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This children's book will entertain kids while imparting an important message about rainforest conservation. Kiki the Orangutan is the charming tale of a naughty but good-natured orangutan who simply cannot resist stealing a bunch of ripe bananas from his neighbor's tree. After he has eaten them, however, he finds out that the bananas were going to be used to make banana bread-Kiki's favorite food-for the Banana Festival the next day. Now his poor...
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"A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way - no prior experience necessary! As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, Chinese brush painting has been used for thousands of years to create images that harness the imagination, and capture the inner spirit of a subject - be it an animal, landscape or tree. All you need for this simple, but beautiful, art form is black...
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Sweet & Simple Needle Felted Animals provides detailed instructions to create your own cute and cuddly collection of needle felted pets, barnyard buddies and mascots. These adorable furry figurines make wonderful gifts and accessories that you can carry around or wear. This DIY felting book includes step-by-step instructional color photos and texts that couldn't be easier to follow. It shows you how to make the basic shape, attach the components,...
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Create over 30 cute, felted friends with this easy-to-use needle felting book. There's something for everyone in this book and all the projects are easy to make. Even experienced felters can pick up tips on how to work with new colors and details. Detailed instructions for each project show you how to take raw wool or roving to make the basic shapes and blend them together seamlessly. A special step-by-step section shows you how easy even the most...
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Come on a year-long photographic journey to the most remote and biodiverse forests in eight different countries in Asia and learn about rarely seen, let alone photographed, endangered animal species. Produced to raise funds and awareness of nature conservation through their Forest of Hope program; Asia's Wildlife is a mesmerizing account of the expedition taken by Fanny Lai and photographer, Bjorn Olesen to observe, photograph, and describe Asia's...
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Knit cute Amigurumi animals with this fun Japanese crochet bookKnot your mother's crochet! Weave your way into the yarn filled world of Japanese Amigurumi or "crocheted stuffed toys" with adorable creatures and cuddly new characters! Whether you're honing a new craft or in search of creative needlework inspiration let Voodoo Maggie show you the way. There are adorable Koala Bears, Darling Dachsunds, Nuggly Bats, and the not-very fearsome but actually-kinda-cute...
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Knit adorable mini Amigurumi animals with this fun Japanese knitting book. While the demand for Japanese Amigurumi or "crocheted stuffed toys" just keeps getting bigger, these incredibly cute Japanese crocheted critters have just gotten smaller! Voodoo Maggie (AKA Erin Clark), the author of Voodoo Maggie's Adorable Amigurumi, has taken her yarn craft to the micro-level and stitched together a new menagerie of mini Amigurmi that are so darn cute-and...
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This multicultural children's story features unique Japanese watercolor illustrations that kids and parents will love. This is a picture-story of a lonely little Japanese girl, and her touching search for a friend. "Sometimes I'm kind of lonely because I don't have any brothers or sisters. Last night I dreamed I had a pet". Kei-chan searches the land for a new friend, any animal will do, birds, turtles, even butterflies. A Pet for Kei-chan is a very...
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"Susa's approach to needle felting will give beginners the know-how to get started, but experienced felters will also appreciate her whimsical designs." --Library Journal
Felted animal figures are irresistibly cute and loved by everyone! This new collection by Sachiko Susa, the author of the bestselling Cute Needle Felted Animals, will appeal to beginners and experienced felters alike. Irresistible Felted Baby Animals shows you how to capture the...
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Lovable Felted Animals is-dare we say-the cutest felting book EVER!
This book shows you how to make graceful models of a lifelike sleeping lion, a mom and baby koala, a regal deer, a polar bear with cub, a fluffy alpaca, the world's most adorable hedgehog and so much more!
Illustrated step-by-step instructions walk you through how to make 43 different projects, and a lesson on basics helps you get started.
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This collection of children's animal stories is a classic of juvenile literature and still delights children today, just as in the past. Not only do we find fiery dragons here, but dangerous dogs and demons; bears, bats, boars, and baboons; greyhounds and griffins; cows and crocodiles; hyenas and hippopotamuses; snakes, saints, and sheep; monkeys, mermaids, and mammoths; lions and llamas; and dozens of others from the wide and wonderful animal world....
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Cute Needle Felted Animal Friends shows you how to create lifelike felted figures that remind you of the pets you love-using a little wool roving, a felting needle, and a few basic tools and techniques. Even more than this, it shows you how to capture their adorable expressions when they're playing hard, napping, or just happy to see you. A sweetly cocked head, perky ears, and a tail that makes you think it's actually wagging-the charm of these miniature...
13) Origami Zoo
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Children and beginners will love folding origami animals of every kind with this easy origami-for-kids eBook. Origami Zoo is designed to stimulate your child's imagination and creativity through the age-old art of paper folding. It contains instructions and patterned folding papers for thirteen adorable animals along with life-like trees and people (zoo visitors) who together form a complete zoo. Each character comes with simple folding instructions...
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An irresistible felting book for cat lovers!
From playful tabbies to fierce black cats, this book shows you how to create felted felines in every shape and posture: crouching, preening, stretching, napping and ready to pounce!
Master Japanese felting artist and teacher (and a great cat lover himself) Housetsu Sato shows you how to become an expert in capturing a cat's essential form and character-especially at the kitten stage, when they are full...
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Sweet and soft animal friends made with popular Japanese knitting techniques.
This collection of 25 cuddly toy animals includes everything from favorite pets to zoo animals. Made with soft materials and adorable expressions, these sweet companions make the perfect gift for newborns, grandchildren and animal lovers alike. While some fit in the palm of your hand, the largest is the huggable size of 16 inches (40 cm).
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Learn the essentials of tropical fish with this useful and portable reference book. The tremendous abundance of fish seen during a single scuba dive or snorkeling session in the tropics is just staggering. Indeed in some areas there are dozens of species inhabiting only one or two hectares of reef. But whether you get underwater, view marine life from the comfort of a glass-bottomed boat or just visit an aquarium, Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Coral...
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This illustrated nature guide provides extensive information on the many diverse animals in Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia lie within one of the most biologically rich regions on Earth. Glaciers, extensive swamps, savanna, grassy plains, tall mountains and many different types of forest cover this remarkable area. An incredible variety of wildlife occurs in Southeast Asia-altogether about 550 species...
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The artistic and philosophical heritage of Japan has a special meaning for the modern world. During the present century, Japanese thought and Japanese art have exerted a strong influence on the western mind. Art, Life, and Nature in Japan takes us to the roots of Japanese culture and the origins of this influence. In this brief but deeply meaningful book Masaharu Anesaki provides a panoramic view of Japanese culture, with particular emphasis on the...
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Dive under the sea with these realistic marine origami models!
In Fantastic Origami Sea Creatures, Japanese origami expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly detailed aquatic wildlife, including a giant squid, prehistoric creatures and even a massive blue whale calf!
The step-by-step folding instructions and photos in this book present 20 challenging and amazingly lifelike models - from intermediate to complex in terms of their level...
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Pom poms are suddenly showing up again everywhere-as fashion accessories, home decor items and toys-adding a new twist to an old favorite. Adorable Pom Pom Animals shows you how to sculpt cuddly pets and mascots in different shapes and sizes-from miniature poodles, hamsters and bunnies small enough to wear on a brooch or bag-to larger bears, monkeys and parakeets big enough to fill the palm of your hand or hang in your car. The author even shows you...
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