"50 Robots to draw and paint" contains step-by-step demonstrations for drawing and painting 50 fantasy-art robots, as well as innovative suggestions for adapting and modifying designs. It covers a wide range of stylistic approaches, from efficient minimal designs and eccentric Victorian clockwork mechanisms to merciless war droids and super-clean service bots. It also features advice from professional artists for finding inspiration, rendering details and making the most of all the most popular media, and includes 10 super-simple designs to complement the more complex approaches.

Childhood is a stage in the process of that continual remanufacture of the Life Stuff by which the human race is perpetuated. The Life Force either will not or cannot achieve immortality except in very low organisms: indeed it is by no means ascertained that even the amoeba is immortal. Human beings visibly wear out, though they last longer than their friends the dogs. Turtles, parrots, and elephants are believed to be capable of outliving the memory of the oldest human inhabitant. But the fact that new ones are born conclusively proves that they are not immortal.

This comprehensive guide gives readers the instruction they need to build the ideal entertainment center for any home, any space. Readers will learn to: -Assess the space available for the entertainment center -Install built-in cabinetry -Determine how many electrical components the unit will house -Create chases for wires and cabinets -Match a furniture style with their home style -Select the best material for the project -Make the best use of specialty hardware -And more!
Featuring color photos and ten step-by-step projects.

Young children--how they experience the world, interact with each other, pose questions, and construct knowledge--form the basis for this insightful examination of early childhood science education. Eleanor Duckworth talks about children "having wonderful ideas," and how constructivist education creates the context in which children can act on them. In the third edition, the authors have emphasized that children have wonderful ideas together, through collaboration. This emphasis on social constructivism incorporates the ideas of Vygotsky and others who clarify the social and cultural context...

Night Photography: Finding your way in the dark

Night photographers have one big thing in common: a true love of the dark. Rather than looking at night photography as an extension of daytime shooting with added complications, they embrace the unique challenges of nocturnal photography for the tremendous wealth of creative opportunities it offers. That's just what this book does. But if the idea of setting out into the deep, dark night with just your camera (and maybe a cup of coffee) gets your creative juices flowing, dive right in.