Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

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A fun book with lots of textures!
My daughter loves looking at this bright, colorful book.I read it to her and she has lots of fun touching the different textures (there's one for every teddy that is shown).By reading books in Spanish we work on her bilingualism.It is sturdy enough for her little hands to handle without trouble.I recommend this book and the others on this series to anyone with a Spanish speaking toddler. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Fiction    3. Foreign Language Study - General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Spanish: Babies & Toddlers    6. Specimens    7. Teddy bears    8. Textured books    9. Touch    10. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    11. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Mathematics    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Juvenile Mathematics    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Mathematics - Algebra    8. Mathematics - General    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Subtraction    11. Toys    12. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Great introduction for adults and children
This is a great introduction to paper airplanes for the novice. Themodels range in complexity from easy to difficult, providing a challenge for both kids and adults. Best of all is a brief comparison of each model with specific models of actual airplanes, and a brief primer on flight principles. Taken together, this book is a great lesson in aviation, as well as a lot of fun.

Best Ever Paper Airplanes
This is an awesome book. It challenges your skill of making,cutting,and folding paper airplanes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Airplanes    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Flight    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Juvenile literature    7. Models    8. Paper airplanes    9. Papercrafts    10. Papercrafts - Paper Models    11. Toymaking - General    12. Aircraft    13. Art techniques & materials    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies    15. Models & model-making    16. NEW AGE - New Age TRD PB    17. Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms    18. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. People & Places - Europe    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. Social Science / African-American Studies    7. Toys   

Reviews (5)

One of our favorite lift-the-flap books
My daughter loves the Corduroy books and we have to read them over and over again. Her favorite, however, is the Halloween story.

My two-year-old LOVES this book!
We gave this to my daughter for Easter when she was almost two, and she LOVES it.We read it at least three times a day.The story is really cute with great phrasing, and my daughter loves finding the Easter Bunny and the robin on each page.The illustrations spark conversations about other things (she sees the lilacs on the page and then we talk about when we smelled the lilacs on our walk, etc.).She especially loves lifting the flaps.They're not the most durable--we have taped many of them back on--but we still love the book.It's really helped her vocabulary, too.She loves to talk about the baby animals and what sounds they make, etc.I will admit--this is not the Corduroy I grew up with.The story has nothing to do with the original Corduroy, so don't buy this book if you think you'll be sharing the Corduroy of your childhood with your kids.However, if you buy it knowing it has nothing to do with the original Corduroy, I think you'll be very pleased.MY DAUGHTER LOVES IT!I also recommend the Christmas and Halloween Corduroy books, too.They're all huge hits at our house!

Easter Peek-a-Boo with Corduroy and His Friends
The book is based on the Corduroy character created by Don Freeman.The "bear's share" of the royalties go to the Don and Lydia Freeman Research Fund to support psychological research concerning children affected by cancer.

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Children's Baby - Lift the Flap    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Preschool    5. Easter    6. Fiction    7. Holidays & Celebrations - Easter    8. Holidays & Festivals - Easter    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Specimens    11. Teddy bears    12. Toy and movable books    13. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    14. English literature: fiction texts    15. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Easter    16. Pop-up & lift-the-flap books   

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Pocket Flyers Paper Airplane Book
Excellant book for middle school students to learn how to make paper airplane designs.

1/3 directions2/3 paper
The description of this book was not clear to me when I bought it. (I am an origami person, not really an airplane person.) There are directions for 12 airplanes and (about) 6 pages of paper for each plane. The pages are marked with fold lines and numbers. They are printed with bright, vivid, interesting designs on both sides of the paper. With multiple pages for each plane, this would be a great book for sharing with several kids (or adults) all making planes together. The only reason I subtracted one star is that after all the preprinted paper is used up, the instructions are mostly useless. The instructions are like "fold on line 4" which is only useful if you have the preprinted paper.

Perfect gift idea
I gave this book to both my father and brother and they loved it.We have contest to see who can throw the planes the furthest.It was a good book to bring the family together. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts & Hobbies - General    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Juvenile literature    6. Paper airplanes    7. Papercrafts    8. Specimens    9. Toy and movable books    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies    11. Model aircraft    12. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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

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Glamorous Movie Stars of the Sixties
Some of the most popular movie stars of our age are featured in this book, so I'm sure it would appeal to many people.The likenesses are excellent, with Jane Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Kim Novak and Anne Bancroft standing out.
BARBRA STREISAND DOLL RULES!
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK.THE BARBRA STREISAND DOLL WITH OUTFITS FROM FUNNY GIRL, HELLO DOLLY, AND ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER PROVES TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF A FINE TRIBUTE TO EIGHT ACTRESSES.A WELL THOUGHT OUT TRIBUTE TO WHO WAS WHO IN 1960'S FILMS.

Glamorous Movie Stars
I received Glamorous Stars of the 1960's for my birthday and am very pleased with the book.The dolls are very well drawn and actually do justice to the actresses portrayed.The costumes are perfect in every detail, down to the grain of the fabric.Included are Jane Fonda and her red dress from Cat Ballou, Barbra Streisand with her dresse from Funny Girl and the gorgeous golden gown from Hello Dolly, Natalie Wood and her Maria dress from West Side Story, Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Workery, and Julie Andrews as Maria in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.My only problem with this work is the actresses chosen and those left out.I also thought some of the wrong outfits were used, like putting a costume from a relatively unknown movie in there instead of one from a more popular movie.Over all, though, I think Tom Tierney did a great job on Glamorous Movie Stars of the 1960's. ... Read 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   

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OK but not the best Tom Tierney
The colors are too muted and the paper is flimsy. This is not on the same level as his GIBSON GIRLS. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Papercrafts - Paper Dolls    5. Textiles & Costume    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Costume    8. Gift books    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

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My Grandson Loves This Book!
My six year old grandson loves this book. He is a beginning reader and at that stage where words are opeinig up a whole new world for him. He likes the humor of the storyas well as the fact that each set of pages has one page that is repetitive and easily remembered by verse, and the next page offers new words easily sounded out by new readers. This is a great buy for this sweet book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Cookies    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - General    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Specimens    8. Stealing    9. Toy and movable books    10. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabet books    3. Children's 9-12 - language Arts    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Concepts - Alphabet    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Preschool Concepts    10. Toys    11. Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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A multicultural celebration of the art of dollmaking
I was really impressed by "Cornhusk, Silk, and Wishbones: A Book of Dolls from Around the World," by Michelle Markel. The author discusses many different types of dolls. Each entry includes a short but informative article and a full-color, richly detailed photograph. A Doll Book for Everyone
A delightful book on an intriguing subject.Michelle Markel introduces the reader to dolls and doll crafting in an easy understandable manner. This book is interesing to both adults and children alike. Complimented by outstanding photographs and descriptions, this beautiful book should be on every doll lovers shelf! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Sociology    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Crafts & Hobbies - General    5. Cross-cultural studies    6. Dolls    7. Juvenile literature    8. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    9. Social Studies - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    10. Social aspects    11. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies    13. Manufacturing technologies   

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WOW! GREAT BOOK!
In this fabulous book, it tells you the remarkable story about how the first teddy bears were made. Not only is the story exellent, but it has fabulous illustrations! GREAT JOB MR. MURPHY! i give this book an A+++++++++++++++.
Cuddling Teddy Roosevelt?!
Cuddling Teddy Roosevelt is kinda strange...but cuddling a soft bear is better.Who would've known that the teddy bear was named after a president! Teddy Love!
This book appeals to all teddy bear lovers- young and old!It is a great way to share history with children.My kindergarten class throughly enjoyed it cover to cover!A must for anyone who ever had / or has a teddy bear!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1858-1919    2. 20th century    3. Bear hunting    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Preschool    6. Historical - General    7. History    8. History - United States/20th Century    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Legends, Myths, & Fables - General    12. Mississippi    13. Roosevelt, Theodore,    14. Teddy bears    15. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    16. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    17. Travel    18. American history    19. Journeys    20. Roosevelt, Theodore    21. USA    22. Childrens    23. Legend   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Concepts - First Words    4. Foreign Language Study - French    5. General    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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A lovely little gift book!
We have this book in our Christmas collection for our coffee table. Children and adults alike enjoy it. It is quite secular except for the bears dressed as angels but compliments our other books that address the real meaning of Christmas. It is a light read and fun to look at. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Boyds Collection Ltd    3. Christmas    4. Crafts & Hobbies    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Juvenile literature    7. Stuffed Animals    8. Teddy Bears    9. Crafts & Hobbies / Stuffed Animals    10. Handicrafts    11. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Recommended for adult readers
Though Dollmakers And Their Stories: Women Who Changed The World Of Play by Krystyna Poray Goddu was written for a younger readership and can appeal from middle school grades on up, Dollmakers And Their Stories is reviewed here and strongly recommended for adult readers for its fine applicability to anyone of any ages who is just beginning to collect dolls. Girls have played with dolls since ancient times and the dolls have changed over the centuries: selected stories of courageous dollmakers who produced Barbie, Madame Alexander collectibles, the Sasha line and more provide wonderful stories of strong entrepreneurs and feminists who displayed both business and political skills in producing dolls in times when women didn't ordinarily work outside the home or the family farm.
It Takes a Woman!
[This review was first published in the "Ephrata (Pa.) Review."]
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Art    4. Biography & Autobiography - General    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Dollmakers    8. Dolls    9. Girls & Women    10. History    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    13. United States    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets   

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Accident waiting to happen
I bought this book thinking how cool it would be for an 8-year-old nephew. But I am blown away by the number of ways a kid could get hurt or even killed by following the advice in this book. After a very brief and largely useless "safety first" warning, the author goes on to suggest such things as snow forts that use car hoods and other heavy objects as the roof -- with snow packed on top, no less. If the kid isn't crushed or suffocated in his nifty new fort, he probably will die of lock-jaw from the cut he gets on the rusty edge of the car hood -- or from the old windows that the author suggests are the perfect thing for lean-to forts. Does this guy live next to a junk yard? There are several cool ideas in the book, but none that a kid probably couldn't come up with on his own -- especially if mom and dad say, "Yeah, go ahead. Anything and everything you can find to drag into the backyard is ok with us." Several of the tee-pee/wigwam forts are just fine if a kid is in the woods with lots of deadfall. Otherwise, the environment is going to take a hit -- as are the $180 trees that the neighbors just planted last spring. Which is nothing compared to the hospital bill you'll have for the 19 stitches required to close up the gash from the suggested use of a scythe or weed cutter to "gather handfuls of grass or hay no shorter than 15 inches." Send 'em over to my yard; my lawn needs mowing. Seriously, folks. This book should be recalled.

A book your kids will go back to time and time again.
As a mother of three and a a daycare provider I highly recommend this "get up and build" book. The ideas for fort building will spark your childs imagination and they'll go back time and again to look forideas for indoor and outdoor forts.This book can save a mom on a snowday- as long as you don't mind what will be created!

my 7 year old loved it
We got a copy of this book from the library. When it was time to return it my son begged for his own copy. Great book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Building    3. Children's 9-12 - Crafts / Hobbies    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children's playhouses    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    7. Crafts & Hobbies - General    8. Design and construction    9. Fortification    10. Juvenile Construction    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Children's literature studies: general    14. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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The shoes are all wrong!
Don't get me wrong--I'm a huge fan of Tierney's paper dolls and own more sets of them than I can count. I very eagerly waited for the Irish Dancer set to be published, as I was Irish dancing myself at the time, but unfortunately I was a little disappointed. Tierney's dolls are usually so carefully researched, but in these, he seems to have no understanding of what Irish dancing shoes look like. The hard shoes look like none I have ever seen before--they appear to be a slip-on type with no toe tap, laces, or ankle strap at all. The ghillies look more realistic, but there's not a poodle sock in sight. Nice for girl entering Irish dance.
This paper doll book includes 1 doll and 8 costumes. They are non-perforated cut-outs. The doll is large, nearly 12", which surprised me, because most Tierney paper dolls are drawn to a smaller scale. The costumes are pretty but no history of them is given. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Crafts & Hobbies - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    7. Performing Arts / General    8. Soft toys, teddy bears & dolls    9. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Elizabeth I
Tom Tierney has obviously done a good deal of research in preparation for this book.The costumes are well selected and accurately colored and depicted.
Nice Paper Doll book of "Elizabeth I"
It's a pretty paper doll book of the "Queen Elizabeth I" but still I saw other paper doll book who were more beautiful, this one lack of little details but it's still a nice book if you like to know what kind of wardrobe Queen Elizabeth was wearing and if you are interest in "Elizabeth I" like Ido you will like it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Europe - Great Britain - General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Toys, Dolls & Puppets    6. British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700    7. England    8. Fashion design    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    10. Rank & titles