By Mike Leonetti

Hockey Now! is the most comprehensive guide to the stars of today's fast-paced NHL. In its seventh edition, Hockey Now! continues to provide fast-pace, totally up-to-date and strikingly illustrated profiles of the best and brightest the NHL has to offer. Like previous editions, the seventh is jam-packed with 140 colorful action photos of star players in the heat of competition.

Softcover containing 176 pages.

By Jackie Zorovich and Kristina Sacci

Master the art of creating Zoku Quick Pops faster than ever! With over 40 quick and delicious recipes, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Those with a penchant for light and healthy pops will love Just Peachy and Watermelon, while those with a love for decadent desserts will devour Marble Cheesecake and Key Lime Pie. The collection ranges from nostalgic favourites like Neapolitan and Mint Chip to trendy flavours like Pink Mojito and Chai!

Also included are Zoku's original pop-making techniques, decorating ideas, and tips to inspire Quick Pop enthusiasts to create their own unique recipes!

Intended for use with Zoku Quick Pop Makers (sold separately).

Softcover containing 96 pages.

By Silke Vry

This collection of masterpieces of the art of illusion will delight and entertain readers of all ages. Children love illusions - and artists are some of the greatest tricksters around! This collection features artworks that incorporate a variety of methods for tricking our eyes: including trompe l'oeil, clever uses of colour and perspective, Surrealism, and Photo-Realism.

Arranged thematically, each work is presented in a 2-page spread with 50 colour illustrations. Lively texts explain the methods the artists employed to shape their illusions. Reproduced in vibrant colour, these pieces of ripe fruit, blooming flowers, a half-opened curtain, flickering lines, and impossible worlds come alive on the page, providing hours of absorbing fun as readers are drawn into the stories behind their creation. Playful, intriguing, and educational, these great illusions are a terrific way to introduce children to the world of art!

Hardcover containing 48 pages.

From people who smell armpits for a living to grass that grows on cars-and needs to be mowed, Time For Kids That's Strange But True! takes an offbeat and very kid-appealing look at the workings and fascinating oddities of the natural world as well as offbeat human behaviour and talents. The book's editorial mission is to show kids 8 -12 that planet Earth is filled with the odd, the weird, and the wacky-both natural, human and human made. It will encourage readers to learn more about the subjects presented, and to spur kids to find examples of strange-but-true phenomena in their own communities.

The book, organized by subject, will feature colorful photos that will bring to life the unusual world of the animal kingdom (lizards that walk on water and insects that can live without their head), the human body (hair and nails grow after a person dies), science oddities (teleportation devices and telepathy), and much much more!

Hardcover containing 176 pages.

By National Geographic

Presenting the next must-have, fun-filled gift book from the team that createdUltimate Weird But True, 5,000 Cool Facts About Everything treats kids to brain candy and eye candy all rolled into one treasure trove of high-interest fascinating facts!

A visual feast of 1200 colourful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding, and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design, this book will satisfy both the casual browser and the truly fact obsessed.

Hardcover containing 224 pages.

By Lia Foa

This stunning box is an ideal introduction to crystals and gemstones! Open the lid to reveal a 6-compartment display case, each compartment holding an assortment of polished gemstones. Kids will learn how to sort and identify each of the stones in their collection. Beneath the display case, they’ll find the Little Book of Crystals and Gemstones, filled with fascinating facts about more than 50 crystals and gemstones. It identifies each stone by name and describes some of the stone's unique properties. Also included are tweezers for examining stones, and a miniature geode - a stone with tiny crystals that are naturally embedded on its surface.

Included softcover book contains 48 pages.

By Daniel Lipkowitz

Discover all there is to know about one of the world's most beloved toy companies! Beautiful pages reveal, explore, and celebrate the fascinating story of LEGO bricks and the history behind them in this newly updated edition of The LEGO Book from Dorling Kindersley.

Along with 56 new pages, a timeline highlights key moments in LEGO history, and special features spotlight numerous groundbreaking and momentous achievements. Includes new and updated information about LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Friends, and much more!

Explore all the main LEGO toy systems, the LEGOLAND theme parks with their amazing animated models, and the LEGO Group's spectacular diversification into films, video games, and the visual arts. Incorporating clear instruction panels on how to create great models from just a few simple bricks, The LEGO Book from DK is truly a treasure perfect for any LEGO fan!

Hardcover containing 256 pages.

LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2012 The LEGO Group.

The DK LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia brings 2 of your favourite things together again in a fun, chunky format that kids and adults are sure to love! This illustrated encyclopedia features in-depth profiles showing interesting and never-before-seen elements of all your favourite LEGO Star Wars minifigures.

With more than 400 captivating images and loads of fascinating facts, the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia is sure to keep both LEGO lovers and Star Wars fans reading for hours!

Includes: hardcover encyclopedia and 1 exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure!

Hardcover containing 208 pages.

By Daniel Lipkowitz

You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO bricks after you have created the project they came with? Unlock your imagination with over 500 ideas from LEGO fans like you!

Now with The LEGO Ideas Book from DK, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into 6 themed chapters - transportation, buildings, space, kingdoms, adventure, and useful makes - each with basic templates of key models and spreads to inspire you to create your own.

Hints and tips from Master Builders can help you turn your classic car into a race car or add a bridge to your castle! Don't be concerned if you haven't got all the bricks you need: this book also shows how to simplify details, making this a great user-friendly guide for any building ability.

Featuring all-new LEGO building projects, tips to supplement and enhance your LEGO creations, inspirational builds, and expert advice from LEGO Master Builders, The LEGO Ideas Book will keep kids of all ages creating for hours!

Hardcover containing 200 pages.

Expecto patronum! Meet the magical minifigures of the LEGO Harry Potter world in DK's latest addition to our new series, LEGO Harry Potter: The Characters of the Magical World!

From the multiple variations of Harry and Ron to the unique characteristics of Snape and Voldemort, readers can learn about each minifigure and the magical sets they star in while learning fun and interesting LEGO Harry Potter facts! In-depth profiles alongside dynamic photography will help you to increase your LEGO Harry Potter knowledge and perhaps encourage young readers to conjure up a few spells of their own!

Includes: book and 1 exclusive minifigure!

Hardcover containing 144 pages.

By Greg Farshtey

Masters of Spinjitzu: a new force to save the world!

Ninjago is funny, action-packed, and loads of fun! This official handbook is a comprehensive and detailed guide to all the characters and statistics in the first Ninjago story arc: giving readers all the basic info they'll need to follow the narrative, play the game, and gain a deeper understanding of their favourite LEGO Ninjago sets (sold separately). Includes exclusive information fans won't be able to get anywhere else. The perfect gift for any LEGO Ninjago fan!

Softcover containing 112 pages.

Take one step closer to mastering Spinjitzu with the LEGO Ninjago Official Collector's Sticker Book. This book includes stickers of the heroes, villains, vehicles, and weapons - along with information about each and fill-in sections for readers to add their own notes. It's the most exciting way to track even the most devoted fan's LEGO Ninjago collection!

Softcover containing 16 pages.

By Jeremy Beckett

LEGO® Star Wars™:The Visual Dictionary elucidates, illuminates, and excites even the most discerning LEGO Group, Star Wars™, and minifigure fans around the world. Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, Luke Skywalker, and more are brought to life with dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos, as are accessories, vehicles, weapons, and even the Death Star! Learn about the history, manufacture, and construction of the minifigures of the Star Wars galaxy, and come away a LEGO® Jedi Master.

Hardcover contains 96 pages and one Star Wars™ Lego minifigure.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2010 The LEGO Group. ©2009 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Production by Dorling Kindersley under license from the LEGO Group.

This set of over 50 colourful cards shows the flags of every country in the world! Each flag is accompanied by country fact data, from capital cities to currencies. Feature panels on each Usborne Spotter's Card tell more about flag designs, symbols and traditions and internet links provide lots more flag information!

Box contains approximately 54 cards, measuring approximately 4" wide x 6" high.

By Stephanie Ledu, Translated by Mark Stout

Go on an adventure to discover the world's amazing animals! Packed with stunning photos and intriguing facts, this book is a must-have reference about the animal kingdom. Visit frosty mountaintops, steamy deserts, lush forests and salty oceans to learn about more than 150 creatures that make their home on planet Earth.

Hardcover containing 123 pages.

By Chris Cerasi

New and classic Star Wars facts, photos and trivia at your fingertips! This "book" actually consists of die-cut cards filled with facts about Star Wars characters, vehicles, weapons and more. Test your knowledge with this Fandex Deluxe!

Deck containing 75 cards.

by "Dino" Don Lessim, Illustrated by Franco Tempesta

In the crowded field of dinosaur books, this is the very first to offer children ages 7 to 10—those at the height of their enthusiasm for the prehistoric giants—complete coverage of all the known dinosaurs. Don Lessem, author of more than 60 books—most of them about dinosaurs—teams up with Franco Tempesta, a talented illustrator with a fresh and appealing style. The exciting result is an accessible, visually stunning book that’s packed with facts that kids can use to impress their friends and families. The Ultimate Dinopedia is organized by the periods that are well known to young enthusiasts: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. It includes almost every dinosaur ever discovered, and highlights 125 species that scientists know sufficiently to describe in rich detail. Special features include How We Know What They Looked Like, Baby Dinosaurs, Great Dinosaur Goofs, and much more. Every featured dino gets a fact box that delivers important information at a glance—Scientific Name, Discoverer, Place and Date of Discovery, Length, Habitat, Diet, Fossils, Fun Facts, and Range Map. This book provides—in fabulously illustrated, kid-friendly form—all the information an 8-year-old fact hound needs to lord that knowledge over parents and teachers!

Hardcover containing 272 pages.

By M. Gary Neuman L.M.H.C. with Patricia Romanowski

Designed to help parents help their children through divorce, this book is based on the program mandated by many American Family Courts. More than 100 pieces of artwork from children of divorce will help you appreciate how kids perceive the experience. It has age appropriate sections for all ages, and dozens of special activities and fun exercises that will help you communicate and get closer to your child.

M. Gary Neuman is a licensed mental-health counselor, a Florida Supreme Court-certified mediator, a rabbi, and the creator of the nationally recognized Sandcastles program for children of divorce. His work has been featured on National Public Radio, Dateline, the Today show, Good Morning America, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife and 5 children in Miami Beach, Florida.

Softcover containing 480 pages.

Merriam-Webster's French-English Dictionary is designed to meet the needs of English and French speakers throughout the world. It is intended for language learners, teachers, office workers, tourists- anyone who needs to communicate effectively in the French and English languages as they are spoken and written today.

Understand quickly and easily! Clear, precise definitions, sensibly organized, deliver the words you need, including Internet terms, abbreviations, and geographical names.

Speak and write accurately! Abundant examples of words used in context, IPA pronunciations, an introduction to French grammar, and tables of regular and irregular verbs guide correct usage.

Communicate globally! Features European French and American English. Also includes more Canadian terms than any other bilingual dictionary, as well as popular British variants.

Softcover containing 804 pages.

By Dorling Kindersley

After ten years of study and consultation, UNICEF, the premier organization devoted to the care and welfare of the world's children, published the results of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Using these tenets as a base, A Life Like Mine profiles children from all over the globe leading their lives in different and fascinating ways. The challenges of nations both developed and developing are revealed in the stories and photographs in this special volume. DK and UNICEF have combined their inspirational forces to provide remarkable insight into children's lives.

Softcover, contains 128 pages filled with full-colour photographs.