How to Draw Musical Instruments
Budding artists can easily create a variety of different musical instruments by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes! - 30 pictures to draw: piano, guitar, flute, violin, drums, maracas, harmonica, tuba, and more - Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations - Includes blank practice pages - Illustrations can be colored when finished - For children ages 5 to 10
Simply Square Designs
Let your imagination run wild in this array of geometric art with your dramatic use of color. It's a square deal -- 30 elaborately constructed designs based on simple squares and taken to the limit. Overlapping and interlocking, transformed into mesmerizing graphics, they form an ingeniously constructed gallery of symmetry and balance -- and not one curve in sight. Prepare for a delightful creative spree with markers, crayons, and colored pencils!
Squiggles!
Once children begin to draw squiggles, it may be hard for them to stop! Making its English-language debut, Squiggles! shows how a simple spiral can become a lion's mane, a beautiful flower, cotton candy, and much more! For young readers old enough to hold a pencil or crayon, this creative activity book is perfect for both the home and the classroom.
Holes!
Coloring outside the lines has never been more enjoyable! In this ingenius book, young artists color inside the holes rather than inside the lines. Every page contains several die-cut holes for readers to color, and with each turn of the page, a surprise is revealed -- a moth-eaten sweater becomes an apple tree, flowers become butterflies, hats become cars, trees become tents, helicopters become balloons, and more! With its purse-sized trim, Holes! is perfect for the waiting room, plane ride, or any time that calls for a quiet, creative activity.
How to Draw Birds
Girls and boys ages 5 to 10 can learn to draw many different birds by using circles, ovals, rectangles, squares, and other shapes! There are 30 pictures to create: peacock, swan, duck, cardinal, penguin, toucan, owl, ostrich, and more. Simple directions and step-by-step illustrations make it easy and practice pages are included. Plus, the illustrations can be colored when finished.
5th Grade Super Reading Success
3 BOOKS IN 1! Learning at home is as easy as A B C with this supersized workbook that's jam-packed with 320 pages of kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed activities based on the fifth grade curriculum for kids tackling 5th grade reading and writing skills. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Good reading and writing skills are essential not only for 5th grade academic success, but also for lifelong achievement. This Jumbo Workbook brings together 3 of Sylvan Learning's most popular curriculum-based activity books, and includes 320 engaging pages all designed to increase your child's fluency with essential reading concepts like: - key vocabulary words- synonyms & antonyms- prefixes & suffixes- homographs- word roots- reading comprehension- fiction & nonfiction essentials- proofreading & editing With vibrant, colorful pages full of games and puzzles, 5th Grade Jumbo Reading Success Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! *Includes the full text of 5th Grade Vocabulary Success, 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Success, and 5th Grade Writing Success ***** Why Sylvan Products Work *****Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents.Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.
Legendary Baseball Stars Paper Dolls in Full Color
With this Hall of Fame collection, baseball and paper doll fans can step up to the plate with 16 of the biggest names in the game: Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, more. Two uniforms are provided for each player.
Aztec Designs Coloring Book
Rich in symbolism, the art of the Aztecs offers compelling glimpses into a vanished civilization. This book -- a glorious gallery of authentic designs from an ancient Mesoamerican society -- presents 30 meticulous re-creations of a vibrant culture's traditional designs. Derived from ceramics, statues, weapons, books, and other priceless artifacts, the images portray gods, rulers, warriors, and animals, plus secular and sacred activities.
Color & Cook Cupcakes
Join Molly and Jack in this coloring cookbook as they mix up some tasty treats. With a little help from Mom, they're baking all kinds of yummy cupcakes from scratch. Twenty-six ready-to-color illustrations show how it's done. You'll even find four pages of scrumptious recipes for cupcakes and frosting, plus a dozen different decorating ideas for making special little snacks for every month of the year.
Mermaids
Dive into a magical deep-sea world with this contemporary coloring collection. You'll meet mermaids in an array of activities in and out of the water -- swimming with dolphins and turtles, riding a seahorse, watching a sunset, finding a sunken ship, spotting buried treasure, scared by a shark, and more. Thirty enchanting illustrations that capture the fantasy and beauty of these water nymphs will spark the imaginations of a host of eager colorists.
Exploring Ecosystems!
Learning how people, plants, and animals depend on each other is a lesson for everyone. Join Mr. Turtle for a guided tour that rambles from forests and grasslands to deserts, oceans, and wetlands. Thirty adventurous illustrations to color make the message clear: Take care of the planet! It's our home!
Spectacular Star Designs
Both adult and junior astronomers are in for a treat with this stellar collection of star designs of many styles and sizes. Thirty heavenly full-page illustrations are filled with star images that converge, overlap, and interlock, forming a galaxy of creative coloring opportunities. Hours of starry-eyed coloring adventures!
The World of Turtles
By land or by sea, these turtles make coloring fun! Come and explore every facet of a turtle's world in a coloring book unlike anything you've ever seen. This collection of 30 beautifully rendered images presents a variety of species in their habitats around the globe: the Australian pig-nosed, Galapagos, green sea turtle, Egyptian, red belly, and others. The turtle's prehistory, skeleton, and stages of its life cycle are illustrated as well.
United States Maze Craze
Find your way through the USA! Take a scenic tour of America without ever leaving home! This fun and educational journey takes you through 50 full-page mazes, each created in the shape of a state and indicating some of the region's highlights. The California maze, for example, shows Sequoia National Park, the Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland, and Hollywood, plus missions, caves, and parks. The Vermont page features the historic Old Round Church, covered bridges, maple syrup, and the Green Mountain Boys' leader, Ethan Allen. Every state has something to see! Solutions and a complete U.S. map are included.
How to Draw Farm Animals
Girls and boys ages 5 to 10 can learn to draw many different farm animals by using circles, ovals, rectangles, squares, and other shapes! There are 30 pictures to create: turkey, duck, horse, cow, and more. Simple directions and step-by-step illustrations make it easy and practice pages are included. Plus, the illustrations can be colored when finished.
Treasures of King Tut’s Tomb
Tutankhamun's burial treasures went undisturbed for more than 3,000 years until his tomb was unearthed in 1922. This magnificent coloring collection depicts the discovery site in the Valley of the Kings and a dazzling array of the boy king's ancient artifacts -- 16 illustrations in all. Boldly outlined for a stained glass look, the images include a sarcophagus, golden death mask, jeweled throne, scarab bracelet, falcon necklace, perfume vase, burial couch, miniature ceremonial boats, and other unique treasures.
Ancient Treasure Mazes
Thrilling discoveries await young explorers at every turn in their pursuit of precious treasure. Thirty-six mind-boggling mazes will lead them through foreign lands to claim the Rosetta Stone, King Tut's tomb, an ancient Greek helmet, a T-Rex dinosaur, and much more. But let the adventurers beware! They must dodge desert bandits, prowling wolves, poisonous snakes, and other obstacles. Solutions included.
How to Draw
Girls and boys ages 5 to 10 can learn to draw many different things by using circles, ovals, rectangles, squares, and other shapes! There are 30 pictures to create: peach, apple, tricycle, sailboat, house, cat, rabbit, fish, and more. Simple directions and step-by-step illustrations make it easy and practice pages are included. Plus, the illustrations can be colored when finished.
Abstractions
A mesmerizing collection of geometric shapes, wavy lines, and wild combinations of forms, this coloring book offers a stimulating creative challenge. Its bold variety of patterns includes a diverse range of abstractions that colorists of all ages will appreciate. In addition, artists and designers will find this book a constant source of inspiration.
Endangered Animals
What do the wild yak and the chimpanzee have in common? The same thing as the cheetah and the sloth: Their populations are dwindling. This beautifully illustrated coloring book spotlights 30 endangered species -- from the marine environment of sea otters, manatees, and humpback whales to the jungle worlds of tigers, gorillas, and orangutans. A variety of magnificent birds facing extinction is also depicted -- from whooping cranes to ivory-billed woodpeckers. With a description for each creature, plus habitat information, this guide is an entertaining way to get kids involved in environmental issues.
Michigan Activity Book
A New Way to Enjoy Michigan with Your FamilyHow do you make the perfect Michigan getaway even better? Supply your kids with the Michigan Activity Book by Paula Ellis for hours of fun! From mazes and word finds to maps and pictures to color, it's a great introduction to the area and is ideal for car rides and quiet time. Book Features Michigan-related illustrations from A to Z for coloring Engaging activities that children of all ages can enjoy Fascinating information about the region Maps to follow along as you travel If you want to share your favorite things about spending time in the Great Lake State, the Michigan Activity Book is a great way to do it!
Dinosaurs! Coloring Book
Based on the most up-to-date information available, this awe-inspiring collection features all the popular dinosaurs -- plus recent discoveries! Thirty highly detailed drawings spotlight the Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Iguanodon, Diplodocus, Carnotaurus, Oviraptor, Gastonia, Troodon, and others -- all set in their natural habitats. A great choice for dinosaur fans of all ages!
My Very Special Scrapbook
View our feature celebrating the 40th anniversary of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Eric Carle's beloved and well-known characters take on a life of their own in this new scrapbook format. It encourages kids to jump into Carle's world by drawing and coloring in the characters that live in their own imaginations. In addition, kids can fill in the answers to questions such as "I like to draw __," "My favorite color is__," and "I like to collect__" in the "About Me" section.
Tropical Paradise Scenes to Paint or Color
Windswept beaches. Swaying palm trees. Gorgeous sunsets. Colorists, painters, and other artists can escape to exotic, faraway places with this collection of 23 beckoning scenes. Breathtaking images from nature include lush hibiscus blossoms, stately birds of paradise, flamingoes and pelicans, sea turtles, and dolphins at play, plus kayakers and surfers on the Hawaiian coastline, and more. Each page is perforated for easy removal and printed on high-quality paper -- one side only -- with gray lines that virtually disappear when color is added. As exotic as a tropic isle, it's a great way to get away from it all!
Famous Movie Dance Stars Paper Dolls
Let's dance! This show-stopping collection is filled with stars from 15 popular dance films, from classics such as The Red Shoes and The King and I to Moulin Rouge and more recent films. Among the featured couples are John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease and Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, along with Jennifer Beals of Flashdance, dancers from A Chorus Line, and other well-known performers, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jennifer Lopez, and Antonio Banderas.
Third Grade Spelling Success
Learn from anywhere with these kid-friendly, teacher-reviewed activities for 3rd grade spelling success! This colorful workbook is jam-packed with fun games and exercises for third-graders tackling spelling, reading, and vocabulary. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Good spelling skills are essential for reading and writing success in 3rd grade and beyond. This 128-page workbook is full of enjoyable activities that strengthen a young reader's ability to recognize and work with words and spelling in a variety of ways. Each activity focuses on the skills needed to become a superstar at spelling, such as how to: - understand and identify syllable breaks- create and deconstruct compound words- recognize and employ multiple endings for verb tenses and plurals- use prefixes, suffixes, and silent letters... and much more! With vibrant pages full of games and puzzles, 3rd Grade Spelling Success Workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work *****Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.
Shiny Crosses Stickers
One of the most sacred symbols in the world, the cross has been created in a myriad of shapes and designs for centuries. This distinctive collection offers an assortment of 14 shiny images -- created in modern and traditional styles, embellished with stained glass, a dove, a bouquet of lilies, and other decorative motifs. Use them to grace stationery, gift packages, or First Communion invitations.
Let’s Make Faces
Kids can draw faces, wipe them clean, and then draw them again! Feelings can be so confusing. Just when kids begin to understand their own emotions, they are expected to understand what other people are feeling, too. This book will help children identify various facial expressions and the feelings behind them. The left-hand pages show what a person's face might look like while feeling a certain emotion (happy, sad, frustrated, etc.). The corresponding text also explains each emotion, relating it to real-life situations and possible triggers. Talking points encourage children to relate feelings to things that have happened in their lives. This interactive aspect of the book makes every read a new experience! Finally, on the opposite page, the child can copy the appropriate expression onto a blank face. Copying the contours of the mouth, eyebrows, and eyes helps the child retain the details of how feelings may "look" on other people. A wonderful tool for parents or teachers, this book will: Help children identify facial expressions Develop and explain vocabulary related to emotions Facilitate important conversations between adults and children Great for groups, or one-on-one! NOW with dry-erase marker included!
Wizard of Oz Paper Dolls
Return to the enchanting world of Oz with Dorothy and her pals! L. Frank Baum's ever-popular tale springs to life with this colorful collection of fifteen beloved characters and twenty-three costumes. Based on the original W. W. Denslow art, the dolls include Dorothy, her dog Toto, the Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion, as well as other denizens of Oz -- witches good and evil, winged monkeys, and of course, the Wizard himself! Dress them up, re-create the fun and frights they encounter along the yellow brick road, and let your imagination go over the rainbow. This tribute to an all-American classic is sure to delight generations of paper doll enthusiasts and memorabilia collectors.
Butterflies & Blossoms
Sixteen classic combinations of some of nature's most dazzling and delicate creations feature bold, full-page illustrations of winged beauties among such fragrant favorites as roses, magnolias, and orchids. The guide on the inside back cover identifies each flower and butterfly, from the Ruddy Daggerwing with the Crown Imperial to the Swordtail Swallowtail with Zinnias. Hold your finished page up to the light and savor its rich stained glass glow.
How to Draw Forest Animals
Girls and boys ages 5 to 10 can learn to draw many different forest animals by using circles, ovals, rectangles, squares, and other shapes! There are 30 pictures to create: skunk, fox, raccoon, moose, forest wolf spider, a star-nosed mole, a sharp-shinned hawk, a silver-haired bat, and more. Simple directions and step-by-step illustrations make it easy and practice pages are included. Plus, the illustrations can be colored when finished.
Color Your Own Great Fairy Tale
The timeless fairy tales of myth and magic are filled with damsels in distress, handsome princes, scary giants, evil queens, and other memorable characters. This splendid collection brings many of the most popular stories to life in 30 finely rendered drawings, adapted from original illustrations by Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, and others. Based on such favorites as "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Rapunzel," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Little Mermaid," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Sleeping Beauty," these full-page images will delight colorists of all ages!
Color Your Own Poster Masterpieces
Celebrate the great age of poster illustration with these 30 full-page images. In addition to Toulouse-Lautrec's memorable advertisements for the delights of the Moulin Rouge, this collection includes excellent reproductions of promotional artwork for chocolate, periodicals, plays, motorcycles, and other wares. Featured artists include Jules Ch矇ret, Alphonse Maria Mucha, Henri Gerbault, Otto Fischer, Fred Hyland, Th矇ophile-Alexandre Steinlen, and others.
Santa’s Workshop Stained Glass Coloring Book
There's lots of action at Santa's workshop. One of the elves is painting toys, another is wrapping gifts. Santa's checking the lists, trying to find the right gift for every girl and boy. The reindeer are outside in the snow, resting up for their long journey. And kids can't wait for the most exciting day of the year! These sixteen black-and-white illustrations convey the delight of this happy season. Color the pages, place them against a window, and watch how they light up with a special holiday glow.
Spot-the-Differences Across the USA
It's sea-to-shining-sea fun as young explorers try to find what's different in drawings of our nation's greatest landmarks. Twenty double-page spreads include illustrations of the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate Bridge, Old Faithful, Everglades National Park, Graceland, Kennedy Space Center, and 12 other sights, plus informative captions. It's a great way to introduce kids to these American treasures -- and they can color the drawings once they find the answers. Solutions included.
