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Chess: Be the King!
By Ellisiv Reppen. 2016
Chess is played on every continent and by several hundred million people. It’s the most popular board game in the…
world, and people of all ages love to play! In Chess: Be the King!, you’ll start by learning how the pieces move and then progress to the more complicated ideas behind the best moves for the different phases of the game. This book offers something for beginners who have never picked up a chess piece as well as more advanced instruction for experienced learners who are looking to become expert players! Inside you’ll find exclusive tips from some of the world’s best chess players. These clever suggestions will help you to become a real king of chess. Imagine how much fun it will be to win a game against a classmate or--if you’re really good--maybe even your grandpa! If you’re up for a real challenge, you can also test yourself with puzzles taken from world championship games. Put on your thinking cap--your brain’s got some work to do!Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder
By Megan Miller. 2014
From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the most encompassing guide ever to the many amazing builds you can…
create in Minecraft! With more than 100 million registered Minecraft accounts and rights picked up by Warner Brothers for an action-adventure film in the style of The LEGO Movie, Minecraft is on its way to becoming the next big children's brand. While there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book will be the first unofficial "hacker's" guide dedicated to building and geared toward seven- to twelve-year-old Minecrafters.With Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder, kids will learn how to build the coolest stuff, including an underwater house, a pirate ship, and a fortified castle! Other tips will help gamers:Find the best locationsChoose their favorite styleLearn how to get started with foundations and wallsBecome landscaping expertsLearn how to decorate their living roomAnd much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on planning all types of buildings and with over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder shows exactly how the experts bring their amazing structures to life, from designing realistic roofs and exteriors to planning crenellated castle battlements. Detailed step-by-step illustrated guides will let every kid follow along to build their very own awesome castles, bridges, and farms and add the decor and landscaping details that bring their creations to life.With more than 100 million registered players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for…
Minecrafters, you'll be able to take back that control! Only with the help found in Hacks for Minecrafters will you be able to craft your world exactly how you want it to look, all while discovering the hidden gems of the game.In this hacker's guide, you'll find expertise on:Mining-including diamonds and rare minerals!Farming-growing tricks, seed hacks, and the best tree-replanting techniques!Battle-for the best weapons and armor!Magic-top crafting hacks and book modifiers!You will never be stuck again! With more than one hundred full-color screenshots of in-game footage, you'll be able to carefully follow every tip with precision. It doesn't matter if you're playing on a PC, mobile device, or home console; with Hacks for Minecrafters, you'll be beating the game in no time. Every block has been accounted for, all living entities have been taken into consideration, and all modes of game-play are covered!A gigantic guide to command blocks, redstone, mods, and more!The Giant Book of Hacks for Minecrafters teachers Minecrafters everything they…
need to know about manipulating and programming command blocks within Minecraft, manipulating redstone to make amazing contraptions and machines, how to add modifications to their Minecraft game, and more! Other tips will help gamers: Make their own custom maps and mini-games Build essential redstone logic gates, loops, and circuits Explore today’s range of modded Minecraft play, from the must-haves to the fanciful And much, much more! Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks! This guide shows users exactly how the experts wield command blocks and make fun modifications (like giving and getting loot and customizing villagers), wield redstone power and build classic and crazy contraptions (like automatic doors and furnaces, and hidden traps and staircases), and keep their games new and exciting with mods (from utilities to full-fledged gameplay extensions and modpacks). Hundreds of screenshots help readers follow along with each tip, step-by-step, to master the Minecrafting world.Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters: A Children's Guide to the Old and New Testament
By Christopher Miko, Garrett Romines. 2015
An Exploration of the Old and New Testament for Young Readers Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen Before! Since 2009, Minecraft…
has swept the gaming world by storm. More than one hundred million games have been sold. Parents of children who play Minecraft will love this fun, educational collection of Bible stories. With the world of Minecraft as a backdrop using vivid, full-color screenshots, children will experience the Bible as never before. Authors Chris Miko and Garrett Romines are teachers who have used Minecraft to create imaginative worlds in their classrooms. Now, they have created Bible stories with virtual blocks to produce vibrant, 3-D worlds filled with adventure and astonishing imagination. With fascinating scripture and narrative simplified to teach young readers the most powerful stories of our time, this is the perfect gift. The images created are not only of magnificent, vast terrains often found in the Minecraft video game but also feature artfully recreated legendary characters, such as Adam and Eve, and superb architectural design builds of the pyramids and Noah’s Ark. A range of significant biblical characters such as Jesus and Pharaoh are brought together in fun, colorful scenes kids will treasure. Engaging teachings from the Tower of Babel and The Story of Abram and Lot, to name a few, are all in this book. With over 270 images, young readers will explore stories from a vast number of Bible favorites such as The Story of Creation, The Journey of Abraham, Joseph and the Colored Dreamcoat, David and Goliath, Moses’s Great Journey, The Birth of Jesus, The Last Supper, and many more! The Unofficial Holy Bible for Minecrafters makes the Bible more entertaining, engaging, and accessible for children than ever!The Everything Kids' Dinosaurs Book: Stomp, Crash, And Thrash Through Hours of Puzzles, Games, And Activities! (Everything® Kids)
By Kathi Wagner, Sheryl Racine. 2005
Stomp, crash, and thrash through hours of puzzles, games, and activities!The Everything Kids' Dinosaur Book combines exciting and educational facts…
about dinosaurs with super-cool puzzles and awesome activities that will keep kids roaring, stomping and leaping for more. Inside they'll find out about the different types of dinosaurs, where they came from, how they lived and a ton (or two) more!With The Everything Kids' Dinosaur Book, kids can:Learn about what paleontologists studyManeuver through swampy amphibian mazesCreate big dino fun with crafty art and cooking projectsHunt for hidden dinosaurs in the most unlikely placesDiscover modern-day fun facts about fossilsPart educational tool, part activity book, The Everything Kids Dinosaur Book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained--and learning--for hours at a time.Codes: How to Make Them and Break Them! (Murderous Maths Ser.)
By Ian Baker, Kjartan Poskitt. 2007
Did you ever want to send a message that only your friend can read? Or did you want to try…
and uncover a secret communication from someone else? If so, then here's everything you need to know about creating and cracking codes-from the simplest substitution messages to the secrets of the well-known World War II coding contraption, the amazing Enigma Machine!The book includes information about:Substitution codesScrambling codesCodes containing unrecognizable symbolsOther message systems such as Morse code and flagsAnd how to make your own Enigma machine!You’ll be thrilled as this amusing book takes you on a codebreaking adventure, learning ways to decode both simple and difficult puzzles, as well as provides you with a history on the cryptology. Filled with tips and enjoyable illustrations by Ian Baker, Codes will have you sending secret messages in no time.The Short News: Making News Fun One Brick at a Time
By Sean Romero. 2018
From the creator of The Short News website comes a hilarious new book of original photographs that uses toy bricks…
to explore offbeat and lighthearted news stories. Complete with 120 original images, each of the photos is humorously captioned and comes with a brief summary of the news story that inspired it. You’ve never seen the news like this before. The Short News is a must have for fans of toy bricks, and anyone who enjoys strange but true news stories. It’s a weird world out there, so let’s look at the fun side of the news!101 Secrets from a Pokémon Master
By Justin Ryan. 2016
Simply put, this book has 101 tips from a professional Pokémon player, in an easy-to-read format. These are much more…
advanced than the typical hack books and are current with all the new updates to the game. 101 Secrets from a Pokémon Master includes tips and techniques on battling, catching, evolving and leveling up-things you can't get anywhere online!Mini Hacks for Pokémon GO Players: Secret Tips for Mastering the Game
By Justin Ryan. 2016
Pokémon GO has taken the world by storm, and now everyone can play by using the Mini Hacks book to…
become a winner. If you’re a confused beginner, or a level 15 player, Mini Hacks for Pokémon GO Players will give you the basics on how to play the game. Includes tips and techniques for finding Pokémon, leveling up, PokéStops, and more. Also includes important information on issues like safety and extending battery life.Written for Pokémon GO players ages seven and up, this book is an unofficial "hacker’s” guide to the game. The format follows our bestselling Hacks for Minecrafters books, only in a smaller, more convenient mini size-but still contains the essential tricks and tips you need to become a Pokémon GO top level trainer!Mini Hacks for Minecrafters: The Unofficial Guide to the Combat Update
By Megan Miller. 2016
With Minecraft’s latest version, the Combat Update, everything you know and love about your favorite game has changed. Learn how…
to master Minecraft 1.9 with this all-encompassing guide to using the game’s new features!When you play the latest version of Minecraft, you’ll discover new features including poison-tipped arrows, dual-wielding axes and shields, and a meaner and badder Ender Dragon. From overhauled combat mechanics to a revamped End dimension, this guide covers everything you need to know about exciting new gameplay features, items, blocks, and entities, including:COMBAT TRICKS-like sweep attacks and crushing axe blows!MASTERING MONSTERS-how to summon, find, and beat the Ender Dragon, shulkers, and skeleton horse traps!TREASURE HUNTING AND EXPLORING-how to find treasure in igloos and End ships!And HOW TO FLY AND WALK ON WATER!Written for Minecrafters ages seven to twelve, this book is an unofficial "hacker’s” super guide. All the in-depth knowledge you expect from Megan Miller’s Hacks for Minecrafters series is available here in a smaller, more convenient size-pared down to just the essential tricks and tips you need to become a Combat Update expert!Abracadabra!: Fun Magic Tricks for Kids - 30 tricks to make and perform (includes video links)
By Kristen Kelly, Ken Kelly, Colette Kelly. 2016
100% 5-star reviews don’t lie: this is the "best choice": "a lot of pictures", "links to videos", "we can do…
ALL tricks with stuff we already have", 30 "awesome tricks" that will get grown ups "stumped", "PERFECT" to "not only learn" but also "put on their own show"! Ages 7 and up, and co-written by child-magician Kristen Kelly!In addition to the Solo game play mode (which pits each gamer up against up to 99 others in a…
real-time battle), the Duos mode allows gamers to team up with one friend in a quest to defeat all other gamers during a match. Meanwhile, the Squads mode allows teams of four players to enter into a match and work together as they battle against up to 96 other gamers. The Duos and Squads game play modes are permanent features built into the game, and they’ve proven to be extremely popular, since Fortnite: Battle Royale is, for the most part, cross-platform compatible. Thus, someone experiencing the game on a PS4 can team up with a PC user, for example, to play against a random section of other gamers, in real-time. An Encyclopedia of Strategies for Fortniters: Duos and Squads Strategies will be the first book in this unofficial strategy guide series to offer in-depth coverage of Fortnite: Battle Royale’s team-oriented game play modes. Thus, this unofficial strategy guide will be chock full of proven strategies and game play tips designed to help teams achieve victory in the Fortnite: Battle Royale matches they participate in. This expanded (approximately 176-page) guide will include a comprehensive overview of the Fortnite: Battle Royale game, with a special focus on the game’s team-oriented game play modes. The full-color book will appeal to readers age 8 and up, regardless of which gaming platform they’re using. Throughout each match, gamers must: Focus on survival Avoid the deadly storm Explore the island Gather resources Build structures and fortresses Find, collect, and utilize weapons and ammunition Acquire and use loot items Engage in combat against enemy soldiers with the goal of becoming the last person alive at the end of the match When experiencing any of the team-oriented game play modes, cooperative gameplay (teamwork) and communication with team members become vital. An Encyclopedia of Duos and Squads Strategies will soon be an indispensable resource for gamers experiencing the Duos or Squads game play modes (or any of the other team-oriented game play modes added to Fortnite: Battle Royale on a temporary basis).In addition to the Solo game play mode (which pits each gamer up against up to 99 others in a…
real-time battle), the Duos mode allows gamers to team up with one friend in a quest to defeat all other gamers during a match. Meanwhile, the Squads mode allows teams of four players to enter into a match and work together as they battle against up to 96 other gamers. The Duos and Squads game play modes are permanent features built into the game, and they’ve proven to be extremely popular, since Fortnite: Battle Royale is, for the most part, cross-platform compatible. Thus, someone experiencing the game on a PS4 can team up with a PC user, for example, to play against a random section of other gamers, in real-time. An Encyclopedia of Strategies for Fortniters: Duos and Squads Strategies will be the first book in this unofficial strategy guide series to offer in-depth coverage of Fortnite: Battle Royale’s team-oriented game play modes. Thus, this unofficial strategy guide will be chock full of proven strategies and game play tips designed to help teams achieve victory in the Fortnite: Battle Royale matches they participate in. This expanded (approximately 176-page) guide will include a comprehensive overview of the Fortnite: Battle Royale game, with a special focus on the game’s team-oriented game play modes. The full-color book will appeal to readers age 8 and up, regardless of which gaming platform they’re using. Throughout each match, gamers must: Focus on survival Avoid the deadly storm Explore the island Gather resources Build structures and fortresses Find, collect, and utilize weapons and ammunition Acquire and use loot items Engage in combat against enemy soldiers with the goal of becoming the last person alive at the end of the match When experiencing any of the team-oriented game play modes, cooperative gameplay (teamwork) and communication with team members become vital. An Encyclopedia of Duos and Squads Strategies will soon be an indispensable resource for gamers experiencing the Duos or Squads game play modes (or any of the other team-oriented game play modes added to Fortnite: Battle Royale on a temporary basis).Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks: Building Strategies will demonstrate how to build a variety of customized structures, as well as offer…
fortress design ideas utilized by pro players. Step-by-step building instructions, along with full-color screenshots and strategies for choosing the right building materials and building locations, are provided within this invaluable resource. In addition to these building strategies, this full-color, unofficial strategy guide will also provide hundreds of tips and tricks for surviving and winning each match. To survive, a player must simultaneously handle several key tasks, including: Exploration of the Island Finding, Collecting, and Using Weapons Finding, Collecting, and Using Loot Items Gathering and Using Resources Engage in Combat Against Enemy Soldiers Avoid the Deadly Storm Building Structures and Fortresses Targeted to readers age 8 and up, this unofficial guide will provide a comprehensive overview of the Fortnite Battle Royale game, regardless of which gaming platform the reader is using. An emphasis, however, will be placed on teaching expert building strategies that can be used throughout each match. An entire section of the book will include End Game fortress building strategies that will appeal to beginner and expert players alike.The Ultimate Fortnite Guide… There is no second place!Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks is the Fortnite strategy book you’ve been waiting…
for! This Fortnite Battle Royale book focuses on the seven core elements of gameplay, giving you the TOP SECRET know-how to turn you into a Fortnite pro. This Fortnite strategy guide includes: Character Section, Customization, and Improvement Parachuting from the Battle Bus and Choosing an Ideal Landing Location Safe Exploration of the Island and Avoiding the Storm Finding and Gathering the Best Weapons, Ammo, and Loot Acquiring Resources (Wood, Brick, and Metal) Building Fortresses and Structures Surviving Combat to Become the Last Person StandingFor Playstation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Mac, the Fortnite game transports gamers to an island that’s in the direct path of a strange and deadly storm. This free edition is a quest for survival?as one hundred players get trapped on the island, but only one will ultimately survive!Fortnite players must explore their surroundings to gather resources and then build protective shelters, plus locate weapons and loot (medical packs, potions, ammo, etc.)?all while attempting to defeat enemies in battle as the storm approaches, slowly making more and more of the island inhabitable. With so much at stake, you need the most up-to-date, comprehensive Fortnite book there is.This unofficial Fortnite Battle Royale strategy guide book for gamers ages 8 and up provides the tips and information needed to greatly improve your chances for survival. Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks is the ultimate unauthorized guide book that includes proven strategies for defeating opponents using weapons, tools, resources, and structures.Because the Fortnite Battle Royale game never offers the same play experience twice, this Fortnite Battle Royale tips book teaches you to adapt your offensive and defensive fighting strategies as needed to dramatically increase your chance of survival during each and every action-packed battle.This full-color, information-packed, 98-page Fortnite Battle Royale book for kids, teens, and adults is expertly designed to help first-time players greatly shorten the game’s learning curve and allows readers to abandon their “noob” status quickly, while dramatically improving their fighting, building, exploration, and survival skills. Experienced players will get an edge over their competitors with this legendary guide! With limited training activities and tutorials built into the game, Fortnite Battle Royale Hacks is the MUST READ game guide for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players… This is THE Fortnite cheat book for all the tips and tricks you won’t learn anywhere else.Fortnite: Battle Royale Hacks: Mobileoffers a comprehensive introduction to playing this massively multiplayer, online-based game while on-the-go from a smartphone…
or tablet. For example, it focuses on customizing the game controls using the Customizable HUD (Head-Up Display) interface and discuss the pros and cons of using a Cellular Data Connection versus a Wi-Fi Internet connection when playing. Each section of this unofficial strategy guide covers a different aspect of the game play experience. The book contains hundreds of full-color screenshots taken using an iPhone and iPad, and potentially Android-based devices as well. Targeted to readers age 8 and up, Fortnite: Battle Royale Hacks for Mobile will be a full-color, unofficial strategy guide that will focus on: The intricacies of playing Fortnite: Battle Royale on a smartphone or tablet. How to download and install the game and set up an Epic Games account to start playing for free. How to customize the on-screen controls using the Customizable HUD that’s exclusive to the mobile version of the game. How to customize a character’s appearance. Getting acquainted with the game play modes. Tips and strategies for choosing the ideal landing location; exploration; building; gathering resources; finding and collecting loot; managing a character’s inventory; finding, choosing and using weapons; perfecting weapon aim; avoiding the storm; and winning matches. Because Fortnite: Battle Royale never offers the same play experience twice (since how the action unfolds depends heavily on the actions of the other 99 human players also on the island), this unofficial guide will teach players to adapt their offensive and defensive fighting strategies as needed to dramatically increase their chance of survival during each and every action-packed battle, regardless of where on the island a battle is taking place.Become a Master Builder of Structures! Tired of the same old 9x9 cobblestone cubes? Stuck figuring out what type of…
windows to add to your mansion? Minecrafter Architect: The Builder’s Idea Book will solve your builder’s block, with dozens of examples of window treatments, entranceways, roofs, walls, paths, road, bridges, floorplans, block palettes, and more. Copy them exactly or use them as inspiration, and you’ll be mastering the art of creating unique and detailed Minecraft builds. Guided by hundreds of in-game, step-by-step photos and simple instructions, kids will learn how to add excitement, artistry, and variety to everything they build. Perfect for beginner to advanced Minecrafters who want to learn more Includes hundreds of step-by-step, full-color photos to guide readers of all ages Helps encourage creativity and problem-solving skills Minecrafter Architect: The Builder’s Idea Book appeals to the virtual artist in every gamer and holds the valuable secrets players need to stretch their building skills.From the bestselling author of Hacks for Minecrafters and Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder comes the most encompassing guide ever…
to combat in the world of Minecraft. Now in paperback for the first time and completely revised and updated! With more than 100 million registered Minecraft accounts and rights picked up by Warner Brothers for an action-adventure film in the style of The Lego Movie, Minecraft is one of the world's biggest children's brands. While there are several successful game guides on the market already, Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition is the first unofficial "hacker's" guide dedicated to combat and geared toward seven- to twelve-year-old Minecrafters. Now being released in paperback, Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition has been updated for Minecraft 1.12, the World of Color update that added new function and crafting systems, illusioners, parrots, and building materials like glazed terracotta and concrete. In Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition, readers will learn how to defend their property and fight off hostile mobs and monsters like zombies, spiders, and skeletons! Other tips include: Updated enchanting for armor, weapons, and more How to deal with new behaviors for hostile mobs The best ways to defeat new hostile mobs, such as killer bunnies, ocean-dwelling guardians, elder guardian mini-bosses, and the rare endermite And much more!Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on fighting all types of enemies and with more than one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition shows exactly how the experts defend themselves and fight attackers, from cave spiders to creepers to zombie pigmen. In Minecraft, the risk of attack is ever-present, and players need to know how to build weapons, set traps, and escape to safety.Make the most of your All Terrain Kart in Fortnite Battle Royale! An Unofficial Encyclopedia of Strategy for Fortniters: ATK…
Driving Techniques, Challenges, and Stunts is a comprehensive driving manual, teaching you how to find and effectively drive or ride an ATK during a match. From basic driving techniques and exploration of the island to advanced ways to utilize an ATK offensively and defensively during any match, this guide runs the gamut of ATK optimization. By reading this double-length guide, you’ll learn all about Fortnite Battle Royale and how to survive in a wide range of situations, using the weapons, ammo, loot items, and resources available to them. Master the terrain and use it to your tactical advantage during high-intensity firefights and all-out battles! Take an “A to Z” tour of the mysterious island and learn what to expect at each labeled and unlabeled point of interest Discover strategies for surviving in those areas once they arrive Survive and win battles in different terrain, including cities, farms, factories, underground tunnels, junkyards, open valleys, water, etc. Travel greater distances around the island armed with better strategy