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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 the Fall 2008 release of the company’s impressive new 3-D Explorer series. The series’ first two titles, 3-D Explorer: Rain Forest and 3-D Explorer: Oceans are scheduled to debut at retail stores in August 2008.
Kids, grab your helmets! It’s time to explore the secrets of the natural world—layer by layer—with these innovative new titles in the 3-D Explorer series. Written and researched by scientists in the field, these books take young naturalists far beneath the oceans’ surfaces, and deep into the rain forests, where they can discover all of the amazing plants and animals that call these mysterious places ‘home.’ Each book features five dramatic, three-dimensional pop-up panoramas, with transparent layers that reveal the different zones of these unique habitats. Filled with engaging facts, spectacular photography, and in-depth profiles, the 3-D Explorer series is perfect for curious kids.
3-D Explorer: Rain Forest
Rain forests are literally bursting with life! Covering just 6% of the earth’s surface, rain forests are home to over 60% of all known animal species! From the tropics to temperate zones, kids can explore the many fascinating layers of the rain forest in 3-D Explorer: Rain Forest. This amazing book gives kids a close-up view of the plants and animals that inhabit the dense jungles. Filled with engaging facts and spectacular photography, Rain Forest also features five dramatic 3-D pop-up scenes with transparent layers, revealing the secrets of each rain forest zone. (MSRP $16.95, ages 7 and up, hardcover, 12” X 8 ½”, 3-D layered model, 32 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
3-D Explorer: Oceans
Did you know that oceans cover more than 75% of the earth’s surface? And that an estimated 80% of all life on earth is found in the ocean? Now kids can dive in to discover all of the amazing secrets of the world’s oceans, in 3-D Explorer: Oceans. With this multi-dimensional book, they will learn more about the familiar plants and animals of the shoreline and rock pools, and uncover the mysteries lurking in the ocean’s midnight zone and murky depths. Oceans’ five spectacular 3-D pop-up panoramas feature clever transparent layers, revealing each ocean zone from the surface to the sea floor. This book is sure to mesmerize kids with its the amazing photos, facts, and artwork. (MSRP $16.95, ages 7 and up, hardcover, 12” X 8 ½”, 3-D layered model, 32 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
The perfect gift idea for any occasion, Silver Dolphin's 3-D Explorer: Rain Forest and 3-D Explorer: Oceans will be available wherever fine books are sold beginning in August 2008. During BookExpo America (BEA) 2008, to be held May 29th through June 1st, 3-D Explorer: Rain Forest and 3-D Explorer: Oceans 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.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Steven Style or Jeffrey Assisi
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E-mail: stevens ( @ ) stylegroup dot com or jeffa ( @ ) stylegroup dot com
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