Black Beauty Coloring Book
One of the most celebrated and enduringly popular animal stories, Black Beauty was originally written as an appeal for the humane treatment of horses. This suspenseful and deeply moving account of a horse's experiences at the hands of many owners is retold here in an excellently illustrated coloring book version of the classic tale.Artist John Green provides 35 realistic, ready-to-color scenes that depict Black Beauty's life -- from his carefree days as a young colt through bleak and arduous experiences with a series of insensitive and often cruel handlers.The specially abridged new text, set in large, easy-to-read type, relates a story that not only reveals many social problems of the late nineteenth-century but will tug at the heartstrings of animal lovers of all ages.
Wizard of Oz Sticker Picture
Relive the exciting adventures of Dorothy, Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodman and a host of other Oz characters with the help of this entertaining activity book. 27 colorful stickers, placed where you want them on a charming backdrop, help tell the story.
African Plains Coloring Book
This exciting coloring book, documenting the flora and fauna of the African plains, will thrill colorists and nature lovers alike. Forty-one realistic scenes (including four double-page spreads), meticulously researched and accurately rendered by artist Dianne Gaspas-Ettl, depict a variety of wild animals in their natural habitats.Included are ready-to-color illustrations of a magnificent giraffe at a water hole, a matriarch and herd of African elephants, a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound, a yellow-winged bat amid the blossoms of the baobab tree, village weaverbirds' nests hanging from umbrella acacia, and much more. Descriptive captions accompany each illustration, identifying subjects by common and Latin names and briefly describing the environment.
North American Ducks, Geese and Swans
The varied forms and coloring of native American waterfowl make them ideal subjects for a coloring book. This collection of ready-to-color drawings includes over 40 full-page plates, rendered in accurate detail by wildlife artist Ruth Soffer. The illustrations depict a rich array of species in their natural habitats: Trumpeter swan; Canada goose; Green-winged teal; Tundra swan; Emperor goose; Common loon; Ruddy duck; Mallard duck; Northern shoveler; Wood duck; Blue goose; Hooded merganser; and many more. Coloring these drawings and reading the informative captions offer not only hours of enjoyable entertainment but also a wonderful opportunity to learn to recognize and identify some of our most interesting and colorful native birds.
Music Activity Book
This delightful activity book introduces youngsters to the wonderful world of music as they learn to recognize and identify musical instruments, discover new ways to understand music notation, and have fun sharpening their powers of observation!Thirty-one entertaining puzzles ask budding musicians and young music lovers to play follow-the-dots to create all sorts of instruments, to navigate an unusual maze in the shape of a French horn, match musical notes and letters to form words, work crossword puzzles containing familiar instrument names, and much more. Children can also color the simple black-and-white illustrations accompanying these activities, enjoying additional hours of fun-filled entertainment. Solutions are included in the back of the book.
Victorian Children Paper Dolls
Re-create a wonderful world of Victorian childhood with the beautiful paper dolls in this collection. Included are two dolls (boy and girl) and an extensive wardrobe of 29 costumes typical of children's apparel of the day. You can dress this charming pair in outfits for gardening, a dinner party, formal dance, boating, tennis, baseball, picnic, and other activities. Beautifully rendered with Ms. Gathings' characteristic eye for period accuracy and precise detail, these delightful dolls and authentic costumes will thrill doll lovers and fans of Victoriana of all ages.
History of Fire Engines Coloring Book
Fires have plagued man for centuries and devices designed to combat them by pumping a stream of water date back to at least the second century B. C. During the Great Fire of London in 1666, fire engines with hand-operated pumps met with little success in trying to contain that conflagration. It was not until the development of better pumps, combined with the use of flexible hoses, that fire engines began to be truly effective in fighting fires.Now children and adults alike can enjoy learning about the history of fire engines and have fun coloring at the same time. In this carefully rendered, well-researched coloring book by noted illustrator A. G. Smith, you'll find over 40 detailed, accurate illustrations (including a double-page spread) depicting a parade of fire-fighting vehicles spanning almost 300 years. Among them are a 1731 Newsham fire-engine pump built in England; a hand-drawn jumper reel, ca. 1800; a hand-drawn pumper from the 1830s; a horse-drawn combination, ca. 1890; a hose layer (1911) built for S瓊o Paulo, Brazil; a 1933 Ahrens-Fox pumper; a 1962 Mack aerial ladder truck; and many others. Captions identify each fire engine.
American Pioneer Family Paper Dolls
Three generations of American pioneers -- 9 dolls, 36 costumes, plus a covered wagon! Step back into the mid-19th century with the rugged charm of this paper doll family of American pioneers -- an adventurous clan who come with a cutout of a covered wagon. Carefully researched and expertly rendered, their wardrobe includes buckskins, calico frocks, cowboy outfits, and other clothes for work and play. An informative introduction and notes on each costume offer fascinating details.
Great African-Americans Coloring Book
The lives and achievements of notable African Americans spring to life in this carefully researched and finely rendered coloring book. Spanning over 150 years of American history, the volume pays tribute to figures in civil rights, music, sports, politics, literature, government, and other areas.Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations depict a group of remarkable people -- Dred Scott, a slave who sued for his freedom in 1838; Sojourner Truth, a crusader for women's rights and racial equality; author Toni Morrison; Colin Powell, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and other notables, including Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, W. E. B. Du Bois, Richard Wright, Rosa Parks, Duke Ellington, Muhammad Ali, Marcus Garvey, Jesse Jackson, Eubie Blake, Mother Hale, Thurgood Marshall, Katherine Dunham, Marian Anderson, and many others.Captions for each illustration document individual accomplishments, making this not only an entertaining coloring book, but also an informative review of the many and varied achievements of African Americans.
Motorcycles Coloring Book
For motorcycle fans, the names of Harley-Davidson, BMW, Norton, Indian, Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki conjure up a wealth of models and styles. Exciting symbols of popular culture, these powerful machines are featured here in a book sure to thrill motorcycle aficionados and colorists alike.Chronicling over 100 years of motorcycle history, 45 accurate, finely detailed illustrations depict a splendid line of motorized cycles, beginning with the Gottlieb Daimler Motor Bicycle (1885) and ending with the Honda ES21 Future Motorcycle Concept Prototype. In addition, cycle devotees will find ready-to-color illustrations of these popular models: Excelsior Motor Bike (1902)Harley-Davidson Model J (1915)BMW R31 (1923)Triumph Speed Twin (1939)Matchless G9 (1951)Norton Commando 850 (1975)Ducatti MHR Mille (1984)Honda GL1500 "Gold Wing" (1991)Royal Enfield (1913)Zenith Gradua (1920)Brough Superior 680 (1933)Indian "Chief" (1947)BSA A65 Lightning (1966)Kawasaki Z1300 (1979)Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 (1984)Yamaha GTS1000A (1993)... and 27 other superb machines.An extensive caption accompanying each illustration identifies the manufacturer and provides details on horsepower, materials of construction, weight, speed, and other data.
North American Indian Designs Stained Glass Coloring Book
Explore the excitement and mystical symbolism of North American Indian arts and crafts with accurately rendered stained glass images. This imaginative collection includes sixteen dramatic and richly symbolic images of the Haida, Zuni, Sioux, Navajo, Blackfoot, and other tribes. Boldly outlined drawings depict masks, totem poles, sand paintings, shields, warriors, kachina dolls, and more. Color with crayons, colored pencils, or felt-tip pens and place before a light source to simulate an exciting stained glass effect.
Woodlands Indians Coloring Book
Travel back in time to celebrate the culture and lifestyle of the North American woodlands Indians with this carefully researched and accurately rendered coloring book. Artist Pete Copeland has skillfully reconstructed 41 finely detailed scenes that span more than four centuries of tribal life.Here are realistic views of hunters of the Pequot and Massachuset tribes in the early 1600s, a Passamaquoddy man spearing fish (1604), Virginia Algonquians meeting Europeans (1635), a French missionary among the Illinois Indians (1735), Ottawa warriors of the 17th and 19th centuries and Penobscot basket weavers (1937). A number of other tribes are represented as well -- among them the Miami Kickapoo, Fox, Sauk, Winnebago, Shawnee, Menominee, and Western Delaware.An entertaining collection of ready-to-color drawings -- complete with fact-filled captions -- this book will not only intrigue anyone interested in Native American cultures but will also serve as an important classroom teaching tool.
Rocks and Minerals
What do magnetite, bauxite, chromite, sulphur, quartz, and galena have in common? Each of these inorganic substances -- as varied in color as they are in form and structure -- is or contains an element needed to create an automobile. That intriguing bit of information, along with many other fascinating facts, can be found in this entertaining and enlightening coloring book.Hobbyists and collectors are invited to learn about rocks and minerals as they color 36 carefully rendered illustrations depicting: Tourmaline; Agatized coral; Pyrite; Aurichalcite; Smoky Quartz; Crazy Lace Agate; Amethyst geode; Beryl; Malachite; Emerald; Celestite; Amethyst; Aragonite; Garnet and 22 other examples.A fact-filled introduction offers helpful advice on collecting and identifying these beauties of nature while an extensive caption describes each specimen. All illustrations are reproduced in full color on the book's covers.
Floral Bouquets Coloring Book
The 30 ready-to-color floral designs in this collection combine many different flowers into beautiful bouquets arranged in vases, pitchers and baskets, or in sprays tied with ribbons. They offer colorists of all ages an exciting challenge.Included are tulips, irises, peonies, roses, lilies, daisies, zinnias, and many other blossoms -- all drawn in accurate detail. Colorists can enjoy the fun of bringing each arrangement to colorful life.
Classic Fashions of Christian Dior Recreated in Paper Dolls
The leading style setter of the post-World War II era, French couturier Christian Dior helped revive Paris as the center of high fashion. For this fabulous collection, famous paper doll illustrator Tom Tierney has meticulously researched and re-created many of Dior's most innovative designs.Extravagant evening gowns with crinoline underskirts. Cocktail dresses with nipped waists. Pillbox hats, elbow-length gloves, and more. This dazzling collection includes 26 costumes in all, plus gorgeous dolls representing two of Dior's best-known models. It's a brand-new way to enjoy the "New Look!"
Coral Reef Coloring Book
In the shallow, warm waters of the Caribbean, South Pacific, and other seas, coral reefs build up as aggregates of the skeletons of countless coelenterates, mostly coral polyps. These reefs teem with a multitude of animals. The brilliant coloration of many of the life forms inhabiting the reef offers special excitement and challenge to colorists, who can bring this undersea world to life by coloring 44 realistic drawings.Depicted here is a host of marine creatures for whom the coral reef is home: seahorse, butterflyfish, hawksbill turtle, parrotfish, octopus, damselfish, moray eel, sea cucumber, dolphin, hydromedusa jellyfish, sea dragon, royal empress angelfish, triggerfish, Moorish idol, and many more. Detailed captions provide a fascinating overview of the great diversity of life on coral reefs.
Anne of Green Gables
Called "the sweetest creation of child life yet written" by Mark Twain, Lucy Maud Montgomery's bittersweet tale recounts the adventures of a talkative red-headed orphan. Now this classic tale comes to life in 24 delightfully drawn illustrations. Children will love to color scenes of Anne's arrival at Green Gables -- a farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island -- her classroom scuffle with a rather opinionated young boy, her perilous journey in a leaky boat, and much more. The inspiration for 2016 PBS movie and the 2017 CBC/Netflix Anne mini-series.
Snakes of the World Coloring Book
For this handsome coloring book, award-winning illustrator Jan Sovak has provided a stunning gallery of line drawings depicting 41 snakes found worldwide. His clean, meticulous renderings, showing each snake in its natural habitat, include the anaconda, black mamba, boomslang, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, king cobra, royal python, Sahara sand viper, boa constrictor, puff adder, Indian python, milk snake, garter snake, and many more. Detailed captions describe each snake. Includes an Index of popular and scientific names.
North American Lighthouses Coloring Book
While similar in general structure, lighthouses are actually quite individual in size, setting, keeper's houses and other aspects. Now largely automated, hundreds of theses maritime sentinels still stand guard along the shorelines of North America -- their beacons indispensable guiding lights for ships at sea.This fascinating and carefully researched book invites coloring enthusiasts of all ages to color 36 detailed drawings of lighthouses in the United States and Canada, including St. Joseph, Michigan; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; Drum Point, Maryland; Cape Cod (Highland), Massachusetts; Old Point Loma, California; Cape Henry, Virginia; Key West, Florida; Montauk Point, New York; Sandy Hook, New Jersey; North Head, Washington; Tybee Island, Georgia; West Quoddy Head, Maine; Portland Head, Maine; Race Rocks, British Columbia; and 22 others.Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse.　
Trucks Coloring Book
This exciting coloring book introduces youngsters to a fleet of freight-hauling vehicles and other trucks. Pint-sized drivers can have fun identifying 26 different conveyances while they color realistic and accurately detailed drawings of a long line of motorized means of transport.From a sturdy little mail truck -- a familiar sight on city streets and country lanes -- to the giant 18-wheelers that thunder down the highways, this appealing volume invites colorists to bring to life a parade of familiar vehicles: Street Sweeper; Garbage Truck; Dump Truck; Ice Cream Truck; Tow Truck; Steam Roller; Fire Engine; Cement Mixer; Cherry Picker; Moving Van; Snowplow; Delivery Van; Refrigerated Milk Truck; Earth Mover; Car Carrier; Bulldozer; and ten others.Individual vehicles are set against appropriate backgrounds and informative captions accompany each illustration.
Cathedrals of the World Coloring Book
Often large and impressive, cathedrals are churches in which bishops have their official seats or thrones. Many are hundreds of years old; some are regarded as architectural masterpieces.This fascinating volume invites colorists of all ages to color illustrations of 40 great churches from around the world: St. Paul's (London); St. John the Divine (New York); Chartres (France); St. Peter's (Rome); Notre Dame (Paris); St. Patrick's (New York); Hagia Sophia (Istanbul); St. Mark's (Venice); Sagrada Familia (Barcelona); Westminster (London); Coventry (England); St. Louis (New Orleans); Cologne (Germany); St. Stephen's (Vienna); St. Mary's (Sydney); Washington Cathedral (U.S.A.); St. Basil's (Moscow); Pisa, with leaning tower (Italy); Reims (France); Canterbury (England); and 20 other magnificent buildings.Crisp, beautifully detailed illustrations include interior and exterior views, floor plans, elevations and drawings of structural elements. Carefully researched and skillfully rendered, this coloring book offers a rich survey of the varied architectural styles of these extraordinary structures. Descriptive captions are included.
Create Your Own Rain Forest Sticker Picture
This fascinating activity book encourages youngsters to explore and learn about the rain forest, home to an incredible wealth of animal and plant species. A large laminated backdrop printed in full color on the inside covers reveals a typical rain forest scene of luxuriant trees, vines, flowers, and other tropical vegetation. To bring the scene to life, simply remove the staples and sticker pages to use the big 18 1/2-inch by 12 1/4-inch scene located on the inside front and back covers. Select from 35 full-color stickers depicting typical rain forest creatures -- parrots, monkeys, butterflies, frogs, lizards, hummingbirds, a tree-climbing snake, a leopard, and more -- and apply them to the laminated scene. You can use these colorful, realistic stickers over and over again to create many different scenes -- it's and entertaining and informative way to learn all about life in the rain forest.
Early American Crafts and Occupations Coloring Book
Travel back in time over 300 years for an authentic glimpse of typical occupations practiced in colonial America from the mid-seventeenth to the late eighteenth century. Artist Peter Copeland makes it possible in this carefully researched and meticulously rendered coloring book. Forty lively scenes -- five of them double-page -- depict a variety of tradespeople and crafters: the watercart driver, who supplied townspeople with fresh water daily for a small fee; the town crier, a colonial version of today's TV newscaster; the tinker, a traveling repairman; and many more.Other workers shown in accurate, ready-to-color illustrations include sailmakers, a broom maker, textile dyers, a herdsman, servants in a great house, potter, stonemasons, furniture makers, cannon founders, ship carver, brickmakers, shinglemaker, miller, locksmith, and many others.Intriguing windows to the past that will provide hours of educational entertainment at home or in the classroom, these carefully detailed illustrations are accompanied by fact-filled descriptive captions.
North American Desert Life Coloring Book
Often thought of as barren wastelands devoid of life, deserts are actually flourishing ecosystems with extensive, interactive communities of plants and animals. In this educational coloring book, noted nature illustrator Ruth Soffer captures the fascinating life and diversity of the North American desert in 44 detailed illustrations.Included are such animals as the Gila monster, prairie dog, kit fox, desert tortoise, California quail, mule deer, and other species, all depicted in their natural habitats. These areas include such vegetation as prickly pear cactus, Indian rice grass, four-wing saltbush, and other vegetation, drawn here with painstaking botanical accuracy. With this well-researched coloring book, colorists of all ages can enjoy re-creating the many colors and textures of the desert while learning about its wide variety of plants and wildlife.
Indian Life in Pre-Columbian North America Coloring Book
Many thousands of years ago, Indian peoples entered North America from Asia by crossing a land bridge that connected Siberia and what is now Alaska. From there, they spread throughout the continent, establishing a rich diversity of native culture and society. This educational and entertaining coloring book recreates the lives and cultures of North American Indians before the arrival of Columbus in the New World in 1492, or at the moment of European contact.In this book you'll find 42 accurate, carefully researched scenes (including three double-page spreads) ready for coloring. Each scene is accompanied by a detailed, informative caption. As you color, you'll learn much about how Indians lived and worked in North America many centuries ago. Among the tribes and larger groups represented are the Anasazi, Choctaw, Natchez, Algonquians, Iroquois, Huron, Comanche, Mandan, Pueblo, and Chumash. Excellent illustrations include prehistoric Indians hunting a mammoth, mound-building Indians in the Midwest, pueblo villages and cliff dwellings in the Southwest, a Choctaw "lacrosse" game, the interior of an Iroquois longhouse, Great Lakes Indians harvesting wild rice, a Southwest pueblo scene depicting a snake dance, a potlatch feast among Northwest Coast Indians and many more.This coloring book offers not only hours of coloring fun, but a wide-ranging pictorial survey of Native American culture before the arrival of European settlers.
Glamorous Stars of the Forties Paper Dolls
Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, Gene Tierney, and Maria Montez in gowns by Adrian, Travis Banton, Jean Louis, Edith Head, Oleg Cassini, Vera West, and other top Hollywood designers. A must for paper doll fans and lovers of costume design and film history. 16 plates.
My Horse Coloring Book
This delightful coloring book enables horse lovers to have fun coloring while learning about many aspects of the care and training of horses as well as basic riding techniques.Over 40 detailed drawings, including three double-page spreads, depict a variety of scenes showing: what to look for when buying a horse or pony, how to determine the correct-sized mount for the rider, grooming techniques, different kinds of saddles, stirrups and bridles and their parts, the care and cleaning of tack (equipment used when riding a horse), hoof care, how to train and ride horses, and much more. Carefully researched captions accompany the illustrations.My Horse Coloring Book promises many hours of coloring enjoyment and offers both young and old alike an opportunity to discover the pleasures of owning and caring for horses.
Southwest Indians Coloring Book
For thousands of years Native Americans have lived and worked in the hot, arid, and often inhospitable lands of the American Southwest. Now artist Peter F. Copeland re-creates the lives and cultures of those Indians in 40 detailed, carefully researched illustrations.Included are ready-to-color depictions of Southwest Indians of the past and present -- from the 1840s to 1980s. Among the realistically portrayed figures are Apache chiefs of the late 1800s and an Apache woman making a traditional cradleboard; Navajo weavers, braves, and a medicine man in ceremonial dress; a Pueblo man playing a wooden flute; a Pima basket maker; a modern Hopi farmer and pottery makers; an Acoma woman baking bread; a twentieth-century Mescalero Apache cowboy; tribal drum makers of the Taos pueblo; and many others.Informative, descriptive captions accompany the illustrations, making this not only an enjoyable collection of pictures to color but also an educational and stimulating introduction to Indian culture.
Wetlands Plants and Animals Coloring Book
Here's a wonderful opportunity for colorists of all ages to have fun with crayons and other media while learning about the importance of wetlands to the natural environment and their crucial role in providing breeding and foraging areas for many animal species.In this timely volume, artist Annika Bernhard provides a detailed, accurate depiction of a saltmarsh environment, centering on the extensive marshlands of the northeastern United States and Canada. The fascinating ecological relationships among plants and animals and the effect of tides on the saltmarsh ecology become clear as each of the illustrations (41 full-page and one double-page) is colored.A variety of species, shown in their respective habitats, span the food chain -- from the lovely clam worm, common periwinkle and clapper rail to the American eel, raccoon, and marsh hawk. Here also are realistic portrayals of the snowy egret, brown-banded wentletrap, purple marsh crab, and mosquitofish as well as naturalistic renderings of saltmeadow cordgrass found in high-tide areas, rockweed, and other forms of vegetation. Captions identify animal and plant life.
National Parks Coloring Book
Congress established Yellowstone, the nation's first national park, in 1872. Today there are 50 national parks within the United States, encompassing an extraordinary diversity of terrain, animal life, and vegetation. From the dry deserts of Big Bend National Park in Texas to the icy wilderness of Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska, the wonderful natural heritage of America's national parks is yours to color and enjoy in this exciting coloring book. Among the other parks features are Grand Canyon, Everglades, Great Smoky Mountains, Mammoth Cave, Petrified Forest, and many more. In addition to Peter Copeland's detailed, carefully researched drawings, you'll also find informative captions describing distinguishing features of each park, its wildlife, plants, and available activities for visitors. The result is not only an enjoyable and informative coloring book, but also a useful survey of the major attractions of these splendid preserves.
The Secret Garden Coloring Book
In this classic children's story, a secret garden on a gloomy Yorkshire estate becomes a place of health and happiness for Colin, the frail son of Archibald Craven, owner of the estate. For ten years after Craven's wife was fatally injured in the garden, the grieving husband avoided the place and forbade others to go there as well. But thanks to Mary Lennox, Craven's orphaned niece who comes to stay, and Dickon, a neighbor lad with a special rapport with animals, the long-abandoned garden blooms anew, bringing a healing spirit to the ancient manor. Now children can bring the story to life by coloring 27 delightful illustrations that wonderfully capture the spirit and charm of the tale. They'll also have the fun of reading or listening to the story, specially adapted for this edition by Brian Doherty.
Fun With Southwest Indian Stencils
This colorful and reusable stencil collection introduces youngsters (as well as craftworkers looking for new ideas) to six intriguing Southwest Indian tribal designs. Adapted from handmade craft items such as fabrics, pottery, and basketware, the pre-cut patterns strikingly depict authentic Pueblo lizard and bird motifs, anthropomorphic designs of the Navajo and Hopi tribes, and more.
Woodland Animals Stained Glass Coloring Book
Wildlife lovers will be charmed by the diverse group of animals in this artfully rendered collection. Boldly outlined for an elegant stained glass look, the 16 full-page illustrations depict whitetail deer, red fox, black bear, gray squirrel, marten, wolverine, caribou, lynx, opossum, raccoon, porcupine, and other animals. Simply color with pencils, felt-tip pens, crayons or paint, then hang near a window or other light source for beautiful stained glass effects. Great for a range of school projects, the translucent pages are perforated for easy removal.
Life in Ancient Greece Coloring Book
No one could have predicted the marvels of art, literature, science, and philosophy that Greece would produce from 550 to 300 BC. But many of those accomplishments are represented in this well-researched, educational coloring book. The collection includes more than 40 expertly rendered illustrations depicting many aspects of Greek life and culture: the building of the Parthenon, a performance of Oedipus Rex, the Olympian games, the trial of Socrates, a torchlight wedding procession, Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander of Macedonia, and many more. With an introduction and detailed captions for each illustration, this book offers a fun way to learn about how life was lived 2,500 years ago in the cradle of Western civilization.
A Kids’ Guide to Building Forts
An entertaining guide for building safe and fun forts--outside, inside, at the beach, and in snow country. Ages 8-14
Medicinal Plants Coloring Book
For centuries plants have been used to assuage or cure a wide variety of human ills. Even such familiar "weeds" as the dandelion have their palliative uses. This informative coloring book, featuring 44 accurate drawings by botanical illustrator Ilil Arbel, focuses on such medicinal plants from around the world as foxglove, belladonna, mayapple, valerian, dandelion, chamomile, quinine, arnica, burdock, tamarind, lobelia, and many more. Each illustration is accompanied by an informative caption outlining the plant's coloration and physical characteristics, geographic distribution, and medicinal uses. Invaluable as an identification guide and pictorial reference, this volume will appeal to colorists of all ages as well as to artists and crafters in need of royalty-free plant illustrations.
Celtic Stained Glass Coloring Book
Re-create glories of Celtic art with 16 full-page plates of Celtic motifs printed on translucent paper. Intricate, sinuous depictions of mythical beasts, Celtic crosses, saints, and other subjects. Simply color and hang near a light source for exciting stained glass effects. Designs printed on both sides of translucent paper.
California Missions Coloring Book
Between 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Jun穩pero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from San Diego to north of San Francisco.Artist David Rickman's accurately rendered and well-researched drawings (including several double-page spreads) depict all 21 of these admirable structures, among them San Buenaventura, San Jos矇 de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Diego de Alcal?, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de As穩s, Santa B?rbara Virgen y M?rtir, Santa In矇s Virgen y M?rtir, San Francisco Solano, San Juan Bautista, and San Luis Rey de Francia.Also included are realistic, ready-to-color vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life, particularly the role of the mission in converting the Indians to Christianity and instructing them in farming, weaving, blacksmithing, masonry, and other crafts -- even painting and decorating the mission church and surrounding buildings.An informative caption accompanies each illustration, giving a brief history of the mission, while a general introduction explains the history and purpose of the mission system in California. A map indicates their locations.
Butterflies Coloring Book
This treasury of detailed, accurately rendered illustrations (including two double-page spreads) invites coloring book enthusiasts to bring over 40 species of butterflies to life in vivid color. Here are such delicately beautiful creatures as the black, salmon-orange, white and blue painted lady, the rapid-flying dogface butterfly, with wing markings that look like a poodle's profile, and a host of others: pipevine swallowtail, monarch, buckeye, white admiral, olive hairstreak, Milbert's tortoiseshell, great spangled fritillary, ruddy daggerwing, fiery skipper, mourning cloak, tiger swallowtail, red admiral, and many more, all of them found in the United States or Canada. Fact-filled captions provide information about each species' coloration, range, habitat, special characteristics, and more. All are shown in full color on the covers. An excellent source of nature illustrations for artists and craftspeople, this delightful coloring book can also be used as an accurate, inexpensive nature identification guide.
Spanish Alphabet Coloring Book
Here is a coloring book that can teach children over 150 basic words in the Spanish language, from 獺rbol (tree) and ardilla (squirrel) to zanahoria (carrot) and zapatos (shoes). As children color in the pictures of a vaquero (cowboy), ventana (window), or vaca (cow), they'll effectively build their Spanish vocabularies in a way that makes learning fun. Nina Barbaresi's deft drawings make each of her subjects clearly recognizable. To help young artists associate each picture with the correct Spanish word -- and remember it later on -- the Spanish word appears next to each image, and again at the bottom of the page with its definite article and English translation.
Historic Houses of New England Coloring Book
Here's a wonderful opportunity to learn about the splendid historic buildings that lend the New England landscape much of its fascination and charm. Noted illustrator A. G. Smith has rendered for coloring 43 extant structures (all open to the public at least part of the year) embracing a wide variety of architectural styles and historic periods.Detailed line illustrations depict these historic homes from all six New England states: Nathan Hale Homestead (Coventry, CT)Mark Twain House (Hartford, CT)Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, ME)Winslow Homer Studio (Prouts Neck, ME)Emily Dickinson Homestead (Amherst, MA)Paul Revere House (Boston, MA)House of the Seven Gables (Salem, MA)Great Stone Dwelling (Enfield, NH)Robert Frost Place (Franconia, NH)The Breakers (Newport, RI)Gilbert Stuart Birthplace (Saunderstown, RI)Emma Willard House (Middlebury, VT)Coolidge Homestead (Plymouth Notch, VT)... and many more.For each dwelling, an informative caption accompanies the illustration, giving the background and significance of the house. The result is an educational and entertaining book that offers not only hours of coloring enjoyment but also an excellent inexpensive guidebook for the thousands of vacationers and tourists who visit the New England area each year.
The Little Mermaid Coloring Book
Hans Christian Andersen's beloved classic about a little mermaid who falls in love with a handsome young prince comes vividly to life in this captivating coloring book. The perennially popular tale, presented complete and unabridged, is enhanced by Thea Kliros's engaging ready-to-color line drawings.Thirty-one large and imaginatively drawn illustrations (including many two-page spreads) depict the magical world of the Sea King and his six lovely mermaid daughters. Youngsters are invited to color the littlest mermaid and her beloved garden of deep-sea plant and animal life, the splendid turreted palace of the young prince, the dark domain of the grotesque and evil sea witch, and much more.Young readers will thrill to this enchanting story and its belief in the victory of goodness and virtue over evil. Best of all, they can have hours of fun bringing their own ideas of color and hue to Hans Christian Andersen's time-honored tale.
America’s First Ladies Coloring Book
They're the women who helped shape America -- presidential wives, daughters, and other female relatives, who served as official hostesses in the White House and often acted as advisers to the President. Forty-seven ready-to-color illustrations depict these noteworthy women in authentic settings in Washington, D.C., and around the globe. Also included are informative captions about all of these interesting and prominent public figures -- from Martha Washington and Mary Todd Lincoln to Michelle Obama, Melania Trump, and Jill Biden.
Great Fashion Designs of the Sixties
In his latest paper doll tribute to high fashion of past decades, artist Tom Tierney spotlights the bold colors, miniskirts, and offbeat accessories that typified haute couture of the 1960s. Included are stunning creations by a new wave of young designers who exalted youth and promoted the "little girl look" while catering, for the first time in fashion history, to the tastes of working-class consumers.Extensively researched and painstakingly rendered, this dramatic full-color collection includes two dolls, each with 15 additional costumes, among them such innovative items as a spectacular Saint-Laurent see-through dress (strategically embellished with bands of beads); Courr矇ges' innovative pantsuit of navy jersey; an evening dress of gilded plastic rectangles joined by metal links, created by Paco Rabanne; Mary Quant's wool minidress, with an industrial zipper down the font; a Bill Blass above-the-knee-length wedding dress of white silk crepe trimmed with snow-rose scallops, and Rudi Gernreich's ankle-length, free-swinging print dress.Additional outfits by such veterans of haute couture as Nina Ricci, Balmain, Givenchy, Patou, Chanel, and others complete this full-color fashion extravaganza. A fact-filled introduction provides historical background to the sixties fashion scene, and captions briefly describe each costume.
Tiffany Designs Stained Glass Coloring Book
The studios of Louis Comfort Tiffany produced the finest examples of stained glass art, specializing in richly ornamented window designs. This coloring book features 16 gorgeous Tiffany window motifs, faithfully re-created from the master's own designs of flowers, birds, and landscapes. Boldly outlined on translucent paper, the patterns can be colored with crayons, felt-tipped pens, acrylics, and watercolors. Place them near a window or other light source to recapture the glorious effect of Tiffany windows.
Story of Baseball Coloring Book
The history of baseball comes vividly to life in this fascinating coloring book that tells the story of America's favorite sport through ready-to-color pictures and biographical sketches of 45 great players. Fans of all ages will delight in the authenticity and detail of these finely drawn line illustrations that portray a galaxy of twentieth-century baseball stars in action on the diamond.Among the players are early heroes like Cy Young, John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and Ty Cobb; legendary stars such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Jackie Robinson; and talented contemporaries: Tom Seaver, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, and more. Each illustration is accompanied by a caption that presents the career highlights and major claims to fame of each of these illustrious "boys of summer."
