If it's creepy, crawly, and makes you itch just thinking about it, you'll find it in this book. Get the facts on mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, mites, leeches, and other species that feed on human and animal blood-and live right in your own backyard! Cartoon illustrations as well as photographs, probing questions, interesting facts, and tongue twisters provide a wealth of information about each creature's reproduction cycle, life stages, habitats, eating habits, life span, and effects on humans. Includes resources and websites for researchas of June 2008.
Previous ISBN 0-673-59248-0.

Let students' imagination run wild as they learn to draw 17 different letter styles to create unique creations of slimy letters, fuzzy letters, and even super heroes! Ideal for young authors and illustrators, this book demonstrates many special effects and shows how to use these creative alphabets to make personalized books, comic books or comic strips, as well as signs, posters, and banners.

About the Author:

Mike Artell spends much of his time presenting his books at school assemblies, workshops and conference presentations. For more information about MikeÕs books, visit www.mikeartell.com or phone toll-free 877.407.9730. In the New Orleans area, phone 985.875.9413.