Presents instructions for drawing a dragon, a basilisk, and the Medusa, beginning with stick figures and construction shapes and ending with fine details and color.

Presents instructions for drawing the sea god Triton, the Scandinavian kraken, and the Loch Ness monster, beginning with stick figures and construction shapes and ending with fine details and color.

Presents instructions for drawing a unicorn, a Chimera, and the three-headed-dog Cerberus, beginning with stick figures and construction shapes and ending with fine details and color.

Presents instructions for drawing the Harpy, the Pegasus, and the griffin, beginning with stick figures and construction shapes and ending with fine details and color.

"Provides step-by-step instructions for how to draw monsters"--Provided by publisher.

A valuable, one-stop guide to collection development and finding ideal subject-specific activities and projects for children and teens. For busy librarians and educators, finding instructions for projects, activities, sports, and games that children and teens will find interesting is a constant challenge. This guide is a time-saving, one-stop resource for locating this type of information—one that also serves as a valuable collection development tool that identifies the best among thousands of choices, and can be used for program planning, reference and readers' advisory, and curriculum support. Build It, Make It, Do It, Play It! identifies hundreds of books that provide step-by-step instructions for creating arts and crafts, building objects, finding ways to help the disadvantaged, or engaging in other activities ranging from gardening to playing games and sports. Organized by broad subject areas—arts and crafts, recreation and sports (including indoor activities and games), and so forth—the entries are further logically organized by specific subject, ensuring quick and easy use.

Nobody likes a rude dragon! That’s the lesson Ruby learns as she travels with her friends to have a picnic. By following along with Ruby, readers see what it means to be rude, and they also see how to change rude behavior. This valuable guidance is presented to readers through an engaging story told alongside colorful illustrations. In addition to learning lessons about good manners, readers also develop their vocabulary skills with each turn of the page with the help of a detailed glossary. Reading comprehension skills are also strengthened through the close relationship between the illustrations and text.