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100 Screen Free Ways to Beat Boredom!

Kris Hirschmann - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

There's a whole great big world outside - so unplug and let's get out there! This book will help free you and your kids from the tyranny of the screen with 100 ways to beat the "I'm Bored" monster. You don't need lots of special materials, expensive toys, or planning...
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2017

Terry Kovel - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book

The 49th edition of Kovels', the leading antiques price guide, includes 25,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels' is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available, from the most trusted name in the industry. It features exceptionally...
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51 Things To Make With Egg Cartons

Fiona Hayes - QEB Publishing
Format: Print book

51 Things to Make with Egg Cartons, transforms unwanted egg cartons into dinosaurs, monsters, ocean life, and much more. Perfect activities for parents and children to create together, the 51 projects feature a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials, colors, and styles for a range of ages.
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Scrap Quilt Secrets: 6 Design Techniques for Knockout Results

Diane D Knott - C&T Publishing
Format: Print book

Turn your scrappy mess into a quilting success! Armed with the easy-to-use S.C.R.A.P.S. system (style, contrast, repetition, accent color, palette, and selvages) , you'll sew extraordinary quilts from every last bit of the fabric you love -- even the tiniest scraps. Personalize 16 beginner-friendly...
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Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life: Because You Can't Go Naked

George Brescia - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

Open the door to harmonious, powerful, and positive dressing with a guide that's like The Secret - for your wardrobe. In this groundbreaking how-to book, style expert George Brescia shows you how to transform yourself from the inside out.More than a style guide, this revolutionary book...
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Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About the Science of Healthy Eating?

David Raubenheimer - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Our evolutionary ancestors once possessed the ability to intuit what food their bodies needed, in what proportions, and ate the right things in the proper amounts - effortlessly balanced. When and why did we lose this ability, and how can we get it back? David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson...
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Draw Your Own Nature Zendoodles (Draw Your Own Zendoodles)

Abby Huff - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Stroll through the natural world with zendoodling! Following easy step-by-step instructions, learn how to take simple lines and shapes and transform them into intricate dainty daisies, frilly feathers, twisty trees, and more. With extra tips, tricks, and craft ideas, young artists of every...
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Design Mom: How to Live with Kids: A Room-by-Room Guide

Gabrielle Stanley Blair - Artisan Publishers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she's believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family's story. In this,...
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Handcrafted Christmas: Ornaments, Decorations, and Cookie Recipes to Make at Home

Susan Waggoner - Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Hardcover

Fans of nostalgia can craft their way through the holiday season with this newest volume by popular Christmas author Susan Waggoner. The 40 easy projects range from charming punched-tin votive holders, to Russian teacakes for holiday parties, to your very own edible gingerbread house (complete...
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Scrap Paper Art

Susie Brooks - Powerkids Pr
Format: Library Binding

Newspaper, scraps of wrapping paper, and old envelopes are all items that can be used to create beautiful works of art. This fun book teaches readers to get creative and make projects out of supplies that might otherwise end up in the trash or recycling. Using scrap paper, young artists...
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