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Children's Book Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Recommended for bilingual library and personal picturebook collections.) 『The very first children's book that artist Maya Christina Gonzalez has written as well as illustrated, My Colors, My World / Mis Colores, Mi Mundo is a bilingual English/Spanish picturebook about a girl who lives in the desert, and her search to discover colors of every hue. "Of all the colors I find, I like hot pink the best. It's the color of the desert sunset." The gently stylized illustrations make superb use of color to blend perfectly with the rhythmic text. Recommended for bilingual library and personal picturebook collections.』
(Wonderful Book for Preschool) 『This charming title is my new favorite Latino children's picturebook. Vibrant, expressive illustrations and bilingual text introduce young children to colors in both Spanish and English while encouraging children to see the beauty in the world around them. The author/illustrator never saw herself in her picturebooks as a child and has now created one that positively represents Latino children! Fantastic!』 『
Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world.…but Maya’s world, the Mojave Desert, seems to be filled with nothing but sand. With the help of a feathered friend, she searches everywhere to discover color in her world. In the brilliant purple of her mother's flowers, the cool green of a cactus, the hot pink sunset, and the shiny black of Papi's hair, Maya finally finds what she was looking for. The book’s appealing narrative and bold illustrations encourage early readers to observe and explore, and to discover the colors in their own
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Milkweed Editions
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (The Colors of Nature) 『my experience with the seller was average. I received the book 3 weeks after I had purchased it. 』 『
The introduction and 17 essays in The Colors of Nature movingly address the question,“What is the earth to people of color?” Exploring history, displacement, return, and relationship to place, these writers show that the ways Americans have impacted nature are inseparable from racism and inequities in economic and political power. Featured contributors include Jamaica Kincaid, bell hooks, Francisco X. Alarcon, Yusef Komunyakaa, Diane Glancy, and others.
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Franklin Watts
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Newly arrived teenaged immigrants describe their experiences in America, recount traditions of their native countries, and present short stories, poems, recipes, and artwork. Also provides interviews with native born American teenagers who share their family histories.』
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Chronicle Books
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Pop Art Perfection) 『This is a great book for toddlers - and their art loving mummies and daddies! My 15 month old girl absolutely loves this book. I bought this for her first birthday and we've read it every day since. And she still gets excited about it every time! The quirky illustrations are fantastic and the text flows very nicely. A must read!』
(GREAT Book! with a capital G) 『I was very excited to find this book for my child. I love Andy Warhol myself so I figured I'd enjoy it too. My kid LOVES it. The pics are great, with just a little bit of writing. It's also made with hard pages so it's difficult to distroy. We've read it over and over and it's still a big hit.』
(Love this book!) 『I love this book for it's obviously quirky illustrations of colors. Really cute, small book, perfect for my toddler who adores it. A nice change from the usual color board books on the market.』 『Learning about colors has never been so hip! In Andy Warhol's imagination, horses are purple and golden monkeys wear pink baubles on their tails. ThroughAndy Warhol's Colors, children will learn their colors as they discover that in modern art, anything is possible.』
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Zondervan
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (The Search is Over....I found the Bible of my dreams!!) 『I've been searching for a good study bible for a while. This bible is it!!An excellent bible for women who are new to the bible and want to start reading; there is a study guide in the back that tells you what to read everyday. Perfect for experienced readers who want to study specific biblical principals. There are excerpts in each book of the bible that highlights the significant contributions of important women in the bible and offers you reflections on how your life may be compared to these women. BUY ONE TODAY!!』
(One of the Best!) 『I was looking for a bible I could relate to, although I love my max Lucado Study Bible I wanted something for me. This Bible is Awesome and highly recommended, especially for Women of Color.』
(Wonderful Bible) 『I love this bible. It has many notes related to the everyday life of the African American woman. I would definitely recommend to anyone but especially to those new to bible study. I love it. I made an excellent choice.』
(Beautiful Bible) 『Very Beautiful, Love the Red/Gold Italian Leather Cover. I have been searching for the Perfect "Adult" Bible and I am glad that I chose this one. I also love the inspirational notes.』
(This was a great deal!) 『I had been looking to replace my worn out bible for more than a year. When I discovered the Aspire bible, I was sold. There were several different versions (paperback/hardback), with prices ranging from $22-$50, but I wanted the leather one because it was the prettiest. I looked all over town and on different websites (Barnes&Noble, Borders, Half Price Books) for this bible. Everywhere I saw it, it was more than $50. Then I started looking on the Amazon site and found the bible for $32.99! I think it was even in the "used" category, but it looks brand new to me! And to make it even better, because of the price, I didn't have to pay any shipping to get it! I have received my bible and not only is it beautiful, everytime I use it I feel so smart!!』 『A study Bible in the NIV designed specifically to inspire and inform women of color.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Excellent primer on harmony in paintings) 『This book is an excellent intro to creating harmonious paintings. She explains some of the very difficult concepts of color harmony in a way that's very easy to understand. I've been a pro painter for almost 20 years now and I found this book to be very, very helpful. She has a great explanation of the Munsell Color Wheel that alone is worth the price of the book!』
(A valuable book for me) 『I had checked a number of painting books out of the library and was so impressed with this one that I purchased it. I didn't rate it 5 stars because I could imagine there being a more complete and sophisticated book. However, she appears to be a solid painter and she deals with more than just a couple of color wheels. She also offers up her manner of mixing colors. It's always nice to know how someone else approaches these matters.』
(Color It From The Heart) 『Color and composition are the most important tools an artist can use to elicit a response from a viewer. But it is color we see first. Color either grabs the viewer with its expression of a mood or emotion or it does not. In "Color Harmony," artist and teacher, Margaret Kessler has given a great gift to those of us seeking help with this important subject.
Kessler's well illustrated book shows how to use color to establish depth and form, create eye-pleasing contrasts, convey different times of the day and specific atmospheric conditions, and heighten the expressiveness and impact of a painting. She also emphasizes the importance of using the color wheel as we paint. It surprises her that many artists do not have the color wheel close at hand while painting. Color is just that important!
"Color Harmony" is organized into six sections:
1. The Basics of Color (properties, mixing, matching) 2. Choosing a Color Scheme 3. Discovering the Munsell Color Wheel 4. Mastering the Contrasts of Color (varying value, temperature, and intensity) 5. How Light and Atmosphere Affect Color (depth; variations with time of day and weather) 6. Designing With Color (a full demonstration that ties all the principles together)
This book can serve as a good guide for the new artist... and a refresher guide for those who are not so new. 』
(A Beautiful and Valuable Book) 『I took a chance on ordering this book; it came today. Just glancing through it, I can tell it is worth every cent. I am quite baffled by the review of Mr. Minz.』
(A note from the author, Margaret Kessler) 『There is a printing error on page 17. The colored circles should be labeled: COOL: Cad. Yel. Deep, Quinacridone Red, Ultra. Blue, T-Z White. WARM: Cad. Yel. Med., Grumbacher Red, Phthalo Blue, T-Z White with a touch of Lemon Yellow. Please spread the word and keep those brushes wet. Margaret Kessler』 『Mastering colour is a tough hurdle for artists to tackle in any medium. In this concise guide, Margaret Kessler cuts throgh all the confusion with a friendly and encouraging approach to the basic principles of colour harmony. Readers will learn how proper colour can help them create expressive moods, unity, rhythm and eye-catching design. Then they'll find a wealth of exercises and demonstrations to quickly put to use what they've learned. With lots of colourful charts and eye-catching examples, Color Harmony in Your Paintings is highly accessible for artists of all levels. Simple colour sketches throughout give an immediate understanding of every colour concept.』
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T Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Wow!) 『Learn some new ways iof looking at color ar expand what you think you know. Lovely ideas and great things to put into use.』
(Good color and composition course for quilters) 『I took a basic color and design class at a community college about a decade ago. We worked through similiar exercises to those in this book, but with paper, not with fabric as in this book. If you have wanted to take a basic color and design class at a college but don't have the time or resources, this is an excellent book. The only thing I like better about the college class is that you have a real person demanding your homework!』
(Improve your skills) 『If you hated homework you won't like this book, but if you are willing to follow the instructions and trust the authors to lead you to new skills, you will come away from the lessons in this book with a better understanding of drawing and coloring ways to add to your personal style of making art quilts. I will do this and look forward to the experience!』 『Art lessons every quilter will love.』
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Hippocrene Books
Usually ships in 6 to 10 days IPhone 3G used's review (A Great Stride Forward In Teaching Chinese Characters) 『I think this is an outstanding contribution to the teaching of characters. Hanyu pinyin allows you to encode phonetic information in written Chinese, but does not, like writing directly in characters, dispel the ambiguity of meanings between homophones. Being able to directly encode the tonal value of a character by giving it a color firmly links the pronunciation and meaning of a character without the ambiguity of the pinyin transcriptions. The book itself is deceptively modest in its declared intention. . .to simply instruct the reader in the meanings of 100 characters drawn from the HSK1 Level A. However, because the author adds a great deal of grammatical and syntactical information, as well as including additional chinese words in pinyin to create illustrative sentences and to provide models for how to properly form sentences, the alert reader will be famililarized with a great many more than 100 characters by working through the book. Right now I am working through the HSK1 List with a selection of Pentel Colored Brushes bringing the characters to vivid life by displaying the proper tones directly in the the characters themselves. Listening to the mp3's of the characters and exemplary sentences while reading them in color format firmly fixes their pronunciations in the mind. Writing them with colored pencils or pencils, or drawing them with Pentel brushes further fixes them in the mind. Once you are familiar with the color assignments to the various tones,it is then no problem to move beyond the book itself and include any other instructional materials into this method, writing and reading other learning materials in color. Altogether an great advance in teaching Chinese.』
(Combined with Pimsleur, an amazing supplement) 『First I started with Pimsleur, and then I bought this book to supplement Pimsleur. This book is amazing. I am grateful to the author for creating it. Don't buy this book by itself, however, and expect to learn Chinese from it alone. It's a vocab and grammar book in one, and although it comes with audio cds, it's just too dense to read straight through. That's why I say it's the PERFECT supplement to use with an audio program like Pimsleur. As you learn the words with Pimsleur, you can look them up in this book and learn how to write and read them as well.』
(An Invaluable Supplement for Learning Tones) 『This book provides a brilliant and easily remembered means for internalizing the tones of characters. For the first time, I have finally locked tones into my memory. If you are a student of Chinese who has struggled with making the transition from pinyin (the Romanization of characters) to writing and reading sentences in characters, the value of this book is obvious. If you are just learning Chinese and still enjoying the luxury of the pinyin and tone-marker crutches, this book is essential. As soon as you leave pinyin and are confronted with the character for 'is' and do not remember whether it is 'shi' with a 2nd tone or 'shi' with a 4th tone (the difference between 'is' and '10'), you will recognize the books' value.
'Chinese through Tone&Color' should be a companion for most beginning Chinese programs. Its primary focus is learning (so they become automatic) the tones of 100 characters by assigning a color to each of the four tones. But it is much more than this, because every lesson sets the target character into basic sentence structures with additional, color-coded characters. I have found that by using these basic structures I am finally remembering tonal patterns fundamental to Chinese. The color coding of the tones accompanied by the CDs has provided an invaluable memory tool.
The pace for the beginner is fast, and I have found it is necessary to listen to the CD tracks multiple times in order to lock the target characters into sentence structures. Several characters are introduced at once in simple sentences. If you have studied no Chinese before, you may find it difficult to catch on at first, but it is worth the effort; if you have studied some beforehand, this book will enhance your tonal memory and accuracy. It is likely to become an indispensable learning supplement. The book, with 2 CDs, is small, compact and durable--easy to carry. Later, the downloadable image-enhanced mp3s make it possible to practice any time, any place.』
(Tackling Tone) 『Before reading this book, all I knew about Chinese was that it's a tonal language and therefore very difficult to learn if you don't speak a tonal language already. After reading this book, I have a better grasp of what exactly the different tones are and how they change the meaning of the word. The CDs are extremely useful for the demonstration of the different tones. In a language where meaning depends largely on pronunciation, the CDs are crucial to the learning process. In the beginning, I was constantly looking back at the useful "Note on Pinyin" on pages 8 and 9. The "Note" explains the differences in pronunciation between our alphabet and the phonetically transcribed Chinese alphabet. If you are struggling with your study of Chinese or are just curious about what exactly learning a tonal language entails, this is the perfect book for you!』
(Singularly comprehensible.) 『As someone without any real prior background in Chinese, I can safely say that this book introduces the Chinese tonal system in a way that anyone can understand. It's exceedingly clear, succinct, and well put together. I was able to load the character images onto my iPod without a problem, and it's really convenient to be able to study at any time, without bringing the book with me. I'd recommend this system to any new learner of Chinese, particularly if you're intimidated by the complexity of the language.』 『This title is avilable in book and CD. Most linguists believe that writing was unveiled in China during the latter half of the 2nd millennium BC. Despite the many thousands of written characters however, there are approximately 1,700 possible syllables in Mandarin, compared to over 8,000 in English. As a result, there are many homophones, distinguished in written Chinese by the use of different characters to represent each one. Not all the characters are pronounced using the same tone, so to Chinese ears they sound different. To Westerner ears, however, they all sound the same. It is even possible to write a test in Chinese using only one syllable, pronounced with different tones. The well known story by Chinese linguist Zhao Yuanren - Story of Shi Eating the Lions - uses nothing but the sound "shi".This book offers a new, intuitive method for more effectively mastering spoken Mandarin Chinese. It assigns a colour to each of the four tones in Mandarin, creating a psychological, synaesthetic resonance between written characters, colour and sound. Sample sentences and grammatical patterns are printed in colour to reinforce the association between tone and colour. With practice, each character generates a colour association, and the tone for the word can therefore be recalled immediately and effortlessly - a true asset to any beginner learning Mandarin. Designed as an engaging introduction to 100 primary characters, the book also contains an audio CD of the lessons and tones, as well as downloadable files and artwork for mp3 players or computers. Compact, well designed and innovative, it is perfect for a student interested in mastering spoken Chinese while simultaneously studying the written characters.』
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Color Garden Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Best Garden Colour for Florida) 『Great for colour pictures, and explanations. Much better than two other books I ordered as we are planning shrubs for our new house. Only 2 downsides, we reside in Zone 9 and only a few of the plants (less than a third could be used in our area. Plus warnings of "not tried further north of zone 10" however on collective pictures later on certain plants can be used between zone 8 to 11!! Second downside alot of the best plants are refered to but information was in the previous book, which I was reluctant to get as we reside in Central Florida and it is for South Florida, so I did not expect many plants to be applicable in there for us. Ms Crawford mentions in the text she has a new book coming out which will cover the whole of Florida, which I have looked high and low for, however it appears not to be? Shame.』
(Florida gardening) 『This book has wonderful graphics and comments that are very helpful to a new Florida gardner.』
(Best Garden Color for Florida) 『It is very difficult to find a good reference gardening book for South Florida specially for the Miami area. This book along with her other book "Easy Gardens for South Florida" are a must for anyone trying to garden in South Florida. Great information on all the plants listed in the book.』
(Coloring a Florida garden.) 『This very splashy book with big type, excellent large color photos on big pages is a useful guide if you are looking to brighten up your Florida garden. Crawford provides more information about how to care for each plant than is available in most books. The format of two facing pages for each plant with the information arranged in a common format and organization makes it very easy to use. Her carefully dealing with suggesting companion plantings and showing their combined impact in a garden is extremely useful. There are some inconsistencies and editing errors for example on pages 122-123 Butterfly Bush, there is extensive comment about it being a better plant for North Florida and very short-lived or unsuccessful in South Florida yet she recommends it for zones 10a to 11. Obviously her priority in plant choice in this book is color and her criteria of can she get it to perform. From my perspective I question her advocating the use of spray liquid fertilizers on nectar plants without mentioning the negative impact on butterfly catepillars of these chemicals. I got the book as a gift--and a lovely one it was--but I have not yet become convinced to spring for the companion volume "Easy Gardens for South Florida. There are many ways in which they would make more sense together than they do seperately but I have been waiting for the new edition to come out. Some of the plants e.g Forsythia Sage which she raves about I and the major nursuries here in Sarasota and Venice have been unable to secure.』
(Great book!) 『I've lived in Florida for five years and always wanted a lot of color in my garden. Most of my efforts failed, except for annuals which I constantly have to replace. This book introduced me to a whole new group of easy perennials that bloom a lot and last for years! And each plant description has more care information than any other book I've ever seen! This book has changed my garden from drab to gorgeous!』 『"Best Garden Color for Florida" is a must-have for Florida gardeners and professionals who love garden color! It is not only loaded with 575 spectacular photos, but also includes reams of easy-to-understand information about use and care of 150 terrific Florida plants. The plant information is complemented with chapters filled with ideas about color for butterflies, sun, shade, salt, and wind.
The book is a result of decades of plant research by the author to determine which plants and planting strategies give the most color for the least amount of care. The author personally grew most of the plants, giving her practical experience with all aspects of the plants’ use and maintenance. It is a companion to the best-selling "Easy Gardens for South Florida", which will be adapted to cover the whole state in 2004. No information is repeated in either book. The two work together to give you the best garden color for Florida.
"Best Garden Color for Florida" covers all of Florida, with special emphasis on zones 9 through 11. It gives detailed information on annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, and flowering trees.
The book is large-format, hard-cover, reference book with top-quality binding and paper. It is designed to be a useful, long-lasting book that goes with you to the garden center and into your backyard for many years to come. "Best Garden Color for Florida" belongs on the book shelf of every Florida gardener!』
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T Publishing, Inc.
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Create eye-pleasing color combinations with this indispensable tool for quilting, crafts, home decor, knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, floral design, fine arts, and lots more! Based on the Ives color wheel, the 3-in-1 Color Tool helps you choose or match colors with complete accuracy. It fits easily into your purse or glove box, so don t leave home without it. PICK a favorite color or fabric MATCH the color to one of the 24 Color Cards and 100s of individual swatches, numbered for your convenience CHOOSE a color scheme from the 6 options provided for each color FIND the Color Card for each color in the color scheme SELECT fabrics or other colored items that match the Color Cards』
