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Blackdog Books      Blackdog Books

Blackdog is a division of the Workman group and has a number of excellent children’s books that are highly illustrated and cover topics that are hard to find in the publishing world.  Listed below are some of their titles with a short description.

• Graphic Shakespeare Library-the complete plays of William Shakespeare are told in graphic-novel style, featuring fantastic original artwork by cutting-edge illustrators.  It’s a fresh way to experience these towering classics.
• 365 Simple Science Experiments with Everyday Materials
• Story of the Orchestra-shows children all the instruments used in the orchestra and includes a CD so they can hear the instruments as well
• A Child’s Introduction to Poetry—informs children of what poetry is and the different forms of poetry.  There are more than 125 pictures and illustrations to help the text.  They can also hear the different forms of poetry on the accompanying CD
• A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky-helps children understand what the constellations are, there location and what else they will find in the night sky
• One Hundred and One African American Read Aloud Stories
• An Illustrated Treasury of Read Aloud Myths and Legends
• An Illustrated Treasury of Latino Read Aloud Stories
• Riley’s Believe It or Not Encyclopedia of the Bizarre
• Many other titles too numerous to mention