Have you ever wanted to find out more about reptiles? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of reptile life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of reptiles which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about reptiles.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

This book is part of the Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia series of factual books for children aged six to twelve. It provides interesting introductions to a variety of different features of our solar system. This classroom edition is aimed at teachers and other educators (rather than at individual children, as is the case for the individual edition). It contains:

1. Eleven double-page spreads which explore a range of topics about our solar system that can be photocopied to create handouts for use in the classroom or as homework assignments. Each one contains an introductory question, a paragraph that explores its topic, questions to test your students comprehension of the contents of this paragraph, quick facts to provide additional information, and space for the student to add their own illustration for this topic.

2. A blank Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia double-page spread which you can photocopy and hand out to your students to allow them to create their own custom encyclopaedia entry based on a topic related to our solar system of their (or your) choice.

3. Two handouts which you can use to introduce mathematics into your lessons about our solar system. The first allows your students to calculate the weight of a two-pint bottle of milk on different planets, while the second allows them to calculate their age based on the length of a year on each planet.

4. A sixteen-question pop quiz that you can use to test your students knowledge about our solar system. All the information needed to answer these questions is contained in the eleven double-page spreads from this book.

5. Links to additional background information about the solar system which you can use to increase your own knowledge of this subject.

6. Links to free online content, such as videos, related to the topics covered in this book that you can show to your students.Ideas for four interactive and fun additional classroom activities.

7. Data sheets detailing and comparing key characteristics of the different planets, and selected other objects, in our solar system. The information on these data sheets can be used to support a range of additional classroom activities.

Thus, taken together, the contents of this book provide you with all the information you need to teach your class all about our solar system in a fun and interesting way which integrates factual knowledge, reading comprehension, maths skills and practical demonstrations.

This book is part of the Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia series. Each individual book in this series forms a subject-specific chapter of the overall encyclopaedia. They are designed to encourage children to think about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about amphibians? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of amphibian life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of amphibians which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about amphibians.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about invertebrates? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of invertebrate life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of invertebrates which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about invertebrates.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about Hebridean marine life? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of Hebridean marine life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of Hebridean marine life which you have gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about Hebridean marine life.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

A mantra is a short, easy-to-remember phrase that, if you repeat it to yourself, will help remind you how to positively respond to or cope with a specific situation you may find yourself in. This makes mantras excellent tools for helping children to prepare for and deal with anything life has to throw at them.

This is a classroom edition of Mantras To Help Kids Win At Life. It has been specifically designed and formatted to allow teachers to easily create handouts from it for use in primary classrooms. It contains:

1. A set of mantras which have been carefully created based on the results of the latest research into human psychology to help children develop a range of important life skills, including a growth mindset, self-control, resilience, persistence and body safety. Together, these mantras form a mental tool kit that can help children achieve more, cope better with adversity, and leave them feeling more relaxed and happier.

2. Twelve easy-to-photocopy double-page spreads than can be used to create classroom handouts. Each one features a different mantra and consists of the mantra itself, advice about when it can be used, information about how it helps, ways to practice using it, and an interactive opportunity for your students to try the mantra out. This involves either getting your students to draw a picture of them using it, or completing a short conversation a child might have based on it. This will help your students better understand how and when to use this mantra.

3. Information on how to encourage your students to use mantras in their daily lives, and on how you can incorporate the use of mantras into the rest of your teaching. This includes advice on how to help your students create their own mantras.

4. A series of blank templates that you can use to encourage your students to come up with their own mantras based on their own experiences and personal circumstances.

5. A brief summary of the psychological principles on which these mantras are based, along with information about where you can learn more about them.

Thus, this book contains all the information you need to introduce mantras into your classroom, and use them to help your students develop the psychological tools they need to give the best possible chance of growing into happy and successful adults.

Have you ever wanted to find out more about dinosaurs? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of the lives of dinosaurs, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of dinosaurs which you have gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about the many and varied dinosaurs that once roamed our planet.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Little Pirate and the Search for the Giant Squid is a picture book adventure for children aged 4 to 6. It introduces them to strange sea creatures and teaches them that while it is okay to be scared, they shouldn't let it stop them doing what they want to do.

From the back of the book:

Little Pirate wants to go on an adventure and the adventure she chooses is to meet the Giant Squid. The only problem is that no one knows where the Giant Squid lives.

Join Little Pirate and Big Pirate as they search the world's oceans from the home of the Giant Squid.

Along the way, they meet strange creatures who help them with their search, and learn that you shouldn't let being scared stop you from doing what you really want to do, but will they ever find the Giant Squid?

Have you ever wanted to find out more about Scotland's dolphins? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of the lives of Scotland's dolphins, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of Scotland's dolphins which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about dolphins species that call Scotland home.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about Scotland's seabirds? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of the lives of Scotland's seabirds along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of Scotland's seabirds which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about the seabird species that call Scotland home.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about Scotland's castles? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of Scotland's castles, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of Scotland's castles which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about the many and varied castles that you can find all across Scotland.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about our solar system? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of our solar system, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of our solar system which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about our solar system.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about space exploration? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of space exploration, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of human space exploration which you have gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about the exploration of space beyond our planet.

This book is part of the Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia series from Pictish Beast Publications. Each individual book in this series forms a subject-specific chapter of the overall encyclopaedia. They are designed to encourage children to think about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, while having a little bit of fun

This is the third book in the For Those In Peril series, and sees the characters of the first two books brought together as they struggle to survive in a world turned upside down

From the back of the book:

Civilisation has collapsed, the land has fallen to the infected and the few who remain unturned are left wondering if there's anywhere left that's truly safe ...

A mutant virus has turned humanity into savage, cannibalistic killers who roam the land in search of prey, and only a few scattered groups survive uninfected, clinging to life in the furthest corners of the Earth. CJ and her crewmates have sailed their forty foot catamaran across the Atlantic, searching for a safe haven that's beyond the reach of the infected. Now, they've arrived in Scotland and are heading for the remote island of Mingulay, but when they get there, will they find the uninhabited paradise their captain, Rob, remembers from his youth? Or has it, too, been lost to the disease? And what of the others who might be out there, clinging to life, amongst the numerous islands of Scotland's western coast?

The Little Book of Zombie Mathematics uses zombie-based scenarios to make maths more fun. It provides twenty-five thought-provoking post-apocalyptic scenarios which can be solved using everyday mathematics. It is aimed at both adults and older children, whether they are interested in maths, zombies or both. For each problem, multiple choice answers are provided for those who do not want to bother with the maths, and an explanation of how to work out the right answer is provided for those who are interested. Each problem has a MWZ (Maths with Zombies) score which can be added up by the reader to work out how well their maths skills will help them survive in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

About The Author: Colin M. Drysdale is a scientist, author, and zombie fan. Writing The Little Book of Zombie Mathematics allowed him to bring these disparate interests together in a single volume. He lives in Glasgow in Scotland where he runs a small business teaching biologists how to make maps.

From The Back Of The Book: Your machine gun can fire 57 bullets a minute. There are 200 zombies staggering towards you and they'll reach you in three and a half minutes. Do you have the fire power to kill them all before they get to you?

Mathematics can be oh so dry and boring. All those numbers floating around; and then there are the letters: what on earth are they doing in there? Shouldn't they be in the English classroom helping people read? But wait, did you know you can do maths with zombies? That sounds more exciting, doesn't it? When maths becomes the key for surviving in a world where the dead hunt the living, it's so much more fun. This is the premise behind The Little Book of Zombie Mathematics: make maths fun by adding the undead. After all, everything's better with zombies.

And you never know, if a zombie apocalypse were ever to happen, knowing how to do maths with zombies might just save your life

Oh and if you're wondering what the answer is to the problem above, it's no you don't. You can find out why inside ...

Zombies Love Brains is a salutary tale for young readers, aged 3 and older, which explains that becoming a zombie is no reason to be impolite to others and take things that don't belong to you without asking. With words by Colin M. Drysdale, more wdely known for his post-apocalyptic survival novels for older readers, and lovingly illustrated by Mike Kloran in his own unique style, this unconventional children's book is likely to become a cult classic with both parents and children alike.

My house is full of weird and wacky monsters that live in all sorts of strange places. If I tell you what they look like, will you draw pictures of them for me? Dr Colin - The Cryptozoologist.

There are twelve monsters in Dr Colin's house. In this book, you'll find amusing rhymes about eleven of them which describe what they look like and where they live. Your job is to draw pictures of them for Dr Colin based on these descriptions. For the twelfth monster, you need to imagine what it looks like, write your own rhyming description and then draw a picture of it.

This Draw Your Own ... book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to help children, aged four and older, develop their word interpretation skills, especially for the evocative 'wow' words that help bring writing to life, their drawing and coordination skills, and their imaginations, all while having fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about fish? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of fish life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of fish which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about fish.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about birds? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different areas of bird life, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of birds which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about birds.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun

Have you ever wanted to find out more about Scotland's native wildlife? What about illustrating your own book? Well, if your answer to either of these questions is yes, then this might just be the book for you. Inside, you'll find interesting introductions to a variety of different aspects of Scottish wildlife, along with quick facts, questions you can answer and, at the end, a pop quiz where you can test the knowledge of Scotland's wildlife which you can gained by reading this book. So far, this may seem like any other book of facts, but unlike almost every other such book, you are allowed to draw in this one. In fact, you are actively encouraged to do so Through this, you will become the illustrator of your very own encyclopaedia chapter all about the native wildlife that call Scotland home.

This Draw Your Own Encyclopaedia book from Pictish Beast Publications is designed to encourage children to learn about the world around them, and to learn how to search for information on the internet and from books, all while having a little bit of fun