Books in Animal Adventures series

Animal Adventures: Sharks will take you beneath the ocean's surface to meet the many sharks that lurk in the depths. Have fun while learning, encounter sharks—large and small, gentle and fierce—with colorful illustrations and fascinating facts, and then build a diorama. Everything you need to explore the ocean is right here. This unique set includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about sharks, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers. Journey to all the world's oceans to learn everything you need to know about these mysterious creatures. Animal Adventures: Sharks offers a unique learning experience as you meet wild and exotic animals face-to-face.

Learn valuable programming skills while building your own Minecraft adventure! If you love playing Minecraft and want to learn how to code and create your own mods, this book was designed just for you. Working within the game itself, you'll learn to set up and run your own local Minecraft server, interact with the game on PC, Mac and Raspberry Pi, and develop Python programming skills that apply way beyond Minecraft. You'll learn how to use coordinates, how to change the player’s position, how to create and delete blocks and how to check when a block has been hit. The adventures aren't limited to the virtual – you'll also learn how to connect Minecraft to a BBC micro:bit so your Minecraft world can sense and control objects in the real world! The companion website gives you access to tutorial videos to make sure you understand the book, starter kits to make setup simple, completed code files, and badges to collect for your accomplishments. Written specifically for young people by professional Minecraft geeks, this fun, easy-to-follow guide helps you expand Minecraft for more exciting adventures, and put your personal stamp on the world you create. Your own Minecraft world will be unlike anyone else's on the planet, and you'll pick up programming skills that will serve you for years to come on other devices and projects. Among other things, you will: Write Minecraft programs in Python® on your Mac®, PC or Raspberry Pi® Build houses, structures, and make a 3D duplicating machine Build intelligent objects and program an alien invasion Build huge 2D and 3D structures like spheres and pyramids Build a custom game controller using a BBC micro:bit™ Plan and write a complete interactive arena game Adventures in Minecraft teaches you how to make your favourite game even better, while you learn to program by customizing your Minecraft journey.

Toddlers will love playing with this super kid-friendly board book that's shaped like a frog! The story features Lily and her friends as they embark on a park adventure. Children will delight in discovering simple facts about nature and this adorable frog as they read along with this fun story. The sturdy, shaped pages are easy for tiny hands to grasp, and they help develop fine motor skills. Each book in the Animal Adventures series is die-cut to be shaped like adorable, recognizable, and interesting animals. Books in the Animal Adventures series include Olivia's North Pole Adventure (polar bear), Arthur's Holiday Adventure (reindeer), Daisy's Big Adventure (dog), Max's Rainforest Adventure (monkey), Pepper's Forest Adventure (panda) , and more. Collect them all!

Animal Adventures: Safari takes you on a journey to explore the African savanna. Have fun while learning and see all of your favorite animals like you never have before, with colorful illustrations and fascinating facts, and then by building a diorama. Everything you need to explore the savanna is right here. This unique set includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about safari animals, plus three-dimensional animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers. Journey to the African savanna to learn everything you need to know about these fascinating creatures. Animal Adventures: Safari offers a unique learning experience as you meet wild and exotic animals face-to-face.

Classic masterpieces are bold, fascinating, and sometimes shocking—in other words, perfect for creative children who love to be inspired. Fine Art Adventures introduces young artists, ages 6 and up, to key masterpieces and interesting techniques, then lets them loose. Children will: create a Pointillist artwork with paints and a toothbrush, work with plaster to recreate a cave painting, use cardboard and coat hangers to design a mobile sculpture, build a dramatic jungle scene inside an old shoebox, and many more engaging, hands-on projects.Authors and educators Maja Pitamic and Jill Laidlaw also explore the stories and meanings behind 18 well-known classic masterpieces from art history as inspiration for these kid-tested, exciting, and creative projects. No prior knowledge of art is required—just enthusiasm for the subject and a willingness to discover.

Animal Adventures: Insects and Spiders takes budding bug enthusiasts deep into nature to discover the enormous world of creepy-crawly creatures around us. Young readers have fun while learning about their favorite bugs with colorful illustrations, fascinating facts about insects and spiders, and a detailed diorama. This unique set includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts, plus six plastic animals, five 3-D models, 20 fact cards, and a dramatic nine-piece diorama to build and decorate with reusable stickers.

The complete beginner's guide to Python, for young people who want to start today Adventures in Python is designed for 11-to 15-year olds who want to teach themselves Python programming, but don't know where to start. Even if you have no programming experience at all, this easy to follow format and clear, simple instruction will get you up and running quickly. The book walks you through nine projects that teach you the fundamentals of programming in general, and Python in particular, gradually building your skills until you have the confidence and ability to tackle your own projects. Video clips accompany each chapter to provide even more detailed explanation of important concepts, so you feel supported every step of the way. Python is one of the top programming languages worldwide, with an install base in the millions. It's a favourite language at Google, YouTube, the BBC, and Spotify, and is the primary programming language for the Raspberry Pi. As an open-source language, Python is freely downloadable, with extensive libraries readily available, making it an ideal entry into programming for the beginner. Adventures in Python helps you get started, giving you the foundation you need to follow your curiosity. Start learning Python at its most basic level Learn where to acquire Python and how to set it up Understand Python syntax and interpretation for module programming Develop the skills that apply to any programming language Python programming skills are invaluable, and developing proficiency gives you a head start in learning other languages like C++, Objective-C, and Java. When learning feels like fun, you won't ever want to stop – so get started today with Adventures in Python.

Build cool Raspberry Pi projects with no experience required! Adventures in Raspberry Pi, 3rd Edition is the fun guide to learning programming. Starting from the very basics and building skill upon skill, you'll learn developing fundamentals―even if you've never programmed before. Learning is exciting when you're working your way through cool projects, but the concepts you learn and the skills you master will take you further than you ever thought possible. You'll learn how your Raspberry Pi 3 works and what it can do as you create stories and games, program shapes, code music, and even build Minecraft worlds with projects designed specifically for kids 11 to 15. Author Carrie Anne Philbin is a former high school teacher, and she showcases her skills with clear, easy to follow instructions and explanations every step of the way. If you're interested in programming but find other books hard to understand, this book is your ideal starting point for mastering the Raspberry Pi. Inexpensive, non-intimidating, yet surprisingly versatile, the Raspberry Pi 3 is an ideal way to learn programming. Updated to align with the newest board, this book will teach you fundamental programming skills while having a ton of fun! Get acquainted with your Raspberry Pi's bits and pieces Take control of your Pi's "insides" with simple commands Program games, code music, and build a jukebox Discover where your new skills can take you next The tiny, credit-card sized Raspberry Pi has become a huge hit among kids―and adults―interested in programming. It does everything your desktop can do, but with a few basic programming skills, you can make it do so much more. With simple instructions, fun projects, and solid skills, Adventures in Raspberry Pi is the ultimate kids' programming guide!

Follow Bella the bunny on an adventure in the meadow, her natural habitat. Along the way, Bella meets new friends and learns simple facts about them. Meanwhile, children learn about bunnies as well, as the animals compare themselves and how they are similar and different. This cute and colorful story teaches toddlers about meadow critters in an entertaining and accessible way. Fun facts include animal senses, food, and leaping ability as Bella meets an owl, a squirrel, and a deer. The sturdy, shaped pages are easy for tiny hands to grasp and help promote the development of fine motor skills. Each book in the Animal Adventures series is die-cut to be shaped like adorable, recognizable, and interesting animals. Collect them all!

Join Danny the duckling on an educational adventure as he explores his pond habitat. As the adorable Danny meets a dragonfly with see-through wings, a fish with fins, and other animals, he (and readers) learn fun, simple facts about life in a pond. Young children will love reading about Danny's adventures as well as playing with the duckling-shaped board book that is sturdy enough to handle rough preschool play. Fun facts include how animals swim, fly, and move about on land. The sturdy, shaped pages are easy for tiny hands to grasp and help promote the development of fine motor skills. Each book in the Animal Adventures series is die-cut to be shaped like adorable, recognizable, and interesting animals. Collect them all!

Saddle up for an adventure with two sisters as they revitalize their school's horseback riding club while also helping out at their family's bakery in DK Adventures: Horse Club. Emma adores horses as much as she idolizes her older sister, Amanda. She dreams about riding a cinnamon-colored horse in a show alongside her one day. Emma's wish looks like it's about to come true — but it's not such a smooth ride. Join Emma and Amanda at Paddock Promises' camp and learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride a horse, meet horses from myths and legends, plus get a recipe to bake sweet pony cupcakes in DK Adventures: Horse Club. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.