Basher Basics: Grammar created and illustrated by Simon Basher, Written by Mary Budzik: It used to be that learning grammar was one of the most boring exercises ever, but not anymore! Using his trademark personality-based approach, Basher illustrates each grammar basic - from parts of speech to sentence components to groupings and agreements - with its own character, who explains exactly what makes them tick and how they are used. Plenty of practical advice will help everyone unravel the rules and regulations of the English language. The book's cutting edge design and innovative approach will make it perfect reference for linguists of all ages who struggle to remember the difference between a preposition and pronoun.

An illustrated guide to the basics of English grammar that introduces punctuation marks with representing characters, including the unassuming Semicolon, the loud-mouthed Exclamation Point, the Comma Cops, and others.

With its lively, distinctive approach, this is a unique one-stop guide to the basics of creative writing. Meet Plot, who keeps a story running and its events moving in the right order; Atmosphere, who can fill a scene with suspense; a cast of heroes and villains including Protagonist and Narrator and chatty, talkative Dialogue. Plus loads of detail on the building blocks of narrative and what makes creative writing work.

Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the rescue by mixing science and art to create a unique periodic table. From unassuming oxygen to devious manganese, the incredible elements show you the periodic table as you've never seen it before. Basher Science: The Periodic Table gives a face, voice and personality to the chemical elements, making learning chemistry easy and a whole lot more fun. This new expanded edition reflects the latest discoveries, and now each of the 115 elements has not just a picture but an information-packed page all to itself. Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible, understandable and even lovable. With his stylish, contemporary characters he communicates science brilliantly.

All important English skills: capitalization, punctuation, and all eight parts of speech. Table Of Contents BEGINNING ASSESSMENT TEST CAPITALIZATION I & First Words Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives Review PUNCTUATION Ending Marks & Sentences Commas: Dates & Addresses Commas: Introductory Words & Phrases Commas: Nouns of Address Commas: Words in a Series Commas: Commas & Quotations Commas: Compound Sentences Commas: Appositives Commas: Quotation Marks Apostrophes Review NOUNS Person, Place, or Thing Common & Proper Nouns Singular & Plural Nouns Concrete & Abstract Nouns Review PRONOUNS Taking the Place of a Noun Possessive Pronouns Pronouns & Contractions Subject & Object Pronouns Review VERBS Action Verbs Linking Verbs Tense Irregular Verbs Spelling Rules Subject-Verb Agreement Helping Verbs Past Participles Review ADJECTIVES Definition Articles & Possessives Proper Adjectives Demonstrative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives Special Adjectives Review ADVERBS Definition -ly Adverbs Comparative Adverbs Good-Well & Bad-Badly Review PREPOSITIONS Definition Object of the Preposition Prepositional Phrases Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers Review CONJUNCTIONS Coordinating Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions Review INTERJECTIONS Definition Review FINAL ASSESSMENT TEST ANSWERS.

Uses cartoon-style characters and everyday situations to explain the basic elements of biology.

This brand-new addition to the Basher range of books, which include the bestselling Complete Periodic Table from the Basher Science series, offers a unique and exciting way to explore the world. Basher Geography: Countries of the World features a different take on the traditional atlas approach and will capture the imagination of readers with its quirky and highly memorable characters to visualize the world's countries (and other key territories). You'll never forget the huge and fascinating country of Brazil envisaged as a footballer! Accompanying each country character is a detailed map as well as key facts and some amazing information. Who knew that over 820 different languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea, or that Peru has more pyramids than Egypt?

The basic elements of grammar are introduced as superheroes.

Introduces ancient Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Roman mythologies, including Zeus, father of the Greek gods, Norse Freyja, goddess of love, beauty, war, and death, and Egyptian Bastet, goddess of cats.

This book offers advice on how to recognize, understand and use prepositions correctly. In the study section the role of prepositions in phrasal verbs is explained and analysed, and in reference section the prepositions are listed alphabetically, and their uses illustrated with numerous examples.