It's a sunny day at the Pokemon playground, where a crying Togepi starts a chain of events that turns the fun-filled afternoon upside-down.

Pikachu and his friends, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Togepi go to an amusement park for Pokemon only, but a group of bullies crashes in and threatens to spoil their fun.

Ash and his friends are reaching the final stages of their journey through Sinnoh. Don't miss out on the action! Pokémon Academy tells the story of Ash and Pikachu's adventures at a special Pokémon boot camp.

Already a box-office smash in Japan, Pokemon: The Third Movie will be released in the United States in April 2001. This time the story focuses on Ash's journey to Greenfield Island and the Crystal Tower, built by a girl's imagination, The Art of Pokemon: The Third Movie celebrates the new release with gorgeous color images from the 45mm film, Information and color images from the Pokemon special that accompanies the film are also included in the book.

Are you a Poké-maniac? If so, you'll need to read on about all the cool new developments in the world of Pokémon! Learn from today's finest Pokémon masters—kids just like you—how to win at the new versions of this awesome game of monsters, and discover all the exciting new Pokémon products and off-shoots.

Two adventures of Pikachu and all-star Pokémon, illustrated with scenes from the Pokémon movies.

Python Crash Course is a fast-paced, thorough introduction to Python that will have you writing programs, solving problems, and making things that work in no time. In the first half of the book, you’ll learn about basic programming concepts, such as lists, dictionaries, classes, and loops, and practice writing clean and readable code with exercises for each topic. You’ll also learn how to make your programs interactive and how to test your code safely before adding it to a project. In the second half of the book, you’ll put your new knowledge into practice with three substantial projects: a Space Invaders–inspired arcade game, data visualizations with Python’s super-handy libraries, and a simple web app you can deploy online. As you work through Python Crash Course you’ll learn how to: –Use powerful Python libraries and tools, including matplotlib, NumPy, and Pygal –Make 2D games that respond to keypresses and mouse clicks, and that grow more difficult as the game progresses –Work with data to generate interactive visualizations –Create and customize Web apps and deploy them safely online –Deal with mistakes and errors so you can solve your own programming problems If you’ve been thinking seriously about digging into programming, Python Crash Course will get you up to speed and have you writing real programs fast. Why wait any longer? Start your engines and code! Uses Python 2 and 3