Studios Books

This is a must have for all frog and toad lovers. I bought this to teach my son about the frogs that we have and it was very useful in this area. Definitely perfect for teachers!

This is an excellent addition to the Barron's science series for young people. This particular work is an introduction to the study of snakes. The illustrations are very good and very accurate. All illustrations are in full color. The text, while simple and easy to understand, is quite scientifically accurate and goes perfectly with the colorful illustrations. This is the sort of work that I find students leafing through at odd times. It is an excellent choice to introduce your child to the study of these fascinating creatures. I highly recommend this one and the others in this series.

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Nice Handmade favors, my favorites were the Beeswax candles, zen soap rolls, and the sachet eye pillows. The instructions were clear and easy to follow. Most projects could be completed in a couple of hours (depending on the number of favors needed). Book includes patterns for box, cone and sachet projects. It also includes an online resource list where you can find the supplies needed.

Just look at the photos. Recreating 60's and 70's tv sitcoms with ferrets is a hoot.

Simply said, I love this collection.

Zaedryn's poetry in Fervor is powerful, beautiful, resonant; so much that I can't sit down and read it all in one shot. I set aside an uninterrupted bit of time and devote it to one poem, and it's with me for the day, and then some. She makes sense of the tough, visceral stuff so accessibly: romance, regret, hurt, hope, and irrational love for this big, ambivalent city.

The poem "How to Survive Your First Year in New York City" should be required reading for all transplants; it will save you some time and heartache, and let you know (in advance) you're not alone, even though it feels like you are. And "Me in a Nutshell" makes me cry every time, in a really good way.

The Canadian armed forces are arguably the most neglected in military history. They also, in my opinion, have a combat record second to none. This gem of a book goes a long way to rectifying that mistake.

Canadians have served long and with much valor on the battlefields of the British Empire and Commonwealth. This book, expertly edited by Canadian historian Don Graves (who also contributed one of the chapters) gives in excellent detail and careful research, seven examples of battles which were either fought in Canada or in which Canadian units distinguished themselves. The battles retold range from Ticonderoga in 1758 (which gives an interesting perspective on the French commander, one which is uncommand and very interesting), through the War of 1812, the Fenian Rising, the Boer War, World War I, and ends with two sanguine actions in World War II. All are done with a very high degree of scholarship, detail, and are profusely illustrated with both pictures/photographs and maps.

The characterizations of the key personnel involved are fascinating. Soldiers and commanders seldom chronicled are brought into focus; tales of uncommon valor told for the first time in a history available to all and sundry; interesting anecdotes and comments (the best one in my opinion describing a pet monkey as either a 'staff officer, or perhaps war correspondent' to be particularly hilarious and telling). There are linkages between the chapters to bring the reader into focus with the next telling of the tale, and the book boils down into one of the best chronicles of men at war published in a very long while. Don Graves, a proven military historian, has now shown himself to be an editor of particularly keen insight.

There are detailed orders of battle in the appendices, which are invaluable, and the references are impeccable. Notes are particularly well done. This book is an important addition to literature on fighting men in general, Canadians in particular, and has a little bit for enthusiasts of all periods from the 'Lace Wars' to World War II. It has rekindled my interest in the Boer War and World War I, as well as the bitter fighting in Western Europe in the second half of World War II.

I recognized only one of the authors of the individual chapters as having had a book published before, Robert Malcomson, who did an excellent study of the war on Lake Ontario in the War of 1812, Lords of the Lake. This is undoubtedly due to my own ingnorance. The other chapter authors, Ian McCulloch, Brian Reid (who wrote two of the excellent studies), Michael McNorgan and John Grodzinski, all did outstanding work here and I hope we hear from them again as soon as possible.

This book is highly recommended. In short, it is superb.

This book, part memoir, part "how-to" for aspiring art school models, would make a fine addition to anyone's collection. The author isn't ashamed to declare her vulnerabilities in practicing such an adjunct to art school curricula. It's part whimsy, part humor, and very entertaining as well as informative and useful.
Its artwork and design are phenomenal as well, the artist clearly working hand in glove with the author to demonstrate both know the ins and outs of the art community.

My 2 year old loves the music in this book. He also likes the pictures but mostly he just wants to listen to the music over and over again. Each page has new lyrics for each of the songs. There are five pieces that the book plays. The music box part of the book takes those flat watch or camera batteries and info on the battery type is included with the book.

This book is a great start for anyone who wants to try painting! It's clearly written, with great examples, and proceeds from beginning to end, building skills as you go along. The projects are clear, fun and easy enough for beginners, while yielding sophisticated results. I'm an art teacher, and I would definitely use this book with students, either child or adult.