“Whether sublimely happy or ridiculously goofy, Christelow’s expressive monkeys pack a lot of appeal.”—School Library Journal, starred review
“NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED!” A sure-fire hit at story hour, this rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumpers bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. Wonderful pencil and watercolor illustrations capture both the glee and the pratfalls of those misbehaving monkeys.
Exciting activities / Teaches pre-reading & math skills / Bursting with fun / Puzzles, drawing, coloring, movies, jokes, & riddles / Keeps kids motivated # This “kids only" clubhouse is built for fun! Explore the exciting activities behind each door for learning and more! Pencil-Pal Kindergarten teaches important pre-reading and math skills, including: letters, numbers, patterns, rhyming, letter and number sequencing, and more.
Did you know that glass never wears out and that it can be recycled forever? Did you know that the entire year's crop from one cocoa tree is needed to make 450g of chocolate? See How It's Made provides all this information and much, much, more. Taking you right into the factory so you can smell the roasting cocoa beans, see molten glass blown into shape, and find out what's inside a pencil sandwich, See How It's Made is an exciting visual tour that follows the manufacture of a variety of everyday items from start to finish.
Manga Fantasy Madness: Over 50 Basic Lessons for Drawing Warriors, Wizards, Monsters and more
The perfect guide for manga fans, as well as anyone looking to explore the world's most popular art style, "Manga Fantasy Madness" provides essential instruction for drawing a wide variety of fantasy characters and settings. It features over 50 easy-to-follow dynamic demonstrations using pencil, coloured pencil and markers, and includes hundreds of action-packed illustrations of popular manga fantasy characters - knights, wizards, elves, princesses and more - for easy reference and idea generation. The guide shares added instruction on shapes and 3-D forms, as well as shading,
Art Through Childrens Literature: Creative Art Lessons for Caldecott Books
The award-winning illustrations of 57 Caldecott Books (1938-1994) have inspired a multitude of lessons that guide students in creating art with similar qualities. Focusing on such principles and elements as line, color, texture, shape, value, and space, these classroom-tested projects have step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and detailed illustrations for teachers who have little or no art training. Various art media are explored, including pencil, crayon, marker, colored pencil, chalk, stencils, collage, watercolor, tempera, color mixing, and printmaking. These projects use limited materials so they're great for the classroom as well as the art room.
