English Toy Spaniel Champions,1952-1982

Book Description

Get ready to look at books in a whole new way! These unique projects consist of far more than paper stitched between cardboard covers. Instead, they showcase a host of fabulous features and magically unfold like a map, contain cards that slip into pockets, include pop-ups perfect for celebrating all types of occasions, and tell stories on a scroll. There's even one that unrolls like a movie. And kids will really enjoy choosing the style that's just right for what they want to say and do--so their message will come through loud and clear. Gwen Diehn, whose work critics have called "remarkably creative and inspiring"* and "outstanding,"** makes crafting easy with her superb explanations of tools and techniques.

"What is wonderful about this title is the author's ability to interest and convince readers that they, too, can become creators....Great ideas for inspiring projects."--School Library Journal

*From Library Journal, for Simple Printmaking
*From Booklist, for Nature Crafts for Kids

Customer Reviews:

Great for teaching children.......2006-08-26

I recently purchased this book and have found it to be a terrific resource for teaching children how to make beautiful books.The instructions and diagrams are easy to follow and very clear. My favourite is the T.V. book. The children in my class had a blast making these books.

Good Reference.......2006-08-20

Good ideas for books to make with kids, and also some basic ideas to further explore in more complex books.

Great Book for Kids.......2006-06-04

I used several ideas in this book to teach an afterschool bookmaking class for K-3rd graders. The books are eye-catching and pretty simple to make, although I did a bit of prep work for the kids.

It was really wonderful to see how much the children loved their projects. They were extremely creative and innovative too, every child made the book their own by doing something interesting or different with the materials provided. This is in stark contrast to several adult bookmaking classes I've taken, where the adult students want to recreate the teacher's book EXACTLY.

Anyway, I highly recommend this book to anyone is willing to spend some time making books with kids. Children older than 4th grade MIGHT be able to use this book independently, depending on their experience and motivation.

Regardless, I think this book is wonderful for showing kids just how fascinating and rewarding it can be to make their very own books.

Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, And Turn: Books for Kids to Make

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Great Fun and an Incentive to Write
Lots of FUN!!
Impressive
Fun book
A kid again

Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, And Turn: Books for Kids to Make
Gwen Diehn
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579900232

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Great Fun and an Incentive to Write.......2005-09-30

I have used this book in my writing workshops, and the parents quickly became involved right along with their children.

The book models range from extremely simple to complex. We often began with the Traveling Museum because this book requires only a single sheet of paper and scissors. The children enjoyed folding and unfolding it and trying to figure out where to begin their writing. The Exquisite Corpse model is more complicated, more fun, and even more appealing to the children's imaginations.

One aspect I really appreciate is the examples of books children had made. The books look as if they have been made by children and not a stylist. Perfect examples would have discouraged some of my younger students when their own books did not turn out exactly the way they expected.

The pages of Making Books also contains interesting examples and historical information about books and bookmaking. The hardcover book itself is bound with a transparent spine.

If you have childre who do not enjoy writing, try making books with them. The blank pages may inspire them to put words on paper, and you will enjoy the process of bookmaking as much as they will. Great project for a snowy or rainy day.

Lots of FUN!!.......2005-02-22

This is a lot of fun for kids or adults. The instructions are step by step and are clearly written. They're also augmented by line drawing of how to do the folds and where to cut. Pictures of finished books are also shown so you can see how it should turn out. There are pictures of kids making these crafts throughout the book which makes it kid friendly. There are also ideas on themes for the books so it's a little more than just about the mechanics of folding but also ideas on content. The gypsy wagon for example has little cards that you put into each of the folds so she has you write a story in the cards first - by the end you have a really cool folding book that is interactive and tells a story. As I mentioned, this is great for kids of all ages (like me at 36 years young). I'm planning on making some booklets to incorporate into altered books and journals.

Impressive .......2004-08-01

I enjoy arts and crafts and have ever since I was a kid. My mother was a working artist with an MA in studio arts and art education, and she had a genius for running a three ring circus in her own art classes. At any one time she could have up to two or three projects going for anything from K-12, college classes, private lessons, and special ed groups. Although she didn't actually teach me "art" her example, and encouragement, and the availability of almost every conceivable art material at home gave me an opportunity to try almost every medium. Ms Diehn is probably one of the few authors on arts and crafts that even remotely compares with my mother's influence.

Making Books that Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, & Turn is a marvelous example of a how-to book that not only gives one ideas but encourages one to come up with them on ones own as well. It's exuberance also encourages the learner to "go ahead and try it!" It combines information on how to do it, with history on the evolution of books and book art. The author gives simple instructions that any person who can read can understand and illustrations that are understandable enough that the pre-literate individual may put the instructions to work with only a little help.

More than anything the author has instilled a sense that art is a process, a fun process; it is what artists do. Like most processes, art is also something one experiences; it's a feeling. Like my mother, she shows that there are no real "rules" about what makes something a work of art; when one gets right down to it, art is just as the old hackneyed phrase has it, "just what you like." There is probably nothing worse than an art teacher who disparages the creativity of the students in her charge. I have friends who refuse to do anything remotely artistic because they had an art teacher that "thought anything less than Rembrandt was a waste of time!" as one of my former roommates said. How sad. In Ms. Diehn I find an artist like my mother, who had a lovely collection of student art, someone who loves the process and is able to convey her passion to the reader.

I hope to make several of the ingenious little books Ms Diehn illustrates for Christmas gifts for my friends. We've all got pretty much all we want by way of material goods-and anything they might like and don't have I probably couldn't afford anyway!-so these charming books will permit me to give them something of sentimental value. We've shared a lot of years together and what better way to preserve the memories!

An impressive little art book.

Fun book.......2003-09-04

This book was written for younger readers, but I will find it very useful for my rubberstamping projects. I was glad to find easy to follow instructions for many kinds of books all in one book. Now I won't have to search through my magazines and printouts to find instructions for a project.

The books are fun and easy to do, but the results are impressive.

A kid again.......2003-05-20

While this book is written for young people, these projects can easily translate into adult projects. The book includes some fundamental book making but also takes you, step-by-step, to more complex design, stitchery and concepts as you go from chapter to chapter. The coptic stitch is woven into pages 28-30 so subtly that you may not immediately realize its intricacy. What is fascinating about Books that Fly is its imagination and introduction to the wonder of books. It takes the reader on a magic tour of books.

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Making Books That Fly, Fold, Wrap, Hide, Pop Up, Twist, And Turn: Books for Kids to Make
Gwen Diehn
Manufacturer: Sterling 1999
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MCM7JI

Book Description

Bountiful bouquet of beautiful sticker illustrations reproduced from rare Victorian-era chromolithographs. Choose from charming depictions of roses as single blossoms, in bouquets, with messages, and more. Simply peel and apply to add nostalgic charm to cards, letters, packages, giftwrap, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent for scrapbooking and card making.......2006-07-23

You cant find these in the craft or books stores where im at and they are precious when you need to add that special touch..very well done prints.vivid color.easy to use..for card making ,scrapbooking,decoupage..and for any age..all you need is your imagination...I have quite a few of these books now since I no how wonderful and well made they are..and ill get more..B.W.

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Old-fashioned and David Austin Roses
Barbara Lea Taylor
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1552978818

Book Description

A gardener-friendly guide to growing roses.

Old-fashioned roses are cherished by gardeners for their timeless beauty, strong fragrance and fascinating history. Growing these roses -- along with their hybrids -- offers gardeners an opportunity to bring history to life. It is enormously gratifying to know that the roses blooming in one's garden were first cultivated by the Empress Josephine or were originally used to cover Cleopatra's bed.

Old-fashioned and David Austin Roses communicates the pure romance of old fashioned roses while demystifying the process of growing them. Contents include:

History
Once-flowering old roses
Repeat-flowering old roses
David Austin roses
Cultivation
Landscaping with old roses
Diversions: making rose oil, syrup and more

Each section of the book is organized by species and near hybrids. A concise history introduces the cultivars along with a short description that includes date of origin, growing requirements and interesting historical facts. Straightforward advice for planning and growing includes practical tips for feeding, watering, mulching, deadheading, cutting, pruning and minimizing the effects of pests, diseases and cold weather.

There are landscaping instructions for borders and beds, containers, groundcover, rose shrubs, hedges, the woodland garden and climbers. Finally, a rose cookbook includes recipes for creating such ancient concoctions as rose oil/perfume, rose and rhubarb syrup and rose brandy.

Old-fashioned and David Austin Roses is an accessible and essential reference for novice and experienced gardeners.

Fifty Easy Old-Fashioned Roses, Climbers, and Vines

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Fifty Easy Old-Fashioned Roses, Climbers, and Vines
Anne M. Zeman
Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0805039791

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Garland of Old Fashioned Roses
E. Clinton; Musgrove, Chas. H. Keithley
Manufacturer: Forster Music Pub.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LCJRJW

Growing Old-Fashioned Roses (Cassell Good Gardening Guides)

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Growing Old-Fashioned Roses (Cassell Good Gardening Guides)
Barbara Lea Taylor
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0304348503

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A book about roses or the rose line?
Lovely book
A heritage book
Heritage Roses & Old Fashioned Crafts
The watercolour plates of the old roses rival Redoute

Heritage Roses and Old Fashioned Crafts
Elizabeth Culpeper
Manufacturer: Kangaroo Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Customer Reviews:

A book about roses or the rose line?.......2006-05-22

There is something a bit unusual about this book.
Under the section, Special Interest Pot Pourris, there are pot pourri recipes, but they seem to be telling us more about Mary Magdalene in coded form than about flower mixes.
My copy is dated 1988. That is eighteen years before the Da Vinci Code was written. Maybe the 'code' is in the roses afterall?

Lovely book.......2006-04-07

This is a really lovely book to relax with. I love old roses and was pleased to find this one. Roses don't date and nor will this book.

A heritage book.......2004-10-17

What a fun book. The roses are described in a personal way that makes them interesting to me. I have learnt to love heritage roses because of this book. Watercolor plates of the roses are superb.

Heritage Roses & Old Fashioned Crafts.......2002-06-20

Informative, interesting and entertaining. A lot of information about the old roses and a 'How-to' regarding pot pourri and other rose crafts. Beautiful watercolour plates of twelve of the old roses. Delish!

The watercolour plates of the old roses rival Redoute.......1998-11-05

'Heritage Roses & Old Fashioned Crafts' is a charming, witty book written in the style of Jane Austen. It relates the history behind the name of the rose. The medieval crafts are delightful. The watercolour plates of the roses rivals Redoute. A true rose classic!

Little Women, Jo's Boys, Eight Cousins, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Rose in Bloom 6vol.set

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Little Women, Jo's Boys, Eight Cousins, An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Rose in Bloom 6vol.set
Louisa M. Alcott
Manufacturer: P.F. Collier & Son
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LU1LD4

Louisa May Alcott Vintage Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Jack and Jill, Old Fashioned Girl, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs (7-Volumes)

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Louisa May Alcott Vintage Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins, Jack and Jill, Old Fashioned Girl, Rose in Bloom, Under the Lilacs (7-Volumes)
Louisa May Alcott
Manufacturer: Little, Brown
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description

Published around 1910, Little Brown produced these lovely hardcovers with engraving and generous gold gilt embellishments. Illustrated with endpapers, six volumes are chocolate brown, the seventh is deep blue.

Book Description

Loving Lefties is the first ever guide to address all the issues pertinent to left-handedness: the biology, the physiology, and the psychological and practical effects of being a left-handed child. An essential aid for parents, teachers, and professionals, it covers the history and mythology of the left-handed brain, and offers sound advice on:

• recognizing left-handedness in a child

• making your child's home and school lefty-friendly

• giving your child appropriate direction and encouragement

• identifying the advantages of being left-handed

• helping your child learn the skills his right-handed parents, instructors, and siblings consider basic.

Filled with resource lists, guidelines, quick tips, answers to frequently asked questions, case studies, and anecdotes, Loving Lefties is the essential guide for raising a happy, healthy southpaw.

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For a left-handed child in a right-friendly world, tasks that should come easily can seem confusing and frustrating. Parents of the more than 400,000 lefties born annually in the United States have had no resource that deals seriously with the learning difficulties their children face -- until now. Loving Lefties is the first ever guide to address all the issues pertinent to left-handedness: the biology, the physiology, and the psychological and practical effects of being a left-handed child. An essential aid for parents, teachers, and professionals, it covers the history and mythology of the left-handed brain, and offers sound advice on: • recognizing left-handedness in a child • making your child's home and school lefty-friendly • giving your child appropriate direction and encouragement • identifying the advantages of being left-handed • helping your child learn the skills his right-handed parents, instructors, and siblings consider basic. Filled with resource lists, guidelines, quick tips, answers to frequently asked questions, case studies, and anecdotes, Loving Lefties is the essential guide for raising a happy, healthy southpaw.

Customer Reviews:

I wanted to call the publishers.......2004-09-26

Obviously, anything can get published nowadays. I wouldn't want to be rude to the author, and I didn't find anything wrong with her writing. If you want to know how to raise a left-handed child in a right-handed world, I'll save you the money here. Just raise him/her like any other child. It has nothing to do with what hand is dominant. Seriously, I think the self-help books are getting a bit carried away, now. I'm left-handed myself, but there were a lot of things that didn't necessarily apply to me. I can't see any reason why you would need a book like this. It's all stuff you've already heard. I'm calling her publishers to see if they'll publish my book on the proper way to inhale when you exhale without hurting your child's self-esteem.

Waste of time and money.......2003-02-02

To be honest, this book was pretty badly written. The author seems to have trouble leading the reader from one sentence to the next. Also, the information presented in the book are not very useful for someone who just has SOME form of access to general reading material like news, magazine and internet articles. All the book does is telling us the obvious in a different way. I don't learn anything new from reading this book. If you are totally clueless about lefties, you may learn something. Otherwise, don't buy this book. It's a waste of your time and money.

An Unexpected Pleasure.......2001-12-11

An unexpected pleasure, that's the only way I can describe this book. Initially, I purchased "Loving Lefties" for a friend who has had a lifelong interest in her left-handedness. It was not something I would have chosen to read, even if I was left-handed, but when I began paging through it, I found, to my surprise, that it is very well written, quite entertaining, and informative. Rather than overwhelming the reader with an endless spate of technical jargon, or writing down to her audience as is too often done, Ms. Healey (or her "writer," a Grant Jarrett? whom she aptly praises in the book's acknowledgements) draws the reader in and educates in a tone and language that keeps you reading and learning about an unexpectedly intriguing topic. I couldn't be more enthusiastic about this book.

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