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#1 Choice for the Beginning Teddy Bear Artist........2001-05-21
I think this book is a must for any teddy bear artist - but especially appropriate for those who are beginning, like myself. It is easy to follow and very well illustrated. I look very forward to finishing up my first teddy bear! This book has illustrations of bears created by many of today's top bear artists as well. Very inspiring.
A must have for all teddy bear makers and beginners!.......2000-01-09
I just purchased this book today and I have completed my first bear just moments ago. The book is very informative, has step by step instructions, and quality pictures for guidance. This is great for beginners and the experienced as well! It also gives you great tips on how to give your bears unique personalities. A++++
Fanastic reference for the rookie or advanced bear artist.......1999-11-30
This book contains a wealth of information for even the advanced bear artist. Whenever I need to refer to a basic pattern flow or vary the look of the bear, I always use this book. I recommend this book to anyone interested in designing your own bear with a little help from an excellent author.
A must for every beginner - step by step.......1999-09-03
I keep this book propped up by my sewing machine. This book takes you through each step. From buying supplies & materials to finishing your bear, and patterns for clothes. The pictures are clear and accurate, and there are lots of them, great if you want the visual on how to as well. The instructions are eaasy to follow, with lots of tips. This is my main reference book.
Excellent all-round, practical guide to making bears.......1999-07-16
I am new to teddy bear making, and so I wanted to know all about the techniques and the tips without having to sit through an evening class, or read through some dry history of toy bears and fabrics before getting to the hands-on part. This book is an excellent introduction, with step-by-step photographs of all the basic and more advanced techniques you need. If you can follow instructions, and you like to be hands-on while you're learning, then this book is worth buying. It even shows you how to make a pattern of your own and there is an excellent section on making miniatures. Another plus is that all of the different fabrics, furs and tools are 'photographed' rather than just listed - often the sales person in a craft store isn't a teddy-bear enthusiast and doesn't know what you may need, or recognise the names of different fabrics, so the photographs are helpful if you find yourself buying materials somewhere other than a specialist teddy-bear store.
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Love the Visuals in this one.......2007-03-25
You can tell that a lot of work went into the beautiful illustrations. They are absolutely beautiful. As far as the story goes, its decent. A crab needs a new house and tries a few houses out, finding them flawed in one way or another. Then all of a sudden there's a plot twist and the crab is being hunted by its aquatic enemy. Somehow the slow thing outruns the predator fish and hides in an empty shell. The shell is so comfortable that after the fish is gone the crab declares the shell its new home.
A plot twist in a book this short. Who'd have thought?
great book for elementary school students!.......2002-11-06
I've used this book with first and third grade students that are studying needs of animals and animal homes. The students love the predictability of the hermit crab's sounds. It opens up the discussion to habitats and why animals need certain characteristics in their homes. Great book!
A beautifully illustrated book.......2001-08-04
This is not only an amazingly well-written book, it also has some of the most beautiful illustrations around! Is This a House for Hermit Crab? has a repeating text that kids will soon love to say along with you. McDonald's use of onomatopia is a chance to teach children about figurative language. The repeating words "scritch-scratch" are used to describe the hermit crab crawling along the shore. You can call children's attention to these words by having them scratch a stick arcoss a small strip of sandpaper as these words are read aloud. This book became a read-aloud favorite in my classroom. Another great hermit crab book is Moving Day by Robert Kalan, also available at amazon.com.
A special book for hermit crab lovers........1999-10-04
I think children can feel the feelings of finding a new home, too, when they are reading IS THIS A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB. Another book on hermit crabs with a little different twist is P. HERMIT CLAIMS A CASTLE (also available on amazon.com) in which this hermit crab, Prince Hermit, has the challenge of getting back to his natural habitat after he has been taken out of the tidepool. The environmental message that a marine creature's survival depends on his staying in his habitat makes this book important to children who don't know this and to the hermit crab fans of IS THERE A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB who would like more books to read on this subject.
Gentle little hermit crab searches the beach for a new home........1997-07-23
Simple, sweet story of a little hermit crab who has outgrown his shell and crawls, "scritch, scratch," along the beach in search of a new home. He tries out a variety of items; including a tin can, which is too noisy and a plastic bucket, which is too big. He becomes entangled in a net and is chased by a pricklepine fish before he finally finds just the right home and "snuggles" in. Beautiful illustrations! My 2-year-old and I both loved this book, and we are now the proud new owners of a pet hermit crab
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- Feels like you're actually there
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The Architecture of R.M. Schindler
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R M Schindler
ASIN: 0810929856 |
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Lauded in recent years as a 20th-century masterpiece, Schindler House in West Hollywood was designed and built by Viennese emigré Rudolph M. Schindler in 1921-22. Intended as a communal dwelling for the architect and his wife and another couple, and featuring open living spaces and rooftop “sleeping baskets” suited to the mild Southern California climate, this remarkable home is considered the first modern house to be built in the world.
This, the first book on the Schindler House, features new photography—specially commissioned color images by Grant Mudford, one of the leading architectural photographers working today—as well as many archival shots. Author Kathryn Smith incorporates new research on Schindler as she analyzes every aspect of the house's design and construction and shows why it was such a radical departure from residential architecture that came before—and why it is one of the icons of the modern era.
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Feels like you're actually there.......2001-11-18
I was looking for a book on Neutra and came across this beautiful book instead. The photographs, taken by Grant Mudford, give a vivid sense of space and relationship. He does an excellent job of capturing the light and emotion of the home. It feels much like a Japanese teahouse. Sparse and natural, bringing the outdoors in. Also included, a wonderful selection of archival photographs providing history and a glimpse of Schindlers personal life. Kathryn Smith, who actually lived at the house for five years, understands the spirit of the place. Her text covers Schindler's history, the house's structural engineering, and the philosophy upon which the cooperative dwelling is based. A truly inspiring home. The next time I am in Los Angeles, I will certainly make time to visit the Schindler House.
Author's response to Jason.......2001-05-18
...My book was the result of over ten years of research in the Schindler archives, revealing new information and unpublished photos taken by Schindler himself. It is a monograph on one of the most important buildings in the history of twentieth century modernism. Half of the book consists of stunning color photos by Grant Mudford which were taken especially for this book. Grant has visited the Schindler House numerous times over the last ten years (as he lives in LA) and he has a great sensitivity and insight into its spatial qualities and how to capture this elusive character in light and shadow. The price of the book (even less on Amazon.com) is aimed at a general audience, especially students. It is an affordable introduction with sumptious photos and a text that covers history and analysis. The printing is excellent on very good quality stock; Abrams (the top art publisher in the US) did a superb job. I hope you make this a part of your library. Kathryn Smith.
Schindler Schminndler.......2001-03-02
Eh. Smith knows how to talk. But the subject at hand isn't the greatest for an entire book.
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ASIN: 0374406278 |
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Based on a true moment in American history, this funny picture book celebrates the ingenuity and community spirit of one small New England town as it attempts to make the country's biggest cheese for the nation's greatest man.
A Children's Book of the Year, Bank Street College
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Educators Recommend.......2004-03-15
Historical fact: On January 1, 1801, Elder John Leland, a Baptist minister, delivered a 1,235-pound wheel of Cheshire cheese to Thomas Jefferson as a gift of gratitude for Jefferson 's support of religious freedom.
Candace Fleming has taken this little-known detail and turned it into a deliciously delightful little "Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar."
In Fleming's story the villagers of Cheshire (makers of mouthwatering cheese) heard news "that threatened to sour their curds forever." President Thomas Jefferson was serving cheese made in Norton, Connecticut ! Not to be outdone, Elder John Leland convinced the residents of Cheshire to put their curds together, along with one day's milking from each of their cows and create a "whopping big cheddar."
Easier said than done the villagers soon realized. They had to resort of using a huge apple press to squeeze the whey from the curds. Then, the local blacksmith had to make a huge, custom-forged hoop to hold the cheese. Their efforts paid off however. Once finished, they had on their hands a 1,235 pound, four-foot tall round of cheddar.
After letting the cheese ripen, Elder John and the ever-doubting Phineas Dobbs set off to deliver the mammoth cheese to Jefferson. Sledding and sailing their way to Washington, the duo finally arrive at the nation's capital amid trumpets, banners, and gaggles of gawkers.
Jefferson, after cutting into cheddar and tasting it, declared it to be "The best you can serve at your table."
Fleming serves up a terrific treat. The tale is charmingly told and fun to read. Schindler's pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings are filled with period details and humorous touches.
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Yum, pass the crackers.......2002-03-24
In this true tale of a tremendous cheddar, Candace Fleming asks: "What weighs 1,234 pounds, stands four feet high, and is made from the milk of nine hundred and thirty-four cows?"
"Why, a giant cheese of course!"
When President Thomas Jefferson was serving Norton cheese at the White House, Elder John Leland suggested that everyone could help make a whopping big cheddar, a cheese so large that President Jefferson would be serving Cheshire cheese at the White House for years and years!
After gathering all the milk and making the cheese curds, they had to press the curds in an apple press. Finally they haul the cheese in a wagon to ripen in Elder John's barn. To get the cheese to President Jefferson's New Year's Day party, they have to put it on a sleigh and take it to Hudson, New York. Finally it sails down the Hudson River and is then carted on a sleigh to Washington.
Apparently, the cheese was served for years and someone said it lasted until 1805.
Just by the way, cheddar curds can't be beat. Give me the curds
instead of the pressed cheese any day!
Cute story for young cheese lovers.
If you love cheese, look for Paula Lambert's Cheese Lover's Cookbook & Guide. She explains how cheese is made and even includes recipes.
~The Rebecca Review
Great for Reading to Younger Children.......2000-06-25
I have read this book to my two grandsons (Brooks nearly 4 and Pierce nearly 3 yrs old) and their interest and response to this book has been fun and surprising. The story interests them and the art illustrates the story very well. They enjoy finding the characters from the story in the associated pictures. Phineas Dobbs' grumbling has become an inside family joke. The boys go around the house often repeating his comment, "I told you, it can't be done!" while placing their arms across their chest.
The book has provoked them to ask many questions which has proved to be a good teaching opportunity as well.
They read everytime before naptime and bedtime and they have insisted that this book be included each time for about three weeks now. I highly recommend this book for reading to children 3 years old and up.
Serve Cheese!.......2000-06-18
After reading this book aloud to my second grade class, I served up different kinds of cheese! The kids loved it (since their mouths were watering for cheese after listening and seeing Schindler's tasty looking illustrations!).An outstanding slice of obscure history! Editor Melanie Kroupa is an expert at delivering great, obscure stories from history (see STEAMBOAT by Judith Heide Gilliland).Outstanding storytelling!
Hometown Tale.......2000-02-08
What makes this book so terrific for me is that I live in thetown adjacent to Cheshire, MA, and I have family that live inCheshire. We've always seen the cheese press in the center of town, but were only vaguely familiar with its history. Now, with this beautiful picture book, I can share the story with the children in my life. I wonder how Ms. Fleming, who lives in Chicago, happened upon this story?
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"R.M. Schindler: 4 Houses" is the first in a series of new monographs featuring the works of individual architects by PlanetArchitecture.com. The four houses featured here are the Kings Road house (1921-22) and the How house (1925) which exemplify the innovative wood and concrete structures from the beginning of Schindler's career as well as the Kallis house (1946) and the Tischler house (1949-50) which embody the essence of Schindler's "Space Architecture" - complex interior spaces composed of "space, climate, light, and mood."
This CD-ROM features an intuitive, multi-referenced interface used to access the entire e-archive (electronic archive) of video interviews, photographs, writings, virtual reality panoramas, and drawings. The unique graphical interface takes full advantage of the interactive media and makes the self guided explorations both user friendly and enjoyable. This e-archive provides comprehensive documentation and virtual experiences unparalleled by any single medium. Over 100 full screen color photographs from exteriors and interiors to details document these houses like never before. 49 virtual reality panoramas (allowing 360 degree panning) take you there "virtually". Rare archival materials from the R.M. Schindler Archives reveal his masterful drawing skills. Judith Sheine provides an overview of Schindler's career in a 30 minute video presentation supplemented with drawings and photographs. Also, Sheine's audio introductions of each house (30 minutes in all) provide new insights into these notable houses. In addition, Lionel March's video commentary on Schindler's theoretical concepts shed new light on the otherwise unknown foundation of Schindler's architecture. Lastly, a comprehensive collection of drawings from plans and elevations to sections allow you to study and analyze each project in greater detail.
R M Schindler (1887-1953) was a pivotal Modernist architect who remained largely unrecognized by the critical establishment during his lifetime. A pragmatist and theoretician, Schindler designed more than 500 projects, over 150 of which were built, most of these in the Los Angeles area, where he settled in 1920. R.M. Schindler was born in Vienna in 1887. After his studies there with Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos he was drawn to America by Frank Lloyd Wright's work and came to Chicago in 1914, working for Wright in 1918. Wright sent Schindler to Los Angeles in 1920 to supervise construction of the Barnsdall house and Schindler settled there, establishing his own practice, living and working out of his Kings Road house (1921-22), developing his own original form of modern architecture, which he called 'Space Architecture." His central concerns were with the creation of complex and beautiful interior spaces composed of "space, climate, light, mood."
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How House: Rm Schindler (Historical Building Monographs Series)
James Steele
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- The friendliest book of poetry I've ever read
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The Napoleon House (International Institute for Strategic Studies Conference Pap)
Walter Schindler
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The friendliest book of poetry I've ever read.......2000-08-07
Walter Schindler's book of poems, "The Napoleon House," has pleased me for nearly a decade now. While I wouldn't call Schindler's poems revolutionary or staggeringly original, I would call them friendly, warm, touching, and real. Each poem drips with the feeling that Schindler poured his life into each one, driving himself to find the absolutely right image, mood, and word. This is exactly the kind of poetry utterly missing from the academic poets, who see this sort of heart-on-the-sleeve virtuosity as hopelessly outdated. This attitude is directly analagous to those who believe that sculpture since August Rodin means anything (which, in my humble opinion, it doesn't: obscurity and a refusal to even attempt to communicate with one's society have never made for good art: even T.S. Eliot believed he was speaking to the world, and not his own private circle.) Schindler is attempting to make each poem matter, to make each poem memorable, and to strike the lightning from the heavens with each attempt. He doesn't fully succeed with each try, but who does? Even Yeats and Whitman have their dogs. I especially love the sense of dialogue Schindler has with his readers: at one point, in a little comic interlude, he tells us to go away, find somebody to make love, and to live poetry rather than read it. All in all, a charming, unpretentious book that should be far better known than it is.
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- Small black & white architectural monograph from Gustavo Gili
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R. M. Schindler (Obras y Proyectos / Works and Projects)
Judith Sheine
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Small black & white architectural monograph from Gustavo Gili.......2005-10-17
ISBN: 8425217458 ONLY is an exclusively black & white, concise, and copiously illustrated paperback survey published by Gustavo Gili (GG) of Barcelona in English and Spanish (side by side). A short introductory part on several pages is followed by the main review part presenting each shortly described project in a combination of excellent B&W photos, plans, sections, elevations, hard line presentation drawings, sketches, etc. At the end, there are several pages with additional informations incl. biography. Most of hundreds of only B&W illustrations are technical, but all (incl. B&W photos) are of a good quality, well balanced, crisp and legible. Like all from the Works and Projects series, it is solid among architectural monographs, but slightly smaller than the Studio Paperback series published by Birkhäuser Verlag under ISBN: 37643* (Basel)/08176* (Boston) or Artemis Verlag under ISBN: 37608* (Zürich)/18740* (London).
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Schindler by Mak: Prestel Museum Guide (Prestel Museum Guides)
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