From
Parragon Books Ltd., and its various
imprints, come five new books that are sure to keep kids of all ages excited
and motivated to read and learn.
To
show you how out of touch I am with the current kid craze of collectibles I’ve
never even heard of the Num Noms until I saw a selection of the toy figures at
a local store and spotted the ‘Num Noms Collector’s Guide’ amongst Parragon’s
book selection.
Intrigued,
I did a little research and discovered that Num Noms are lovable little
creatures (over 300!) that are based on sweets, candy and pastry.
What
kid wouldn’t like that!? I know I would
have when I was a kid, if such a collection existed. Play and get sweets! Come on!
No brainer!
The
‘Collector’s Guide offers full details on over 300 Num Noms that ‘Smell so
delicious!’
Another
kid’s pop culture phenomenon I am unfamiliar with is the animated adventures of
the ‘PJ Masks’
Evidentially
three kids, dressed in PJs, are superheroes who fight all sorts of wild and
wacky adversaries while encouraging kids to learn and create things.
In
the ‘PJ Masks Tin’ kids get a chockful of fun with PJ Masks’ books (3), 4
markers, a poster and over 50 stickers.
Kids
get to read some cool adventures, color and put stickers, everywhere! Sounds
like fun to me.
One
thing I do know about is the human body.
As an artist and designer I studied anatomy and I am very familiar with
how the body works.
When
I taught my high school students they would sit in awe as I explained the
intricacies and wonders of the human body-especially the skeletal and muscular
systems.
In
‘Factivity Your Amazing Body’ small children learn all about the various
functions, systems and organs of the human body provided by easy to comprehend
facts and 80 cool flaps that hide some pretty cool additional facts when
opened.
For
the slightly older child/student ‘Discovery Kids Human Body’ offers a much more
comprehensive, lavishly illustrated book that allows kids to see how the body
works from head to toe.
From
the microscopic scale to entire body systems the book provides extensive
information that budding scientists, teachers and medical professionals will
find fascinating.
‘In the town where I
was born
Lived a man who
sailed to sea
And he told us of his
life
In the land of
submarines
So we sailed up to
the sun
Till we found the sea
of green
And we lived beneath
the waves
In our yellow
submarine
We all live in a
yellow submarine
Yellow submarine,
yellow submarine
We all live in a
yellow submarine
Yellow submarine,
yellow submarine’
As
a child of the 1960s The Beatles had a great influence on my life.
The
Beatles breakout, controversial and trend-setting animated film: Yellow
Submarine’ introduced to the mainstream the psychedelic world of The Beatles
and their mind-altering lyrics.
Crayola
presents an oversize ‘The Beatles Yellow Submarine Color By Numbers’ book that
will thrill both young and old with its classic images from the film.
For
those who need a little help on what colors to use a helpful gallery of
full-color images of each page is presented.
Color
each page; remove them from the book and viola! you have the perfect Yellow
Submarine art gallery!