict, children can get answers to questions like: what is global conflict? And how does it affect people in countries all over the world? Children will begin to understand the way others struggle with these issues and discover ways they can help. Award-winning illustrator Hanane Kai uses a deft hand to create powerful illustrations that help children visualize the people impacted by poverty, hunger, war, racism, and more. All of the images are sensitively rendered and perfectly suited for younger children. These books are an excellent cross-curricular resource--use them to explore important issues and tie them into discussions about food, wealth, compassion, empathy, and current affairs.

This boldly illustrated sticker and activity book will serve up hours of entertainment at an unbelievable value. More than 1,000 reusable stickers can be used to decorate and enhance the beautiful scenes inside. Mermaid sisters Hannah, Rihanna, and Diana guide young sea lovers through the underwater Mermaid Kingdom with games, puzzles, and lots of sticker fun! Puzzles, games, and other activities add to the fun. Parents will love Mermaid Kingdom too, as creative sticker play helps develop dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

Here's an exciting book packed with facts about nature, ideas for outdoor activities, and fun-to-do crafts projects that will keep girls interested and busy all year round. Instructions, tips, and information on some of the book's many topics include— How to identify seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs How to take professional-looking photos and create good-looking photo albums How to make paper jewelry How to make herbal teas and delicious fruit desserts How to dress and pack for hiking and camping activities How to construct imaginative musical instruments How to weave containers and baskets Here too are instructions for outdoor games, ideas for hiking trips and nature watching, first-aid instruction, and more— a total of 60 themes that are of special interest to girls. This book's sturdy construction makes it ideal for taking along on outdoor activities. An elastic band bound into the back cover can be stretched over book pages for use as a place marker. Color illustrations on every page.

Ella Bella loves her ballet class, which is conducted by the kindly Madame Rosa at an old theatre that seems touched by magic. One day, when Ella loses one of her slippers, Madame Rosa lends her another pair for dancing--and is then reminded of Cinderella and her story of the lost slipper. Madame Rosa recounts the tale to her students, and Ella Bella listens with heightened interest. When their day's lesson has ended Ella lingers at the theatre, then opens Madame Rosa's music box and listens as it plays melodies from the Cinderella ballet. Suddenly, Cinderella's fairy godmother magically appears, and Ella Bella is transported into the beloved story of Cinderella. This delightful book's final page describes the ballet Cinderella, with music by the great Russian composer, Sergei Prokofiev.

Help your little readers practice their visual thinking, pen control, and hand-eye coordination with these simple mazes and dot-to-dot puzzles.Straightforward questions spur them on to solve puzzles while tracing over and connecting dotted guidelines helps them to complete colorful pictures. Get them thinking, writing, counting, and laughing as they take on each intriguing challenge. This book offers hours of age-appropriate fun to kids that are just starting to enjoy thinking through problems and finding answers all by themselves. Search for differences in each picture, practice visual thinking, and perfect hand-eye coordination with lots of fun problems.

Preschool and early-grades boys and girls will discover a wealth of creative fun when they open this book. It presents easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions for making whimsical little animals out of modeling clay. Divided into four sections, the book instructs on making models of Animals of the Garden, Animals of the Farm, Animals of the Sea, and Animals at the Zoo. Kids can create fanciful images of frogs, squirrels, hens, cows, fish, elephants, and more. Parents and teachers will also appreciate this fun approach to learning, and will have a wonderful time helping kids develop their creative natures.

This truly unusual vinyl picture book for toddlers will add to kids' bathtime fun. The animals pictured on every page are pure white--until kids dip them in the bathwater. Suddenly, the animals change as if by magic as they take on their normal colors. This book of cheerful woodland scenes features a frog who turns from white to green when he gets wet. There are also a rabbit, a bumblebee, and other animals that change color in the bath.

Now is the perfect time to introduce Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts to young readers. Children will be fascinated by the history they'll find in this book, including riveting facts about everything from George Washington's election in 1789 to Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012. Questions asked and topics explored include:Who can run for president?Who can vote?What is the Electoral College?What is a third-party candidate?Which Republican president had a Democrat for his vice president?Who was the only U.S. president to be elected for more than two terms?Which candidates have won the popular vote but lost the election?Why was President Truman happy in 1948, when he read the Chicago Tribune headline that declared: "Dewey Defeats Truman"? This book brings history and social studies classes to life as boys and girls learn about important people, places, and events in the history of presidential elections.

This fully illustrated bilingual dictionary makes learning a second language fun. Defines over 1,000 words in ten different categories that cover people, food, animals, entertainment, and more. Each word is presented in Spanish and English, and includes a full-color picture, lively scene, or labeled diagram that makes its definition clear. A fun and easy way for young language students to expand their vocabulary and broaden their knowledge.