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Diggin' Dirt: Science Adventures with Kitanai the Origami Dog

Thomas Kingsley Troupe · Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Kitanai the origami dog is new to this strange place called a garden. His papery feet are filthy, but he has no idea what dirt is. Follow Kitanais trail as he goes diggin in dirt and learns all about soil.,
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Wonderfully whimsical quilts : 10 playful projects to make you smile

Carol Burniston · C & T
Pages: 48
Format: Book

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Fab Fashions You Can Make and Share

Mari Bolte · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

Sleepover Girl Delaney volunteers to help with a fashion show fund-raiser for a local animal shelter. Follow these fun and creative crafts ideas to make fashion-forward projects for your own personal runway.
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How to Paint with Watercolours: Mastering the Use of Water Paints with Step-by-Step Techniques and Projects, in Over 200 Photographs

Hazel Harrison · Lorenz Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

A step-by-step course in a popular painting medium, with advice for beginner and inspiration for more experienced artists. Practical projects help you refine your skills, and examples by contemporary artists show different approaches.
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Debbie Mumm's I Care with Quilts

Debbie Mumm · Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback

The most giving and caring women on the planet are quilt makers. This book by artist and designer Debbie Mumm focuses on quilts and projects that communicate a message of caring through their design, color choices or concepts. Whether it's to support a cause or charity that's near...
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson · Crown Publishers,
Pages: 430
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York,...
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Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids

Todd Davis · Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

Skate ramps, zip lines, go-carts, and more! In this super-fun book, Todd Davisextreme sports athlete and host of HGTV's Over Your Headpresents 25 awesome projects for dads to build with their kids. Busy dads can choose projects that range from simple to challenging and take anywhere...
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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson · Harper
Format: Hardcover

When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloIquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable...
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Identifying Gems & Precious Stones (Identifying : the New Compact Study Guide and Identifier)

Cally Hall · Book Sales
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

Great book!
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Living with a Chihuahua: Book with Bonus DVD

Margaret Greening · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 127
Format: Hardcover

This alert little canine is unfailingly loyal to its masters, but usually does not socialize well with other dog breeds. This book offers detailed information on the Chihuahua. The Living with a Pet series is focused to help inexperienced owners and prospective owners who are thinking about...
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10 Cool Things about Being a Ring Bearer

Penelope C. Paine · Paper Publishing Company
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Intended for ages 4 to 8. This book depicts the responsibility and the honour in being a ring bearer.
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Creating Thanksgiving Crafts

Dana Meachen Rau · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension,...
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How to Make Balloon Animals

Megan Atwood · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Presents step-by-step instructions about how to twist balloon animals and other shapes, including swords, fish, and dogs.
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This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide

GENEEN ROTH · Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Inspiring, personal, and often spiritual reflections on how women can find peace, make wise choices, practice everyday joy, and step into their power from Geneen Roth - author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Women Food and God.From the beginning, Geneen Roth was told she was too sensitive,...
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The Little Witch's Black Magic Book of Disguises

Linda Glovach · Starstream
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Directions for making such disguises as Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, a ski accident, and various holiday costumes requiring inexpensive materials and no sewing.
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