Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books

ABC Black History and Me presents 26 historical concepts, events, and people—from A to Z—that are important in Black American history.

From A is for Advocate to Z is for Zest, each letter of the alphabet is paired with inspirational historical concepts in this 9×9–inch board book. Along with the upbeat, rhyming text covering both well-known and more obscure topics, are colorful illustrations that promote an excitement and curiosity about Black American history. Covering trailblazers from A to Z but also chronologically, this book features a visual timeline with additional information for more in-depth learning on the people, places, and events discussed.

From Harriet Tubman and Fanny Jackson Coppin to Amanda Gorman and Ketanji Brown Jackson, ABC Black History and Me covers more than 170 years in a short board book appropriate for the little ones. This book is not only perfect for getting toddlers comfortable with their ABCs, but also for reflecting on how we are all affected by this history and how even the youngest of children will affect the future.

With age-appropriate concepts and visuals, ABC Black History and Me is a perfect discussion starter for the whole family. Even adults will find something to learn in this board book!

The ABC for Me series presents a world of possibilities from A to Z and everything in between! For all little kids with big dreams, the endearing illustrations and mindful concepts in this series pair each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams, inclusion, acceptance, healthy living, and other key concepts important to emotional well-being. Other books in this series include:

• ABC Love 
• ABC What Can She Be? 
• ABC Let’s Celebrate You & Me
• ABC Bedtime

Full of fun and funny illustrations, The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money explains the basics of saving, spending, and other lessons in ways that kids will understand.

Fuzzy on finances? Bamboozled by banks, budgets, and bitcoins? Perplexed by the difference between debit and credit cards? The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money has your back on all things financial, fiscal, and flummoxing!

This easy-to-read guide is packed with simple definitions, memorable examples, and funny illustrations to make the way we use currency throughout the world something anyone can understand. You will also discover the tools needed to develop good money-management habits.

With each turn of the page you’ll learn a new basic concept about money, including:

• Types of money (coins, bills, checks, plastic, bitcoins, exchange rate)
• Earning (income, earning power, entrepreneur, profit and loss, and crowdfunding)
• Saving (financial goals, banks, interest, and investing)
• Spending (expenses, needs vs. wants, taxes, budgets, buying memories, and sharing)
• Borrowing (debt and credit)

With a lighthearted approach, The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money turns serious and important topics into concepts that are approachable and fun for everyone. You’ll love learning so much, you might even laugh out loud!

ABC for Me: ABC Helpful Me features colorful illustrations and encouraging text to get kids excited about helping out at home, at school, and everywhere else!

A fun read for both caregiver and child, ABC for Me: ABC Helpful Me is not only perfect for teaching toddlers their ABCs, but also for encouraging them to Ask how to help out, to Be themselves, Clean up toys, and do many more simple helpful things. These tasks aren’t presented as chores to slog through, but as ways to feel proud of doing something good and to put a smile on someone’s face. Some of these include learning to be helpful at home by picking up toys or helping another finish a household task; inviting another child to join a play group or letting someone else use the swings; staying close to mom or dad while crossing the street; and using an indoor voice in the car or library.

The colorful illustrations and engaging text are sure to please young children, and caregivers will benefit from young ones learning the foundations of cooperation, household chores, kindness, and more.

The ABC for Me series presents a world of possibilities from A to Z and everything in between! For all little kids with big dreams, the endearing illustrations and mindful concepts in this series pair each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams, inclusion, acceptance, healthy living, and other key concepts important to emotional well-being. Other books in this series include:

• ABC What Can She Be?
• ABC Mindful Me 
• ABC Earth-Friendly Me 
• ABC Bedtime 

With Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, artists-in-training embark on a thrilling artistic adventure with the Disney princesses! This 128-page book includes drawing projects for all 12 Disney princesses and their friends.

Disney Princess celebrates the most magical adventures, each woven around a relatable, empowered heroine who inspires kids (and adults!) to realize their full potential. And you can realize your full artistic potential with Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, where you journey to a magic kingdom under the sea to draw the little mermaid Ariel, to an enchanted castle where all the objects come alive to draw Belle, and to China during the Han Dynasty to draw the brave warrior Mulan. This edition also includes the newest princess, Moana!

After an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites you to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! Find drawing projects for all the Disney princesses:

You can also draw their faithful friends, including Cinderella’s mouse companions Jaq and Gus, Jasmine’s tiger Rajah, Mulan’s guardian spirit Mushu, and more. The easy-to-follow instructions in this book guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete! You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Disney Princess: Learn to Draw Favorite Princesses, and flip to the character you want to draw. Draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your Disney princess drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints.

Plus, learn some fun facts about the Disney princesses as you learn to draw them. For example, did you know that Aurora from Sleeping Beauty is drawn one thick eyelash? Or that Rapunzel’s chameleon friend Pascal has three toes on each foot? Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure.

So grab your drawing pencils and go on an artistic journey with the Disney princesses!

With Learn to Draw Disney The Lion King, artists-in-training will embark on a thrilling artistic journey to the African savanna! This 64-page book includes drawing projects for your favorite characters from the Academy Award®–winning, classic Disney movie The Lion King.

After an introduction to art tools and materials, a series of drawing exercises invites artists to warm up and learn a few basic drawing techniques. Then the real fun begins! You'll find step-by-step drawing projects for Simba, Mufasa, Scar, Timon, Pumbaa, Nala, and more!

The easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through the drawing process; each step builds upon the last until the character is complete. You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney The Lion King; then flip to the character you want to draw. You’ll draw the basic shapes shown in step one, and move on to step two, step three, and keep going! The new lines in each step are shown in blue, so you’ll know exactly what to draw. After adding all the details in each step, darken the lines you want to keep and erase the rest. Finally, add color to your drawing with felt-tip markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or acrylic paints. If your drawing isn’t perfect, hakuna matata! You can draw the characters over and over, getting better with each try.

Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters from The Lion King as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art instruction from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure to the Pride Lands.

So grab your drawing pencils and go on an artistic journey with Learn to Draw Disney The Lion King!
 

All hurricanes are made of air, water, and energy; How Could We Harness a Hurricane? explores how humankind may be able to channel those elements for helpful purposes.

A hurricane is the largest storm on the planet with the power to destroy life and property. It is a fascinating system and the focus of intense scientific study. Scientists and engineers have yet to design a way to weaken or steer a hurricane, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been thinking about how it could work, though! Legendary science author Vicki Cobb is here to tell you that story with this accessible and interesting read.

In How Could We Harness a Hurricane? Vicki clearly explains air pressure, energy, and wind to show how hurricanes are formed. And like Vicki’s other award-winning titles, this book leads her readers to learn by asking questions. This book is sure to fascinate and stimulate young scientists like you!

How Could We Harness A Hurricane? which made the “Best STEM Book 2018” list (K-12) by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council, offers questions and provides new points of view that may just change your thinking. It shows the work scientists and engineers are doing to avoid future disasters like hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, and Maria. In addition, Vicki Cobb shares hands-on experiments that make meteorology even more fun, be it at home or in the classroom. This informational book introduces science concepts with lots of photos and diagrams, a helpful glossary, and a bibliography for further reading,

The step-by-step drawing exercises, tracing paper, and practice pages in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Volume 2 will have you drawing your favorite characters in no time!

With just a little practice, you’ll be drawing Rey, BB-8, Kylo Ren, and more. This 64-page, spiral-bound manual comes with grid-drawing exercises, tracing paper, and basic shapes projects.

In addition to learning the tracing and grid drawing methods, you will learn to use the same basic shapes method used by professional illustrators. To draw like the pros do, just follow the illustrations that show how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of artwork. Look closely at the new lines in each step and draw the Star Wars character on the practice page provided after each basic shapes project. Then once you're done drawing all the details, add color to your character! You can draw these characters over and over — just grab some more paper and follow the steps again.

With practice pages encouraging you to get started directly in the pages of the book, Learn to Draw Star Wars: Volume 2 provides hours of artistic fun for Star Wars fans of all ages. The book includes instructions to draw these great characters: BB-8, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, R2-D2, Finn, Rey, C-3PO, and Maz Kanata.

May the Force be with you on this artistic journey through the Star Wars universe!