Romp and roam with horses from around the world in this majestic coloring book! Featuring 32 line art designs of gorgeous horses galloping through fields, grazing in meadows, relaxing on the farm, and so much more, Horses Coloring Book is the perfect outlet for horse-lovers to express their creativity with their favorite animal! Plus, fun facts complement each illustration for an added element of delight. From the American Quarter horse, American paint horse, and Scottish Clydesdale to warmbloods, Icelandic horses, stallions, and many other beautiful horse breeds, each design is printed on a single side of high-quality paper with perforated edges for easy removal and display of completed designs.

Read more less

Romp and roam with various horse breeds from around the world, from the American Quarter horse and Scottish Clydesdale to Icelandic horses, warmbloods, stallions, and more! This majestic coloring book is the perfect personalized gift for someone special in your life. Make it unique by filling out the form on this webpage to add the recipient’s name to the front cover, as well as a small message from you that will be printed on inside front cover dedication page. Featuring more than 20 stunning designs to color using markers, gel pens, watercolors, or colored pencils, anyone will love bringing this custom horses coloring book to life. • A personalized coloring book that features the recipient’s name on the front cover, as well as a special message from you on the inside dedication page • Coloring book includes more than 20 designs of horses from around the world in various settings • Designs are printed on a single side of high-quality, extra-thick paper to resist bleed through

Read more less

A positive-training approach to house-training dogs of all ages, from puppies to senior dogs, Charlotte Schwartz’s House-training Your Dog guarantees to get puppies trained in a hurry and to solve ongoing or newly occurring potty issues with older dogs. The importance of successful house-training can’t be overstated, but too often owners don’t understand why they are continuing to fail. Schwartz’s no-nonsense method?based on her fifty years training pet dogs?starts with Dog Behavior 101 and is geared toward getting owners started on the right foot. In the chapter ?Dog/Owner Communication,” the author helps to erase the language barrier that exists between humans and canines, ensuring that the dog understands his owner’s expectations.Crate training remains the first choice of dog trainers, and this method is summarized in two concise chapters, ?Six Crate-training Steps” and ?Creating a Schedule.” Whether the owner is at home all day with the puppy or works full-time, the house-training method put forth in this easy-to-read volume will bring to success to all dedicated owners willing to put in the time to train, exercise, and bond with their dogs. For those owners who are struggling to house-train their puppies (or adult dogs), the chapters ?House-training Accidents” and ?The Wrong Message” were written with you in mind.Schwartz discusses the possible underlying causes to house-training failures and how to remedy various situations. Owners of aging dogs will be relieved to find useful information about the challenges of retraining senior dogs, as the author considers how to work with the dog’s behavioral and physical changes. Fully indexed.

Read more less

Learn the Basics of Drawing Drawing is an essential skill that represents the first step into all other visual arts. This practical book teaches aspiring artists how to draw the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, portraits, and still life. Even absolute beginners will be amazed at what they can achieve by working through this book and learning from the tips, tricks and know-how of experienced artists. Fifty original, exciting projects free readers to practice and perfect their skills without dreary routine exercises. Each demonstration features a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, clear instructions, and step-by-step photos. How to Draw shows how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist’s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks, and more. Inside How to Draw: Practical art instruction for drawing all of the most popular topics: buildings, landscapes, people, animals, portraits, and still life. 50 demonstrations each include a photograph of the subject, the finished drawing, and clear instructions with step-by-step photos. Advice on how to draw with a variety of different media, including artist’s pencils, chalk, charcoal, dip pens, graphite sticks, and more. Introduction to essential tools, materials and basic drawing techniques.

Read more less

Understanding anatomy is the foundation of great art, and this new collection of workshops from the world's best professional artists enables artists of all levels to bring their work to life. How to Draw and Paint Anatomy, 2nd Edition is the complete artist's guide on how to draw the structures and forms of humans and animals in easy-to-follow steps. In this superb collection of human and animal anatomy workshops, the finest artists in the world share their essential figure-drawing techniques, to ensure that readers of all skill levels will create fantastic images every time. Art students, professional illustrators, and creative amateurs alike will find inspiration and encouragement to develop their core skills and embrace innovative digital techniques. This second edition is filled to the bursting point with the best anatomy advice around. Every page is packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on how to create better human and creature figures, written and illustrated by professionals. Essentially, it's years of art college training, distilled into one place! Eight detailed workshops are devoted to drawing and painting the human body. They present easy ways to master the art of human anatomy, with practical advice from head to toe. Readers learn how to create basic forms, and improve figure drawings by establishing the underlying structure of the human body. Clear instructions are provided for depicting all of the most challenging areas, from feet, hands and torsos to legs, heads and arms. Six workshops provide practical guides to animal anatomy. Starting with the basic forms of beasts, they offer the building blocks for better animal art and creature design. The authors describe how to discern the shapes beneath skin and fur, revealing how the core of the animal body operates and how to use it to bring life to animal art. Readers find out what animal faces have in common with human faces, and the crucial ways in which they differ. An accompanying CD supports the anatomy and painting workshops with the opportunity to get closer to the annotated sketches, watch videos of anatomy drawing in action, and examine high-resolution art files that illustrate how develop digital software skills.

Read more less

Start Painting Today! Covering the three most popular types of painting: watercolors, acrylics and oils, this comprehensive step-by-step guide provides basic information on materials and techniques as well as an exciting series of demonstrations aimed at complete beginners. The unique approach of this book is so simple that the reader can start immediately on original and exciting projects. Each section has practical information on materials and equipment and includes a gallery of work by various artists to inspire the beginner. The projects cover all types of subjects, including landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals and buildings. Within each section the demonstrations provide instruction in a whole range of different techniques from the basic brushstrokes to using resist and painting with a knife. Filled with stunning artworks and inspiring projects, this book will help beginners to achieve immediate and impressive results with a minimum of practice. Inside How to Paint Comprehensive step-by-step introduction to painting for aspiring artists. Even complete beginners can quickly achieve immediate and impressive results. Covers all aspects of painting, including acrylics, oil paintings and watercolors. Learn to paint landscapes, still life, people, flowers, animals, and buildings. 38 step-by-step projects each illustrate a different painting technique. Practical advice on choosing the best materials and equipment to get the most out of your painting. Includes inspirational galleries and essential basic techniques sections to develop your artistic skills. More than 350 beautiful color photographs.

Read more less

Curious to know what to do if you get caught in an avalanche? Ever wondered how to stop a runaway horse? Want to impress people by predicting the weather or telling time without a clock (or an iPhone app)? How to Send Smoke Signals, Pluck a Chicken & Build an Igloo is filled with 75 wilderness skills, from practical to potentially useless. In today’s digital age that heavily relies on battery power, technology, and GPS, you’ll read about what people did hundreds of years ago and how it could potentially save you today. Learn how to start a fire with ice, pluck a chicken, catch an eel, build an igloo, throw a lasso, and so many more unusual yet potentially life-saving skills. Told with a sense of humor and a lot of interesting insight, this is a fun, self-reliant read filled with information you may never use but will be glad to know…because you just never know!

Read more less

An updated and slightly different take on a classic folk song “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly” with a new, kid-friendly ending, I Know an Old Lady is a humorous picture book for children featuring the iconic old lady that can’t stop eating the strangest things! With memorable lyrics, absurd illustrations, and die-cut elements that gradually build and build upon each other until the old lady’s stomach is filled with bizarre objects, from a small fly all the way up to a horse, this silly children’s book of a timeless tale will delight both kids and parents alike! Illustrator Edward Miller is a published author and illustrator of several children’s books, including What Happens to a Hamburger?, the Sticker Stories Series, The Monster Health Book, and more!

Read more less

Hailing from the Balaeric island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain, the Ibizan Hound is an elegant, sleek-coated companion dog that began as a powerful hunter renowned for its infallible ability as a rabbit courser. Keen eyesight and equally perceptive hearing afford this lithe, fleet-footed sighthound superb hunting and coursing abilities. The breed’s unique deerlike appearance is accomplished by its clean-cut lines; its large, mobile ears; its obliquely set, amber eyes; and its long, slender neck. Written by sighthound specialist Juliette Cunliffe, this Comprehensive Owner’s Guide presents an authoritative and entertaining look at the breed’s origins in Europe and the United States. The chapter on the breed’s characteristics well describes this sensitive companion that is even tempered and well tuned to his owner’s moods and feelings. Additional information is provided on the breed’s physical characteristics as well as breed-specific health concerns of interest to all potential owners of an Ibizan Hound.New owners will welcome the well-prepared chapter on finding a reputable breeder and selecting a healthy, sound puppy. Chapters on puppy-proofing the home and yard, purchasing the right supplies for the puppy as well as house-training, feeding, and grooming are illustrated with photographs of handsome adults and puppies. In all, there are over 135 full-color photographs in this useful and reliable volume. The author’s advice on obedience training will help the reader better mold and train into the most well-mannered dog in the neighborhood. The extensive and lavishly illustrated chapter on healthcare provides up-to-date detailed information on selecting a qualified veterinarian, vaccinations, preventing and dealing with parasites, infectious diseases, and more. Sidebars throughout the text offer helpful hints, covering topics as diverse as historical dogs, breeders, or kennels, toxic plants, first aid, crate training, carsickness, fussy eaters, and parasite control. Fully indexed.

Read more less

An excellent book for young learners! If Animals Could Talk: Cats is told as a first-person non-fiction narrative that explains what cat sounds mean--such as a purr means a cat is happy--and helps kids understand why cats act the way they do in a fun and dynamic way. With full-color photos of real cats, it also includes interesting Pet Facts and suggested readings for more information about understanding cats.

Read more less

An excellent book for young learners! If Animals Could Talk: Dogs is narrated by "Charlie" the dog. He teaches readers the communication devices dogs use to let humans know how they are feeling such as the types of bark they do, their body language and ear position. It also includes Pet Facts like "A dog who is about to bite, may wag its tail, but it's body will be rigid and its tail pointing up." Filled with full-color photos of real dog breeds, it also includes instructions about how to care for dogs and suggested readings for more information about dogs.

Read more less