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Salariya is an award-winning children’s publisher renowned for its innovative concepts, high-quality illustrations and informative writing, all of which give these books a unique appeal. Many Salariya books have been major international successes, and have been translated into numerous languages including Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Russian, Korean, Japanese and all the major European languages. If you are interested in finding out more about any of our titles, please contact us at: Salariya Book House 25 Marlborough Place Brighton BN1 1UB United Kingdom Telephone: + 44 (0) 1273 603306 e-mail: lizzie.kelly@salariya.com website: www.salariya.com Connect:
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First words and pictures
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his is an ideal first series for very young readers, filled with delightful artwork of animals and different modes of transport. From household pets to exotic species and from cars to rockets, it is designed to help infants embark on a lifetime of reading. Introduces basic concepts of literacy, the alphabet, the natural world and mechanics. • Board • 250 x 250 mm; 14pp • Interest 0+
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Lift-the-flap
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arly learners can practise their counting and reading skills with these enormously-entertaining liftthe-flaps books. In Words, the reader guesses the name of each object presented and then lifts the flaps to find the correct words. In Numbers, the reader is asked to count how many there are of each object, and can then lift the flaps to reveal the right answer. The design and interactivity of the books is such fun that young children won’t even realise they’re actually learning! • Board • 265 x 222 mm; 14pp • Flaps • Interest 0+
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arly learners can practice their counting and reading skills with this vibrant and rewarding flap books. Readers can have hours of fun trying the various questions and lifting the flaps to find out the answers. The design and interactivity of the books means that young children won’t even realise they’re actually learning!
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hese delightful information books for early readers, filled with colourful illustrations and simple text, will introduce young children to history and the natural world. Each spread features activities around the border, asking the reader to spot specific objects within the central image. See knights prepare for battle and servants and nobles lay on a grand feast for the king in the hall of the medieval castle. Spot all manner of exotic animals in the sweltering rainforest. These books are sure to enthrall young readers and give them a passion for learning. • Hardback • 282 x 219 mm; 32pp • Interest 0+
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Happy Birthday Old Bear
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o celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Old Bear and friends in 2016, Jane Hissey has created an entirely new adventure featuring the beloved characters, filled with the charm, humour and beautiful illustrations for which she is acclaimed. The toys are getting everything ready for Old Bear’s birthday party, helped by their new friend, Elsie the elephant, who plans on giving Old Bear a painted umbrella as a present. They tie ribbons on the gifts and play party music, but when they head into the garden Elsie and her umbrella are blown away by a gust of wind and must be rescued!
Jane Hissey
• Hardback • 262 x214 mm • 32 pages • Full colour
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Knock! Knock!
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his hilarious picture book lets children surprise wild animals by opening the door on each one of them going to the toilet. Each spread features simple text outlining a piece of bathroom etiquette carried out by the creature, meaning that the entertaining story also doubles as a way of teaching children how to use the potty.
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• Hardback • 200 x 200 mm; 48pp • Interest 3+
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hese spellbinding anthologies feature some of the most gripping tales from Greek and Viking Mythology. They are retold in a manner that will engage very young readers and instil in them a love for storytelling. In each volume four, different illustrators bring their distinctive styles to reimagine these ancient stories.
Jacqueline Morley
Jacqueline Morley
Myths
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Jacqueline Morley
• Hardback • 262 x 214 mm; 96pp each volume • Interest 3+
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Mine!
Yang Dong
humorous story about a girl who treats her beloved pet rabbit like a toy, until she experiences a vivid dream where their roles are reversed and the girl is now the pet of her giant bunny! This enlightening and entertaining tale, told with charming illustrations, teaches children about the importance of treating animals with respect.
• Hardback • 265 x 250 mm; 32pp • Interest 3+
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Louise & Richard Spilsbury
acked with clear information and colourful photographs to help children become familiar with a wide range of scientific subjects across the fields of biology, physics, chemistry and geology. Learn about the amazing abilities of animal species and find out how to become a science superhero. How can some species make themselves invisible? What is an elephant made from? How can a person survive a car crash? All these questions and many more are answered inside!
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• Paperback • 280 x 215 mm; 32pp • Interest 7+ • Full colour • Contents, glossary and index
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John Townsend
John Townsend
hese hugely enjoyable and informative fact books explore the long history of our special relationship with cats and dogs. Featuring chapters on their origins, biology, diverse breeds, treatment in different cultures and personalities, these books are perfect gifts for dog or cat lovers.
• Hardback • 175 x 107 mm; 96pp • Adult • Contents, glossary and index
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life-sized animal tracks his eye-opening guide features representations of the prints left by all manner of animal species from across the globe, as well as salient facts about the different creatures. They will help young readers to identify an animal by the tracks it leave, opening their eyes to the wonders of nature and encouraging them to explore and appreciate their local wildlife.
John Townsend
• Paperback • 305 x 245 mm • 48pp • Interest 7+ • Reading age 8+ • Full colour • Contents, glossary and index
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incredible... hese innovative information books allow readers to go on an incredible, enlightening journey across the globe without ever leaving the comfort of their sofas. The migratory habits of animal species and the growth cycles of eggs and flowers are covered in simple, entertaining text accompanied by beautiful, highly-detailed and labelled illustrations. • Paperback • 265 x 250 mm; 128pp • Interest 7+ • Full colour • Contents, glossary and index
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the science of…
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Ian Graham
• Paperback • 240 x 212mm; 32pp • Interest 7+ • Contents, glossary and index
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hese information books cover the extraordinary, extinct world of dinosaurs and the inner workings of the human body, combining easy-to-read text with a focus on the gross and gruesome aspects of each topic. From terrifying tyrannosaurs to snot and scabs, these titles are eye-opening and exciting in equal measure. Spreads have multiple entry points, including an introductory paragraph, illustrations, speech bubbles and side panels.
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• Paperback • 282 x 210 mm; 48pp • Interest 7+ • Reading age 8+ • 4 sticker pages • 4 push-out card pages • Stickers
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Hang a bed sheet and shine a torch roughly 1 metre behind it. You can then cellotape your paper set to the back of the sheet and move the pirates to create amazing shadows!
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You may want to change the shape and size of the figure and sword.You could cut out smaller details such as the eyes and mouth to give your pirates more personality.
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On a piece of black card, draw a simple stick man with legs bent. Draw an arm holding a sword too as shown!
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Ask an adult to help you cut round the outline of the body and the separate arm.
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Now pad out your stick man, then add a tummy, face shape and hands and feet. Do the same for the sword arm.
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Turn over the puppet and cellotape a wooden skewer to the centre of the body and another skewer to the arm.
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Also available: Princesses and Ballerinas, Farm Animals, Pets
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hese introductory arts and crafts manuals are ideal for young artistic children with a keen interest in learning the basics of drawing and craft design. The accessible style, stepby-step instructions and fun illustrations will help prepare them for the challenges of more advanced art techniques without feeling intimidating.
Carolyn Scrace
quickstart
• Paperback • 242 x 216 mm; 32pp • Interest 3+ • Contents, glossary and index
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ach title in this series features colourful pages packed full of fun activities, press-out designs, fabulous stickers and ideas to inspire children of all ages. Creative children will have hours of fun with these easy-to-use activity books. You can use the press-out models and stickers provided to craft popup cards for birthdays and other special occasions, or recreate parlour games from throughout history, including ones from Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures.
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hildren will have a scarily good time completing the colour-by-numbers puzzles in this book! Each spread features humorous, hair-raising text about the monsters and challenges the reader to spot specific details and creatures.
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ritten and illustrated by celebrated figurative artist Sarah Wimperis, this guide provides a great introduction to the techniques needed to develop your drawing skills. The step-by-step instructions and illustrations of everything from portraits to life drawing, will show you how to capture the shape, look and character of different people in your art. Also available: Urban Landscapes
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• Paperback • 280 x 215 mm; 128pp • Reading age 8–80
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Carolyn Scrace
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hese astonishing art manuals allow users to discover the thrill of using simple patterns formed from shapes and lines to build up complex designs and stunning optical illusions. Step-by-step instructions and beautifullydetailed illustrations lead you through from rough sketch to finished artwork.
• Paperback • 282 x 219 mm; 32pp • Interest 8+
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Carolyn Scrace
Carolyn Scrace
Carolyn Scrace
indscapes: A Journey Of The Imagination aids creativity and mindfulness. It encourages readers to let their imaginations roam free, drawing fantastical landscapes inspired by dreams and the unconscious, while also enjoying the Zen-like therapeutic benefits of intricate pattern-making.
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• Paperback • 282 x 219 mm; 128pp • Interest 8+ • Full colour • Contents, glossary and index
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alice down the rabbit hole
Isobel Lundie
uriouser and curiouser...Journey with Alice down the rabbit hole wherever it may go in this charming, highly-detailed and unique colouring book inspired by Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s classic Alice in Wonderland. Each spread shows a different section of the impossibly plunging depths of the hole down which Alice follows the White Rabbit. Also contains excerpts from Lewis Carroll’s classic text.
• Paperback • 250 x 250 mm; 40pp • Interest 7+
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tickling with words: joke book of verse • Paperback • 198 x 129 mm; 128pp • Reading age 7+
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his hilarious poetry book features ridiculous rhymes and gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, as well as quirky and highly-detailed illustrations. From the woes of a vampire, via some loopy limericks, to poems about terrifying teachers, children will be laughing as they learn about the basics of verse and want to read them all again and again.
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hese hilarious, fact-packed ul & cheesy joke & fact book The truly fo joke books will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross and gruesome aspects of the animal kingdom, science history and the human body. Also featuring bitesized information about the topics covered. Hold onto your sides and ul & cheesy joke & fact book The truly fo dive in!
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the long lost secret diary of...
Tim Collins
Tim Collins
hese hilarious fictional diaries put us inside the heads of hapless figures from history struggling to carry out their roles and getting things horribly wrong. Whether it’s a nervous knight afraid to embark on a quest, or a pirate misplacing his plunder, these accessible, irreverent and educational stories will keep young readers laughing as they learn not to fear making mistakes.
• Paperback • 198 x 129 mm; 96pp • Reading age 7+
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Fiona Macdonald
Fiona Macdonald
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irst volume of an engrossing new fiction series follows the fortunes and crises of a group of students at an inner-city, multicultural ballet school. They contend with the pressures of dancing, form friendships, and try to discover their place in the world. Touching on many of the real concerns and interests that occupy children in contemporary Britain, these stories will thrill, move and fascinate young readers.
• Paperback • 198 x 129 mm; 304pp • Reading age 9+
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o read or not to read? With a pulse pounding, historical thriller series like The Shakespeare Plot there’s really only one answer! Journey back in time to dangerous Elizabethan London. Alice Fletcher is a stage hand at The Globe Theatre. When her brother Richard goes missing, Alice seeks him with the help of Tom Cavendish, servant to the power–hungry Earl of Essex. Packed with a heady Elizabethan atmosphere of political scheming, romance and murder. The swiftly paced, suspenseful plot will keep young readers on the edge of their seats, while giving them an insight into Shakespeare’s England.
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• Hardback • 198 x 129 mm; 312pp • Reading age 9+
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