From the earliest stages of sounding out words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help,Ready-to-Readbooks open up a world of possibilities to children at four different levels:PRE-LEVEL 1: RECOGNIZING WORDSLEVEL 1: STARTING TO READLEVEL 2: READING TOGETHERLEVEL 3: READING ALONEFrom helping each other at school to sharing a special playdate, Blue and Magenta are best friends!Look forBlue Is My Name,another Preschool Ready-to-Read, and other Blue's Clues books at your favorite bookstore!
Shares insights into the teen transgender experience, tracing six individual's emotional and physical journey as it was shaped by family dynamics, living situations, and the transition each teen made during the personal journey.
Learn the secrets to designing showstopping monochromatic arrangements in this spectacular guide from floral artist Kiana Underwood. Underwood shares her techniques for creating dazzling single-color displays using inspired ingredients, dramatic textures, and vibrant colors. Organized by season, the book includes how-tos for 40 arrangements— including a lush green display for spring, an astonishing black bouquet for summer, a striking magenta design for fall, and an unexpected, oh-so-pretty pink arrangement for winter. Featuring hundreds of eye-catching images and easy-to-follow tips throughout—such as suggestions for substituting flowers and options for both the beginner and advanced designer—this book is as useful as it is gorgeous. The ultimate resource, Color Me Floral has an extraordinary arrangement to enhance every occasion.
"Prisons can't hold them. Judges let them off. Only Magenta Rave can redeem their wicked souls. She picks them up in bars, and they leave thinking they're about to have a night they'll never forget. That much is true. Sometimes she's a buxom redhead, sometimes a skinny brunette. It's up to her to rid the world of sex offenders. She doesn't kill them. She just makes them wish they were dead"--Page 4 of cover.
Through all the seasons of the heart, this beautifully illustrated book candidly relates the exquisite bubble of new love, followed by the perils of the insidious zone of complacency where the shower of passion dries up and silence ensues--and above all, hope.
Perfect for youngsters who are getting their first pair of glasses, a wonderful tale follows Magenta, who can't see anything without squinting, as she goes to the eye doctor and learns that she can see the world much better with glasses--without look
Me... a witch? No way! Or at least that's what I thought before I was knocked right off my feet by a bolt of magic. All at once my quiet life as a book editor for Peacock Publishing in Carlsbad, California was blown to smithereens and something called magic keeps bubbling right out of me. I smell like cinnamon and clover no matter what perfume I use. And believe me, I've tried everything. I'm currently sorting through all kinds of mystical mayhem and paranormal perils as I try to figure out what it all means to be a witch. I'm too scared to share any part of my newborn identity with my boyfriend Justin, since I'm pretty sure that sure that he's a non-magical and would think I've lost it. My new upside down world has me wondering if it's possible that my sisters might somehow be witches too? My usual go to person to consult on everything important in my life is my Aunt Cressida. Surprise, surprise! She turns out to be the Grand Puba of witches in the local coven! Invisible spirits have become regular visitors to my world, I'm moving objects without really trying and I can hear the thoughts of others, including my pet cat! Guess I better get used to it; I'm actually a witch! A reluctant witch living on the beaches of sunny California.
Just what is it about Magenta projects? What makes them so distinctive? There is certainly color galore, texture that you can "feel," and embellishments aplenty. Whatever the style, Magenta projects are built around simple, classic compositions. A card may be straightforward and symmetrical, the design centered on the page, or that same symmetric design may be shifted off-center to create an intriguing pattern. But there is always an unmistakable focal point that, with the addition of rich color and stunning embellishments, results in a grand surprise that delights the senses. This is the essence of Magenta, and the reason why Magenta materials and techniques are favored by paper crafters all over the world. Magenta Style Paper Enchantments presents more than 70 projects that will inspire you to play with color, texture, and embellishments. 20 main projects offering various techniques are accompanied by a materials list and photographic step-by-step instructions, and the others appear in gallery sections in each of the 4 chapters. Nathalie Metivier and Leslie Carola show you techniques like rubber stamping and coloring with a variety of media; embossing and debossing with ink; creating texture with Peel Off's stickers; making three-dimensional constructions; and decorating holiday ornaments and other tabletop items. Try the projects as they are. Then change the palette, shift the focal point, play with the details, find the art of the craft--Magenta Style.
