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Par Nicholas Fox Weber. 2009
Traces the lives of six prominent figures in the German Bauhaus group, which flourished between 1919 and 1933: architects Walter…
Gropius and Mies van der Rohe; painters Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Josef Albers; and textile designer Anni Albers. Discusses their artistic ideals and their tumultuous, intersecting private lives. 2009Par Madeline Goold. 2009
Piano lover recounts her purchase of an 1807 Broadmoor square piano with an intact serial number and her interest in…
its provenance. Depicts the lives of London piano-maker John Broadmoor and the original buyer, John Langshaw, and discusses piano manufacturing and distribution in nineteenth-century society. 2008Par Allison Hoover Bartlett. 2009
Journalist investigates famed rare-book thief John Gilkey to uncover his motivation for stealing exquisite literature. Retraces the cat-and-mouse game Gilkey…
played with Ken Sanders, security chair of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 2009Par 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. 2008Par 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. 2010Par Peter L. Storck. 2004
Archaeologist's autobiographical account of fieldwork in Ontario that revealed early human settlements near the Great Lakes. Senior curator of the…
Royal Ontario Museum discusses his thirty-year career, including his study of stone-knapping techniques and painstaking work uncovering and correlating artifacts, and describes the challenges Paleo-Indians faced 11,500 years ago. 2004Par 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. 2010Par 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. 2008Par Cheryl Bardoe. 2010
Discusses what scientists have learned from the 2007 discovery in Siberia of a frozen baby woolly mammoth given the name…
Lyuba. Explains how research on fossil tusks, teeth, and droppings reveals differences between mammoths, mastodons, and modern elephants. For grades 4-7. 2010Par 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. 2006Par Caroline Arnold, Laurie A. Caple. 2009
Discusses fossil evidence and scientific discoveries in Alaska, Canada, Siberia, Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia showing that dinosaurs lived…
not just in warm, tropical places but also in the cold and seasonally dark environments of the polar circles. For grades 3-6. 2009Par 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. 1999Par 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. 2010Par 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. 2008Par 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. 1993Par 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. 2008Par Christopher Sloan. 2008
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008Par 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. 2009Par 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. 2009Par 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. 2009