Calling all extreme artists! Create detailed designs that glitter with color. Each two-page spread features an intricate mandala design to trace and color. The left-page image is for coloring with fine-tip markers or colored pencils; the right-page image on black is for Scratch and Sketching with the fine stylus included. Follow the lines to uncover brilliant foils and colorful swirls lying just beneath the surface as you sketch your way to inner peace. White outlines on black scratch-off pages create a fun way for younger children (ages 5 and up)to trace illustrations, revealing magnificent colors or sparkly foil beneath. Wire-o bound hardcover - 6-3/8" wide x 8-1/2" high (16.2 cm wide x 21.6 cm high) - 64 pages (20 scratch-off, 20 illustrated, 20 sketch pages) - Shrink-wrapped with a wooden stylus.

Young artists will love exploring the exciting world of Scratch and Sketch Extreme! with this challenging collection of 20 cool and complex drawings, from the wild to the wonderful! As you trace intricate artwork on the black-coated pages, a wolf, night sky, unicorn, and so much more emerge in sparkling foils of silver and green, or colorful swirls! White outlines on black scratch-off pages create a fun way for younger children (ages 5 and up)

"This is a teeth-chattering, eyes bulging, shuddering-and-shaking, chills-at-the-back-of-your-neck ghost story. I loved it!"—R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series For fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series by R.L Stine comes a chilling ghost story based on real Chicago history about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the two together. Claire has absolutely no interest in the paranormal. She's a scientist, which is why she can't think of anything worse than having to help out her dad on one of his ghost-themed Chicago bus tours. She thinks she's made it through when she sees a boy with a sad face and dark eyes at the back of the bus. There's something off about his presence, especially because when she checks at the end of the tour...he's gone. Claire tries to brush it off, she must be imagining things, letting her dad's ghost stories get the best of her. But then the scratching starts. Voices whisper to her in the dark. The number 396 appears everywhere she turns. And the boy with the dark eyes starts following her. Claire is being haunted. The boy from the bus wants something...and Claire needs to find out what before it's too late. Pick up Scritch Scratch if you are looking for: A book for middle school students, 5th grade to 9th grade A story with a strong female protagonist that explores bravery, friendship, and family Mystery books for kids 9-12 Chilling ghost stories and ghost books for kids (perfect for Halloween!) Historical mysteries and Chicago history books for kids

From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm’s length from any organized state society For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them—slavery, conscription, taxes, corvée labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an “anarchist history,” is the first-ever examination of the huge literature on state-making whose author evaluates why people would deliberately and reactively remain stateless. Among the strategies employed by the people of Zomia to remain stateless are physical dispersion in rugged terrain; agricultural practices that enhance mobility; pliable ethnic identities; devotion to prophetic, millenarian leaders; and maintenance of a largely oral culture that allows them to reinvent their histories and genealogies as they move between and around states. In accessible language, James Scott, recognized worldwide as an eminent authority in Southeast Asian, peasant, and agrarian studies, tells the story of the peoples of Zomia and their unlikely odyssey in search of self-determination. He redefines our views on Asian politics, history, demographics, and even our fundamental ideas about what constitutes civilization, and challenges us with a radically different approach to history that presents events from the perspective of stateless peoples and redefines state-making as a form of “internal colonialism.” This new perspective requires a radical reevaluation of the civilizational narratives of the lowland states. Scott’s work on Zomia represents a new way to think of area studies that will be applicable to other runaway, fugitive, and marooned communities, be they Gypsies, Cossacks, tribes fleeing slave raiders, Marsh Arabs, or San-Bushmen.

Offering a fun and easy way to create colorful drawings of scenes from nature, these Super Scratch Art Pads include intricate scratch-off pages featuring a line illustration on a black background. When traced with the stylus, the picture reveals the bright, vivid color beneath. Consumable.

Explore the world of bubble letters as you transform words into doodles with this fun art activity book! Use the stylus included to trace along white outlines that form the shapes of each word or phrase -- like ''wow'' or ''cool'' -- that you'll find on each page.Then scratch off the black coating, adding your own designs to the bubble letters.You can draw furry letters that you turn into monsters, sugary letters for candy-writing, and more!There are 20 bubble letter style drawings in all to trace and create.Scratch book contains 10 black-coated gold or silver glitter pages and 10 black-coated colorful swirl pages.Includes 20 extra paper pages for your own artwork and bubble letter writing!Book comes with a wooden stylus for scratching away the black coating to reveal the shining glitter or brilliant colors beneath.6-3/8 inches wide by 8-1/2 inches high.

MEDITATIVE MANDALAS . . . NOW IN AN EXCITING NEW SCRATCH COLORING FORMAT Here's a new way to enjoy a selection of the most beautiful mandalas from the bestselling Mandala Meditation Coloring Book These exquisite meditative designs are now in scratch form, with multicolor backgrounds that spring to life when you scratch off the white lines. Use the included stylus to create these stunning one-of-a-kind pieces.