Mater the tow truck tells race car Lightning McQueen far-fetched stories about how he used to be a rockstar, a UFO, and a drifting king.

Boys can read about Mater as he blasts off into space, becomes a private eye, and learns to fly in this fantastic storybook that includes 3-D images on every page and a pair of 3-D glasses! Full color. Consumable.

In this collection of tales, Mater spins his stories of his past as a matador, a daredevil stunt car, and the hero of a rescue-squad unit.

Amazing adventures await readers who open this book. Everyone’s favorite Disney•Pixar CARS stars—Lightning McQueen and Mater—are featured in three hilarious tall tales: "Rescue Mater," "El Materdor," and "UFM: Unidentified Flying Mater." Tucked in the back of this book is a giant poster of Lightning McQueen and Mater for kids to decorate with the included reusable stickers. At nearly 2 1/2 feet wide, the poster makes a dramatic wall decoration that fans will treasure.

Mater always has an outrageous story to tell his friends. From a drift race through Tokyo and a bulldozer fight in Spain to a fire-squad rescue misson and a stunt jump across Carburetor Canyon, Mater’s tall tales make his friends wonder. . . . Was he really a world-champion monster truck wrestler? Even Mater’s best friend, Lightning McQueen, isn’t quite sure—although he’s part of each wild adventure! To add to the fun, all nine Cars Toons feature full-color images on every page.

For the generation coming of age in the years from 1987 to 1994, RIP magazine was every bit as crucial as Rolling Stone. Life on Planet Rock describes how Friend, the editor of RIP, became the Zelig-like chronicler of the biggest musical moments of that time—from introducing Guns N’ Roses (in nothing but a top hat, underwear, and cowboy boots) to sitting in during the making of Metallica’s "Black Album." Life on Planet Rock provides revealing portraits of artists as varied as Kurt Cobain, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Axl Rose, James Hetfield, Steven Tyler, and many more. Part oral history, part candid and humorous memoir, it is a wormhole back to a fast-moving time in music that saw tastes flash from new wave to hair metal to grunge, told as only someone who was there through it all could tell it.

Eight extra-busy scenes in each book, packed with Look and Find challenges.