Hamtaro, Private Eye

Hamtaro, Private Eye
Author: Frances Ann Ladd
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439539647

Some of the Ham-Hams' possessions go missing from the clubhouse and it is up to super sleuth Hamtaro to uncover the identity of the mischievous Ham-Ham, in an easy reader based on a Hamtaro television episode. Original.

Hamtaro Hamster Care Guide

Hamtaro Hamster Care Guide
Author: Ritsuko Kawai
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2002-12-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781569318416

Hamsters' popularity in Japan has skyrocketed. Driving the phenomenon is Kawai's hugely popular series, "Hamtaro Tales." Now kids who want to raise real hamsters can do so with the help of this colorful illustrated guide.

Drawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable Creatures

Drawing Manga Animals, Chibis, and Other Adorable Creatures
Author: J.C. Amberlyn
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-11-17
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0823095339

Learn the Tricks of the Trade for Drawing Irresistibly Cute Manga-Style Animals and Chibis! The world of manga is filled with strange creatures and adorable sidekicks. Just about every manga hero and heroine has an animal mascot, and all the most popular ones have a cute "chibi" form. This book teaches aspiring manga artists how to create the funny critters that populate girls' manga and the more gritty, gothic creatures found in boys' manga. It starts with the basics of creating manga-style characters—everything from drawing heads and faces to eyes and expressions, to creating incredibly cute chibis. Part two features a valuable reference section on the mythological and real animals that have shaped Japanese artwork and stories. The final section has step-by-step demonstrations on using computer programs such as Photoshop and Corel Painter to create manga art and comics. So whether you're just starting out and want to draw a cute, simple mascot, or would like to try something more complex like an Asian dragon, or are ready to create your own otherworldly adventure, this book has something for you no matter what your skill level.

Drum

Drum
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 944
Release: 2006
Genre: Africa
ISBN:

The Adventures Of Hamtaro, Vol. 1

The Adventures Of Hamtaro, Vol. 1
Author: Ritsuko Kawai
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2003-04-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781569317822

In this volume, Hamtaro tells of his arrival in his new home, straight from the pet shop. Both Hamtaro and his owner, a girl named Yukari, must learn to understand each other's strange and curious ways. And every time Hamtaro steps out of his cage, he encounters a new adventure...or peril! Book jacket.

Ham-Hugs All Around

Ham-Hugs All Around
Author: Ruth Koeppel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2003-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439561150

At first the boys can't agree as they make Valentine's Day gifts, but they change their minds after they see what the girls are doing.

Proto-Wintun

Proto-Wintun
Author: Alice Shepherd
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2006-01-13
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0520098528

This volume represents a reconstruction of Proto-Wintun, the parent language of a group of California Indian languages. It includes a grammatical sketch of Proto-Wintun, cognate sets with reconstructions and an index to the reconstructions. The book fulfills a need for in-depth reconstructions of proto-languages for California Indian language families, both for theoretical purposes and deeper comparison with other proto- or pre-languages.

All You Need Is Kill

All You Need Is Kill
Author: Hiroshi Sakurazaka
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2009-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1421542447

When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally--the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death? Now a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise! -- VIZ Media

Much Ado about School

Much Ado about School
Author: Frances Ann Ladd
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439539623

After visiting his human friend Laura's school, Hamtaro convinces his friends, the Ham-Hams, that they should start their own school.

Anathem

Anathem
Author: Neal Stephenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 1013
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006147410X

For ten years Fraa Erasmas, a young avout, has lived in a cloistered sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the outside world. But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the brink of cataclysmic change—and Erasmas will become a major player in a drama that will determine the future of his world, as he follows his destiny to the most inhospitable corners of the planet . . . and beyond. Anathem is the latest miraculous invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle—a work of astonishing scope, intelligence, and imagination.