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Dare to Repair: A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home
Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-tenet
Collins Living, 2002
Great handbook for new homeowners: men and women alike!
Except for the girl power cover art and the fun, feminine little anecdotes that precede each section ("If you can paint your nails, you can do this repair. Just don't get the enamels mixed up!"), there isn't much that deciphers this book from any other general home ...
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Rosie'S Walk
Aladdin, 1971
a favorite book
We fell for this after watching the scholastic dvd series. It's on the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom video and we're hooked - love the detailed pictures and watching where thefox is headed.
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Journal Revolution: Rise Up & Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections
Linda Woods, Karen Dinino
North Light Books, 2007
Awesome book!!!
Journal Revolution should be on every creative person's book shelf. It's one of those books that you keep nearby and randomly flip open when you need a double shot of artistic espresso. It is a *great* follow up to their first book, Visual Chronicles.
For me, the ...
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Contemporary Botanical Illustration: Challenging Colour and Texture
Rosie Martin, Meriel Thurstan
Batsford, 2008
The authors of the bestselling Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project are back with new sources of inspiration for professionals and amateurs interested in creating scientifically accurate illustrations of flowers and plants. This time they focus on solving two difficult challenges: depicting texture in pencil or paint, and painting ...
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Botanical Illustration Course: With the Eden Project
Meriel Thurstan, Rosie Martin
Batsford, 2006
Botanical illustration
This is an in depth clear book about the process of botanical illustration. Well written and great pictures. Recommend highly!
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Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)
Rosie O'Donnell
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Wonderful
There is one word to describe this book and that is Wonderful. I was amazed. She put her life out there for all to read. She shared her personal feelings, almost like therapy. I loved this book. I love Rosie. I do suggest you read Find Me first. Fame is an addiction ...
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Rosie's Family: An Adoption Story
Lori Rosove
Asia Pr, 2001
Great book about all sides of adoption
My husband and I just love this book. Our daughter is not yet 3, so it's not really for her yet, although she does love to look at the pictures when we read it to her. We love the fact that Rosie's parents encourage her to ask all sorts of questions about her ...
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Caillou Watches Rosie (Playtime series)
Marion Johnson
Chouette Publishing, 2008
Great Adaptation from TV Show
Having just broken the 200 mark for Amazon reviews, I'll now turn my attention to a book from the much-maligned, sadly ignored, massively underrated "Caillou" series.
"Caillou Watches Rosie" is directly based on a story from the "Caillou" TV series. In this story, ...
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The Usborne Art Treasury
Rosie Dickins
Usborne Books, 2007
Perfect mix of art and art history!
This book is wonderful! I am planning to use it as an art/art history curriculum for my kindergarten-age daughter in the fall, and I can hardly wait to get started! The book includes art by 22 artists from better-known van Gogh, Degas, and Picasso to lesser-known ...
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Rosie O'Donnell's Crafty U: 100 Easy Projects the Whole Family Can Enjoy All Year Long
Rosie O'Donnell
Simon & Schuster, 2008
ROSIE O'DONNELLS CRAFTY U
THIS IS A WONDERFUL CRAFT BOOK FOR ALL AGES.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM AND USE
IT FOR STORYTIME CRAFTS. I WAS SO IMPRESSED
WITH IT I BOUGHT ONE FOR MY GRANDKIDS AND MY
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WHOM IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEACHER.
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Judgment Day (Mike Daley Mystery)
Sheldon Siegel
Macadam Cage Pub, 2008
Worth The Wait!
A book by Sheldon Siegel featuring Michael Daley and Rosie Fernandez is worth the wait. The plot has been covered in other reviews so I will just say I've read all of Mr. Siegel's books and would rate each with 5 stars. I'm sure I will re-read them all one day.
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Someday
Eileen Spinelli
Dial, 2007
A book for all little girls
In the words of my five your old daughter, "Every little girl should have this book!"
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Drawing Faces: Usborne Art Ideas : Internet-Linked (Art School)
Rosie Dickins, Jan McCafferty, ...
E.D.C. Publishing, 2002
Drawing Faces is Fabulous
This book's illustrations are very colorful and beautifully laid out. From caricatures to torn paper collage, this is a great little book that will jumpstart lots of ideas. Mediums discussed include pencil, colored pencil, computer graphics, pen/ink, pastels, ...
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Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II
Penny Colman
Crown Books for Young Readers, 1998
outstanding
Colman combines masterful storytelling with criticalcutting-edge insight to create an imposing study of a crucial periodin U.S. history. Rosie the Riveter reveals the ways in which government and industry manipulated gender roles to serve their own interests both ...
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The Sign on Rosie's Door
Michael Di Capua, 2002
A book the whole family will enjoy hearing again and again.
I first found this book in my school library in New Zealand 32 years ago! Took it home to read to my baby sister, and the whole family sat around listening with delight. We still love it all these years later. Sendak's story and illustrations capture the childhood of ...
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