Mary Budzik

With its lively, distinctive approach, Basher Basics: Creative Writing is a unique one-stop guide to the basics of creative writing. Meet Plot, who keeps a story running and its events moving in the right order; Atmosphere, who can fill a scene with suspense; a cast of heroes and villains including Protagonist and Narrator and chatty, talkative Dialogue. Plus loads of...

Discover how to write like a pro with this concise, witty guide to grammar and punctuation for students of the English language. Basher Basics: Punctuation is a compelling guide to a community of characters who make up a sentence, from loud-mouthed Exclamation Mark to the chattering Quotation Marks. Learn the difference between a dash and a hyphen, and the best...

From the deepest, darkest depths of the Atlantic Ocean to the cacophonous canopies of the Amazon rainforest, Basher History: Legendary Creatures brings to life the weirdest, creepiest, and most amazing beasts rumoured to have roamed our planet. Featuring well-known creatures like Bigfoot, Mermaids, and Vampires, Legendary Creatures invites you to journey to the forests of Uganda to discover the fierce...

Why did Athena give her father a headache? What job did Odin's pet ravens do? What happened when Osiris went to pieces in the desert? Basher History: Myths and Legends is your chance to meet the immortal superstars of myth and legend. It's time to get heroic: rub shoulders with gods, goddesses, and heroes from ancient Greece and Rome, Norse...

Countries of the World features a different take on the traditional atlas approach and will capture the imagination by creating one of Basher's quirky and highly memorable characters to visualise the world's countries (and other key territories). You'll never forget the huge and fascinating country of Brazil envisaged as a footballer! Accompanying each country character is a detailed map as...