My Tales
by عمر الصاوي
Hand lettering is making a comeback, spurred by platforms like Instagram and Pinterest. And not just adults are getting into hand lettering and calligraphy. Kids, too, can find relaxation as well as inspiration in using hand lettering and calligraphy to create handmade projects for themselves, their families, or gifts. The Kids' Book of Hand Lettering will introduce young crafters to the joys of hand lettering through 20 fun and inspired hand-lettered projects that are easy to create at home. Ni...
Let's Go Home: The Wonderful Things About a House
by Cynthia Rylant
Wherever we live there is always somewhere we call home. We may share it with our family or sometimes with a whole community. This book looks at the homes of children from all around the world. There are photographs from countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Europe. Published in association with Oxfam this series aims to draw parallels between children from many different cultures.
Stanley Jr. Gardening is Awesome! (STANLEY (R) Jr.)
by STANLEY (R) Jr. and Chris Peterson
STANLEY® Jr. Gardening is Awesome! gets kids outside with activities and projects. Kids can jump right in with an introduction to gardening. A complete basics section on vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, and shrubs kicks things off. You’ll also learn how to make super soiland keep plants happy with the right amount of sunlight and water. A complete garden gear guide gets you ready for growing. The rest of the book is all about things to do. With plenty for adults to learn about, too, chapter...
Full-color instructions for a pirate hat, a pair of flip flops, a kite, a giraffe, Easter basket, and much more using the most useful production on the planet, duct tape! Making paper snowflakes and beaded bracelets are so twentieth century; the future is here and it’s made from duct tape. Impress your friends, entertain guests, keep your creative juices flowing, and save tons of money on Christmas presents all at the same time! With A Kid’s Guide to Awesome Duct Tape Projects, you’ll be the ta...
From villages and desert islands to tree trunks and haunted houses, explore a huge range of different homes in this charming board book. With peep-through holes throughout, there's a fun surprise on every page.
The best-selling authors of the Sewing School ® series are back, introducing kids to the creativity of stitching patchwork, appliqué, and quilts. Using dynamic how-to photos and step-by-step instructions written for ages 8 to 12, Amie Petronis Plumley and Andria Lisle teach a variety of techniques using both hand and machine sewing. The 15 projects range from decorative to practical, including an appliquéd family crest wall hanging, a patchwork pet bed, a crazy-quilt journal cover, and a quilt m...
Explore the places that animals call home. Discover crevices and pits where eels and reef fish make camouflaged homes. Peek through a bubble nest to find a spittlebug nymph hiding inside, cool and disguised. Then travel underground to see the trick tunnels of trapdoor spiders and the intricate highways and byways of moles. Dozens of animal homes are presented in fun, full-color photographs, while their home-building and home-living behavior is explored in playful verse. Animal lovers...
This book is suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. Built by instinct, every detail of an animal's home has a practical purpose. There are illustrated cross-sections that show inside a beaver's lodge, a prairie dog village, a wasp nest, and more.
Describes the characteristics and behavior of fish, amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, marsupials, and the animals found in the savanna, Arctic, and jungle.
Marie Van Brittan Brown and Home Security (21st Century Junior Library: Women Innovators)
by Virginia Loh-Hagan