Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in AZ Books! With our brand new catalogue for 2015 you'll discover: • Our story, key features and possible forms of cooperation (see ABOUT AZ BOOKS, page 2); • Our latest and most innovative books available for foreign rights sales and co‐editions, as well as the books that have already earned worldwide popularity, with over 50,000 copies sold (see HEADLINE TITLES, pages 3–70); • Examples of books we have created using the artworks of world‐known licensors, including Disney, Nickelodeon, I.M.P.S. and Rainbow, with their famous characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Dora, Ninja Turtles, the Smurfs, the Winx and many others. With some of our bestselling formats adapted to the characters, and others developed from scratch, our team shows great flexibility in working with licensed artworks. We can therefore create, manufacture and deliver an outstanding product to meet your exact requirements (see PACKAGING SERVICES, pages 71‐80); • Our huge backlist of successful titles, produced over many years of work. All these books are available for immediate foreign rights sales, or through separate enquiry about the artworks or formats (see BACKLIST TITLES, pages 81‐146); Please note that every series in the Headline titles section is aimed at developing some specified skills. Using the SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM below, you can choose the titles which best suit the needs of your customers.
HEADLINE TITLES SOUND TOUCH-IT BOOK ���������� 4 SOUND PUZZLE BOOK............ 10 TOYBOOKS...............................18 POP-UPS.................................. 36 INNOVATIVE SOUND BOOKS....41 MUSIC AND LIGHTS................. 52 TACTILE AND PUPPET............. 56 BOOKS WITHOUT SOUNDS..... 64
PACKAGING SERVICES DISNEY..................................... 72 NICKELODEON......................... 76 THE SMURFS............................ 78 THE WINX................................. 80
BACKLIST TITLES STORIES AND RHYMES ����������� 82
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
SOUNDS AROUND US............. 92 RESEARCH SKILLS
PHYSICAL SKILLS
HAND-EYE COORDINATION
MATH SKILLS
SPEECH DEVELOPMENT
MUSICAL ABILITY
READING SKILLS
IMAGINATION DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMSOLVING SKILLS
SOCIAL SKILLS
SENSORY ABILITIES
LOGICAL THINKING
LOGICAL THINKING
SELFDEVELOPMENT
SENSORY ABILITIES
VISUAL MEMORY
EARLY LEARNING BOOKS ���� 106 REFERENCE BOOKS...............122 ACTIVITY AND CRAFT.............129
We now invite you to discover all our exciting products and take the next step towards our mutual success! Sincerely, The AZ Books Team
ENTERTAINMENT....................140
INDEX SERIES.....................................148