Bøger af William Potter

In this fun, interactive activity book, you'll discover the world of cute, kawaii images, and create your own adorable makes and illustrations!

A great gift for budding artists.

In this stylishly packaged, full-color book, aspiring comic book artists will find everything they need to know to create their own comic books, from creating characters, to animating them and designing a gripping cover. Whatever their ability, I Can Comics will teach readers the key tenets of making a successful comic book by following its step-by-step drawing projects. Includes: - How to use basic tools and materials - How to identify and draw different comic book styles - Techniques to draw faces, expressions, basic anatomy - How to create dynamic moving scenes> Practice grids are supplied to help artists recreate the examples and will give them the techniques and confidence to build their own stories and make a strong narrative. ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practice grids to try out new techniques, these full-color drawing guides will help artists bring their ideas to life.

This beautifully illustrated book brings together exciting facts, engaging puzzles, and entertaining art activities, all about animals! Play search-and-find to learn about camouflage; read about birds of prey; and draw an elephant by following the clear instructions. Informative, interactive pages packed with puzzles and games make this a wonderful introduction to the world of animals. Designed for animal lovers aged 6+.

This beautifully illustrated book brings together exciting facts, engaging puzzles, and entertaining art activities. Follow a maze to learn about dinosaur diets; answer true-or-false facts about T. rex's teeth; then create a pteroractyl picture. Informative, interactive pages packed with puzzles and games make this a wonderful introduction to the prehistoric period. Designed for dino fans aged 6 and up.

Homo Sapiens tells the story of the species from its earliest evolutions through the development of the first civilizations up to the industrial and information revolutions that have shaped the modern age. William Potter's thrilling new account asks us to reconsider our traditional notions of history by examining the power of the environment, the influence of language, the ideas that have transformed society, the power of transformative technology, and much, much more. Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations throughout and helpful easy-to-read information panels, Homo Sapiens presents the history of the species in a bold and brilliant new fashion.

This witty and inventive drawing book encourages young readers to unleash their imaginations by transforming everyday objects into awesome animals! Turn a pear into a polar bear, cheese into a cheetah and pliers into a pterosaur with this wacky and entertaining guide. Whether it's food, clothes or stationary, the young artist has been supplied with plenty of photo-realistic, full-color images which children can draw around to create something entirely different. - The fun and inventive transformations stimulate imagination - The simple exercises are perfect for early drawers> With these new skills, children can transform their own found objects from around the home. Ideal for creative kids aged 7+.

This witty and inventive full-color drawing book encourages young readers to unleash their imaginations by transforming everyday objects into something unexpected! Turn a bottle into a rocket, a biscuit into a bedsheet and donuts into monster truck wheels with this wacky and entertaining guide. Whether it's animals, funny machines, monsters, robots or instruments, the young artist has been supplied with plenty of madcap ideas and suggestions to spark their creativity. These appear as full-color photographs which children can draw around to create something entirely different. - The fun and inventive transformations stimulate imagination - The simple exercises are perfect for early drawers> With these new skills, children can transform their own found objects from around the home. Ideal for creative kids aged 7+.

Set off on a magical journey around the world with Santa Claus in a search-and find festive adventure. Young readers will love scouring each densely-packed scene to spot Santa as he races around the globe making his Christmas deliveries. Can they spot Santa and all the gifts he's dropped to help him finish his delivery in time for Christmas? Santa can be found: - Starring in a movie in Hollywood - Riding a tuk tuk in India - On safari in Kenya - Navigating a hedge maze in England> With 42 intricately detailed, endlessly fascinating search-and-find activities, Where's Santa? is a great way for children to hone their observation skills and celebrate the festive season Perfect for children aged 5+.

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 its step-by-step drawing projects. By following broken-down examples and using the practice grids inside, you will learn: - How to use basic tools and materials - How to identify and draw different graphic novel styles - Techniques to draw faces, expressions, basic anatomy - How to create dynamic moving scenes, including punches and power kicks> The practice grids supplied to help you recreate the examples will give you the techniques and confidence to build your own stories and make a strong narrative. ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practice grids to try out new techniques, these full-color drawing guides will help artists bring their ideas to life.

Discover a lost world of prehistoric creatures with these awesome puzzles and activities. More than 75 fun puzzles, games, and drawing projects make this book ideal for young dinosaur fans! Full color. Consumable.

What is the longest bone in your body? Are turkeys from Turkey? When was toilet paper invented?> This book will inspire curiosity, spark conversation and improve general knowledge. Perfect for children aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, educational "fun fact" series for children. Illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!

In this ingenious, beautifully illustrated maze story, young puzzlers can choose paths that will determine the fate of an enchanted land. Readers can join adventurers Jada and Tim as they step from our world into the magical, fantastical Hinter Realms. The pair soon discover that the denizens of the Realms have been trapped by the evil Queen Amaza, ruling from her fiery mountain! Will they turn left or right? Into the Valley of Wisps or The Burrows? With multiple routes and solutions, readers will shape Jada and Tom's story through their choices. 28 unique mazes show different stages in Jada and Tim's journey, including the Crystal Forest, the Sunken City and The Cosmic Pool. Beautiful illustrations in full-color instantly immerse readers into lush, detailed scenes as they choose the correct routes, collect important artifacts and put an end to Amaza's tyrrany! This interactive maze book is a fantastic gift for children aged 6+.

What's a brain freeze? Are maggots good for you? How long are your intestines? Young readers can discover the answers to these questions and more in this astounding book, which is overflowing with fascinating - not to mention disgusting - facts about the human body. From peculiar parasites to weird bodily functions, children can learn the science behind the sticky, gross and bizarre! With vibrant illustrations, engaging text and stats that are great for sharing, this book is perfect for curious kids aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, educational "fun fact" series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!

What is a "living fossil?" Can jellyfish live forever? What is the deadliest animal on the planet? > This book will inspire curiosity, spark conversation and improve general knowledge. Perfect for children aged 7+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, educational "fun fact" series for children, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, and records that kids will just love to share, it revels in all things weird, unexpected, mind-blowing, funny, and gross!

Young puzzlers can put their math skills to the test with this brain-boosting activity book, inspired code-cracking hero Alan Turing. Published in association with the Turing Trust, this illustrated full-color puzzle book has been specially designed to intrigue, challenge, and inspire young readers. Alan Turing appears as a character in the book, popping up with extra number problems or secret codes to challenge readers to think a little bit harder. Includes: - Mathematical mazes - Pattern recognition puzzles - Times tables-themed games> Supporting STEM learning and curriculum learning, these activities invent new ways to aid math learning outside the classroom. Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment for children aged 7+. Sales of this book support the work of The Turing Trust, the charity set up by Alan's family in his memory to provide much-needed computers to schools in Africa, thereby celebrating his legacy in computer development.

Young puzzlers can follow in the footsteps of WWII hero and computer genius Alan Turing and test their codebreaking skills with this brain-boosting book. Published in association with the Turing Trust, this fun-packed, full-color collection of logic puzzles has been specially designed to intrigue, challenge, and inspire young readers. The puzzles will test language, visual and spatial awareness, memory, attention and reasoning as they crack these mind-bending conundrums. Includes: - Word problems- Classic riddles- Pictorial logic problems> Sales of this book support the work of The Turing Trust, the charity set up by Alan's family in his memory to provide much-needed computers to schools in Africa, thereby celebrating his legacy in computer development. Guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment for children aged 7+.

Explore the rise of technology that may soon rule our lives

Explore the rise of technology that may soon rule our lives

Explore the rise of technology that may soon rule our lives

A multi-activity book about space; includes stickers.

Features a fright-fest of fun activities on a Halloween theme.