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A splintered history of wood: belt sander races, blind woodworkers, and baseball bats
By Spike Carlsen. 2008
The author, a carpenter, celebrates the importance of wood as the basic building block of daily life. Collects facts and…
anecdotes on varieties of wood and fine woodworkers, including blind craftsmen. Describes using wood for musical instruments, sports, shelter, furniture, weapons, transportation, and occasional oddities--like an amphibious wooden Ferrari. 2008What's the big idea?: amazing science questions for curious kids
By Vicki Cobb. 2010
Explores motion, energy, and matter and the ways these three things make life possible. Discusses early scientists Copernicus, Galileo, Newton,…
and Hooke and the basic principles they discovered to explain everyday events. Includes experiments and a glossary of scientific terms. For grades 4-7. 2010The handmade marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line
By Kari Chapin. 2010
Guide to marketing handicrafts. Discusses business basics, such as record keeping and pricing. Covers selling goods online, in stores, and…
at craft shows; creating and updating a blog; and advertising in print and on the Web. Features success and failure stories by experienced artisans. 2010China: over 40 activities to experience China-- past and present (Kaleidoscope Kids)
By Debbi Michiko Florence, Debbi M. Florence. 2008
Discusses China's geography, history, and cultural traditions and presents related arts and crafts projects that make use of available materials.…
Activities include racing a dragon boat, baking Moon cakes, juggling two balls, and eating with chopsticks. For grades 3-6. 2008Wood magazine: Making great boxes
By Wood Magazine Staff. 2006
Step-by-step instructions for creating functional and decorative wooden containers. Projects include a tool chest, a letter holder, whale and bird-shaped…
boxes, and a dovetailed jewelry case. Discusses working with veneers and inlays and other shop tips. Intended for readers with a basic knowledge of woodworking skills and tools. 2006Mexico!: 40 activities to experience Mexico past & present (Kaleidoscope Kids Book)
By Susan Milord. 1999
Combines information on Mexican history and traditions with hands-on projects. Activities include stringing a toy button snake (the national symbol…
is a snake-eating eagle), preparing salsa and hot chocolate, constructing a birthday piñata, and carving an Olmec-style head from plaster of Paris. For grades 3-6. 1999The best life guide to managing diabetes and pre-diabetes
By Bob Greene, Janis Jibrin, John J. Merendino Jr.. 2009
An exercise physiologist, an endocrinologist, and a nutritionist team up to offer a practical plan for living fully with diabetes…
or prediabetes. They discuss the condition, suggest improving diet and exercise and taking appropriate medication to protect health, and provide various motivation strategies. 2009Benjamin Franklin, American genius: his life and ideas, with 21 activities (For Kids series #28)
By Brandon Marie Miller. 2010
Biography of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) highlights his self-reliance from age seventeen on and his roles as a printer, writer, scientist,…
inventor, and diplomat. Discusses his political views and work on the Declaration of Independence. Activities include craft, cooking, and science projects appropriate to Franklin's era. For grades 4-7. 2010Woodcarving (Kid crafts)
By Everett Ellenwood. 2008
Introduces basic woodcarving techniques, tools and supplies, safety tips, and seven step-by-step projects: soap boat, snowman ornament, whistle, arrowhead, name…
plaque, eagle head, and musical frog. Adult supervision required. For grades 5-8. 2008The beginner's handbook of woodcarving: with project patterns for line carving, relief carving, carving in the round, and bird carving (Dover Woodworking)
By William Johnston, Charles Beiderman. 1988
Introduces the novice to basic skills. Discusses various carving tools and explains the advantages and disadvantages of different woods. Provides…
numerous project ideas with pointers on techniques and finishes. Covers entering competitions and exhibits and forming a carving club. 1993The complete book of woodcarving: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Craft
By Everett Ellenwood. 2008
Award-winning woodcarver draws on thirty years' experience to explain his craft. Provides a short history of woodcarving, then discusses wood…
characteristics and types and the selection of tools and sharpening stones. Covers safety tips and basic to complex techniques. Includes seven step-by-step projects designed to teach various skills. 2008Diabetes meal planning made easy
By Hope S. Warshaw, Hope Warshaw. 2006
Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change eating…
habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample menus. 2006Make your own musical instruments (Do it yourself projects!)
By Anna-Marie D'Cruz. 2009
Step-by-step directions for creating eight musical instruments from readily available materials. Turn big buttons, cord, and thin cardboard into castanets;…
a plastic shopping bag and empty Pringle tubes into bongo drums; or a shoebox, wooden coat hanger, and rubber bands into a harp. Adult supervision recommended. For grades 3-6. 2009A kid's guide to making a terrarium (Gardening for Kids Ser.)
By Stephanie Bearce. 2009
Explains how to plan, create, and maintain a miniature garden under glass in your own home. Discusses making a working…
water cycle, selecting a proper container, and growing tropical plants. Encourages experimentation. For grades 3-6. 2009A kid's guide to container gardening (Gardening for Kids Ser.)
By Stephanie Bearce. 2009
Explains how to grow plants--herbs, vegetables, flowers--in pots, tubs, wooden boxes, or any other container that will hold soil. Discusses…
the advantages of these portable gardens, selecting the right plant for your climate, and keeping it growing. For grades 3-6. 2009Notes from a native son: essays on the Appalachian experience
By Garry Barker, Garry G. Barker. 1995
This book contains about 15 years worth of commentary on issues Appalachian, and according to the author his only qualification…
is that he lived and worked there all his life. For high school and adult readersSnark!, the herald angels sing: sarcasm, bitterness, and the holiday season (Snark Series)
By Lawrence Dorfman. 2011
Bah! Humbug! It's that time of year again. Time to spend too much, drink too much, eat too much, smile…
falsely, dig down deep to try and find "good cheer," battle crowds, try to find parking in over-crowded lots, ignore surly clerks, bartenders, waiters, valets, and parking lot attendants, all in the pursuit of that moment of happiness known throughout the world as--dun, dun, dun: the Holidays. Has there ever been a time more suited to tapping into snark? With commentary, jokes, and quotes regarding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's; on bad presents, worse in-laws, horrible children, and much more glorious excess. UnratedColorado day by day: family literacy activity calendar
By Colorado State Library. 2017
The Family Literacy Activity Calendar features an early literacy activity for each day of the year. Developed for families with…
toddlers and preschoolers, activities help parents and children incorporate reading, interactive learning, and fun into every day. Each month has a theme and a reading list of related books. The calendar also has literacy tips for parents, craft "recipes," and links to additional resources. For preschool-grade 2The legend of the teddy bear (Myths, Legends, Fairy and Folktales Ser.)
By Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen, Frank Murphy. 2000
Three weavers
By Joan Potter Loveless, Joan P. Loveless. 1992
The story of the friendship of three weavers, their unique relationship to wool, the spirit and history of the Taos…
art colony in 1950's New Mexico, the challenge and evolution of the creative process, their participation in craft co-ops, and the joys and sorrows of the weavers' children and grandchildren. The story spans 40 years after the arrival of the author in the family's Model A convertible to Taos, fresh out of Black Mountain College where she studied with Anni Albers