Yoko Saito's sewing designs for bags and accessories are distinctive for their use of creative motifs and charming details, while her modern aesthetic utilises muted tones for a soft, relaxing feel.
When her class takes a field trip to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, third grader Mariana is amazed at all the life around her. Led by nature park scientist Dr. Whitford, the children search for signs of animals along the trail and learn how animals and plants adapt to the harsh environment in One Day in the Desert.
Owen, who lives in Colorado, is visiting his cousin Neko at her home in coastal California. He is eager to explore the beach with his cousin and aunt, and they find a large amount of kelp washed ashore after a large storm the previous evening. His curiosity about the kelp leads to an afternoon snorkeling adventure in a kelp forest with his cousin ......
When Annie and her brother Bradley learn that pesticides and fertilizers are hurting the stream in their Massachusetts neighborhood, they work with their neighbor Ms. Carson, an aquatic ecologist, to start a campaign to reduce fertilizer use and Save Our Stream.
The tenet of this book is provide a tool for artists/blacksmiths and metalworkers. It tells how to work metal: heating it, cutting it, upsetting it, drawing it out, twisting it, forge welding it and shaping and assembling it. It tells about metallurgy and tool making, metal finishes and corrosion, sources of information and supplies, charts and ......
Master the Techniques, Understand the Weave Structures, Create Your Own
This comprehensive guide to floor loom weaving begins with the basics-parts of the loom, how to wind your warp and dress your loom; how to read and weave drafts-but then goes so much farther, explaining the different types of weaves and how to read and weave from charts, and exploring a variety of weaves in depth. The author covers each topic in ......
We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ......
Adapting Casting Principles for Any Fly-Fishing Situation
In Perfecting the Cast, acclaimed casting expert Ed Jaworowski teaches the first few things that all casts have in common--the four principles of casting--and then shows how to apply those fundamentals in endless ways so that whatever fishing situation, the fly fisher has an understanding of how casting works and what needs to happen to make the ......
