[PDF] Steven Caneys Toy Book eBook

Author : Steven Caney
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 10,41 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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First published in 1972, Steven Caney's classic Toy Book was written only after much research by the author and a group of 30 friends, all under the age of 13. A designer at the Boston Children's Museum (who had lectured at Harvard on the virtues of the refrigerator carton as a plaything), Caney came up with ideas the kids tested: they constructed and built, tried variations, used different materials, played. No toy could be included in the now-famous collection until it was agreed upon by every child. Could it be made easily? Was it fun? Safe? Caney and the children did their work well. As soon as Toy Book was released, it was recommended by the Museum of Modern Art, numerous book clubs, critics. Use it now as boys and girls always have: to enter new worlds of imagination, concentration, and confidence.

Author : Steven Caney
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 23,85 MB
Release : 1988-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780613905244

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Directions for making fifty-one toys and games from easily available materials.

Author : Steven Caney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,63 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Inventions
ISBN : 9780894800764

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A project book for the would-be inventor with activities, a list of "contraptions" in need of invention, and the stories behind thirty-six existing inventions.

Author : Steven Caney
Publisher : Running Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780762404094

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Ever wonder how a suspension bridge can cross a gap thousands of feet wide? Want to know how to build a comfortable lounge chair out of cardboard boxes? Or what keeps a massive cathedral dome from collapsing? Discover the answers to these and many more questions in Steven Caney's Ultimate Building Book, a wonderfully comprehensive exploration of design, construction, and invention that will stimulate the curiosity of children and adults alike. Much as David Macaulay's blockbuster The Way Things Work did for machines and devices a decade ago, this definitive volume from best-selling author Steven Caney details the ins and outs of construction in all its fascinating forms. Packed with exciting building projects guaranteed to engage anyone from age 4 to 104, the Ultimate Building Book gives easy-to-follow instructions for creating amazing models and toys that are as much fun to make as they are to play with! Readers are also introduced to a wide variety of household materials and tools that can be used for building, along with fascinating insights into the architectural and design properties of everything from drinking straws to yurts. A mammoth project in its own right, this book has been under construction for more than a decade. The result is hundreds of superbly illustrated pages that will enlighten and fascinate armchair architects of all ages for years to come.

Author : Steven Caney
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Amusements
ISBN : 9780911104806

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Introduces life in early American settlements by means of suggested projects including churning butter, making rope, and tracing a family tree.

Author : Daniel Clowes
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :

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Lloyd's adventures swing and bop like a tiki orgy hosted by little green hipsters from outer space. 'With untrendy straight lines, Zip-a-tone shades, and sketchy backgrounds, Clowes's LLLL art recalls '50s advertising illos, or architectural drafts seen through a mild hallucinogenic scrim.'- The Village Voice

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 18,75 MB
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1846036380

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Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, the author deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the naval battle and siege of Santiago. The war was to mark the end of Spanish sovereignty in her 'New World', and the establishment of the United States of America as a world power.

Author : Joshua Glenn
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 39,82 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1408830256

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Unbored is the book every modern child needs. Brilliantly walking the line between cool and constructive, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable but that also get kids standing on their own two feet. If you're a kid, you can: -- Build a tipi or an igloo -- Learn to knit -- Take stuff apart and fix it -- Find out how to be constructively critical -- Film a stop-action movie or edit your own music -- Do parkour like James Bond -- Make a little house for a mouse from lollipop sticks -- Be independent! Catch a bus solo or cook yourself lunch -- Make a fake exhaust for your bike so it sounds like you're revving up a motorcycle -- Design a board game -- Go camping (or glamping) -- Plan a road trip -- Get proactive and support the causes you care about -- Develop your taste and decorate your own room -- Make a rocket from a coke bottle -- Play farting games There are gross facts and fascinating stories, reports on what stuff is like (home schooling, working in an office...), Q&As with inspiring grown-ups, extracts from classic novels, lists of useful resources and best ever lists like the top clean rap songs, stop-motion movies or books about rebellion. Just as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist spirit and humour. Kids will just think it's brilliant.

Author : Anne Mazer
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780439829267

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Abby is ecstatic about her family's plans for a vacation in Paris. But when they get there, it's more of the same old thing: her siblings fighting non-stop, with nobody able to agree on so much as where to eat dinner. Abby feels a connection to the city, though -- after all, it's the home of many famous writers. So she decides to take matters into her own hands...and go off on an adventure of her own.