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Great for younger children
I think this is excellent for younger children. It is a good basic introduction.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Catherine Daly-Weir has done an excellent job of presenting a general and yet fairly complete introduction to Heraldry. The illustrations are beautiful and attractive.Obviusly written for the younger reader, adults will enjoy just as well.If you are working on a club/class project and need to creat a Coat of Arms, this book andRosemary Chorzempa's "Design Your Own Coat of Arms" are all you need!You will have no trouble creating your own Coat of Arms expecially with the plastic stencil which is included in the book.A must have!

The stencil alone is worth the price!
This book is written for a younger audience than, say Rosemary Chorzempa's Design Your Own Coat of Arms.While there might not be as much information included, what is included is presented very well.There are full-color drawings that will appeal to kids (and adults, for that matter!) and the explanations are clear and understandable.But truly the best thing about the book is the stencil.It includes many of the common images found on historical Coat of Arms.More importantly, the stencil is made from plastic, so it will withstand many tracings.Many times a stencil included with a book is made of heavy-duty paper or cardstock, but those just don't hold up to repeated use.This stencil is made of see-through green-tinted plastic, so it is easy to see exactly where to place the image you are tracing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Historical - Medieval    5. History - Medieval    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Artists, designers, photographers    8. Historical fiction    9. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture    10. World history: c 500 CE to c 1500   

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Not as good as the first.
My family has owned and LOVED the first book for 4 years now.Our sons (now ages 10 and 8 years) still look at the first book and beg us to play what our family calls "The wacky game"(one person is "IT" and spots something on a page in the book while everyone else has their backs turned , and the challenge is on).When I saw this second book I thought it would be the perfect family Christmas Eve present.Boy was I WRONG!Our whole family was so dissapointed at how unchallenging the pictures where put together.We've look at it for a total of 15 mins and it's sat on the book shelf ever since.
As much fun for parents as children
This is one of the few books in our collection that sincerely gets "COOL!" and "NEAT!" comments from adults and children on every page. I didn't catch the skeleton or the bra until I had looked at the page several times. It didn't effect anyone adversely in my family (nor can I think it would most others). We are looking at it long after Christmas and can't wait to get the others in the series.

Good Book!
It's neat because there is lots of objects.There is a notepad with erasers hooked on it to make a house.We would recommend buying this book.
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Subjects:  1. Activity Books - Hidden Picture    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Christmas    5. Games & Activities - Puzzles    6. Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Miscellanea    10. Picture puzzles    11. Puzzles    12. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture   

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Wonderful, simple, and intruiging!
"Draw 50 Sharks..." is an excellent book for children and adults interested in marine life, and at the same time wish to appreciate art. I found the step-by-step sketch examples non-intimidating as some drawingbooks present themselves. Children will find this book useful as a templatefor drawing sea creatures, and can improvise from them. The book is a"must-read" for children. Teachers should incorporate this bookinto their curriculum as a way to spark creativity in children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Marine Life    2. Art - Drawing    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Juvenile literature    6. Marine fauna in art    7. Sharks in art    8. Whales in art    9. Art / Drawing    10. Reference works   

Subjects:  1. Art - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children's poetry, English    4. Children's songs    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Humorous poetry, English    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Poetry - Humorous    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / Humorous   

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Picasso Rocks
This author's approach makes artists interesting for ages 8-80.A combination of comic strip style illustrations and copies of the artists work is entertaining and informative.This book makes cubism comprehensible.The series of books is an obvious "must" for art teachers (3rd-12th gr) but kids will enjoy it as part of a classroom library or in a personal collection as well.If you have a kid who likes to draw but hates to read, introduce him/her to this author's series.

The diverse and prolific art career of Pablo Picasso
Well, if there is one artist who is perfect for Mike Venezia's "Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists" series it would have to be Pablo Picasso.Venezia comes to a key point about Picasso right off the bat, comparing a 1896 painting "The Altar Boy," done when Picasso was 15 with "Boy in Sailor Suit with Butterfly Net" done when he was 57 in 1938.Of course the first is done in a realist mode and the second is abstract.In fact, Venezia would be hard pressed to identify all of the different styles in which Picasso painted over the course of his career, but he does try.Venezia is able to focus on Picasso's Blue Period as the point where his work finally became different from anyone else's.We also look at the Rose Period and Cubism, with a lengthy section devoted to Picasso's most powerful and serious painting, "Guernica."However, the most insightful part of the book is when we see Piccaso's "Portrait of Jaime Sabartes as a Spanish Grandee" with another portrait done from a photograph.The comparison shows that although the painting was abstract, he still managed to make it look like the real person. This book is about...
This book was about a painter.The book is non-fiction. Picasso was in his teens when he started painting.He painted lots of famous pictures.One of his paintings was 12 feet high and 25 feet wide.He painted it because he was mad about people dying in the civil war in Spain.He likes to move noses and body parts around in his paintings.I liked learning about Picasso. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1881-1973    2. Art - General    3. Artists    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Art    6. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    7. Children: Grades 3-4    8. France    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Painters    12. Painting, French    13. Picasso, Pablo,    14. History of art & art styles   

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Art for toddlers!
I love the fact that these books exist!My daughter is one and is mesmerized by these books.She sits down with them and just looks at them, intently.I love that I can share art with my toddler in a safe and fun way.Otherwise, I'd risk my expensive art books at her little hands.I highly recommend these books, even if you're not a big art fan.The colors alone are great for toddlers!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1859-1891    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Artists    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Circus    7. Coasts    8. Concepts - General    9. Day    10. Fiction    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Seurat, Georges,    13. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture    14. Picture books   

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My third grade students thoroughly enjoyed the book!
As an elementary school teacher, I incorporate the whole languagephilosophy into my classroom.I spent an entire month linking thecurriculum of my school district to Ms. Ann Whitford Paul's literature.Mystudents learned about math, science, social studies and reading using"Quilts" as our theme.We created individual quilt squares torepresent each of my 33 students and I lovingly sewed them together. Quality literature is at the core of my teaching.Eight Hands Rounddemonstrated such quality and brought joy to my classroom. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - History    2. Children's 4-8 - Language Arts    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Concepts - Alphabet    6. History - United States/Colonial & Revolutionary    7. Juvenile literature    8. Patchwork    9. Patterns    10. Quilting    11. United States    12. ABC books    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / History   

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Ever had an airplane sketch "trapped" inside you?
Draw 50 Airplanes has been around for a while. I'm glad that it is still in print.Wish it had been around when I was a kid, doodling airplanes. A bunch of my favorites are there: Sopwiths,P-40s, Spitfires, F-86 Sabres, P-38s.Hopefully, someday, there will be a revised edition that can capture some late arrivals to the first century of flightthat today's kids really like- the Space Shuttle, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk.There are dozens of "how to sketch", "how to draw" titles out there.This is not one of those books. This book skips the nuances of perspective and the agony of descriptive geometry. It is not about fine art... it is not about drafting...When you sign a note to a friend, did you ever want to be able to add a quick Spitfire with a flourish? One that someone else thinks looks like a Spitfire?Or how about a sketch of the Wright Flyer?This is THAT kind of a book. This is about the serious business of producing a happy characture of the airplane that dances in your head. It will egg you on until you pick up a pencil and make an airplane appear on the page.It will help you perfect that skill. A curved line here, a pair of straight lines there.One pencil stroke at a time.And it obviously wasn't written just for kids.This book can help just about anyone create some really neat airplane doodles.Who knows what comes from that... So many rich experiences in life depend on having some early successes, the hopeful satisfaction that causes you to press onward... J. Campbell Martin ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Airplanes in art    2. Art    3. Art - Drawing    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Drawing    7. Juvenile literature    8. Space vehicles in art    9. Technique    10. Techniques - Drawing    11. Transportation - Aviation    12. Aircraft: general interest    13. Art / Drawing    14. Drawing & drawings   

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Every child WILL love to create and draw!
As a child who loved to draw - but was all "thumbs" in drawing - Emberley's Thumbprintbook was an amazing gift.Suddenly, I could duplicate the art in a drawing book and then go on to create my own shapes and creations.As I got older, I moved onto his other wonderful art books (such as Red, Puple, Orange, Green), but my thumbprints always remained my favorite. Thumbodies are the best!
This is one of the most simple and entertaining art books to be found for the younger set, or those who just love to doodle. I am fourteen, and I still enjoy pulling this book out to create thumbprint pictures with my siblings. All you need is an ink pad, some paper, and a pen to begin making the fun characters Mr. Emberley presents here, leaving the kitchen table much cleaner than it would be after finger painting. And since the pictures consist of your thumbprint and a few simple lines and dots, children can begin trying to make these as soon as they are able to grasp a pencil. FOR ANY CHILD AFRAID OF ART.....
For any child afraid he or she cant draw well.... just buy them this book, and watch how much pride they have in what they can accomplish. This book is very basic and shows little characters you can make with a thumbprint (or circle or blob) but dont let your "limited adult imagination" think that is just a few things... there are TONS of things you can draw!!!!!! and they are very easy. I think this is a perfect first drawing book...or for a child who is already convinced that "I cant draw" i hear kids say that and i think its so sad.... this book is really a positive thing :) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Drawing    2. Art - Fashion    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Drawing    7. Emberley, Ed    8. Juvenile Fine Arts    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Technique    12. Thumbprints in art    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Fashion   

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Well worth getting...READ ON
Lots of great easy to do ideas. Great for beginners and those who don't like using patterns too much. T-shirt section is the best.
I wanna make my own clothes
This book is good for any girl who wants to add some spark to dull clothes. In "I Wanna Make My Own Clothes" not all of the projects involve sewing. The largest category is tee shirts.If you don't know how to sew or don't have the equipment, it shows you where to get the supplies and how to sew step by step.The age range for this book shoould be 8-15. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Fashion    2. Children's 9-12    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Crafts & Hobbies - General    6. General    7. Girls & Women    8. Girls' clothing    9. Juvenile Arts And Crafts    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Sewing    13. T-shirts    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

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Proof Of This Book
I am now 26 years old but as a child, I had at least 4 of Ed Emberley's books and my mother would take my brother and I to the library to check out those we didn't have.
Pretty complex
I bought this book for my 9 year old step-daughter. She loves art and drawing. I also got the Ed Emberley book of animals, which is great. This book seems cluttered and the drawings are much more difficult. The reading level says 9-12, but I'd say its the upper end of that range.

Purple Pirates!
Another great Emberley book teaching how to draw by using simple geometric shapes to build anything from pandas, poodles, robots or even intricately detailed pirate ships. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Drawing    2. Art - Techniques    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Drawing    6. Emberley, Ed    7. Juvenile Fine Arts    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Technique    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Drawing   

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Setting Up A Painting Center in Garage or Classroom is a must ....this helps you design painting experiences
I teach children in South Oxnard in California K-6 holding an MFA and art certification(but I am a regular classroom teacher) and teaching from WV to LA in South Central, to Salinas Valley and at Warner in the San Diego Mountains servicing an Indian community for 22 years of my life. I provide this as basis for insisting that children fundamentally need to paint as early as you can get them goingand well into their teens. It really should be a fundamental part of their program. That said, this book is extremely useful to all parents and teachers that need starting places. It discusses painting with copious illustrations and child works to open you to application within your own environment. As much as I use art, which is daily, I still respected very much the professional content, samples and unraveling of building a successful painting experience. Right now I'm on summer break anticipating a new year. Usually this means starting my first grade in the painting center and thinking of those first of year "self-portraits"...sure enough I open the beginning of the text to a rich variety of work that is self portrait related and is also figurative.You know,m we always start with self... So I read this section and I come upon a photo of a 20 month old with her brush on newspapers putting blue paint all over the floor. One day 15 years ago I came home to much the same scene when my mom had my 9 month old exploring line with black paint in her high chair. She was so involved my arrival was unnoticed. This book captures these kinds of connections paint makes. Myself as artist I think paint is a Holy experience. It is so connected to thought, emotion, viseral primordial places....if only we could bottle it and sell it. Oh, we can and we can use this text to guide a way of using painting with children. The vocabulary of painting, line,contour, training our looking, seeing, texture, shape(form), color, composition, vision aesthetics...more are described, made visual, broken down in reasonable ways. I really was so delighted to find the book and this next year it will be an very major part of what I do in the classroom painting with the children and in my dialogs with other instructors at my site.

What a goldmine!
This is one of the most practical and teacher-friendly books I have ever purchased.I teach art at an elementary school and my students have loved using the techniques and projects from this book!Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Child artists    3. Education / Teaching    4. Elementary    5. Elementary School Creative And Manual Arts    6. Painting    7. Study & Teaching    8. Study and teaching (Elementary    9. Study and teaching (Elementary)    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    11. Techniques - Painting    12. United States    13. Art techniques, equipment & materials    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Art / Painting    15. RELIGION - RELIGION GEN TRD HC    16. Teaching of a specific subject   

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Nudity?
It's nothing your kid hasn't seen before. My niece, she's thrilled there are other people who run around nakie, just like she (and most toddlers) prefers to do.

Nudity Not Appropriate for My Infant Son
I love all 5 of the books in this series, but I just returned this one with the Matisse artwork.
Very Cute
Just the thing if you want to spend some time reading something that is both cute and educational! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1869-1954    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Artists    4. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    5. Children: Babies & Toddlers    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Matisse, Henri,    9. Stories in rhyme    10. Artists, designers, photographers    11. Board books    12. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture    13. Matisse, Henri   

Subjects:  1. Appreciation    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Children's All Ages    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Fine Arts    9. Juvenile literature    10. Painting    11. Themes, motives    12. Juvenile Fiction / General    13. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

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Great inspiration for young artists.
The easy to follow steps have truly inspired my 7 year old. He's been drawing nonstop since we bought the book. The incredible images have helped him learn to add details to his drawings. He is a Deltora fan but I would recommend this book for any dragon and monster lover. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Drawing    2. Art - Techniques    3. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Science Fiction    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Drawing    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Monsters in art    10. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    11. Technique    12. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

Subjects:  1. Art - General    2. Art - Techniques    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Drawing    6. Juvenile Fine Arts    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Painting    10. Technique   

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Read for Thrills!
This book is filled with wonderful, artistic photos.Galembo's collection thrills anyone interested in costumes and vintage Halloween.

AMAZING!!!
If you have ANY feel for Halloween, BUY this book! It is THAT good! It will remind you of your childhood and the magic that flew through the air on Halloween. HIGHLY reccomended! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - General    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Costume    5. Crafts & Hobbies - General    6. Customs & Traditions    7. Halloween    8. Halloween costumes    9. History    10. Holidays (non religious)    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Photoessays & Documentaries    13. Pictorial works    14. Sociology    15. 20th century    16. Crafts & Hobbies / Seasonal    17. Customs    18. Handicrafts    19. USA   

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inspiring
inspiring book that illustrates the beauty within all, hope for an endangered species, connection between humans, animals, and our planet. Proceeds of the book benefit this innovation collaboration- I plan to purchase gift copies for birthdays, holidays.. really wonderful book for all ages. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Elephants    2. Animals as artists    3. Art - Painting    4. Asiatic elephant    5. Behavior    6. Children's 9-12 - Animals/Pets    7. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    8. Children: Grades 1-2    9. Children: Kindergarten    10. Juvenile Fine Arts    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Mammals    14. School & Education    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Elephants   

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Great Book!
I really enjoyed this book. Its an interesting read about the effect of WWII on world fashion and also a helpful resorce guide to fashion and trends of the era. I must for any vintage clothing collector or swing kid!

An excellent and outstanding source of concise information
I borrowed this book along with the other volumes (1940 to 1970 )from my library.This was exactly what I need for my assignment of different body types and the power of non verbal communication. It was very interestingand would recommend buying. This book was outstanding!

Good for adults too!
I thought this book was well written, even if it is supposedly for kids.It was full of information, pictures, and interesting trivia.As a free-lance writer and researcher of the Twenties, it's a good book to have in one's personal library! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Beauty & Grooming - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Clothing and dress    6. Costume    7. History    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Issues - General    11. Social Science (General) (Young Adult)    12. Dress & costume    13. c 1960 to c 1970   

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Perfect for Children
Very pleased with this How to Draw Book. Our Grandchildren--ages 5 and 7--- sat down and immediately started drawing people from the book. I was amazed! Easy directions for them to understand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art - Drawing    2. Children's 4-8 - Art & Art Instruction    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction