Polymer Clay: Creating Functional and Decorative Objects
Vessels. Purses. Clocks. Pots. Furniture. Polymer clay can be used for much more than beads and dolls! Now, artists and crafters can learn how to unleash polymer clay's functional side with this comprehensive guide. Besides covering the basics, like tools and supplies, author and artist Jacqueline Gikow teaches readers in-depth techniques for making pinch pots, bowls, coiled containers, and crocheted objects. Chapters on covering existing containers, mold-making for vessels, free-form vessels, and constructed containers each include projects that reinforce the principles explored.
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The Ultimate Human Body
Ultimate Human Body is the multimedia guide to your own insides. Discover what every part of the body is called, where it is situated, what it looks like, and how it works. Watch animations that explain hiccups, heart rate, swallowing, and more. Marvel at amazing microphotographs of blood vessels, lymph nodes, and more. A powerful learning tool as well as an entertaining multimedia experience, this disc will get under your skin!
The Sailor's Word Book: The Classic Source for Over 14,000 Nautical and Naval Terms
First published in 1867, the "Sailor's Word-Book" is an incomparable alphabetical digest of nautical terms - some 14,000 in all. It defines a huge range of common and rare words, some of which, though now antiquated or obsolete, nevertheless appear regularly in contemporary works, because it remains one of the principal sources for many of the foremost writers of maritime non-fiction and fiction of our times.
When you step into a full bathtub, you learn a lot about displacement of water. As your body sinks into the tub, the water moves out of the way. But water is also pushing up on you as you enter into it. "Why Do Ships Float?" reveals the science behind buoyancy and why objects float, even if they are large cruise or military vessels. Colorful photographs and illustrations will enthrall young readers on this voyage through science.
