Storybook Art

Children can enjoy their favorite storybook illustrators in a new way by imitating their art with the 100 engaging and simple art projects included in this celebration of children's book illustrators. Featured are famous and award-winning storybook illustrators from the 1930s to present--
Good Night Moon
's Clement Hurd,
Corduroy
's Don Freeman,
Olivia
's Ian Falconer, and more--along with biographical information, open-ended art projects, and portraits created by grade school children. Illustration techniques covered include painting, drawing, cutting and collage, and construction and crafts. Art projects include imitating Jackson Pollock in theJackson Piglet Wall Painting from
Olivia
and creating aPhoto Story from children's photos similar to
Sugaring Time
. An extensive resource guide of illustrator web sites, art materials, and supplies listed by project is provided, as well as complete book information for the featured illustrators' works.

Fish Eyes

This is a counting book featuring brightly colored fish. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1990.
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Whales

An introduction to various species of whales. Illustrated with color photographs. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1989.
Whales
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Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture

Featuring working shop drawings, this book demonstrates 27 pieces of authentic Craftsman household furniture by Gustav Stickley and his contemporaries. Every type of furniture is represented here: Morris chairs, chests of drawers, wall shelves, bookcases, sideboards, dining tables, occasional tables, beds, side chairs, and rockers. Each project includes a perspective view along with elevations, sections and details, and complete measurements. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only... Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture
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Classic Rock: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of Guitar Styles & Techniques (DVD)

In this 82-minute program, veteran guitar instructor Doug Boduch offers accessible tips and techniques that will enable viewers to play classic rock standbys like Born to Be Wild, Day Tripper, Oye Como Va, and Takin` Care of Business. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. Children's bookshelves childrens play furniture Storybook Art
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PSP - Gunpey

A block-shifting/line-building puzzler challenging gamers to connect as many lines together as possible by moving set blocks with line parts on top. The basic Gunpey gameplay has square pieces, each containing a diagonal line, rising from the bottom of the screen toward the top. You move the pieces up and down, attempting to form a line from left to right. The panels then disappear. The game ends early if -- you guessed it -- the pieces reach the top of the play field. For this portable version,... Children's bookshelves PSP - Gunpey
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Truckers

They're four inches tall in a human-sized world. Under the floorboards of the Store is a world of four-inch-tall nomes that humans never see. It is commonly known among these nomes that Arnold Bros. created the Store for them to live in, and he declared: Everything Under One Roof. Therefore there can be no such thing as Outside. It just makes sense. That is, until the day a group of nomes arrives on a truck, claiming to be from Outside, talking about Day and Night and Snow and other crazy legends.... Children's bookshelves
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