Investigates holidays from around the world--including New Year's Day, Valentine's, Father's Day, Eid, Hanukkah, and Christmas--and the kinds of foods, activities, and decorations associated with them. Offers activities to make treats and decorations associated with each holiday, together with stories from different writers about their favorite holiday traditions.

Provides fast and easy drawing projects, from kittens and race cars to aliens and castles.

"Provides clear and simple Christmas projects using colorful illustrations and easy instructions. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, historical information about the holiday, detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear and thorough list of required materials, metric conversions for all measurements, suggestions for alterations, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and introductions to the author and...

Presents advice and step-by-step instructions for drawing Batman and some of his allies and the villains he fights.

In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long enough to pass the two a map before soldiers apprehend...

"Step-by-step instructions and sketches show how to draw common Halloween images and symbols"--Provided by publisher.

Features six fun topics with easy-to-follow diagrams to draw favorite objects from space.

Introduces the history of agriculture and the festivals that arose around the harvest, including information on the seasons and activities that celebrate autumn.