Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.
The journal whose very name promises more to come delivers two issues this season. There aren't too many places to find intelligent, passionate, and witty writing about the past, present, and future of visual culture. Dot Dot Dot, the brilliant journal edited by Stuart Bailey and Peter Bilak, is one of the few we've found, and we're happy to be able to present it in our catalog. Issue 8 contains articles by Ryan Gander, Paul Elliman, Stuart Bailey, Diedrich Diederichsen, Anna Gwendoline Jackson, Momus, Brian McMullen, Antonin Kosik, David Reinfurt, Graham Meyer, Katherine Gillieson, Karel Martens, and Peter Bilak, among others. Articles range from "Why Are All These BooksOrange?" to "A Coming of Age Reading Checklist" to "City Turned Upside Down" and concluding with "About Nothing, Really."
With Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives, new media pioneer Randi Zuckerberg offers an entertaining and essential guide to understanding how technology and social media influence and inform our lives online and off. Zuckerberg has been on the frontline of the social media movement since Facebook’s early days and her following six years as a marketing executive for the company. Her part memoir, part how-to manual addresses issues of privacy, online presence, networking, etiquette, and the future of social change.
A board book that explores all the different types of vibrant fabric patterns found in the patchwork of a child’s quilt. In this eye-popping, stylish board book from artist and graphic designer Morissa Rubin, young readers are introduced to the shapes and movement of different fabric patterns that come together to form a child’s quilt. From the swirling spirals of calico and the tidy diamond lines of argyle, to the brilliant blocks of kente cloth and Uroko’s fish-like scales, Dot, Dot, Polka Dot treats children to a colorful tour of popular designs from around the world, while teaching them their unique names.
Full of devilishly difficult dot-to-dots, The Extreme Dot-to-dot Book will entertain and infuriate for hours on end. Connect hundreds of dots to complete intricate animals, objects and scenes, creating stunning and original works of art.
*NOW A HIT TV SERIES* Meet Dot in this debut picture book by CEO and founder of Zuckerberg Media, editor-in-chief of Dot Complicated, and former Marketing Director of Facebook, Randi Zuckerberg! Dot's a spunky little girl well versed in electronic devices—she’s a technophile. She knows how to tap . . . to swipe . . . to share . . . and she pays little attention to anything else. Dot's tech-savvy expertise, mingled with her resourceful imagination, proves Dot knows lots and lots. But will she be able to unplug for one second to tap…swipe…and share with her real-life friends? Find out in this wonderful story about the day when Dot sets off on an interactive adventure with the world surrounding her.
Are you looking for an easy to do activity for your toddler, an activity that will make your little one busy in her own safe/ quiet zone of fun and learning? Then look no further, this cute animal (& other drawings) dot marker activity book has big guided dots that will help in your little one's hand and eye coordination and early mental development. It's designed for toddlers who are learning the coloring activity, let them do a fun dot activity, dab markers or paint. Each page comes with a scissor/paper-cutter guide line so you can cut off the paper and hand it over to your toddler to enjoy and learn. 25 Cute Animal+Insect+Object Illustrations One drawing per page Big Guided Dots Glossy Lamination Cover to protect from light spills Early Mental Development Activity for your toddler Fun, Quiet and Relaxing activity for kids Large 8.5 x 11 inch white page to make marker ink look bright Let your toddler discover cute animals, insects and few objects inside Perfect gift for little grandchildren or other toddlers Best suited for age 18months - 48months ( 2-4 year old ) Suggested Way to Use this Dot Marker Activity Book: Please remember, involving toddlers early on in art and craft activities enhance early brain development and boosts kids creativity. In order to use this activity book at its best we recommend using it as a 3 in 1 activity book. Let your kid do one dot page a day Use safe scissors and guide your toddler by holding their hand and doing a scissor activity to cut off a page Remove any sharp object like scissor and let your little one have their fun with dot markers on cute drawings Store this paper, as the art created by your little one will improve with time, once you keep handing them over the same drawing they have worked on Congratulate the little one on completing a dot activity Once they have gone through the whole book, it's time to hand-over the same semi dot marker colored illustrations you stored and have them color it again. You can try changing the tool they use for coloring this time, may be this time they use a thinner marker, or use a crayon to color the missing bits. We call it the 3 in 1 learning philosophy Scissor Cut + Dot Marker + Coloring Activity (SDC) Make your little one have a quiet, fun and learning experience with this dot marker activity book. Scroll up and then on right hand side Click on the "Buy Now" button to get this activity book delivered at your home.
Get hours of fun dot to dot activities for your kid!This amazing dot to dot book includes: - Variety of themes from cute animals, things that go, food and many more!- 3 challenge levels- Bonus levels for an even more exciting challenge- Designed to enhance motor skills and creativity while being fun Dot to Dot activities involve the use of freeform hand drawing guided by having to connect each dot in order to create an image.These activities are great at improving hand eye coordination, motor skills and most importantly creativity as the child has to complete the illustration by choosing straight or curved lines to complete the illustration. 3 challenge levels progressively help your child learn how to do dot to dot activitiesLevel 1 Easy: with fewer dot to dots to help your child get the hang of the activitiesLevel 2 Medium: More dot to dots than easy with middling complexityLevel 3 Hard: Increased amount of dots with more complex shapes and illustrationsBonus: For the child who has mastered it all, with the most amount of dots to connect and the most complex shapes and illustrations An example of the themes are: Animals - Bear, Giraffe Lion Penguin, Rabbit turtleFood and Fruits- Peaches, Pie, ChipsInsects - Snail, BeesThings that go: Car Pickup, Horse, ScooterEveryday things: Toothpaste, Hat, Shorts, Box, Teapot, ViolinOthers: Pirate hat, Treasure map, Snowman, Santa Claus
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure, (the 18th book in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series) by David Kalvitis, carries on his tradition of skillfully utilizing dots to create the most amazingly complex and artistic dot-to-dot puzzles. The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure - Book 2 is the second in the series of revolutionary Dot-to-Dot puzzle books created by David Kalvitis. Book 2 weaves all of the varied challenges and puzzle styles of its predecessors with a multi-layered mystery that includes new styles, hidden clues, an intriguing story line and impressive three and four page landscape spreads. The adventure continues following an imaginative young boy searching for the missing pieces of a mysterious gift. Together, visitors will navigate challenging puzzles and unearth secret clues to discover new species of dots and spectacular views. One can even challenge themselves by scaling the 'Everest of Connect-the-Dots', a breathtaking four page puzzle comprised of a staggering 2,100 dots.