Painting and Decorating Furniture
Painting and Decorating Furniture shows how to breathe new life and color into your old wood, metal or plastic laminate cabinets, desks, dressers, tables chairs and cushions. If you have never put paint brush to furniture, don't worry. The author has tailored projects to all skill levels and guides you through basic painting, staining, varnishing and stripping techniques. With this book as a guide, even the most artistically challenged will achieve stunning results. Materials include the latest in durable, safe, easy-clean-up, water-based paints and finishes. All steps are simply explained and accompanied by clear photographs. Projects combine popular treatments such as sponging, dragging and smooshing with block printing, metallic leafing, crackled varnish, antiquing, decoupage and other fine art and furniture finishes. Simplified demonstrations let you beautify furniture with freehand, decorative and folk painting. Stenciling and other projects include patterns. The adventurous will find treatments featuring mosaic, tile and some delightful surprises.
Herman Miller
A study of the contributions of the Herman Miller Inc. company to the history of twentieth-century design examines their iconic examples of modern furniture and their innovative approaches to office systems and furniture in the workplace.
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Aesop's Fables
This collection of more than 60 of Aesop's fables includes The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy who Cried Wolf, and The Lion and the Mouse. Color illustrations accompany the text. Named a Year 2000 Notable Book by the New York Times, and one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly.
Aesop's Fables
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Toys (DVD)
Robin Williams stars in this surreal antiwar fantasy directed by Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN, DINER). Williams plays Leslie Zevo, the son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister, Alsatia (Joan Cusack,) grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations in the fantastic factory that he built. When their father dies, the children find that he has left his beloved business in the hands of his brother, a warmonger general (Michael Gambon), thinking that despite his children's love of the company, they don't have minds for business. Unable to disregard his military sensibilities, the general embarks on his own secret project in an effort to make toys that fulfill his confrontational nature, developing video games for children that actually control live weapons. Upon discovering their uncle's diabolical plan, Leslie and Alsatia set out to stop the general in his tracks and save their father's dream factory from manufacturing lethal weapons. Levinson's interesting social commentary...
Toys (DVD)
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This Is the House That Jack Built
This picture-book version of the classic children's rhyme features colorful mixed-media illustrations and a hand-lettered text.
This Is the House That Jack Built
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Spacebusters the Race to the Moon
The US pledged to send a man to the Moon before the end of the 1960s.
Here is the story of that race against time.
The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail.
Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin.
Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned.
Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started.
Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong...
Spacebusters the Race to the Moon
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Spacebusters the Race to the Moon
The US pledged to send a man to the Moon before the end of the 1960s.
Here is the story of that race against time.
The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail.
Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin.
Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned.
Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started.
Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong...
Spacebusters the Race to the Moon
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