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Spring/Summer 2021 Catalog

B , Pl eau ng l ay tif oki el in ul Bo or Co W g, I oks f ing magining and Liv MEDIA LAB BOOKS AUGUST 2021

Steve Spangler's Super-Cool Science Experiments for Kids 50 mind-blowing STEM projects you can do at home

Steve Spangler

Steve Spangler’s Super-Cool Science Experiments for Kids is a collection of 50 startling projects that encourage kids to question the world around them and how it works. JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / EXPERIMENTS & PROJECTS This book presents the most amazing experiments you can do in your home, Media Lab Books | 8/24/2021 using everyday equipment and materials you likely have on hand right now. It’s 9781948174725 | $14.99 / $19.50 Can. all provided by Steve Spangler, the country’s most recognized personality Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Carton Qty: 26 devoted to teaching kids about science. 9.1 in H | 8 in W | 0.5 in T | 1.3 lb Wt Full color step-by-step photos throughout Inside you'll find dozens of projects that generate mind-blowing results. Experiments range from super-simple for beginners to more advanced for those die-hard science fanatics! You’ll learn how to make: MARKETING - Aggressive social media campaign via author's Facebook (154K followers), - a thermite reaction (29K) and Instagram (41K) feeds - air pressure can crusher - TV demo campaign, including pitches to - sugar holiday ornaments Fox & Friends and The Ellen DeGeneres - a stained “glass” sugar window Show, where the author has appeared many times in the past - egg in a bottle - Speaking engagements and demos at all - world's simplest motor major U.S. science and education - an ice-tray battery conferences - washing soap stalactites - a homemade lung - eggshell geodes - and much more!

And like Steve’s other books, set up and clean up are still fast and fun, making "Super-Cool Experiments" the perfect gift for rainy day activities, supplemental school work, or just fascinating projects for curious kids.

Steve Spangler is an authority on STEM education with more than 1,800 television appearances to his credit. He’s a regular guest on The Ellen Show and the host of the three-time Emmy-nominated television series DIY Sci. He is an Emmy award-winner, a Hall of Fame Speaker Inductee and the author of bestselling science books for kids, including Smithsonian 10-Minute Science Experiments, Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes and Fire Bubbles and Exploding Toothpaste.

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The Unofficial Bestiary MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures of the

The Editors of MuggleNet

This gorgeous tome gathers together the details of every creature, monster and beast to appear in Harry Potter films and literature.

From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this beautiful book details ever monster, beast JUVENILE FICTION / or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter film, book or PERFORMING ARTS / FILM Media Lab Books | 6/22/2021 theatrical production. 9781948174671 | $14.99 / $19.50 Can. Hardcover Paper over boards | 212 pages | Readers will find more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each Carton Qty: 18 entry providing a number of important classifications, including first appearance 8.8 in H | 6.8 in W | 0.9 in T | 1.3 lb Wt in Harry Potter lore, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defenses and intriguing story facts.

MARKETING Readers will also find rich descriptions for each entry, detaiing each creature's - Major online marketing campaign via history (or biography, in the case of specific creature characters), habitat and MuggleNet.com (500K+ visitors/month), Facebook (822K followers), Instagram impact on the various stories from throughout the Wizarding World. (247K) and Twitter (315K) - PR campaign to online influencers and MuggleNet is the world’s #1 Harry Potter website, hosting more than 1.5 million vistors each major media month. Celebrating its 20th year in 2019, MuggleNet is one of the world's primary sources for all things Harry Potter. The site has been quoted by periodicals and news outlets such as Cosmopolitan, SyFy, Newsweek, Bustle, Nerdist, BBC Radio, The Los Angeles Times, People.com and many others. The site has even been a crossword puzzle clue in .

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Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and other fantasy favorites

Thea James and Isabel Minunni

Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons presents recipes inspired by all of your favorite fantasy foods from a wide COOKING / MEDIA TIE-IN variety of popular books, TV shows and films. Media Lab Books | 9/21/2021 9781948174756 | $22.99 / $29.99 Can. Hardcover Paper over boards | 176 pages | Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons presents an extraordinary collection Carton Qty: 20 of recipes inspired by the most popular and respected fantasy literature, films and 9.5 in H | 8.3 in W | 0.7 in T | 1.4 lb Wt 40+ line art illustrations throughout TV series of all time. There are 125 mouth-watering recipes in all, including fantastic dishes suggested by Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher, George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice, N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, and many others. MARKETING - Promoted via The Book Smugglers blog, newsletter and social media feeds, with a Some dishes are well-known - ones that passionate fans have long wished they total reach of more than 50,000 readers could taste (Elven Lembas bread, anyone?). Others capture the mood and - Multi-channel promotion via emotions of a particularly memorable scene, such as the meal that was eaten prior MuggleNet.com's website (500K+ to Game of Thrones' fan favorite Battle of the Bastards. Accompanying each visitors/month), Facebook (803K+ followers), Instagram (232K+) and Twitter recipe is an introductory essay that shines a bit of light on the tales, heroes, (316K+) feeds villains or histories that inspired it. Readers will also find sidebars and features - Influencer mailing of finished copies to that provide even more intriguing insights, trivia and fantasy-related fun. promote awareness across the fantasy fan community Forty beautiful illustrations appear throughout, rendered by noted fantasy artist Tim Foley. As such, the book is an artifact of sorts, with yellowed, time-worn pages and medieval-style design work that lend the overall package the feel of an ancient grimoire - perhaps discovered in a long-forgotten crypt or wizard's castle. Either way, it's a cookbook treasure sure to please hungry readers of any realm.

Thea James works for a large publishing house by day. By night she runs the Hugo Award-winning speculative and genre fiction blog TheBookSmugglers.com, of which she is a co-founder. James also writes for Kirkus.

Isabel Minunni is a cook, recipe developer and food writer. She created the popular food blog BellasBanquet.com and has won numerous cooking competitions. Her many TV appearances include both Today and Live with Kelly & Michael.

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Survival Ready Life-saving skills and expert advice for surviving any threat at any time

Check Freedman with Billy Jensen

This book will teach you how to think like trained military and intelligence operatives and arm yourself with the tools you need to survive any situation.

From pandemics and riots to active shooters, kidnappings and other survival situations, Survival Ready presents hundreds of lessons to help ensure your safety year-round, no matter what circumstances you might find yourself in.

SELF-HELP / PERSONAL SAFETY Your instructors draw upon decades of personal experience in surveillance, & SELF-DEFENSE counter surveillance, anti-terrorism tactics, survival, evasion, resistance, escape, Media Lab Books | 5/11/2021 armed and unarmed combat and much more. They'll provide you with crucial 9781948174749 | $17.99 / $23.50 Can. information about: Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 30 9.1 in H | 6.2 in W | 0.7 in T | 1.1 lb Wt 50 b&w illustrations - Critical thinking - Decision-making in an emergency - Travel safety and survival - Wilderness survival MARKETING - Digital galleys to reviewers, influencers - Urban survival and relevant blogs, such as The Art of - Natural and man-made disaster survival Manliness and ReadyMan - Situational awareness - Feature ads in four Newsweek Special Edition magazines (150K average circ.) - Crisis planning and response - Feature ads in The Official John Wayne - And hundreds of additional skills designed to make you into a force to be Collector Edition Magazine (160K circ.) reckoned with. - Podcast and radio campaign - High-level author speaking engagements year-round No matter where you go, no matter what situation you find yourself in, having the knowledge and skills to protect yourself and your family is now more important than ever. Survival Ready provides the information you need to be confident in your ability to do so 24/7, year round.

Check Freedman is the COO of Captive Audience Prevention Training and Recovery Team. She is currently the NHQ, Senior Program Manager for Critical Incident Stress Management and Resiliency for the United States Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol).

Billy Jensen is the CEO of Captive Audience Prevention Training and Recovery Team. He is a Personnel (Hostage) Recovery Professional and honorably retired Special Forces Soldier (Green Beret).

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Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and other fantasy favorites; Thea James. . . . 4 Freedman, Check; Survival Ready: Life-saving skills and expert advice for surviving any threat at any time...... 5 James, Thea; Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and other fantasy favorites...... 4 Spangler, Steve; Steve Spangler's Super-Cool Science Experiments for Kids: 50 mind-blowing STEM projects you can do at home...... 2 Steve Spangler's Super-Cool Science Experiments for Kids: 50 mind-blowing STEM projects you can do at home; Steve Spangler...... 2 Survival Ready: Life-saving skills and expert advice for surviving any threat at any time; Check Freedman...... 5 The Editors of MuggleNet; The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures of the Wizarding World...... 3 Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary, The: MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures of the Wizarding World; The Editors of MuggleNet...... 3