Juan Calle
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Can you draw a fearsome tiger pouncing towards its prey, or an elegant flamingo dabbling in crystal blue waters? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact colour artworks that young readers...
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This stylishly packaged full-color art guide enables artists of all abilities to create their own fantasy worlds and characters. Produce the angular skeleton of a dragon's wing, the ornate armor of a fearsome samurai, and the careful point of a wood elf's ear by following clear, step-by-step instructions.
By completing an array of drawing projects, you will learn:
• Different materials and techniques
• Drawing proportions and poses
• How...
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Can you draw a great white bursting from the ocean waves, or a gorgeous shoal of tropical fish? With this book... sure you can!
Ready, Set, Draw is a series of vibrant, dynamic and accessible practical art books for readers aged 8+. Each spread of these books presents a super-clear step-by-step guide to drawing a different animal. The guides start out with simple shapes, but build up to high-impact color artworks that young readers will be proud...
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Packed with professional tips, insider techniques, and clear, step-by-step instructions, this book is your must-have guide to telling action-packed comic stories.
• Learn how to write, draw, ink, and bring to life comic scenes in easy-to-follow steps.
• Create your own awesome cast of comic book characters, from charismatic heroes to monstrous villains and sinister criminal masterminds.
• Harness advanced techniques such as dramatic...
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Successfully funded Kickstarter campaign! From time immemorial, children like Julio have had bad dreams! But at Julio's bedside, his dad comforts him: anyone can summon the help of mythic heroes to conquer their fears. Every culture has its own legendary champions who can vanquish scary monsters or villains. So Julio learns one's powerful imagination can turn any dreams into good ones. Illustrating the world's superheroes in a vibrant comic book style,...
6) The Escort
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What does the future hold for humanity?
The Escort is about the universal struggle between good and evil, taking the reader on a trip from 9/11 in New York City to the deserts and mountains of Peru.
Certain characters are based on historical figures from Peru's rich history, finding themselves resurrected in some future time.
Daniel, the escort, is responsible for guiding individuals through part of their pilgrimage. Some human beings served...
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Master the art of drawing fantastical heroes, villains, and monsters - from noble knights and steampunk aeronauts, to mighty dragons and vicious vampires. This spellbinding how-to book is packed full of ingenious tips, techniques, and clear, step-by-step guides. Now grab a pencil and create your own thrilling adventures!
Perfect for kids aged 8+.
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Look carefully! A dark shadow moves through the lapping lake water. It's the Loch Ness Monster! This shy serpent hides away from humans and treats lake dwellers with kindness. Ever wondered about Nessie's diet and other habits? Does the lake monster have companions? Wonder no more! Striking illustrations and matter-of-fact text take you on an underwater journey to learn all about the Loch Ness Monster.
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Aaron Kingston loves doing BMX stunts, until he wrecks his bike! The repairs will be expensive, and he doesn't have enough money to cover the costs. The bike shop owner tells Aaron that he'll make the fixes for free if Aaron represents the shop at a local race. But as the gates open and the BMX racers take off, they're transported to a dimension of nightmares! Does the bike shop owner have something to do with this terror, and will Aaron and his friends...
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Jenna is supposed to be doing her chores, but she's secretly making slime instead. Her dads took away her normal slime ingredients, so she found a new recipe online. The instructions are a little weird, but the gooey blob she's created looks really cool. Until it starts growing and moving . . . and sucking things into its squishy mass! In this Scary Graphics tale, easy-to-read text and eerie, full-color art combine to deliver just-right scares for...
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Billy can't wait to start frog dissections at school. It'll be so slimy and gross! But his rowdy behavior earns him a boring alternate lab assignment instead. Now he's out for revenge against the science teacher, spooky Ms. Wilson, with plans to leave a "witches' stew" of half dissected amphibians on her desk. But when he sneaks into the classroom at night, something moves. Then it croaks. The frogs have come back to life! In this Scary Graphics tale,...
14) Spell-Bound
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A student sits in an old library, cramming for her spelling test. Suddenly, the word lists in her vocabulary workbook start to peel off the page. They reach out and wrap around her like tentacles! She's been caught by a cursed book created by the evil wizard Spellbinder. Can the mighty Librarian help the girl escape the tangle of terms before her mind is drained? Experience the Library of Doom like never before in this gripping, full-color graphic...
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Enjoy the first children's picture book about becoming a TV news anchor. Amazingly illustrated, this inspiring Latina autobiography features a bilingual Spanish translation.
Growing up near Sacramento, CA, little Leticia dreams of being a TV newscaster. But no one on TV looks like her. This shy, small-town girl overcomes barriers, like her fear of public speaking, to become the first in her hardworking Mexican family to attend college.
Then, starting...
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Explore the first English children's book about fireworks and gunpowder!
The series Asian Hall of Fame shows how some cool things were created in Asia. In their second adventure, the cute red panda named Dao guides the school kids Ethan and Emma back in time to discover how fireworks and gunpowder were made!
As Dao leads the way, children learn about surprising historical facts, travel to ancient China, and zoom back to the future. Get ready to...
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This is the third adventure in our series on cool inventions created in Asia.
The cute red panda Dao makes history come alive by transporting the kids Emma and Ethan back in time. Together they learn how fantastic creations came to be and zip back to the future!
This dynamically illustrated tale follows the evolution of Japan's fantastic comics and animation in the last century. Published in a rainbow of media, these forms of entertainment became...
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Create your own graphic novel and comic book characters with this practical and inspiring guide, with step-by-step exercises and practice pages.
In this stylishly packaged, full-color book you'll find everything you need bring your stories to life, from creating characters, to making a storyboard and coloring in with inks. Whatever your ability, “I Can Graphic Novels” will teach you to create your own characters and compelling scenes by following...
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The new series Asian Hall of Fame shows how some unique and cool things were originally created in Asia.
In the debut adventure, the cute red panda named Dao guides the school kids Ethan and Emma back in time to discover how ramen was made!
As Dao spices up history, children learn fun facts, travel worldwide, and zoom back to the future.