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Clever Book
A clever visual slight of hand makes this a fun book for children and adults. I couldn't get it away from my six year old long enough to really explore all the contents. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Children's 4-8 - Archeology / Anthropology    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Egypt    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. People & Places - Middle East    9. Social Science - Archaeology    10. Social Studies - Archaeology    11. Specimens    12. Tombs    13. Toy and movable books    14. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Great Costumes
This is an inspired tribute by Tom Tierney the great costume designers of Hollywood's golden era.As is expected from Mr Tierney, the pieces are beautifully rendered and we are reminded of the time when costumes played a starring role in movies.
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Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Fashion design    8. Films, cinema    9. Performing Arts / General    10. Toys, teddy bears & dolls    11. USA   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - Sense & Sensation    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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What did I pay for this?
I purchased this, as I thought it would be a great add-on to reading this wonderful book.My son fell in love with the cuddle soft mut.I wondered why in the heck did I bother when I could have purchased a much larger, better looking mut for the same price.This mut reminds me of a crane drop machine toy; (.50 would seem more like it).All in all, if you want a small / very scruffy / very soft stuffy for your child to hold while reading this book and don't mind spending the money; plus shipping, then get this add-on.Otherwise look elsewhere for better.The picture here does not look anything like what you get.Just my opinion, be warned.

Adorable plush toy
We fell in love with the movie and my daughter had to have a stuffed animal that looked like Winn-Dixie.It's a little small but, oh-so-cute and VERY soft.

Winn Dixie -- Soft and Cuddley
My son adores his new Winn Dixie dog.It has become his new can't-sleep-without-it animal.He loved the movie and this dog is extra soft and adorable ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Plush Toys & Animals    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile Fiction    4. Non-Classifiable    5. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Hours of fun!
I borrowed this book from the library for my eight year old daughter.She loved it!She went right to work collecting puddle water, pine needles, honeysuckle blossoms, etc.What a great way to involve a child in nature and expand their imagination at the same time.We will be purchasing our own copy of this little gem.

A Book Every Young Girl - And Boy - Should Have!
Mud Pies and Other Recipes is one of the most imaginative, enchanting, and FUN books that I have ever laid eyes on. All the magic of doll tea parties, forest outings, and mud pies is incorporated within the pages of this quaint little book. An Imagination Booster
The day I recieved this book, I walked right into my daughter's room to read it to her.The fact that it is written with a very serious air made her laugh all the more.(I recommend a British accent.)I explained to her that this recipe book was very special because I always made very similar meals for my dolls as a child and had always felt they were my exclusive ideas.I could see her eyes glowing with the magic of it all and we planned a dolly picnic for the morning.When I went to wake her up the next day, I noticed several little bears sitting around teacups full of some indistinguishable slop.She said, "I took your advice and made them some special tea so they could sleep.I used water, crumpled paper and perfume.And Mama, they LOVED IT!"For parents who want to make their children's childhood as full of fantasy and dreams as possible, this book is a lovely imagination booster. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Cookery    4. Cooking    5. Cooking & Food    6. Crafts & Hobbies - General    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Excellent introduction to special effects
Ok, so I'm not 9-12 years old (the book's target audience), I'm almost 30 and I still enjoyed this book tremendously. It has awesome illustrations to show the techniques used in various effects like robotics, miniaturemodels, etc. The explainations are easy to understand too. This book tookthe mystery out of the state-of-art special fx with recent blockbustermovies as examples. For an introduction to special effects, it's excellent. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animation (Cinematography)    2. Art - General    3. Children's 9-12 - Pop Arts    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Cinematography    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Performing Arts - Film    10. Puppets    11. Science & Technology - How Things Work    12. Special effects    13. Technology - How Things Work/Are Made    14. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
I love paper dolls of elegant women in history, and this is one of the best.It captures Jacqueline's superb style and elegance, which she displayed whether at the beach or a state dinner.
Queen of Camelot !
I bought this book awhile back it's a good paper doll book especially for you kennedy fans this a wonderful bio book of Paper Dolls of Jackie from when she was a little girl until her timely death this a remarkable book i recommended it ! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Papercrafts - Paper Dolls    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    7. Toys   

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Great Fun and an Incentive to Write
I have used this book in my writing workshops, and the parents quickly became involved right along with their children.
Lots of FUN!!
This is a lot of fun for kids or adults.The instructions are step by step and are clearly written.They're also augmented by line drawing of how to do the folds and where to cut. Pictures of finished books are also shown so you can see how it should turn out. There are pictures of kids making these crafts throughout the book which makes it kid friendly.There are also ideas on themes for the books so it's a little more than just about the mechanics of folding but also ideas on content. The gypsy wagon for example has little cards that you put into each of the folds so she has you write a story in the cards first - by the end you have a really cool folding book that is interactive and tells a story.As I mentioned, this is great for kids of all ages (like me at 36 years young).I'm planning on making some booklets to incorporate into altered books and journals.

Impressive
I enjoy arts and crafts and have ever since I was a kid. My mother was a working artist with an MA in studio arts and art education, and she had a genius for running a three ring circus in her own art classes. At any one time she could have up to two or three projects going for anything from K-12, college classes, private lessons, and special ed groups. Although she didn't actually teach me "art" her example, and encouragement, and the availability of almost every conceivable art material at home gave me an opportunity to try almost every medium. Ms Diehn is probably one of the few authors on arts and crafts that even remotely compares with my mother's influence.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Crafts / Hobbies    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Crafts & Hobbies - General    4. Design    5. Handicraft    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Toy and movable books    9. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    10. Crafts & Hobbies / Papercrafts    11. Decorative arts & crafts, other art forms    12. Manufacturing technologies    13. STUDY AIDS - Study Aids   

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Gorgeous Stars
The Glamorous Movie Stars of the Fifties Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney is a wonderful work with each lady lovingly portrayed by the artist.I especially loved Elizabeth Taylor in her famous silk slip from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".She was at her most stunning in that film and the doll captures her beauty perfectly.
Not at all antiquated!
Paper-doll-making ninja Tom Tierney returns with another masterpiece: Glamorous Movie Stars of the 1950s! susan hayward....WOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tHE ARTISTRY IN THIS IS GREAT!Miss Hayward is perfectly captured in a very beautiful doll.Doris Day and especially Audery HepburnRead more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Papercrafts - Paper Dolls    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Performing Arts / General    8. Toys    9. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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A masterpiece of book technology, and lots of fun too
Having greatly enjoyed 'Getting Up with Dog' (US title: 'Can You Do What Dog Can Do?'), our 15-month old daughter adored 'Busy Farm'. Though in essence a counting book, such a description does not do it justice; it is abeautifully thought-out and constructed piece of paper engineering thatwill captivate small children and their carers. The book comprises fourdouble-page openings, each with a number of moving tabs. Its greatadditional feature is that the book comes with a ribbon, with which you cantie the covers together back to back, making a wonderful play farm whichstands up. As always with Jo Lodge, the drawings are bold, stylisticallysimple and colourful, and the pop-ups are among the best I've seen. Theywork well and help to make the book a magically engaging work. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Picturebooks    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - Counting    4. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    5. Counting    6. Farm life    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life    10. Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life    11. Specimens    12. Toy and movable books    13. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    14. Education / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Environmental Studies    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Crafts & Hobbies - General    4. Juvenile Arts And Crafts    5. Juvenile literature    6. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    7. Recycling (Waste, etc.)    8. Toy making    9. Interactive & activity books & packs    10. Recycling    11. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Could use a correction or two.
Current research among game historians is that playing cards appeared in Europe around the 1370's, not the 13th century. Also, tarot cards start appear later so they evolved from standard playing cards, not the other way aroundas it suggests.

Fourth Grade Science Fanatics and Future Inventors read this
Great for boys and girls, makes you want to brainstorm and invent something while reading it.We borrowed it from the library and now we have it on our holiday wish list.This is something even the parents would want to read!PlayDoh, Toy Soldiers, and Slinky (my fav) are just a few good ones.This is a fun read even for those that aren't into science adventure camp and inventing!

toys & toys
Toys Amazing stories Behind Great Invemtions is a fantastic book.It's filled with stoies. One of the stories are about toy soldiers Little boys in Europe during the Middle ages played with wooden knights. Little boys in Greece played with clay soldiers.This book is the greates book I ever read. Don Wulffson made this book great. Laurie Keller made the picters great If you want to know how some of your favorite kinds of toys were made you should get this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. History    4. Inventions    5. Juvenile literature    6. Technology - Inventions & Discoveries    7. Toys    8. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. General    3. Performing Arts    4. Performing Arts/Dance    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Performing Arts / General    7. Press out & kit books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Non-Classifiable    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Juvenile Fiction / Toys, Dolls, Puppets   

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A fine classic story of just how the first teddy bear was created
The First Teddy Bear is an informative and entertaining read which deserves ongoing and continuing recommendation as a fine classic story of just how the first teddy bear was created. 38 pages of detailed text pair Susan Detwiler's expert drawings with the real story of a president's involvement in the first teddy bear.

A children's book that will also touch adults
Everyone knows the Teddy Bear is named after Theodore Roosevelt, but most people don't know exactly why.This fanciful story is half political and half a fairy tale.I don't mind reading it to children because it happens to be true.The illustrations are beautiful.The total effect is enchanting. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. General    6. History - United States/20th Century    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    9. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Plauged by a lack of variety and flimsy paper
Although wonderfully drawn and researched, This set of costume paper dolls is not as well-done as most Tom Tierney paper dolls. There is only one set of costumes for every 4 years, which leaves huge gaps in the fashion trends of the era. The paper used is not the usual sturdy posterboard-like material but more like glossy paper, which would not hold up to wear and tear. If you are going to buy these for costume research reasons, I would recommend "La Mode Illustree" for a lot more variety and scope. If you want to use these as paper dolls, I would not recommend these. I cannot imagine them lasting more than 1 or 2 uses. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Art - Fashion    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Fashion design    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    9. Toys, teddy bears & dolls    10. c 1900 - c 1914   

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This book is totally AWESOME book for yoyoers everywhere
I have read this book at least 15 times already, and it stillnever gets boring. Everytime that you read it, you learn somethingnew. Whether its a new trick or something about the yo-yos hisory. This book is a must have for yo-yo collectors and yoyoers everywhere!

Look for the First Printing
For some reason, useful history and at least one trick was cut out of this printing.The yo-yo included is a diluted version of the ProYo (the older wooden yos from previous printings were a joy!) and a disappointment.Looks pretty, though.For some reason, Cassidy isn't credited with writingthis book, but a committee is.When there was nothing else, this was fine(well, the first edition was fine), but this is really disappointing.Lookfor a book by Stuart Crump or Ted Whitten instead!

Disapointing.
If you want tricks do not buy this book! I found myself in awe at the simplicity ofthe tricks in this book. You can find all these tricks in a normal trick book and much,much,more. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    8. Yo-yos    9. Children's stationery & miscellaneous items    10. Indoor games    11. Sports & outdoor recreation