Most Popular Books by Ruth Thomson

Shows how to make collages with paper, tissue paper, yarn, string, torn paper, stamps, fabric, sand, and buttons.

Instructions for a variety of printing projects using readily available materials.

Special detective Peabody and his assistant, Humbug the dog, cleverly follow the clues to solve a bank robbery.

Why were the pyramids built? What was it like going to school in ancient Greece? Who were the Vikings? What was it like being a soldier in the Roman army? These questions and many others are answered in the Footsteps In Time books.

The Clubhouse Crew will help fill after-school hours or long summer days with fun and constructive activities. Build a fort, select your members, choose a password, create secret codes and more with the Secret Club Handbook. Full color.

Pocket Activity Fun & Games have all the same fun activities as Barron''s larger format Creativity Books in a compact, take-along size! In Art, kids can learn to draw a human face, change the expression on the Mona Lisa, color Van Gogh''s Sunflowers, and more!

Pocket Activity Fun & Games books have all the same fun activities as Barron''s larger-format Creativity Books in a compact, take-along size! In Science and Inventions, kids will make a flip-book movie, explore robots and rockets, and craft paper airplanes that really fly!

A gentle Triceratops forgets to stay with the herd and has to use his sharp horns to fight a Tyrannosaurus.

Introduces baby animals of Africa, the polar ice caps, and North America. Suggests activities for readers to find out more about non-domestic animals.

See how the explosion of color and pageantry of life''s celebrations remains a constant source of inspiration for some of the world''s greatest painters.

A phonics-based books which teaches children about the alphabet.

Six fantastic, fun themes offer beginning writers all kinds of story ideas. With lively illustrations and helpful hints, this book guides children through every stage of creating a story.

One of the most awesome forces of nature, weather has long been a source of inspiration for many of the world''s most gifted artists.

A First look at Art is a series that teaches children how to look at paintings and sculpture while helping them to develop their own creative skills.

This A First Look at Art series has activity-filled books which teach children how to look at paintings and sculpture while helping them to develop their own creative skills. It contains projects, art tips and examples from well-known works of art. This title looks at creatures in art.

A First look at Art is a wonderful series that teaches children how to look at paintings and sculpture while helping them to develop their own creative skills. Themed spreads focus on one image per page. Simple questions inspire children to think about each piece of art. Exciting projects challenge readers to experiment with ideas. Handy art tips help children get to grips with new techniques.

Teaches young readers to examine and appreciate myths in paintings and sculptures, and provides activities to encourage the development of creative skills.

A bear who knows all sorts of things (how to knot a rope, how to play a game, where new ducklings hatch) wonders if the reader knows them too.

Presents a variety of works of art that depict landscapes and buildings in different media, explains how they express the artist''s ideas, and suggests related projects.

My Bear is an irresistible teddy bear sure to capture the hearts of young readers and listeners. Each page shows him engaged in a familiar activity and is accompanied by a rhyme that is simple, memoragle, and filled with fun. And because every rhyme ends with a question that cries out for an answer, here is the perfect book for parents to read with their children!

Describes the traditional way of life of the Vikings. Includes activities and crafts.

Illustrated instructions for constructing toys, games, and other amusements that recreate the fun of country fairs.

Originally published: London: Hodder Wayland, 2005.

Illustrated instructions for constructing toys, games, and other amusements that recreate the fun of county fairs.

"Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazi authorities turned the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people, many of them artists. It was a "show" camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world, hiding the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. In this accessible, meticulously researched book, Ruth Thomson allows the inmates to speak for themselves though secret diary entries, artwork, and excerpts from memoirs and recordings made after the war. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust is a moving portrait that demonstrates the strength of the human will to endure, to create, and to survive." -- cover, pg. 4.

Almost all children are fascinated by living things. This book will help them towards a greater understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals around them.

Presents a wide variety of projects and activities based on the theme of spring.