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42 |  Animal Life: Nature Mandala Coloring Book. Tim Phelps. The mandalas in this color- ing book celebrate the amazing biodiversity in nature: the myriad shapes and colors found in animals and the varied habitats in which they all live. Color real and imagined specimens from box turtles to owls and sea stars while learning about the natural world • 9"x9" (228x228mm) • 31 b/w images • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-5278-2 • PB • $17.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD ADULT COLORING & ACTIVITIES Garden Life: Nature Mandala Coloring Book. Tim Phelps. The mandalas in this coloring book celebrate the amazing biodiversity in nature: the myriad shapes and colors found in plants and the varied habitats in which they all live. Explore glorious gardens, sweeping grasslands, and lush tropical forests populated with unusual plants and insects • 9" x 9" (228 x 228 mm) • 25 b/w il- lustrations • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-5279-9 • PB • $17.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Bloom: A Coloring Journey. Diane Kappa. This coloring journey by surface designer Diane Kappa includes 27 globally inspired floral patterns. Featur- ing both bold shapes and intricate detail, there is a page to explore for every mood • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 27 b/w images • 56 pp. • 978-0-7643-5281- 2 • PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Looted Beauty: A Coloring Book of Lost Art. Anthony M. Amore and Karl Stevens. This coloring book, consisting of line-drawn interpretations of 30 masterpieces looted or destroyed by the Nazis during WWII, includes short stories about the lives of the artists, the people who owned the paintings, and how and where each piece disappeared. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 30 b/w images • 66 pp. • 978-0-7643-5404-5 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Stolen Beauty: A Coloring Book of Lost Art. Anthony M. Amore and Karl Stevens. Stolen Beau- ty is the first adult coloring book with a mission: to inform the public about the problem of art theft while raising awareness of what the world’s great stolen art looks like. This awareness is key to com- bating a multi-billion dollar illicit industry. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 30 b/w images • 66 pp. • 978-0-7643-5285-0 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Stories of West Africa: A Coloring Book Jour- ney. Created by Hollis Chatelain. In West Africa people wear colorful fabrics not only as a fashion statement, but also as a way to express their views. These 20 exquisite drawings on high-quality paper show scenes from daily life—family time, market scenes, kids’ chores—and each includes a textile backdrop featuring the cloth of West Africa • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 20 drawings • 50 pp. • 978-0- 7643-5447-2 • PB • $14.99 / £13.99 / 19.99 CAD Meditative Zendoodles: A Treasure Trove of Relaxing Moments. Susanne Schaadt. Zendoodling is a drawing-based relaxation method that’s perfect for young and old alike; no drawing skill is required. With a pen, paper, and this guide, you’ll get relaxing moments of drawing and magical-looking Zendoodles. Step-by-step instructions show how to draw your own patterns, and more than 100 new, inspiring patterns are included • 81/2" x 97/8" (215 x 250mm) • 381 color & b/w images • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-5289-8 • PB • $16.99 / £15.99 / 23.99 CAD Victorian Buildings of San Francisco: A Col- oring Book. Shirley Salzman. Adults are invited to express their sense of color and creativity in this two books of detailed drawings of Victorian-era buildings in San Francisco and other locations in the American West. In pen and ink, artist Shirley Salzman depicts a spectrum of styles from 1837 to 1901 • 11" x 14" (279 x 355mm) •21black andwhite sketches •44pp. •978-0-7643-5139-6•PB•$12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Victorian Buildings of the American West: A Coloring Book. Shirley Salzman. • 11" x 14" (279 x 355 mm) • 21 black and white sketches • 44 pp. • 978-0-7643-5140-2•PB•$12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99CAD | ADULT COLORING & ACTIVITIES, OTHER CRAFTS Carving in Soap: North American Animals. Howard K. Suzuki. Advanced methods of making bar soap carvings of selected North American mammals. Beautiful color photos and text move step-by-step through the carving of eight animals: a bear and cub, wolf, cougar, prairie dog, harp seal, killer whale, and otter. Art, natural history, and environmental issues are integrated into the instructions. • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 262 color photos, 8 patterns • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-1292-2 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD CHILDREN’S CRAFTS & ACTIVITIES Making a Rattan Bow. Linda Schilling & Michael Wlotzka. Using rattan, or a combination of rattan and wood, this book guides you through the making of seven bow designs with illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Sections include creating the bow profile, tillering, leather grips, shaping the handle, making wood overlays for the tips, and much more. Perfect for archers, woodworkers, and crafters of all skill level. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 328 color images, 8 graphs •112 pp. •978-0-7643-4546-3• PB•$24.99 / £22.99 / 35.99 CAD Making Bows with Children. Wulf Hein. If you want to build yourself a real bow, here is where the adventure begins! Learn how to build 2 different bows, arrows, bowstrings, and a quiver with step-by-step instruction. This well-illustrated book also takes you on a brief excursion through the history of this ancient implement. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 265 photos & drawings • 208 pp. • 978- 0-7643-4442-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Teaching the Bow to Bend: Making a Longbow. Linda Schilling and Michael Wlotzka. Making a longbow in only two days? No sweat! In their two-day workshops, the bowmakers team of Kunst–Griff introduced many enthusiastic beginners to the basics of making a wood- en longbow—demonstrating each action step by step in a comprehensible and clear way • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) •183 color images •80pp. •978-0-7643-4595-1•PB • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships. Cyrus Hamlin. Written by an experienced naval architect, intelligent amateurs are prepared to create conceptual vessel designs ready for a naval architect’s finishing touches. Covers a variety of watercraft, so it can be useful for envisioning a cruising yacht or a sixty-foot fishing boat • 7" x 10" (177 x 254mm) • 116 illustrations • 316 pp. • 978-0-87033-621-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD How to Build a Flatiron Skiff: Simple Steps Using Basic Tools. K. D. Jones. Using economical materials, simple techniques, and hand-powered tools, you can start building a flatiron skiff in spring and be on the water by summer. The author presents recommended tools and accessories, design variations, in- structional photographs and drawings, and a history of this underappreciated boat type. • 91/8"x81/8" (231x206mm) •105color photos &11drawings •88pp. •978-0-7643-4885-3•PB•$19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99CAD BOATBUILDING Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building. Susan Van Leuven. Make your own custom-built canoe. This comprehensive, de- tailed guide to the process of constructing a high quality wood strip canoe is written espe- cially for the novice boat builder. All phases of construction are extensively illustrated with color photos and line drawings • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 490 color photos, 67 line draw- ings • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-0537-5 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / 56.95 CAD Woodstrip Rowing Craft. Susan Van Leuven. More than 835 clear color photos cover every step required to create two wood strip rowing craft for both sport fishing and sculling. The wooden parts are made with ordinary wood shop tools, materials, and standard working techniques. Fiberglass and epoxy can be applied successfully by the first-time user • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 837 color & 51 b/w photos • 288 pp. •978-0-7643-2553-3•HC•$49.95 / £45.99 / 72.00 CAD Bow Accessories. Volkmar Hübschmann. Fourteen archers provide detailed, step-by-step instructions to completely equip archers with personal equipment, accessories from tension spring to string holder, ten types of quivers, bowstrings, targets, and making arrows. Over 600 color photos illustrate the instruc- tions. 14 experienced archers have developed this instructive text from their own practice and testing. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 653 color photos • 208 pp. •978-0-7643-3035-3•HC•$34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD BOW MAKING The Bow Builder’s Book: European Bow Build- ing from the Stone Age to Today, 2nd Edition. Flemming Alrune, Wulf Hein, Jürgen Junkmanns, Boris Pantel, Holger Riesch, Achim Stegmeyer, Ulrich Stehli, Konrad Vögele, & Jorge Zschieschang. The history, evolution, and construction of European style longbows. For the beginner, clear, uncomplicated instructions are offered. More advanced bowyers will find tips on choosing wood and adhesive, and detailed info on replicating historic bow types. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 232 illustrations • 226 pp. • 978-0-7643-4153-3 •HC• $34.99 / £31.99 / 48.99 CAD Soap Carving for Children of All Ages. Howard K. Suzuki. Bar soap provides a wonderful carving medium for children or adults to learn and teach basic carving techniques. Starting with directions for making safe and simple wooden carving tools, basic soap-carving techniques are shown with step-by-step color photos. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •195 color photos • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-0859-8 • PB • $12.99 / £11.99 / 17.99 CAD Soap Carving Ocean and Coral Reef Creatures. Dr. Howard K. Suzuki. Over 270 color photos and 53 patterns show how to carve twelve sea creatures, including the clownfish, starfish, octopus, seahorse, penguin, orca, sperm whale, sea otter, manatee, queen angelfish, sea lion, and beluga. Carvers will produce soap carvings in low and high relief and from fused raw material. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 273 color &53 b/w images • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2754- 4 • PB • $12.95 / £11.99 / 17.95 CAD