Author : Beverly Nimke
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 198227056X
This work can and will inspire anyone who wishes to dive into a world of true humanity, without it, man is truly lost.
Author : Jane Van Cleef
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,10 MB
Release : 2021-11-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780578948683
A story of celebration with the characters of Hazel Village.
Author : Johnathan Rand
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2020-04-20
Category : Ghost stories
ISBN : 9781893699618
Six all new and zany adventures with the Adventure Club members.
Author : Sunny Seki
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 10,29 MB
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1462908446
**2012 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner!** Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll, a gorgeous multicultural children's book by author/illustrator Sunny Seki, takes readers on a journey into ancient Japan and the story behind the famous Daruma Doll. Yuko-chan, an adventurous blind orphan, is able to do amazing things. She confronts a burglar in the dead of night and crosses treacherous mountain passes to deliver food to hungry people. During her travels, Yuko-chan trips and tumbles down a snowy cliff. She discovers a strange thing as she waits for help: her tea gourd, regardless of how she drops it, always lands right-side-up. The tea has frozen in the bottom of the gourd! Inspired by this, she creates the famous Daruma doll toy, which rights itself when tipped--a true symbol of resilience. Thanks to Yuko-chan's invention, the villagers are able to earn a living and feed themselves by selling the dolls. Yuko-chan never gave up, no matter the obstacles she faced, and the Daruma doll is a charming reminder of the power of perseverance. With text in English and Japanese, this book is of special interest to bicultural families.
Author : Shirley Parenteau
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0763680370
How daring is Chiyo prepared to be to keep the American Friendship Doll safe? Inspired by a little-known historical event, this engaging companion to Ship of Dolls is told from a Japanese girl’s point of view. When eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls’ school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America—including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. Nor could she dream that she’d have an important role in the crafting of Miss Tokyo, one of fifty-eight Japanese dolls to be sent to America in return. But when an excited Chiyo is asked to be Emily Grace’s official protector, one jealous classmate will stop at nothing to see her fail. How can Chiyo reveal the truth—and restore her own good name? In another heartwarming historical novel, the author of Ship of Dolls revisits the 1926 Friendship Doll exchange, in which teacher-missionary Sidney Gulick organized American children to send thousands of dolls to Japan in hopes of avoiding a future war.
Author : Kathy Allert
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 1992-06-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486271161
Noted paper doll artist Kathy Allert's keen eye for authentic detail is reflected in this meticulously researched and accurately rendered collection. It contains a boy and a girl doll, each approximately 5 1/2" high, and 31 different full-color outfits accurately re-creating the native dress of 19 tribes that span a vast area of the North American continent. Among the traditional costumes (identified on each plate) are an Apache coming-of-age dress; a Tlingit dress with button blanket; an Inuit costume of the Far North, complete with ivory snow goggles and harpoon; the dress of a modern Kiowa princess; the feathered short and fringed leggings of a Crow warrior; the lace-trimmed blouse and multicolored skirt of a young Seminole girl; the brightly decorated trousers and tunic of a Choctaw boy playing stickball; a Pueblo Deer Dancer's costume, decorated with evergreen sprigs; as well as colorful tribal outfits of the Algonquin, Iroquois, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Sioux, Hopi, Navajo, and other Indian tribes. Headdresses, hats, baskets, jars, dolls, and other accessories complete the authentic native costumes. A unique addition to any paper doll collection, this charming volume offers hours of educational entertainment for doll lovers of all ages. It is an especially useful resource for social studies classes or for anyone interested in the clothing and culture of North American Indians.
Author : Salley Mavor
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607058871
“A fabulous book! . . . If you enjoy tiny, detailed projects that allow for lots of creativity and personal handiwork, I cannot recommend this book enough!” —Feeling Stitchy Salley Mavor’s book Felt Wee Folk inspired tens of thousands to handcraft dolls from simple materials. Now, she invites you to return to the wee world with Felt Wee Folk—New Adventures, starring 120 dolls to spark smiles and creativity. As requested by fans, this long-awaited follow-up shares more challenging projects. Explore fresh scenes and an array of new outfits, hairstyles, and accessories, with full-sized patterns. Make bendable dolls that resemble you, your family, or your favorite fairy-tale characters with wool felt, chenille stems, and decorative stitching. Display the figures in a dollhouse, atop a wedding cake, or in a holiday scene to be cherished year after year. From the pages of Mavor’s award-winning children’s books to your home, the enchanting wee folk dolls appeal to crafters of all ages and skill levels. More dolls, more scenes, and more outfits Use your stash—wool felt, chenille stems, and simple embellishments Delightful, challenging projects, as requested by fans Felt Wee Folk was a Foreword Reviews’ GOLD WINNER for Crafts & Hobbies “While the original book included projects beyond Wee Folk dolls, the new volume focuses on the dolls themselves. Fairies and families, kings and knights, and even some not-too-scary pirates all grace the pages of the book, beckoning readers to at least admire, if not try to create, Wee Folk of their own.” —The Enterprise (Cape Cod)
Author : Corinne Bliss
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 30,27 MB
Release : 1999-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
In this tender, old-fashioned story, Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey.
Author : Arthur Killer Kane
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 33,92 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 156976297X
When the New York Dolls' bassist died suddenly at age 55 in 2004, he left behind not only their timeless music--and many thousands of fans and friends--but a memoir of the Dolls' early years. This distinctive and extroverted voice of an undisciplined showman is presented with an introduction and epilogue by his widow, Barbara. This up close and personal perspective of the band's early days and late nights--including an instance where he locks himself out of the studio in full drag while tripping on LSD--chronicles the glorious, glamorous era of high times, high drama, and low comedy that captures the music, the style, and the life of the all-too-brief existence of the New York Dolls.
Author : Eileen Rudisill Miller
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0486791823
Inspired by a popular PBS series, this collection features two dolls and 30 sumptuously detailed outfits from 1910 to the 1920s era. Original costumes include outfits for travel, parties, theater, and other activities.
