Finches are relatively easy for hobbyists to keep in both indoor cages and outdoor aviaries. Here is advice on housing, feeding, and general care. Books in this series are designed and illustrated much like B.E.S. Pet Owner's Manuals, but have more pages, even more photos, and more fully detailed pet care advice and instruction. Pet owners and people who plan to acquire a pet will find information on health care, feeding, and housing--and where applicable, on grooming and training. All photos are top quality and in full color. Many of the titles in this series also feature instructive line illustrations.

The Finch Handbook (B.E.S. Pet Handbooks)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Koepff, Christa

Romagnano, April

Pets & Animal Care

B.E.S.

Native to Indonesia and New Guinea, these handsome birds require a high-fiber diet with lots of fruit and greens. All Complete Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

Eclectus Parrots (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

McElroy, Katy

Books in the Festival Time series describe the activities of typical families as parents and children celebrate some of their culture’s major holidays. Attractive color illustrations on every page will appeal to younger children. The simply yet delightfully told stories describe the festivities while giving children background information about holidays in many different cultures. A two-page spread at the back of each book contains information for parents, and includes suggestions on ways to communicate the holiday’s meaning to kids. Diwali is the Hindu five-day festival of lights that welcomes in the lunar new year. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin, or Aasho, which occurs in October or November, depending on the lunar calendar. During the festival, parents tell stories that relate to the holiday, exchange gifts of sweets, light candles, and attend elaborate fireworks displays. The holiday is marked by an abundance of lights displayed in homes and businesses.

Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story (Festival Time Series)

Children's Books

Zucker, Jonny

Literature & Fiction

The successful book illustrator starts by understanding his author's flight of fancy, then rendering the ideas and actions imaginatively in pictorial terms. This unusual and inspiring book was written for art students and ambitious beginners. It instructs on methods of developing both imaginative powers and the technical artistic skills to produce high quality illustrations that will please authors and children's book editors. Separate chapters focus on: 
<ul>
<li>Media, materials, and techniques </li>
<li> Developing different drawing styles to fit specific storytelling methods </li>
<li> Instilling visual personality traits in story characters </li>
<li> Creating effective sequential images for storyboards and picture book outlines </li>
<li> Design, typography, and preparation for print </li>
<li> Illustrating story books for older children </li>
<li> Illustrating nonfiction and educational books </li>
<li> Breaking into the children's book publishing business</li>
</ul> Here is solid, practical instruction for students of book illustration, enhanced with more than 250 how-to illustrations in color and black-and-white.

Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication

Arts & Photography

Salisbury, Martin

Graphic Design

Boys and girls discover the importance of eating sensibly and keeping to a balanced diet. They learn that good eating habits are important for health and fitness. Titles in the enlightening and entertaining Why Should I? series of picture storybooks answer questions that younger boys and girls are likely to ask about a wide range of topics. Part of every child's development consists of asking questions about themselves, their friends and neighbors, and their surroundings. Why Should I? books help them discover good answers. Kids will be attracted by the amusing color illustrations on every page, and parents and teachers will appreciate the note at the back of each book offering further suggestions on answering children's questions.

Why Should I Eat Well? (Why Should I? Books)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Llewellyn,Claire

Exercise & Fitness

When children are caught up by the excitement of the moment, they sometimes forget to listen—and the result might be an accident or an avoidable mistake. This book helps them understand the importance of listening to parents and teachers. Titles in the enlightening and entertaining Why Should I? series of picture storybooks answer questions that younger boys and girls are likely to ask about a wide range of topics. Part of every child's development consists of asking questions about themselves, their friends and neighbors, and their surroundings. Why Should I? books help them discover good answers. Kids will be attracted by the amusing color illustrations on every page, and parents and teachers will appreciate the note at the back of each book offering further suggestions on answering children's questions.

Why Should I Listen? (Why Should I? Books)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Here is all the information you need to keep these small and gentle members of the pigeon family as household pets. Topics include caging, nutrition, health, behavior, breeding, and genetics of common pet dove species. This heavily illustrated book avoids technical language while offering sound advice and reliable information to current and soon-to-be pet owners. Written by animal specialists, veterinarians, and trainers, the titles in this series focus on pets of all kinds—different dog and cat breeds, birds, fish, reptiles, small animals, yard animals, and even exotic pets. All Pet Owner’s Manuals are filled with high-quality photos and instructive line art.

Doves (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

Soucek, Gayle A.

Although its ancestors were hunting dogs, the playful, child-tolerant Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has easily adapted to household living and makes a wonderful pet. This new title in B.E.S. Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series advises and instructs current and soon-to-be pet owners on all aspects of the animal's care. Filled with color photos and useful line art, all books in this series present information on housing, feeding, health care, the title animal's traits--and where applicable, on grooming, training, and breeding. Many of the nearly 200 titles in B.E.S. Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series focus on dogs and cats of many different breeds. Other titles are written for owners of birds and mammals that are suitable as pets. Aquarium and terrarium hobbyists will also find titles that advise on care of different fish, reptile, and amphibian species. Each book in the series is written by an expert trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Coile Ph.D., D. Caroline

Challenging tutorials, 35 imaginative projects to complete, and tips from professional artists introduce beginning students to the building blocks of art. This profusely illustrated book teaches serious beginners the fundamental skills of graphic design as an introduction to their formal study in fine art, illustration, computer game design, interior design, animation, and virtually all other avenues in the visual arts. The author advises on setting up a proper workspace and assembling the needed materials--everything from sketchpads and paints to affordable computer software. Chapters that follow present themes and related projects that instruct readers in 
<li> The basics of line art for illustration and lettering </li>
<li> Understanding color and tone and using color media </li>
<li> Texture in art </li>
<li> Spatial relationships and perspective </li>
<li> Creating shapes and relating them to other elements of composition More than 200 color illustrations demonstrate art principles and practical techniques, and show students how to apply what they are learning in a wide range of media.</li>

200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills: For Aspiring Art Students (Aspire Series)

Colston, Valerie

Study & Teaching

Better known in America as the parakeet, the budgerigar is one of the most popular birds kept as a pet. Here's sound advice on caging, feeding, health care, and much more. B.E.S. extensive line of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals presents information for non-specialist animal owners and prospective owners, with facts about each animal's origins and traits, as well as advice on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care, and much more. Each book is individually written by a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. Titles in this series cover every popular breed of dog and cat, freshwater and marine fish, many bird varieties, and virtually all other animals that are kept as pets. All books are filled with handsome color photos and instructive line illustrations.

Budgerigars (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

Niemann, Hildegard

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