In words, color photos, and art renditions these guides provide detailed explanations of art materials and how accomplished artists use them to achieve desired effects in the various media. The emphasis in these books is not on completing a finished painting -- a subject covered in other Barron's art series -- but on how to select and use the right materials for the right project, along with practical solutions to common artists' problems. Topics are treated in the form of easy-to-follow step-by-step directions. These volumes are valuable reference sources, both for the art classroom and for use by self-teaching hobbyists. Twenty-six concise sections describe oil paints, canvases, brushes, palettes, palette knives, easels, paint boxes, and related tools. Other topics covered in these sections include paint mixing and thinning, use of different brushes to achieve various effects, selecting pigments for a balanced palette, blending colors on the canvas, as well as controlling line and shape with brushwork.

Learning to Paint in Oil (Barron's Art Guides)

Arts & Photography

Barron's Editorial Team

Painting

B.E.S. Publishing

Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie are four animal-loving kids who start up their own neighborhood service--the Petsitters Club--as a school-related community service. In this volume, the aristocratic and bossy Mrs. Potter-Bunn is off to Paris, so she leaves the kids with Trixie-Belle, her Yorkie. Then the little pup finds a wonderful new friend: Henry, the cyber pet!

Trixie and the Cyber Pet (Petsitters Club, No. 6)

Children's Books

Krailing, Tessa

Animals

This revised third edition is your comprehensive personal guide to the most popular Praxis tests.  It incorporates recent changes in Praxis testing.TESTING STRATEGIES:  Proven strategies for passing both multiple choice and essay/short answer Praxis tests

How to Prepare for Praxis : PPST, PLT, Elementary School Subject Assessments, Listening Skills Test, Overview of Praxis II Subject Assessments and Specialty Area Tests

Robert D. Postman

Learn Spanish (Espa�ol) the Fast and Fun Way

Heywood, Wald

Gene M. Hammitt

This handsome, richly coated native of Japan is bold, courageous, and intensely loyal to its owner. It makes an excellent watchdog. Titles in Barronï¿½s wide-ranging and heavily illustrated selection of Complete Pet Ownerï¿½s Manuals present sound and useful information for pet owners. High-quality photos are in color and line drawings are anatomically accurate. These fact-filled books instruct owners on how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, caged pets, reptiles, and virtually every other animal that people are likely to keep as a pet. Books in this series are written by breeders, trainers, veterinarians, and other pet-care specialists. They advise on purchasing, feeding, health care, training, grooming, and all other aspects of responsible pet ownership.

Shiba Inus (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Payton, Laura

Pets & Animal Care

Book by Willner M.S., Mark, Hero M.S., George A., Weiner Ph.D., Jerry, Briggs M.S., Bonnie-Anne

Global History: The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalization

Mark Willner

Jerry Weiner

George A. Hero

501 Spanish Verbs, Seventh Edition/By Christopher Kendris and Theodore Kendris

Christopher Kendris

Theodore Kendris

Appropriately illustrated tips advise on dealing with anxiety, relaxing with aromatherapy, and much more. Books in this wisdom-filled series are illustrated with beautiful, full-page color photos and art, each illustration complementing a pithy self-help tip on an attractive two-page spread. The advice given in any of the consecutively-numbered tips can be read within a minute or two, but the wisdom presented can have a beneficial on its reader for the entire dayï¿½or month, or perhaps even a lifetime. A sample tip from one of the four volumes in the series advises: ï¿½Listen to your body . . . Your body is very good at giving you clear messages about how it feels . . . If youï¿½re in the habit of rushing around at top speed, try slowing down a little. Youï¿½ll feel calmer and more in control of your life. . . .ï¿½ Any one or all four of these books make wonderful gifts to special friends, including the special friend we all possess: ourselves.

Chill: 100 Tips to Relax (100 Tips Series)

Sutcliffe, Jenny

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Barron's Animal Flappers books are filled with bright illustrations of funny, friendly animals that spring to life with flaps to lift and. amusing surprises hiding behind each flap. Each book's final spread presents a spectacular pop-up illustration that is certain to delight little boys and girls. In Hello Jungle Mommy Tiger's baby cub is hiding behind jungle foliage. More playful jungle animals appear on following pages, including monkeys, a parrot, and a grinning snake. When kids lift each jungle animal's flap, they'll see words indicating the sounds the animals make. A final two-page spread presents a pop-up crocodile with great jaws that open wide.

Hello Jungle (Animal Flappers Books)

Everitt-Stewart, Andrew

Children who have reached the toilet-training stage will think this is the funniest book they've ever seen. Most parents will smile, too, as children and parents turn the pages and follow the antics of a comical group of animals. The color illustrations on every page are large and bold, and the story concludes with a sound button for kids to press. One running rabbit, two little pigs, three tiny birds, and an assembly of other animals are all running toward their potties. On the book's very last page, kids open a double gatefold spread and find that the animals have all reached their destinations. A sound chip embedded in the illustration gives off an appropriately flatulent noise.

A Little Fart ("A Little..." Books)

Humor

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