Books published by publisher QEB Publishing _ Quarto Library

A poor couple steal from an old woman, who takes their baby in revenge, and names her Rapunzel. She keeps the child locked in a tower and in years to come, uses Rapunzel's long hair to thwart a young prince's efforts to help Rapunzel escape. But the prince's love for Rapunzel and hers for him eventually unites them―and the old woman is never seen again.

Find out all you need to know about football in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. Who invented football and how did it turn into the sport it is today? What does the quarterback do? Why is the football coach so important? What's the biggest football competition in the world? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for football.

Billions, Trillions, Quadrillions helps readers understand large numbers by relating them to everyday situations. It's hard to imagine what a crowd of one billion people would look like―but if one billion children stood on each other's shoulders, they would reach past the moon! Simple explanations, accompanied by amusing infographics, help readers to visualize large numbers and get a handle on math. So take a journey through the world of numbers―from zero to infinity―and find out how we use numbers and how math shapes our world.

Learn how to design, animate, and create incredible computer graphics using free software. With easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions, create all types of projects, from Pop Art posters and photo cubes, to game animations and a 3D city. Inspiration is provided by the graffiti art of Banksy to the geometric art of Piet Mondrian. Each of the five chapters focuses on a key area of computer graphics, explaining the concepts and how to use the software, then offering projects that progress in difficulty from simple to "wow." Instructions are always easy to understand, with clarification offered for possible areas of confusion.

Learn how to face and survive the most disastrous things that could possibly happen! From terrifying natural disasters to dangerous weather, from getting lost in the wild to fighting off ferocious animal attacks, this is your ultimate survival guide to avalanches, killer bees, and much, much more. Each danger includes a risk rating of how likely you are to encounter it, as well as a percentage of how likely you are to survive.