True life stories of the most amazing people EVER! Meet HARRY HOUDINI, the brilliant escape artist who thrilled the world with his death-defying stunts and awesome showmanship.Find out:- How he was inspired by a man with no head,- Why he kept asking to be put in jail (and how he got out again)- And why he dangled upside down from a crane 120 feet up in the air.Get to know HARRY on First Name terms.
Borgon the Axeboy and his friends are going to watch the Shadow Trials - the most dangerous contest in the Lost Desert. But they didnt mean to join in! Then one of the contestants challenges Borgon . . . and barbarians NEVER refuse a challenge! After all, all he has to do is race up a deathly mountain, cross a sabre-tooth bear pit, avoid the vultures and escape a skeleton. What could possibly go wrong?With Asterix-style illustrations from award-winning author/illustrator Philip Reeve, this series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.
A dangerously funny new series for boys and girls age 7-9 from bestselling author Kjartan Poskitt, illustrations by the one and only Philip Reeve.Borgon the Axeboy is the last barbarian in the Lost Desert and hes on a mission to track down the MOST DANGEROUS breakfast ever! He sets out to find the scariest dragon on the plains, but his annoying neighbour insists on tagging along. Grizzy is a little savage and far too nosey for her own good! But their adventure turns to peril when breakfast draws near. Theyll have to learn to get along if theyre ever going to survive . . .This series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.
The third in this dangerously funny new series for boys and girls age 7-9 from bestselling author Kjartan Poskitt, with illustrations by the one and only Philip Reeve. Borgon the Axeboy, barbarian extraordinaire, is back for another adventure! When Borgon and his friends the savages Hunjah and Mungoid stumble across a ruined temple in the Lost Desert, they wonder, is there treasure inside? Annoyingly, they need Grizzys help to get in and find out. But can they dodge a dangerous blue rattlesnake, fire wasps AND stop the evil Zaffar from stealing the treasure..?This series is set to have you rolling in the desert with laughter.
En esta guía tan peligrosamente distinta encontrarás a Jimmy el Pulgar, Charly el Serrucho, el Comadreja y sus gángsters, que dan fe de que las matemáticas pueden ser mortíferas. Descubre cómo las mates pueden ayudar a rescatar a alguien que se encuentra en peligro de muerte, a no disparar contra ti mismo con un cañon y a conocer algunos matematicos famosos realmente duros (e incluso a algunos que fueron asesinados). ¡La ciencia nunca ha sido tan divertida!
Los sudokus son rompecabezas matemáticos que requieren paciencia y ciertas dotes lógicas para su resolución. Se popularizaron en Japón en 1986 y se dieron a conocer en el ámbito internacional en el 2005. Tanto es asi, que desde entonces numerosos periodicos publican con mucho exito y aceptacion sudokus en su seccion de pasatiempos. Para que los mas pequeños tengan oportunidad de jugar y desarrollar sus dotes logicas aqui tienen este libro que gracias a sus cuatro niveles de dificultad, desde supersencillo, para empezar a practicar, hasta el diabolico, para quedarse sin aliento. Los sudokus tambien estan acompañados de algunas ilustraciones que hacen el libro mas ameno y divertido. Apto para todos los niveles de sudokus, Desde los que empiezan hasta los mas experimentados sudokistas. No es libro solo de sudokus sino que incluye una sencilla historia protagonizada por unos simpaticos personajes que introducen la tecnica y la mecanica para resolver sudokus, ademas de algunos consejos utiles. Todo esta perfectamente explicado.
