Draw 50 Beasties


Book Description

"With its popular subject of imaginative monsters and other nightmare inhabitants, [this] will be a sure-fire circulator." -- Publisher's Weekly.










Draw the Draw 50 Way


Book Description

Learn to Draw . . . the Draw 50 Way! For more than forty years, the bestselling Draw 50 series has shown artists of all levels how to create everything from puppies to ships, horses to skyscrapers, and aliens to race cars. This addition to the series shows how to render sixty of Lee J. Ames’s most popular examples, step by step. The clear visual explanations help aspiring and seasoned artists alike learn the basic shapes, forms, and proportions of subjects while exploring themes that interest them most in a fun and easy-to-master way.




Cool Story Programs for the School-Age Crowd


Book Description

Offers eighteen offbeat literary programs featuring creepy, dirty, and stinky stories that will appeal to young readers.




Draw 50 Magical Creatures


Book Description

Step-by-step instructions for drawing fifty fantasy creatures, including a banshee, a troll, and a phoenix.




Drawing with Lee Ames


Book Description

Provides instructions for drawing a variety of different subjects, discusses different techniques, and offers advice on supplies







StoryCraft


Book Description

While storytelling is a great favorite of preschoolers, many elementary age children are more drawn to crafts and other activities. StoryCraft is an award-winning library program that combines storytelling with crafts in an exciting and engaging activity for children in first through third grades. Each one-hour program includes storytelling, a craft, movement, activities, music, and discussion. This collection of StoryCraft programs presents 50 fun and educational theme-based sessions. Each includes suggestions for promotion, music, crafts, activities, and stories. The sessions also include bibliographies to help direct young readers toward additional reading, as well as diagrams, detailed instructions, and supply lists for the crafts. The themes range from a Jungle Safari to Math Mayhem to a Western Roundup, all encouraging children to enjoy reading in a variety of ways. Each session has plenty of suggestions, so that the program can be customized. Helpful Hints for implementing the program can help any librarian, volunteer, or parent turn a ho-hum storytime into a dazzling StoryCraft time.