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The Kids' Building Workshop: 15 Woodworking Projects for Kids and Parents to Build Together

J Craig Robertson · Storey Kids
Pages: 136
Format: Book

Pass the hammer to a new generation! This kid-friendly guide covers the essentials of carpentry, including the proper way to drive a nail, the safe way to drill a hole, and the importance of measuring. You'll be amazed at how fast your miniature carpenter acquires the skills to complete...
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Sensational Patchwork Quilting

Marilynn Wiebe · Sterling/Tamos; First Hardcover Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Break out of the box…the boxy quilt that is! These thoroughly contemporary quilting patterns capitalize on the potential of uneven borders, allowing the design to flow over the edge. Key techniques for machine and hand quilting have been updated for easier working, and the comprehensive...
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Green Crafts: Become and Earth-friendly Craft Star, Step by Easy Step!

Megan Friday · Walter Foster Library
Format: Hardcover

Presents easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated instructions to construct environmentally conscious craft projects using discarded materials--such as cans newspapers cereal boxes and more--to create earth-friendly objects including fanciful tealightsTitle Green CraftsAuthor Friday MeganPublisher...
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Make Your Bed: Quilted Bed Runners, Pillows, and More to Suit Your Style

Leslee Evans · That Patchwork Place
Format: Print book

Discover nine gorgeous sets of bed runners with coordinating projects such as pillows, shams, and embellished sheets. Specially designed to drape across the foot of the bed, each stunning bed runner offers a quick and beautiful way to decorate.Includes many two-sided designs for added versatility--change...
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You: Being Beautiful - The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty

Michael F. Roizen · Free Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans -- all those things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse)...
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Celebrate Day of the Dead With Paper Crafts

Randel McGee · Enslow Elementary
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Create your own skeleton figures! Skeletons, skulls, and marigolds are important symbols of Day of the Dead. Follow storyteller Randel McGee as he explores Day of the Dead in CELEBRATE DAY OF THE DEAD WITH PAPER CRAFTS. Learn to make a skull mask, a skeleton candy basket, fancy cut-paper...
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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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Chilton's Truck & Van Repair Manual, 1971-1978 - Collector's Edition

Chilton Book Company. Automotive Book Department. · Chilton
Pages: 1360
Format: Hardcover

Chilton's Perennial Edition Service Manuals contain repair and maintenance information for all major systems that may not be available elsewhere. They include repair and overhaul procedures, thousands of illustrations, and troubleshooting. This 1978 Truck & Van Manual offers a wide...
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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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How to Draw

Dk. · DK Children
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

A children's step-by-step guide to drawing that is practical, inspirational, educational, and fun. Beginning with simple skill instruction and building to more challenging projects, it is packed with practical activities and techniques, including how to draw lines, shade, sketch, and trace....
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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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Draw, Paint, Sparkle: Creative Projects from an Elementary Art Teacher

Patty Palmer · Roost Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

25 kid-tested lessons in drawing and painting - perfect for children ages 5 to 10 Encourage and empower kids to make art! The 25 art lessons in this book present step-by-step drawing instructions paired with a range of painting techniques and styles for endless creative exploration. Designed...
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75 Floral Blocks to Crochet: Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match for Afghans, Throws, Baby Blankets, and More

Betty Barnden · St. Martin's Griffin; Original edition
Format: Book

Bring the beauty of the garden indoors with this floral themed collection  75 Floral Blocks to Crochet is a charming collection of square, triangular, diamond, and hexagonal blocks, all with a floral theme—from traditional blanket squares with petals and rosebuds to colorful...
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365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks

Simon Hugo · DK Publishing
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

Featuring a built-in activity selector and timer, visual tips from LEGO® fan builders, and more, this interactive book encourages creativity while teaching new building skills.365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. This book...
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101 Things For Kids To Do Outside

Dawn Isaac · Firefly Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Let them go outside and play! More parents are heeding the advice of specialists who urge them to do just that. By playing outside with friends, kids learn valuable interpersonal and negotiation skills and how to make decisions. Outdoor play teaches about the natural world, fosters creativity,...
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