Tropical Flowers of the World Coloring Book
Perhaps nowhere else has nature lavished more exotic beauty and color than on the tropical flowers of the world. Wonderfully variegated in shape, size, and hue, they bring a brilliant touch of finery to the rain forests and jungles of the world. Now colorists can imitate nature's spectacular palette -- and learn a great deal, too -- by coloring the 45 species of flowers in this book. The blossoms depicted here are the crowning glory of trees, shrubs, herbs, and vines found all over the tropics: Mexico, Central and South America, Africa, southern Asia, and the island world of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Lynda Chandler, a professional botanical illustrator, has provided detailed, scientifically accurate renderings of each flower, as well as colored versions of all 45 on the covers as a coloring guide. Among the species included: Cannonball Tree (Brazil and Trinidad)Firecracker Flower (India)Chalice Vine or Cup-of-Gold (Mexico)Pink Quill (Ecuador)Lobster Claw (Hawaii)Asiatic Lady's Slipper (Thailand)Torch Ginger (South Sea Islands)Cup-and-Saucer Vine (Mexico)Sausage Tree (Tropical Africa)Rosy Moth Orchid (Philippines)Sorrowless Tree (India)Bird-of-Paradise Flower (South Africa)... and 33 more.In addition to precise line renderings of each exotic specimen -- based both on careful botanical research and direct observation of the species depicted -- the book supplies captions for each plant with this information: common English name; scientific name; color of the flowers; type of plant on which the flower occurs (tree, shrub, herb, vine); and the country or region to which the plant is native. Moreover, Tropical Flowers of the World Coloring Book is a member of Dover's Pictorial Archive Series. This means artists, illustrators, or anyone in need of a botanical illustration may use up to four illustrations without prior permission or fee.
Cactus Coloring Book
Familiar symbols of endurance in the stark and arid landscapes of North and South America, cactus plants are able to survive for extremely long periods without water. This fascinating botanical coloring book spotlights more than 25 different species of these extraordinary plants, among them the Beaver Tail and Giant Saguaro, the Teddy Bear Cholla, Sand Dollar, Brain Cactus, and the peyote plant. Accurately rendered by nature artist Stefan Bernath, the plants are identified by their scientific names, along with common names when available.
Cut and Fold Paper Spaceships That Fly
Children of all ages will delight in this collection of 16 space-age gliders direct from the twenty first century. They're easy to put together with scissors, tape, and a paper clip, and best of all -- they really fly.With this book you can build and launch a whole fleet of colorful spacecraft: Orbital Zoom Glider; Intruder; Routefinder; Supercontinental; Space Searcher; Space Sentinel; Star Shuttle; Star Giant; Signal Link; Star Transporter; Space Ram; Star Probe; Skycat; Star Cruiser; Lunar Freighter; and Star Link.To assemble the space ships, just follow the simple step-by-step instruction and explanatory diagrams. Each ship has its own folding sequence, and folds are numbered to insure correct folding.Cut and fold spaceships are fun to make and fly (helpful hints on flying are included) or they can be suspended on threads for room decorations. Either way, these spaceworthy fliers are sure to delight the countless young fans of Star Wars and Star Trek.
Rackham’s Fairy Tale Coloring Book
Arthur Rackham was one of the most popular early 20th-century illustrators of children's books. Ed Sibbett, Jr., has expertly rendered 30 Rackham drawings and watercolor illustrations for coloring -- preserving all the characteristic elegance and charm of Rackham's original illustrations.James Spero's story adaptations of 17 Grimm fairy tales retain the folk flavor of the originals. There are well-known favorites such as "Hansel and Gretel," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "Sleeping Beauty," and lesser-known tales such as "The Four Clever Brothers," "King Thrushbeard," "Doctor Know-All," and nine others.
Trees of the Northeast Coloring Book
Rich variety of northeastern trees of U.S. is shown with 45 excellent illustrations of trees, including close-updetails of distinctive features such as fruit, bark, leaf, and more. Learn to identify White Ash, Quaking Aspen, Balsam Fir, Cottonwood, and other trees. Full descriptive captions. Glossary. All trees shown in full-color on covers. Introduction.
Airplanes of World War 1 Coloring Book
One of the most colorful, innovative and deadly theaters of the Great War took place in the air. Before 1914 planes were toys for gentlemen-amateurs; by 1918 they had become precise, sophisticated machines. This book of 43 remarkable aircraft of World War I presents for coloring the most famous fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, sea planes and trainers of this crucial period in aeronautical development.Internationally known graphic artist Carlo Demand has rendered the planes for coloring in any medium, with captions describing each craft's design, history, and original coloring scheme (shown in full color for 14 planes on the covers). Color the Red Baron's Fokker Triplane, Rickenbacker's Nieuport, the Sopwith Camel, Spad S. XIII, German Albatros, American Curtis "Jenny," and 37 other accurately drawn airplanes in this vivid survey of the birth of military aeronautics.
Celtic Design Coloring Book
The designs in Celtic illuminated manuscripts represent a distinctive fusion of native Irish, Germanic, and Near Eastern motifs. Graphic artist Ed Sibbett has brilliantly captured the intricacy and beauty of this original art tradition in 37 drawings based on illustrations in the Book of Durrow, the Gospels of St. Willibrord, and the illustrious Book of Kells. Among the motifs are the characteristic Celtic interlacings, geometric-animal combinations, and decorative initials, plus powerful ornaments and symbolic abstractions of animals and people. A portrait of St. Matthew appears as a centerspread, not backed up, that may be taken out and framed. Captions identify the source of each picture and explain the iconography.
Magic Tricks and Card Tricks
Two books, bound together in a single volume, ground novices in fundamentals and lead them to mastery of 80 different tricks involving cards, coins, matches, and other articles. 89 illustrations.
Blood and Guts
Discusses the elements of the human body. Includes suggestions for related experiments and projects.
Antique Airplanes Coloring Book
Forty-one drawings reproduce antique and historical airplanes from the Wright Flyer of 1903 through World War II and the dawn of the jet age: British, French, American, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, and others. Each airplane is described briefly, with complete instructions for accurate coloring.
Geometrical Design Coloring Book
A coloring book doesn't have to contain actual objects -- people, animals, flowers, landscapes -- to be fun to color, and this book proves that better than any. With the imaginative use of color applied to these geometric designs, striking and beautiful results can be achieved that you wouldn't have thought possible until you actually try them.Filled with pure patterns and abstract shapes, the 46 all-original designs in this eye-popping collection allow for absolute coloring freedom. Beautifully rendered, the detailed geometrical designs do not have any built-in color associations, so children and adults can play with an unlimited combination of colors.
Mouse Soup (I Can Read Book 2)
Another sweet bedtime story about Mouse, from Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books. Weasel is ready for his dinner, and poor Mouse is it. Can Mouse stop Weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper? The clever mouse tells the weasel four stories to make the soup tasty--then manages to trick the weasel and get home safely.Arnold Lobel's Mouse Soup is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.
