1000 Dot-to-Dot: Cities


Book Description

Almost as fun as tracing a route on a map, you can create stylish, sophisticated artwork of your favorite travel destinations by connecting the dots in these unique puzzles! Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards, 2014 BRONZE Winner for Crafts & Hobbies Satisfy your inner child and your adult intellect all at once. This timeless activity is now revolutionized to create twenty pieces of fantastic, stylish line art you’ll want to remove and display when you’re finished. Tonal shading and detailed line work build as each numbered section is finished. Dot-to-dot puzzles have also been proven to increase short-term cognitive acuity, hand-eye coordination, and concentration skills. Whether you’re filling time on a rainy day, using the puzzles for a party game, or learning the principles of drawing, 1000 Dot-to-Dot: Cities is fun for all ages. Get your pencils ready and connect the dots!




The 1000 Dot-to-Dot Book: Icons


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The first collection in Thomas Pavitte's internationally best-selling 1000 Dot-to-Dot series features 20 iconic portraits, including Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon and Albert Einstein, to complete yourself. With each drawing consisting of 1000 dots (handily colour-coded in groups of 100 to help you keep your place), you'll have hours of fun creating images that are not only satisfying to complete, but also cool enough to put on your wall.




The 1000 Dot-To-Dot Book: Animals


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As readers complete each section of dots in this fun activity book, beautiful animal portraits are revealed -- so intricate they're ready for display The 20 puzzles in this book are much more sophisticated than the one-dimensional images created in childhood connect-the-dots books. Tonal shading and expressive line work build as each numbered section is finished. Dot-to-dot puzzles have also been proven to increase short-term cognitive acuity, hand-eye coordination, and concentration skills. Whether readers are filling time on a rainy day, using the puzzles for a party game, or learning the principles of drawing, "1000 Dot-to-Dot: Animals" is fun for all ages.




The 1000 Dot-To-Dot Book: Wonders of the World


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Thomas Pavitte's 1000 Dot to Dot books have delighted puzzlers and artists worldwide since the appearance of his first title in 2013. More than one million copies later, in 2016 he will take you on a journey of discovery to some of the world's most amazing places. Recreate the mysterious heads of Easter Island, discover the mysterious lost city of Macchu Picchu, and reveal the ancient monuments of Stonehenge. Every location starts life as a baffling page of 1,000 dots, and only reveals itself as you work on the puzzle - an absorbing and relaxing process, perfect for recharging your mental batteries. You'll create your own fabulous line art versions of these iconic places that you can easily remove or colour in - and who knows, perhaps you'll be inspired to make the trip of a lifetime!







1,001 Dot-to-Dot Amazing Animals


Book Description

Twenty intricate dot-to-dot animal puzzles that are as absorbing as they are amazing! Best-selling puzzle designer Thomas Pavitte returns with 20 new artworks featuring 1,001 dots, perfect for a quiet evening at home or a relaxing distraction when you’re on the go. As you connect the dots to create intricate images of a bald eagle, tiger, llama, moose, and other animals, you’ll add layers of depth and dimension to the paper. In the end, you’ll have a stunning image that can be colored in and framed for everyone to admire. The smaller format of this edition makes the book more portable while retaining all of the enjoyment that comes from completing the puzzles.




Querkles: Icons


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All-round iconic coloring fun! Sensational, quirky coloring puzzles from the best-selling author of the 1000 Dot-to-Dot series! Reveal famous faces within the circles using pencils, paints, markers, or any coloring medium you choose. Twenty portraits of eminent icons—including John Lennon, James Dean, Princess Diana, Marilyn Monroe, Nelson Mandela, and more—can be removed and displayed. Monochrome or multicolored, the concept is as easy as a child's book, but the results are nothing short of astounding!




Invisible Cities


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Italo Calvino's beloved, intricately crafted novel about an Emperor's travels—a brilliant journey across far-off places and distant memory. “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo—Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities. As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear.




Ultimate Dot to Dot


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Full of devilishly difficult dot-to-dots, The Extreme Dot-to-dot Book will entertain and infuriate for hours on end. Connect hundreds of dots to complete intricate animals, objects and scenes, creating stunning and original works of art.




Spiroglyphics: Cities


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You’ll be amazed as the spiraling lines transform into images of famous cityscapes. Spiroglyphics: Cities features a new type of mind-bending graphic puzzle from Thomas Pavitte, best-selling author of the 1000 Dot-to-Dot and Querkles series. At first, all you see are simple spirals. But when you look a little closer and start to color between the lines, you'll see a city scene begin to take shape—and when you're finished, you'll have a masterpiece worthy of being framed on your wall. This globe-trotting collection of 20 puzzles includes grand destinations such as New York, London, Paris, Athens, Singapore, and more. Grab your passport, pick up a felt-tip pen, and transform a set of simple lines into an amazing work of art!