Books published by publisher Perseus Distribution

Get ready for a new set of exciting challenges that will take your observation skills and artistic pursuits to a whole new level! Geometrics includes 12 striking portraits to complete with sticker shapes. The numbered shapes on each page can be filled with the corresponding stickers to create sophisticated works of art that will delight you. Ten pages of sticker shapes at the back of the book lead you on a quest to complete a wide variety of portraits, including a bear or a panther, a monkey or a unicorn, a kingfisher sitting on a branch or a hot air balloon sailing across the desert sky. Intricate, complex, and absorbing, you'll spend hours piecing together these sticker puzzles and creating something beautiful and unforgettable. Includes perforated pages.

It's never too soon to start teaching boys and girls a second language, and this book presents pages filled with cheerful color pictures that help teach French words to English-speaking children in early grades. It presents more than 350 illustrations of familiar objects, with nine pictures on each page. Every picture is labeled with its English word, followed by its French equivalent. The translated word is followed in turn by a phonetic spelling in smaller type. Words are grouped according to themes, such as Sports, The Classroom, Fruit, Vegetables, Party Time, Weather, and many others. For example, the nine illustrations on the Sports page show pictures with bilingual labels for football, table tennis, skiing, fishing, gymnastics, athletics, cycling, swimming, and basketball. Here's a fun way for younger English-speaking children to build a basic vocabulary in French.

When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death. Titles in this sensitively presented series explore the dynamics of various relationships experienced by children of preschool through early school age. Kids are encouraged to understand personal feelings and social problems as a first step in dealing with them. Written by psychotherapist and counselor Pat Thomas, these books promote positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers. The story lines are simple and direct--easily accessible to younger children. There are full-color illustrations on every page.

A feast for baby’s senses! The soft, fuzzy cover and cloth pages of this book feature a smiling giraffe accompanied by a happy bumble bee, crocodile, fox and other animals for baby to identify. A touch of the pages produces an irresistible crinkling sound and a shake reveals gentle rattling. Fabric tabs extending from each page provide more stimulation for little fingers as baby rubs, squeezes, and shakes this adorable book. (Ages Infant–3)

Kids will love this enchanting book that plays music and even doubles as a Christmas tree!This unique search-and-find Christmas book is even easier to put up than a real Christmas tree! Press the button to hear the Jingle Bells melody and turn it off whenever you want--replaceable batteries are included. The story takes place at Santa's house in the North Pole, where children will search to find lots of different things in each festive spread. Look for decorations on the tree, different types of cookies baking in Mrs. Claus's kitchen, robots and dollies to find in the workshop, and more. When you're done reading, use the Velcro tabs to join the covers together and make the tree stand upright. Makes a charming Christmas decoration.

For many years a useful item in every household toolbox, duct tape has now taken on a second life as a medium for hobbyists of all ages. This fun-filled book offers dozens of creative ideas and easy-to-follow instructions for making everything from wallets and coin purses to novelty neckties and household decorations out of duct tape. Separate chapters give directions for projects that include-- Duct Tape Accessories-- wallets, sandals, watch strap and more Duct Tape Clothing--apron, necktie, mini skirt, tool belt, and more Duct Tape Flowers--roses, iris, water lilies, and more Duct Tape Animals--turtle, duck, lion's head, puppy, and more Megativities-- skyscraper, Rubik's Cube, and more Here's a book of fun for both grownups and kids, and a great way to introduce children to crafting. More than 500 color illustrations. And duct tape diva, Richela Fabian Morgan, doesn't stop there. There are 101 more amazing duct tape activities waiting in Tape It and Make More!

Here is information and advice on keeping healthy guinea pigs as household pets. The author discusses feeding, breeding, caging, health care, and much more. B.E.S. extensive line of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals presents information for non-specialist animal owners and prospective owners, with facts about each animal's origins and traits, as well as advice on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care, and much more. Each book is individually written by a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. Titles in this series cover every popular breed of dog and cat, freshwater and marine fish, many bird varieties, and virtually all other animals that are kept as pets. All books are filled with handsome color photos and instructive line illustrations.

It's never too soon to start teaching boys and girls a second language, and this book presents pages filled with cheerful color pictures that help teach Spanish words to English-speaking children in early grades. It presents more than 350 illustrations of familiar objects, with nine pictures on each page. Every picture is labeled with its English word, followed by its Spanish equivalent. The translated word is followed in turn by a phonetic spelling in smaller type. Words are grouped according to themes, such as Sports, The Classroom, Fruit, Vegetables, Party Time, Weather, and many others. For example, the nine illustrations on the Sports page show pictures with bilingual labels for football, table tennis, skiing, fishing, gymnastics, athletics, cycling, swimming, and basketball. Here's a fun way for younger English-speaking children to build a basic vocabulary in Spanish.

B.E.S. Pet Handbooks are written, designed, and illustrated in much the same attractive style as B.E.S. best-selling Complete Pet Owner's Manuals. However, Handbooks have a larger page count and with it, more extensive and detailed coverage of each title's subject pet. This updated edition for guinea pig owners provides a wealth of information on the animal's anatomy and life cycle, plus advice on caging, feeding, and health care.

For those kids who think dot-to-dot puzzles are for babies, tell them to think again--because their best challenges start right NOW. Challenging Dot-to-Dot is jam packed with over 70 amazing puzzles, from 100 to 1,000 dots. Puzzles start easy, but get harder as you go along. Some of the dots go across the fold in the book and some of them have differently colored dots (solutions are in the back of the book, just in case you get stuck). Find buried treasure, surf the waves, or go on a dot-to-dot adventure! Many of the completed pictures would look even better colored in--so get your favorite colored pencils or pens and go to town! Every single picture has a time challenge for kids to conquer. Look for the clock at the top of each puzzle, then use a watch with a second hand or a mobile phone timer and try to beat it. Ready? Set? Connect those dots!

Kids these days are so busy running from school to extracurricular activities that they can easily get over scheduled and overwhelmed. That's what's so great about Cool & Calm Coloring for Kids, a series inspired by kindergarten teachers' use of art therapy for "quiet time." In Fairies to Color, youngsters can create their own enchanted world with this coloring book. Includes 200 colorful stickers and illustrations of fairies, sprites, woodland creatures, and more. Like every book in the series, Fairies to Color includes:Gorgeous illustrations with colored backgrounds that guide children through each designNumerous illustrations for children to choose from that will help them relax, focus, and create something beautifulThick paper to keep their best efforts from bleeding through and ruining the other sideDetachable pages that let them pull out their favorites and hang them up for all to seeIt's perfect for a quiet after school activity, in the car, or anytime kids need to unwind.

This attractive board book for toddlers in B.E.S. Look at Me series features color illustrations that present animals in naturalistic portrayals, placed in realistic, detail-filled settings. Each book tells a story about a baby animal and its mother, describing in very simple language how the mother animal keeps her baby from getting into trouble. Preschoolers will be delighted by the pictures and entertained when Mom or Dad reads the story aloud.