Books with title The New Creatures

A hiker spots a large, ape-like creature walking through the woods. Neighbors discover hoof prints on their roofs. Swimmers see a dark, snake-like shadow moving under the water. Urban Legends: Creatures, part of Full Tilt’s Origins series, examines the origins and reported sightings of four mysterious creatures. Are they simply myths and legends, or could they be real? Many believe that some stories were invented to increase newspaper sales, while some people insist that they have seen and interacted with the creatures. Listeners will explore the evidence for themselves to separate fact from fiction.

What does a shy girl want to be when she grows up? A doctor, but not just any doctor—this little girl wants to care for creatures who may seem intimidating, but are really very shy, just like she is. David Mack’s extraordinary picture book debut is perfect to read aloud with creatures little and big, shy and outgoing, who believe in the magic of imagination.

Beautiful, patterned, and textured board books with the signature style of a global fashion brandThese beautifully designed cloth-bound board books will be irresistible to all Orla Kiely fans and their babies. Some of their most famous prints have been carefully selected and reworked to create these stylish books, which makes a beautiful gift for those with babies, while also appealing to younger children who will immediately engage with the graphic outlines and intense colors. Iconic design blends with soft learning and first concepts to create stylish and rewarding books for both parent and child.

Connor lives in a town full of shape-changing monsters. The town secret is that everyone in Camden Bay, Oregon, has the ability to shape-change into some kind of animal. Everyone that is, except for Connor. He is twelve years old and still doesn't know what he will be when grows up. Will he become an eagle or a snake? He can only watch others sprout feathers and tails and imagine the possibilities. The rest of his classmates have all gone through the change and now they are wondering if perhaps Connor is a mundane: a normal person who can't become anything at all, and who must be exiled.A mildly scary book for those who are young at heart by bestselling author B. V. Larson.

"Creatures of the Night" is a delightful tale of the world of nocturnal creatures. Children are fascinated, and sometimes intimidated, by this world that exists in the darkness. This beautifully illustrated rhyming tale allows them to associate playful, fun characters with the sounds and noises they hear. This story is sure to help each child drift off to a peaceful sleep with charming images of singing toads, dancing fireflies and other creatures that come out to play when the sun goes down.

A spectacular collection of animals who are at home in the dark. Creatures of the Night features more than a dozen extraordinary animals that live in the dark. These are mammals, birds, insects and spiders whose unique physical features help them to survive in the pitch-black darkness of jungles, fields and in the air. The animals featured include: Aye-aye -- A lifetime spent in rain forest trees where they curl up to sleep during the day Common Glow-worm -- Bioluminescent beetle that doesn't look like a beetle Fungi -- More closely related to animals than plants, fungi "expand" (rather than grow) over a damp night Kinkajou -- Night-roaming cousin of raccoons Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula -- Hunts at night, capturing insects, frogs, lizards and mice Net-casting spider -- A huge pair of forward-facing eyes help it to see at night Railroad worm -- The only animal that is naturally bioluminescent in the red spectrum Vampire bat -- Day-sleepers that hunt during the darkest part of the night. Intricately drawn artworks give accurate details of each animal's anatomy and behavior, and stunning photographs show how each animal hunts.

Grandfather sat and contemplated the coming Winter, and how sad the children would be with nothing to play with. Grandfather made a special pouch and placed colorful things from Nature within it. Grandfather than gathered the children around the tree where the pouch hung and told them that a beautiful, colorful surprise would emerge in the Spring. The New, Colorful Creatures is an ancient Cherokee tale. The story has been handed down from generation to generation in oral tradition and is now available in book form that is beautifully illustrated, sure to become a family favorite! End the Winter and pick up a copy of this beautiful story today, and discover the Spring surprise Grandfather has in store!