/24-7PressRelease/ - New York, NY, May 30, 2008 - BookExpo America - Los Angeles Convention Center (Booth #2019), Los Angeles, CA - May 30, 2008 Silver Dolphin Books, a leading publisher of quality, innovative, interactive, and educational children's books, announced today its plans to delve inside one of our favorite animals, with the Fall 2008 release of Uncover a Dolphin. This highly anticipated addition to the company's innovative Uncover It series will be available in retail stores in November 2008.
Combining the best elements of a book with three-dimensional layered models to help readers truly "uncover" the mysteries of what make things work, Silver Dolphin Books' Uncover It series represents a unique approach to learning. The series' three-dimensional presentation allows for in-depth, exploration of each subject. Each title features colorful illustrations, and a unique "model" that can be built and deconstructed, layer-by-layer by simply turning the page.
Uncover a Dolphin
Did you know that dolphins drink milk? Or that some scientists believe dolphins' ancestors once walked on land? Today, there are 37 different kinds of dolphins, from the familiar bottlenose to some rare river-dwellers. Uncover the secrets of dolphins, layer-by-layer in this unique book. Kids can plunge into weird and wild facts, cool illustrations, diagrams, and an amazing 3-D layered model of a bottlenose dolphin. With every turn of the page, the dolphin is deconstructed before their eyes—from blowhole to tail! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 18 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Existing Uncover It Titles:
Uncover a Dog
From beagles and basenjis to salukis and Samoyeds, kids will be given an inside look at the special anatomical and behavioral characteristics that make dogs our most trusted and lovable animal companions. This innovative book covers eight sections of a dog's anatomy and the important facts and interesting information behind each one. From learning why dogs have such a strong sense of smell and limited color vision, to understanding dog years in comparison to humans and the ways dogs communicate with different tail wags, this book is a must for all dog owners. Filled with detailed illustrations and a variety of dog photos, this is sure to be another bestseller in the Uncover It series. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Tiger
Tigers are the largest member of the cat family—in fact, some males grow more than 10 feet long. Did you know tigers can eat 100 pounds of meat in a single day? And like people's fingerprints, no two tigers share the same stripe pattern. Wild, isn't it? Uncover the secrets of this magnificent predator, layer by layer, in Uncover a Tiger. This extraordinary title brings together the best elements of a traditional book with an incredible 3-D model, giving kids a unique opportunity to study all of a Bengal tiger's systems. With every turn of the page, kids will see a tiger deconstructed before their very eyes! It's a fascinating adventure, filled with wild facts, cool illustrations, and diagrams that bring this awesome animal to life. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Crocodile
What animal with a 'killer smile' has been around for 220 million years and has a bite six times more powerful than that of a shark? The crocodile! Uncover the secrets of the 'lizard king' layer by layer in this unique book from the Uncover It series. Kids who are crazy for crocs can explore the inner workings of these remarkable reptiles with an awesome 3-D layered model of a crocodile. Each spread is full of awesome factoids, croc trivia, cool illustrations, and diagrams that will delight curious kids. It's the safest way to get up close and personal with a crocodile! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Frog
Frogs. They swim, they leap, they hop, and some can even fly. There are poisonous frogs, hairy frogs, singing frogs, albino frogs, and even glass frogs with translucent skin you can actually see through! Uncover a Frog lets kids humanely uncover the secrets of this amazing animal, layer by layer, in a PETA-friendly way. Young frog fans will love dissecting all the weird and wild facts, cool illustrations, diagrams, and unique 3-D layered model of a frog. With every turn of the page, the frog is deconstructed before their eyes, as the model demonstrates the hidden workings of the frog's body. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Cobra
From its fatal fangs to the tip of its tail, Uncover a Cobra, examines one of the world's most feared creatures—the king cobra—layer by layer. As they turn each page, budding herpetologists will discover the anatomy of a cobra in an up-close and personal 3-D presentation that uncovers the cobra's skeleton, muscles, and nerves. Curious young explores will love the bounty of scaly, creepy facts, awesome illustrations, and diagrams. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Shark
Get up-close and personal with a Great White, one of the world's most fascinating and feared predatory creatures in Uncover a Shark. Uncover a Shark examines the alluring creature in detail, as readers peel away, layer-by-layer, each of the Great White's internal systems, outer makeup, and physical appearance while reading about each intricate feature along with detailed illustrations and fascinating facts that will shock and amaze readers—and keep them yearning for more! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Tarantula
Kids can examine the structure and anatomy of the venemous Tarantula as each layer of this creepy creature is peeled away right before the reader's eyes in Uncover a Tarantula. Did you know that a Tarantula's blood is actually green? Learn this and other fascinating facts about these incredible predators, such as how they capture and kill other insects and animals, how they use their bodies to protect and camouflage themselves, and tons more. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a Race Car
Kids will thrill at the opportunity to explore the dynamics of a race car engine and learn about air flow and drag, safety equipment and roll cages, the fuel system and horsepower, suspension and track bars, and internal combustion by "peeling away" the books eight-layered model race car. Uncover a Race Car is jam-packed with interesting facts and experiments—such as why race cars don't have speedometers, how roof flaps are designed like airplane wings, and that the gas mileage on a stock car is about four miles per gallon! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a T. Rex
Budding paleontologists can examine firsthand the structure of a T. rex and its fossilized remains from millions of years ago as they learn about the anatomy and nature of the most powerful meat-eating animal to ever live on land. Uncover a T. Rex invites kids to follow the scientific process that goes into analyzing remains and creating theories and conclusions about the T. rex's anatomy and behavior. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover the Human Body
Chock full of interesting facts and information, Uncover the Human Body offers a comprehensive hands-on approach to teaching children about anatomy and functions of the human body. Beginning with the dermal system, individual layers of the book's peel-away model focus on specific internal body systems including the skeletal system, digestive system, urinary system, circulatory system, repiratory system, muscular system, and nervous system. Children will learn why bones can bend without breaking, how blood travels through the body and protects against germs, how different parts of the brain controls different functions of the body, and what smoking does to your lungs. (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 3-D layered model, 16 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
The perfect gift idea for any occasion, Silver Dolphin's Uncover a Dolphin will be available wherever fine books are sold beginning in November 2008. During BookExpo America (BEA) 2008 to be held May 29th through June 1st, Uncover a Dolphin will be on view at Silver Dolphin's Los Angeles Convention Center BEA booth #2019.
Held annually and produced by Reed Exhibitions, the world's largest organizer of business-to-business events, BookExpo America (BEA) is North America's leading book industry trade convention. Featuring more than 2,000 exhibitors from around the globe, BEA draws up to 30,000 book industry professionals annually, including leading industry editors, publishers, reviewers, and sellers. Among the broad range of books exhibited at BEA are general publishing, children's books, audio/video, art, religion, spiritual/inspirational, travels/maps, international, professional/technical, university press, small press, as well as many more.
About Silver Dolphin Books:
San Diego, California based Silver Dolphin Books is the juvenile imprint of Advantage Publishers Group. Other Advantage Publishers Group imprints include Portable Press (publishers of the popular Uncle John's Bathroom Readers series, with seven million copies in print) and Thunder Bay Press (publishers of quality nonfiction books in diverse categories ranging from cooking and sports to reference and history). Silver Dolphin Books publishes novelty and educational nonfiction books featuring bold, colorful, and striking titles that appeal to children and parents alike. With how-to and activity books for preschoolers through children 12 years of age, Silver Dolphin Books engage, enlighten, and entertain.
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