Category Archives: Accessories
The Book of the Bird: Birds in Art
The Book of the Bird celebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful exotics.Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures and information on bird species. This is the perfect gift
Bob the Artist
Bob the bird is just like all his friends, apart from his skinny legs. When Bob is teased, he decides to try and change himself to fit in. But little does he know where all his efforts will lead him…This is an affirming picture book for age 3+ about the power of art and of
Art Play
Play with art like never before in this exciting new activity book from the bestselling author of the Let`s Make Some Great Art series. Marion Deuchars has created a surprising and engaging range of activities and games organised into seven sections of Drawing, Colour, Shapes, Paint, Paper, Printing and Pattern. Each section is not only
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places
From the author of the best-selling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, this jargon-free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture and interiors. Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensable guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed
Nordic Wilderness: A Colouring Book
Untouched nature, deep blue fjords, impenetrable forests, rugged cliffs, wolves, owls and bears – journey into the wild landscape of the Nordic Wilderness with this new colouring book by artist Claire Scully. Discover the species that populate the region and bring the wild beauty of the North to life with your own colours. With some
Push, Pull, Empty, Full: Draw & Discover
Bear, Duck and Rabbit take little artists on big adventures – outside and inside, up and down, left to right and back again! Yasmeen Ismail`s simple, amusing line art helps children identify word meanings, look at things from a variety of perspectives and get creative on every page.
Tatouage: Wild: 108 Temporary Tattoos of Wild Animals and 21 Art-Print Keepsakes
Adorn your skin with these beautiful tattoos inspired by the animal kingdom. With over 100 designs, from birds, beetles and butterflies to seahorses and ladybirds, Tatouage: Wild also includes 21 art-print keepsakes. A mix of colourful designs in a variety of sizes and shapes, makes these tattoos suitable for different parts of the body. There
Beg, Steal and Borrow: Artists Against Originality
`Art is theft,` Picasso once proclaimed. The wily old Spaniard was being provocative – he often equated theft to what could more benignly be called influence. But increasingly much of the best and, even, most original art involves an act or two of unequivocal, overt theft – an act of simple copy and paste. This
Make & Move: Minibeasts: 12 Paper Toys to Press Out and Play
Contains nine ready-to-play minibeasts, plus three to colour in with your own fantastic designs. From jumping grasshoppers to stinging scorpions, and everything in between, create fantastic moving minibeast puppets to play with. Each model comes with easy-to-follow assembly instructions, and no scissors or glue required!
Read This If You Want to be Instagram Famous
So you`ve got an Instagram account, you`re posting pictures, but your follower count has flatlined. Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous holds the answers to fixing up your feed and finding thousands of new followers. Packed with the essential secrets of the hottest Instagrammers around, the book features tips covering photographic techniques,
The Superhero Handbook
Ever wanted to be a superhero, but just didn`t know how to go about it? The Superhero Handbook features 20 exciting activities to help you develop your superhero powers. Choose your superhero name, discover your superpower, make your own superhero costume and gadgets, and much more!
Rasputin: A Short Life
Grigory Rasputin, the Siberian peasant-turned-mystic, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He played the role of the simple man, eating with his fingers and boasting, `I don`t even know my ABC…` But, as the only person able to relieve the symptoms of haemophilia in the Tsar`s heir Alexis, he gained almost hallowed status within
Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs
Photography is now more popular than ever thanks to the rapid development of digital cameras. Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs is for this new wave of DSLR dabblers and amateur snapshooters. It contains no graphs, no techie diagrams and no camera-club jargon. Instead, it inspires readers through iconic images and playful
Out of the Woods: The Armchair Guide to Trees
Can you identify that tree outside the window? Probably not. Most of us don`t know an oak from a sycamore, let alone a beech from a birch. Perhaps it is time to turn over a new leaf… Out of the Woods is an affectionate, convivial introduction to Britain`s trees, in which Will Cohu takes you
Pierre the Maze Detective: The Search for the Stolen Maze Stone
Pierre the Maze Detective has a new case. Mr X has stolen the Maze Stone, which has the power to turn the whole of Opera City into a maze. Can you help Pierre and his friend Carmen find their way through the mazes and stop Mr X before it`s too late? This beautifully illustrated book
101 Things to Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone
Our phones have become a constant distraction; it`s time we put them down and rediscovered the simple art of taking a few minutes out. This book offers an imaginative list of games and tips aimed at curing us of our portable tech addiction. More than mere time-killers, these activities include ways to unleash your creative
Where on Earth?: Geography Without the Boring Bits
Where on Earth? is jam-packed with all of geography`s greatest hits, with all the boring bits taken out. From how to make a raindrops to cool ways to remember the world`s wonderful waterfalls, longest rivers and most desolate deserts – plus all the countries and continents in which these fantastic features are found. The perfect
Travel Doodles
Travel Doodles is packed with amazing outdoor-themed doodles for children to colour and complete. From designing an awesome treehouse and filling the campsite with tents to completing snowy scenes, rainforest adventures, awesome outdoor playgrounds and lots, lots more. It`s fun, simple and very creative but, best of all, no drawing skills are required! The striking
Write Every Time
Full of fascinating information about the English language, Write Every Time will help to conquer spelling slip-ups and punctuation pitfalls. From getting to grips with grammar to discovering the perfect place to position punctuation – from a simple full stop to the more mysterious apostrophe.
Hung, Drawn and Quartered: History`s Gruesome Bits
Take a gruesome trip through time with this grisly compendium of death! From the best way to shrink a head to making a mummy in eight simple steps, and with fascinating facts about botched beheadings, greedy royals and the plague, Hung, Drawn and Quartered looks at the most gruesome facts from the past.
