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This is a delightful and engaging pop-up book with a shiny foil finish. Follow the adventures of Dan the young, brave knight as he prepares for the King's tournament. Shiny foil on the cover and the conclusion of the story enhances children's excitement and enjoyment. 3-D pages allow readers to peek through windows and open doors to explore three layers of delightful illustrations. It's an important day for Dan. The young boy is on his way to the royal castle to compete in the King's Contest and gain his knighthood! Dan may not have the finest shield, or the shiniest armour, but he comes from a family of brave knights and is determined to win the joust. Will Dan be the new champion? Peek through the 3-D windows at the castle crowds and cheer for Dan astride his trusty horse, Mason, as he charges towards his opponent. This charming storybook consists of six spreads with 3-D pop-ups on every spread. Special effects include printed foil on the front cover and on the final spread making a shimmery banquet for all to enjoy!

This title lets you follow the adventures of Sapphira the mermaid and her friends for an exciting undersea quest. It features three-dimensional pages that enable readers to peek through seaweed and between rocks to explore three layers of detailed illustrations. It offers a sparkly glitter finish on the cover and the concluding page of the story enhances children's enjoyment. It is ideal for 6- to 11-year-old children and mermaids. Sapphira is a sweet and cheerful mermaid who loves to be helpful. One day she passes the Seashell Playground, and finds that the rides are sorely in need of an overhaul. The slide is looking neglected and the swing is broken - but the kingdom's treasury is empty of jewels to pay for any repairs. Then a gleam on the seabed catches her eye and she finds a treasure map inside a bottle. A wonderful adventure full of fun and exciting characters follows, as Sapphira and her friends go in search of the treasure. Meet Finn and Dipper the dolphins, Mr and Mrs Seahorse, Ollie the octopus, and Laurie the lobster. Explore the bright coral reef and the mysterious shipwreck that lie at the very edge of the mermaid kingdom, with three-dimensional pop-ups on every page.Young readers will love this heart-warming story, and the beautiful interactive illustrations will draw them right into the heart of the treasure hunt.

This is a delightful and engaging pop-up book with a glittery finish. Follow the adventures of little fairy Fern and her friends in this enchanting pop-up storybook about a festive secret party in fairyland. This title is enhanced with sparkly glitter on the cover and within the book. This title includes 3-D pages allow readers to peek through windows and open doors to explore three layers of charming illustrations. If you were to visit Petal Wood, you might see the fairies and woodland creatures bustling as they get ready for the midnight Summer Eve celebration! This year is extra-special because Fern and her magical friends are also planning a birthday surprise for Pearl, the oldest and wisest fairy. But without the moonlight to see by, things start to go wrong. Perhaps a little fairy magic can help light the way! Peek through the 3-D windows into the fairy wood to see what happens...This delightul storybook consists of six spreads with 3-D pop-ups on every spread. Special effects include a glitter finish on the front cover and on the final spread, making a sparkly party for all to enjoy!

Peek inside the 3D windows! Peer through door of the chaotic laboratory, glimpse the test run of the metal mutt through the trees at the local park, and see him face his robotic rivals on stage. This title includes three-dimensional layered pages that allow the reader to fully explore the fun illustrations. It is perfect robo-reading for 3- to 7-year-olds. Shiny foil on the cover and the conclusion of the story enhances children's excitement and enjoyment. The highlight of young Billy's summer is spending time with his uncle, Professor Will, the greatest inventor in the world, and entering the Crazy Invention of the Year competition. This year's theme is Robopets, and Billy has a great idea: they could model their creation on the professor's cute red mongrel, Ketchup. The faithful hound is very patient as Billy and Uncle Will measure him up - with the promise of a tasty treat afterwards! Could this be the year they take first prize...or will they be beaten by Molly and her Aunt Polly? Molly is the meanest girl in Billy's class at school, while Polly is another professor, though she is better known for her underhanded tactics than her inventions.Things don't look too promising when Robo-Pup suffers a splash landing at the park...Young readers will love this thrilling tale, and the fantastic pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the contest.

Peek inside the 3D windows! Peer through forest foliage, a gushing waterfall and the different levels of a crumbling temple as Paola, Manny, Mr Stone and Annie search for Amazonian gold! This title includes three-dimensional layered pages that enable youngsters to explore all the charming illustrations. Features: special finish on the cover and the conclusion of the story enhances children's enjoyment and excitement; and a book for 3- to 7-year-olds to treasure. Deep within the Amazon Rainforest live Paola, her little brother Manny, their parents and their old grandmother, Reina - not forgetting their macaw Falco, a feathered friend with a fondness for figs. Paola's village is very poor, and outsiders are encouraging the inhabitants to sell their homes. Luckily, Paola has a plan: she and Manny will go in search of the lost treasure of Cristobal! However, they get more than they bargained for. An archaeologist called Simon Stone and his young daughter Annie are also hunting for relics - with their pet monkey Mo-Mo. Together they face dangers such as a snarling alligator, temple traps, falling floors and venomous vipers.Will they survive to crack the secret Cristobal code and locate the legendary cache of gold...? Young readers will be enthralled by this gripping tale, and the detailed pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the adventure.

This title lets you follow the adventures of Prince Tom and Douglas the dragon as they go in search of the Golden Goblet. Pop-up pages allow readers to peek between trees, through clouds, into caves and through windows to explore three layers of illustrations. It is ideal for chivalrous 6- to 11-year-olds. Shiny gold foil on the cover and the conclusion of the story enhances young readers' excitement. Douglas is not like any other dragon you may have met. Everyone in the kingdom loves Douglas, for he is a very kind, caring dragon, and he likes nothing better than to help out his friends. However, Douglas lacks a very important dragon skill - he cannot breathe fire! Luckily Prince Tom, the King's youngest son, is around to help, and a visit to the kingdom's most famous fire-breathing dragon puts the two friends on the trail of the Golden Goblet. Whoever succeeds in following the clues to find this magical cup will be granted one wish. Can you guess what that wish will be...? This charming storybook has layered pop-ups on every page. Special effects include reflective foil on the front cover and on the final page, making a shimmery surprise for all to enjoy!Children will love this thrilling adventure, while the engaging three-dimensional pictures will take them right into the heart of the dragon's quest.

Open the hatch of a gleaming time machine, peer into a primeval jungle, and get chased into a rocky ravine. Join Jake and his brother Ned on a fantastic time-travel trip to a prehistoric world; young readers will love the thrilling tale, and the fantastic three-dimensional illustrations will take them right into the thick of the action.

Gaze between the trees of a gloomy forest, push open the door to a run-down cottage, and peer through the green smoke that rises from a bubbling cauldron...In this book, three-dimensional layered pages enable youngsters to explore all the spooky illustrations. With a warty witch, a ghoulish ghost, a scary skeleton and cobwebs galore, the frights just keep on coming! It is an ideal book for (brave) 3- to 7-year-olds. Little Tilly is too shy to make friends at her new school. She even blushes when two friendly girls from her class, Freya and Ellen, chat to her at the auditions for the school play, a ghost story set during Victorian times. However, when she sees Freya, Ellen and two other children stumbling into trouble in the nearby woods, Tilly and her little dog Spike bravely step in to help. Tilly's classmates open the door of an old cottage to reveal a dark, cobweb-strewn hallway. Inside is another door, with stone steps leading down into a basement. They cannot believe the sight that meets their eyes! It's a witch's den, with a large cauldron and shelves full of potions. Can Tilly come to the rescue of her new friends - and finally find a way to step into the spotlight...?Young readers will be enthralled by this gripping tale, and the detailed pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the adventure.

Peek inside the pop-up windows! Best friends Maxx and Darsey are fascinated by a planet far, far away on the other side of the galaxy, and when the chance arises to stow away on an exploratory mission, they cannot resist a trip to...planet Earth! Three-dimensional layered pages enable youngsters to explore every aspect of this tale of intergalactic intrigue. Peek through the pop-up windows, open the door to the top-secret facility, and discover what happens during the little aliens' fantastic voyage. It offers out-of-this-world reading for 3- to 7-year-olds. Maxx and Darsey live on planet X-Roxx in a solar system on the edge of the Milky Way. At school, the young aliens are enjoying learning about other planets. The one they like best is called Earth. They have intergalactic 'pen pals' there, called Ben and Joe. Maxx and Darsey would dearly love to meet their friends - and when they hear that Darsey's uncle is leading a research mission to Earth, they decide to tag along. Peer into the dark depths of the shuttle bay as they sneak aboard! Gaze through the ship's viewport into the vastness of space!However, when secret agents notice the little alien visitors on Earth, Ben and Joe must rush to their rescue. You can follow the brave youngsters down the long corridors of the Alien Holding Hub (or AHH for short)...Young readers will be gripped by this thrilling story, and the detailed pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the adventure.