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SILVER DOLPHIN ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF DYNAMIC NEW "MODEL AND BOOK IN ONE SERIES" UNCOVER FOR SPRING 2003
Premiere Titles to "Uncover" Mysteries of Race Cars, T-Rexes, and the Human Body
For Immediate Release:
SILVER DOLPHIN
ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF DYNAMIC NEW
MODEL AND BOOK IN ONE SERIES"
UNCOVER
FOR SPRING 2003
Premiere Titles to Uncover" Mysteries of Race Cars, T-Rexes, and the Human Body
San Diego, CA -- March 10, 2003-- Silver Dolphin Books, a leading publisher of quality, innovative, interactive, and educational childrens books, announced today the Spring 2003 release of the first three titles in the companys highly anticipated new Uncover Series: Uncover a Race Car, Uncover a T-Rex and Uncover the Human Body. Silver Dolphins new Uncover titles are scheduled to debut at retail in March 2003.
Combining the best elements of a book with three-diminsional layered models to help readers truly "uncover" the mysteries of what makes things work, these dynamic new Uncover titles represent a whole new approach to learning. The books fascinating three-dimensional presentation allows for in-depth, hands-on exploration of the subject at hand. Each title features colorful illustrations and fact-filled pages, and a unique "model" that can be built, deconstructed, and re-built layer-by-layer, system-by-system, repeatedly, that are sure to excite growing young minds.
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 dont 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 -- throughout! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 14 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
Uncover a T-Rex: Budding paleontologists can examine, first-hand, the structure of a T-Rex and its fossilized bones and 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 analysing remains and creating theories and conclusions about the T-Rexs anatomy and behavior. A dynamic 3-D model and book Uncover a T-Rex also one explores such facinating mysteries such as whether they were hunters or scavengers, if they were related to birds, and how fast thes enormous animals could run! (MSRP $18.95, ages 8 and up, hardcover, 10 ¼" X 11 ¾", 14 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 books 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 thru 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", 14 pages, full-color illustrations throughout)
The perfect gift idea for the holidays or any occasion, Silver Dolphin's Uncover It books will be available wherever fine books are sold, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, B. Dalton, and The Nature Company.
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 (Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader series),Thunder Bay Press (promotional) and Laurel Glen Publishing (elegant illustrated non-fiction). Offering value-priced quality product, Silver Dolphin Books publishes novelty and educational, nonfiction books featuring bold, colorful, and striking titles that appeal to children and parents alike. Ranging from licensed character books to how-to and activity books for preschoolers through pre-teens, Silver Dolphin Books engage, enlighten, and entertain.
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PRESS CONTACTS:
Steven Style or Lauren Panaro
The Steven Style Group
New York City
T: 212-465-1290
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E-mail: stevens@stylegroup.com or laurenp@stylegroup.com
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