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The Lego Book

Daniel Lipkowitz · DK ADULT; Slp edition
Format: Hardcover

Reveal, explore, and celebrate the fascinating LEGO story in The LEGO Book. From its beginnings in a carpenters workshop and the development of the first plastic brick, to the groups current position as an international brand, a timeline highlights key moments in LEGO history. Fascinating...
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Look at My Book: How Kids Can Write & Illustrate Terrific Books

Loreen Leedy · Holiday House; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Brainstorm for ideas! Get started on some fascinating research! In no time at all kids can be off on a literary adventure that they can create as they go along. With the help of some spunky and humorous characters, Loreen Leedy tells kids everything they need to do to become authors, illustrators,...
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Heirloom Embroidery: Inspired Designer Projects with Beautiful Stitching Techniques

Jan Constantine · Lark Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

These 25 exquisite hand-embroidery projects are the perfect antidote to today's throwaway culture: they're meant to last and to remind us how generations before us lived - appreciating, preserving, and passing down their lovingly-stitched handiwork to families and friends. Anyone would...
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Every Day's a Holiday: Year-Round Crafting with Kids

Heidi Kenney · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

Kids love making crafts, and no one knows that better than Heidi Kenney, creator of the popular blog My Paper Crane. In this festive how-to book, Heidi shares a year's worth of classic and not-so-classic projects that the whole family will enjoy, from the National Bird Day embroidered...
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The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists: The Coolest Experiments and Projects for Science Fairs and Family Fun

Ken Denmead · Gotham
Format: Print book

Fans of the New York Times bestselling Geek Dad and The Geek Dads Guide to Weekend Fun will flock to the 3.0 version, The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists. As Ken Denmead explains, most kids lack an understanding of science and an awareness of how it influences our everyday...
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How to Build Bookcases & Bookshelves: 15 Woodworking Projects for Book Lovers

Scott Francis · Popular Woodworking Books
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback

Showcase your book collection! Do you love the smell of old books as much as you love reading them? Do books fill your home on shelves, in stacks and sometimes even in piles? For any book lover, bookcases are often the centerpieces of the home. If you take pride in your personal library,...
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Best Ever Paper Kites

Norman Schmidt · Sterling Co.
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

"These kites are truly works of art." - Library Journal. "This book's best feature are the designs for 19 kites. Each project is illustrated with a line drawing on a grid, along with a full-page, full-color photograph in which the intense hues and contrasts are highlighted,...
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Folk Style (Style series)

Mags Kandis · Interweave Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

The unique cultural patterns contained in this lively collection will inspire knitters looking for such bright, new projects as Mexican floor pillows, Shibori neck wraps, Asian cropped vests, and Peruvian tunics. Featuring fashionable items for women, children, babies, and the home, this...
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Daring Adventures in Paint: Find Your Flow, Trust Your Path, and Discover Your Authentic Voice-Techniques for Painting, Sketching, and Mixed Media

Mati Rose McDonough · Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Daring Adventures in Paint is a colorful, whimsical adventure of a book that explores inspirational paint and mixed-media techniques. Written by the well-loved artist/illustrator/blogger Mati Rose McDonough, this book's approach to making art is a bit like uncovering a hidden treasure,...
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