The American Boy’s Handy Book
As timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot-tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today's youngsters as they did to children in the late 1800s. This classic includes scores of projects that will keep children occupied all year long ― from sculpting snowmen and making sleds to stocking aquariums and performing puppet shows. Many of these enterprises have also been known to compete effectively with TV and video games! Best of all, the projects have the power to inspire the imagination and help youngsters master new skills and experience the satisfaction of personal accomplishment.
Erte Fashions
Among Dover's bestselling books on costume design are those featuring fashions by Ert矇. A major influence on style and design of the twentieth century, this Russian-born designer created 250 covers and other drawings while at Harper's Bazaar. Thirty of his loveliest Art Deco costumes, drawn for the magazine during the years 1915 to 1922, have been superbly adapted by Marty Noble for this dazzling collection. Colorists will enjoy adding their own hues to lovely figures in exotic garments accented with turbans and shawls, an elegant peasant-like tunic and trousers, a dancer's attire made up of flowing ribbons, and other fanciful designs.
Old Macdonald’s Farm
Youngsters can visit the MacDonald farm as they enjoy coloring 22 large illustrations, including a barn, silo, haystacks, and, of course, Old MacDonald himself.Among other figures, they'll find the farmer's wife and children; a friendly, frolicking dog; playful pigs; a stately rooster; a cat with her kittens; and other animals featured in the favorite childhood song.
Beautiful Butterflies
Few subjects are more appropriate for coloring than the dazzling, multi-hued butterfly. This accurately rendered collection introduces colorists and nature lovers of all ages to 16 of these lovely creatures -- among them the Monarch, Zebra Swallowtail, Baltimore Checkerspot, Viceroy, Peacock, Spanish Festoon, Buckeye, Tiger Swallowtail, and eight other species of butterflies. Finishing touches can be applied to these finely detailed images with a variety of coloring media; then simply place the completed artwork near a source of light for striking stained glass effects.
Preschool Practice Scissor Skills
Cut 'em out, match 'em up, stick 'em on! School Zone Little Hand Helper Workbooks provide a fun-filled introduction to important readiness skills. Each workbook is carefully designed and reviewed by teachers to promote your child's early learning success. Cut & Paste offers a variety of exercises and more than 80 clipping and pasting exercises that will help your child practice scissor skills and other important basics such as story order, counting, matching, and beginning sounds. It's easy! Cut out the images in the back of the book and stick them on the corresponding pages to complete the exercise. Plus, 68 colorful reward stickers add to the adventure.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
There is always enough room on your child's bookshelf for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over thirty years! A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree" In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no--Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! Countless children--and their parents--can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made the Chicka Chicka series an enduring classic.
Three Little Wolf And the Big Bad Pig
When it comes time for the three little wolves to go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the big bad pig. But the little wolves' increasingly sturdy dwellings are no match for the persistent porker, who has more up his sleeve than huffing and puffing. It takes a chance encounter with a flamingo pushing a wheelbarrow full of flowers to provide a surprising and satisfying solution to the little wolves' housing crisis. Eugene Trivizas's hilarious text and Helen Oxenbury's enchanting watercolors have made this delightfully skewed version of the traditional tale a contemporary classic.
I Spy Funny Teeth
Brand-new for beginning readers: An I Spy Reader with picture clue riddles!All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from previously published I Spy books to create an I Spy easy reader. With rhythm, rhyme, and picture clues, this book is written to support the newest reader.
George Washington Coloring Book
Born and raised among the wealthy, slave-holding aristocracy of colonial Virginia, George Washington devoted his life to the establishment and success of America as an independent nation. A surveyor at 16 and a lieutenant colonel in the French and Indian War at 22, he managed to spend a few years as a gentleman farmer on his Mount Vernon estate before the Revolutionary War began. Elected commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led the Patriot forces in battle against England for eight turbulent years before helping the colonies gain their independence. Later, with the fledgling nation in need of firm leadership, Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United States of America.Artist Peter Copeland captures these outstanding events in the life of this revered American. Forty-two ready-to-color illustrations depict such memorable scenes as his participation in the war between Britain and France, his proposal of marriage to Martha Custis, his appointment as commander of the patriot forces, his election to two terms as the American president, and his funeral in Mount Vernon.Informative captions accompany detailed illustrations in an entertaining coloring book that will also serve as a practical reference for young students of American history.
I Spy Ultimate Challenger
Explore all-new riddles within favorite spreads from the #1 bestselling search-and-find riddle picture book series -- more challenging, more clever, more fun! Unplug with I SPY!Think you know every I Spy book out there? Think you've found every last bauble, bow, striped cat, and cloudy ship? Think again! Jean Marzollo has written her most challenging riddles yet to accompany Walter Wick's fabulous photographs culled from the original I Spy books. You've never seen I Spy like this!The third of three I Spy Challengers -- be sure to check out Super Challenger and Extreme Challenger as well!The New York Times bestselling I Spy series continues to amaze search-and-find fans. The amazing photographs paired with curious rhyming puzzles will mesmerize readers of all ages. It's time to unplug and play I Spy!
Big Book of Adventure Mazes
Welcome to a hidden work of high adventure, where daring and skill are handsomely rewarded. There are fabulous treasures to be found, but only for those with courage enough to enter the Mystic Caverns, deep within the magic realm of the imagination. Maze master Dave Phillips will take you there on a winding journey through 32 mazes filled with myth, mystery, and marvels.There are four levels of increasing difficulty for you to explore and solve. The first level is filled with traps of fire, snakes, giant spiders, rats, and deadly spikes. The second level is filled with secret passages, which you can enter so that you may emerge in another section of the maze. The third level has you choose one of the three weapons to use against ghosts, skeletons, and warriors. In the fourth level you must collect arrows to protect yourself from wolves and giant scorpions. In addition, each maze has its own unique dangers and rewards.You must follow the rules set forth at the beginning of each level, as well as the instructions for each maze. If you fall into a mortal peril and cannot find your way, there are solutions to the mazes beginning on page 39. Now, with pencil in hand, go forth to victory, wealth, and glory.
Don't Know Much About American History
Was Columbus the first European in the Americas?What sport became more popular after the Civil War?Were the Little Rock Nine a rock-and-roll band? As best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about(R) history was published in 1990, it was a sensation. The book delivered a fresh take on history with its wit and unusual detail. Davis now does for young people what his earlier book did for adults. In his trademark question-and-answer style -- peppered with surprising facts, historic reproductions, and Matt Faulkner's lively illustrations -- Davis introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who had been living here all along. His sure touch brings the drama and excitement of the American story vividly to life.
Yoga Games for Children
This introduction to yoga for children contains variations on traditional yoga postures that help children develop physical strength, flexibility, emotional calm, and self-expression. The games involve relaxation, trust, and cooperation. Included are over 50 illustrations and 16 completely structured lessons based on themes like the seasons, rain, snow, and animals.
101 More Drama Games for Children
Designed to help teachers and group leaders create dynamic and supportive play environments, this book features completely different games than the first one. These improvisational, noncompetitive games encourage involvement and cooperation - the participants gain as much as they contribute. By expressing themselves physically and emotionally and by exploring a range of possibilities, players gain self-confidence and a greater awareness of the feelings and experiences of others. 39 black-and-white illustrations are included.
101 Language Games for Children
Language games allow children to stretch their communication abilities, enhancing vocabulary, conversation, and storytelling skills. A suggested age range accompanies each game in this book; some games may be adapted to different age groups. Language games for beginners focus on making children aware of the ways letters look, the presence of letters in their surroundings (on signs, for instance), and the different letter systems in different cultures. More advanced games include creating poems and haiku, making up stories, and joke-telling. 39 black-and-white illustrations are included in this wonderful resource for teachers, therapists, and social workers.
Warriors Through the Ages
Through the ages, history has shown that the outcome of battles did not always depend on technologically advanced weaponry, but on the skill and courage of the fighting man. This exciting and unique coloring book documents those historic warriors -- from an ancient Hittite warrior (1286 B.C.) to a U.S. Marine rifleman of World War II (1941-1945).Forty-four full-page illustrations, accompanied by informative captions, depict 22 pairs of historic adversaries on facing pages, among them a Roman Imperial legionary opposite a Carthaginian warrior (216 B.C.), an Irish warrior and a Viking invader (A.D. 1014), a Saxon man-at-arms and a Norman knight at the Battle of Hastings (A.D. 1066), a Spanish crossbowman and a Moorish warrior (A.D. 1088), an English longbowman and a French knight (A.D. 1346), a Spanish conquistador and an Incawarrior (A.D. 1530), and a Confederate infantryman and his Union counterpart in the American Civil War (1861-1865).A fact-filled introduction and informative captions complete a collection of ready-to-color drawings that will not only appeal to coloring book fans but will also fascinate anyone interested in the long and provocative history of men-at-arms.
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The Outrageous Crossword Puzzle and Word Game Book for Kids
Riddle Me This! Can you name four things you eat with a spoon? The largest state in the USA? The sound made by a lion? If so, this brand-new collection of word searches, fill-in-the-blanks, crossword puzzles, and word scrambles is just for you! Full of riddles and jokes, these puzzles are not only fun, but funny, too. A special introduction by Will Shortz, the crossword editor of The New York Times, points out just how fun these games can be.
Empire Fashions
This coloring book panorama of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century French fashions offers a fascinating survey of the changes in clothing style worn during and after the Revolution, and of clothing of the Napoleonic era in general.Forty-five plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representative of claw-hammer frock, coats and vests for the well-dressed man, loose pantaloons and shorter skirts for the working classes, high-waisted promenade gowns for fashionable ladies, the coronation gown worn by Empress Josephine of France, and other examples of period dress. Footwear, walking sticks, reticules (purses), top hats, turbans, a "poke" bonnet, and dozens of other period accessories are included, along with hairdos for men and women.A highly informative Introduction and detailed captions complete this new addition to Dover's popular coloring book series on the history of costume.
101 More Music Games for Children
This action-packed compendium offers parents, teachers, and anyone else who works with kids a wide array of ingenious sound and dance activities from a variety of cultures to get kids singing, dancing, listening, interacting, and involved. 101 More Music Games for Children includes games that facilitate musical development, such as sound games, rhythm games, game projects, and card and board games. All of them have simple, clear rules, and they stress excitement, humor, challenge, surprise, and cooperation rather than competition. Whether or not kids are "musical" or play an instrument, these activities can help them: develop musical skills such as spontaneous singing; create, play, and recognize various rhythms; appreciate the structure of sounds; and learn how to play with all kinds of instruments. Like its best-selling predecessor, this book encourages and enhances creative expression, social interaction, family relationships, and kids' budding powers of listening, concentration, and discrimination.
Greek Gods and Goddesses
The deities of ancient Greece are central characters in a body of mythical narratives that were at the heart of a civilization that lasted many centuries. These characters and stories represent imaginatively the Greeks' understanding of nature, psychology, and their own history. They also include strange and spectacular tales of love and lust, war and peace, heroism and vengeance, supernatural feats and superhuman weaknesses -- which may explain their appeal to poets, prose writers, and artists over time, right up to the present day: a stock of themes and images at the historical heart of European culture that still lend themselves to literary and artistic use at every level.This imaginative coloring book contains 22 memorable images based on the myths and legends of the Greek gods and heroes. Each full-page, ready-to-color illustration appears beside a page of descriptive text. Depictions include Poseidon's wrathful destruction of Odysseus' ship; Apollo slaying the monstrous Python; the return of Persephone from the Underworld; the virgin goddess Artemis; the punishment of Prometheus for bringing fire to mankind; Eos (Dawn) streaking across the sky in her chariot; Hephaistos forging weapons for the king of the gods; Zeus hurling thunderbolts; and 14 other exciting illustrations.A great way to introduce youngsters to Greek mythology, this collection of mythical images will also appeal to coloring book fans of all ages.
The Second Anti-Coloring Book
A newly repackaged edition of the second book in a series that has sold more than 600,000 copies More than a million copies of these innovative books have been sold around the world since they were first published in 1978. The second book in this series offers additional activities to foster creativity in young children in a charming new package.
Stories from the Old Testament
Powerful scenes from the Old Testament dramatically come to life in this coloring book. Artists of all ages can apply their coloring skills to 30 boldly rendered biblical scenes. Among them are Adam and Eve being driven out of the Garden of Eden, Cain murdering Abel, Lot fleeing from the destruction of Sodom, Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers, Moses parting the Red Sea, Noah and the animals entering the ark, the Battle of Jericho, Delilah cutting Samson's hair, Daniel in the lions' den, and Jonah being swallowed by the whale. Ideal for school or home, the ready-to-color illustrations are accompanied by captions that cite biblical books, chapters, and verses. Brief retellings of the stories appear on facing pages.
Greek and Roman Fashions
The classical lines of Greek and Roman fashions were as elegant as the art and architecture created by the artisans of these ancient Mediterranean civilizations. For his popular coloring-book series on the history of fashion, noted paper-doll illustrator Tom Tierney has carefully recreated a rich assortment of Greek and Roman clothing styles -- from garments worn by the nobility of Crete (2000-200 B.C.) to the apparel of a senator and his family in Rome's late imperial period (A.D. 300-487).Also included are detailed, accurate portraits of Greek peasants in traditional clothing (1500-1000 B.C.), a Phrygian Amazon with shield and battle ax (ca. 1200-900 B.C.), Roman workers in simple tunics (ca. 750-300 B.C.), a Greek banquet guest and a dancing girl (ca. 500-400 B.C.), Roman gladiators wearing metal shoulder plates and chain mail (300 B.C.-A.D. 250), a Roman bride in a draped robe and veil (25 B.C.-A.D. 300 ), as well as Grecian and Roman hairstyles, headgear, footwear, and much more. Each plate is accompanied by fact-filled captions.
Color Your Own Great Flower Prints
These lovely reproductions of the most beautiful floral prints of all time feature meticulously re-created black-and-white renderings of works by Redout矇, Roubillac, Hooker, Pr矇vost, and others. Thirty ready-to-color full-page illustrations include sprays of hollyhocks, orchids, pansies, Japanese roses, peonies, tulips, foxglove, and many other blossoms. Original versions of the prints appear on the inside covers.
Sea Life Dot-To-Dot
Children will meet 30 fascinating creatures of the sea in this fun-filled activity book. As they connect the numbered dots in each large, full-page illustration, youngsters will discover a sea turtle, shark, blue crab, whale, penguin, seahorse, jellyfish, lobster, octopus, and other sea animals.When they've completed each puzzle, children can have even more fun by coloring the pictures. Captions identify the subjects in this appealing activity book, which will not only delight young naturalists but will also please price-conscious parents, teachers, and other adults.
I Spy Extreme Challenger!
Explore all-new riddles within favorite spreads from the #1 bestselling search-and-find riddle picture book series -- more challenging, more clever, more fun! Unplug with I SPY!Think you know every I Spy book out there? Think you've found every last bauble, bow, striped cat, and cloudy ship? Think again! Jean Marzollo has written her most challenging riddles yet to accompany Walter Wick's fabulous photographs culled from the original I Spy books. You've never seen I Spy like this!The second of three I Spy Challengers -- be sure to check out Super Challenger and Ultimate Challenger as well!The New York Times bestselling I Spy series continues to amaze search-and-find fans. The amazing photographs paired with curious rhyming puzzles will mesmerize readers of all ages. It's time to unplug and play I Spy!
Great Scenes from Shakespeare’s Plays
Hamlet in the graveyard, musing over the skull of Yorick the jester; Juliet on her balcony and Romeo in the courtyard below, exchanging rapturous reflections on their new-found love; mad King Lear, railing at the elements in the midst of a howling storm upon the heath -- these and other immortal scenes from Shakespeare's best-known and most-loved works appear in this unique coloring book.Colorists of all ages will thrill to these finely-rendered depictions of memorable tableaux from Macbeth, Othello, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Twelfth Night, and other famous plays by the Bard. Summaries of the plays, selections from the appropriate text, and captions accompany the illustrations. Texts include Portia's courtroom speech, "The quality of mercy is not strain'd"; Marc Antony's elegy for the assassinated Caesar, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"; the sleepwalking Lady Macbeth's lament over her blood-stained hands, "Out, damned spot!"; and numerous other oft-quoted lines.
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William Morris Stained Glass Coloring Book
One of the foremost leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement in Victorian England, Morris channeled his remarkable talents into a variety of creative areas, including magnificent stained glass projects. For this coloring book, A. G. Smith has skillfully adapted ten of Morris's splendid stained glass designs, as well as six of his wallpaper and textile motifs.The illustrations, carefully rendered on translucent paper, include scenes of Adam Naming the Beasts, as well as vestry window panels of Adam and Eve from All Saints Church in Gloucestershire; Sleeping Apostles from the Transfiguration Panel in St. Cuthbert's Church in Lancastershire; panels of dense foliage and fruit-laden boughs from the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow; and many more.To stimulate the dazzling effects of stained glass art, simply color each boldly outlined work with paints, crayons, felt-tip pens or colored pencils, then place the finished work of art in a window or near another source of light.
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Alice’s Pop-Up Wonderland (Macmillan版)
《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》是大人小孩都耳熟能詳的經典童話。還記得故事中帶著懷錶的兔子、抽著煙斗的毛毛蟲、隨時會消失不見的笑臉貓、高傲古怪的公爵夫人，以及紙牌王國的紅心皇后等等奇妙角色嗎？這回，愛麗絲夢中的神奇仙境將活生生地呈現在讀者眼前！拉開精密設計的三百六十度立體書屋，便能一次展現出故事中的六個主要場景，包括讓愛麗絲身體忽大忽小的前廳、白兔的小屋、公爵夫人充滿胡椒味的廚房、帽匠的瘋狂茶會、紅鶴的曲棍球場，以及最後荒謬可笑的法庭！場景中更有許多設計精巧的機關，還可以把笑臉貓的身體隱藏起來。此外，書中附有三十多個人物配件，讓小朋友在其中盡情扮演起一場異想天開的仙境之旅！
Clap Hands
Helen Oxenbury's delightful board books, featuring her sweet and cuddly babies at play, are back with a whole new look.
Ancient Egyptian Fashions
Drawing on images from temples, wall paintings, pottery, and other artifacts, artist Tom Tierney has created a magnificent ready-to-color panorama of authentic clothing styles worn by the people of ancient Egypt.Forty-five full-page illustrations depict clothing styles for the highest and lowest members of Egyptian society, including a fashionable sheath worn by an Egyptian princess, a sheer kilt and red crown worn by a king of the Old Kingdom, a pleated skirt for an exotic dancer, a ceremonial robe of leopard skin for Queen Hatshepsut, simply draped gowns for court musicians, a variety of intricately styled wigs, lavish headgear for royal figures, and much more.Accompanied by accurate representations of period accessories (weapons, fans, symbols of office, musical instruments, etc.), these handsome illustrations are sure to delight coloring book enthusiasts, students of costume design, and fashion historians.
Sports Cars
Classic sports cars, with their fluid lines and elegant exteriors, have an appeal that reaches across the generations. Now sports car lovers of all ages can enjoy this impressive collection of 44 magnificent vehicles, expertly rendered by illustrator Bruce LaFontaine. Spanning over 80 years of automotive history, the cars are accurately portrayed down to the last detail, inviting coloring book enthusiasts as well as sports car buffs to apply their own color preferences.From a revolutionary 1915 Stutz Bearcat to a streamlined 1997 Dodge Viper GTS, this exciting collection includes these classic cars: 1929 DuPont Speedster; 1931 Jaguar S.S. 1; 1934 Alfa Romeo Type 8; 1934 Dusenberg Model J; 1935 Auburn 'Boattail' Speedster; 1935 Pierce Arrow Convertible; 1938 DeLage D8 Roadster; 1947 Del獺haye 135 Cabriolet; 1950 MG TD Roadster; 1953 Chevrolet Corvette; 1957 Ford Thunderbird; 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL; 1958 BMW 507; 1996 Porsche Carrera Twin-Turbo ... and 30 other spectacular models.Many of the sports cars are depicted against impressive backdrops that are emblematic of the era of the car's heyday; all are accompanied by identifying captions.
