Archives: Walter Foster Jr. Books
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!
Join Poppy the dog as he and his friend discover the sounds of Mozart all around Paris. Press the button in each lively scene to hear the vivid sound of real instruments playing Mozart’s masterpieces.
Poppy and Mozart takes children and their grownups on a musical adventure through Paris. On this adventure, Poppy and his best friend Frannie head out to the city’s festival of music to hear musicians playing Mozart everywhere they go.
With 16 buttons to push and hear, listen to the sounds of Mozart’s great works: “The Turkish March” Piano Sonata; Violin Sonata K.304; Symphony No. 25; Symphony No. 40; piano variations on “Ah, I Would Tell You, Mother”; “A Little Night Music” Serenade; overture to the opera Bastien and Bastienne; Concerto for Flute and Harp K.299; Requiem; Clarinet Quartet K.280; The Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute; and five more surprises!
Vibrantly illustrated by Magali Le Huche and with facts about Mozart’s life and the featured compositions in the back, Poppy and the Mozart is the perfect introduction to classical music and the works of Mozart for kids—one the family will enjoy returning to again and again.
Discover even more musical adventures with: Poppy and the Orchestra, Poppy and the Brass Band, and Poppy and Vivaldi.
Includes three (3) batteries (1.5V / AG10 / LR1130).
Join Poppy the dog as he and his friend discover the sounds of Vivaldi all around Venice. Press the button in each lively scene to hear the vivid sound of real instruments playing Vivaldi’s masterpieces.
Poppy and Vivaldi takes children and their grownups on a musical adventure through Venice. On this adventure, Poppy arrives in Italy for the Carnival of Venice, where he meets up with his friend Enzo. There are dancers and musicians, masks and magicians, and gondolas and canals everywhere. But above all, there is the music of Vivaldi!
With 16 buttons to push and hear, listen to the sounds of Vivaldi’s great works: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Two Trumpets RV.781; Stabat Mater; Concerto for Mandolin RV.425; Cello Sonata RV. 40; Concerto for Flute RV.439; Concerto “Alla Rustica”; an aria from the opera Griselda; and five more surprises!
Vibrantly illustrated by Magali Le Huche and with facts about Vivaldi’s life and the featured compositions in the back, Poppy and Vivaldi is the perfect introduction to classical music and the works of Vivaldi for kids—one the family will enjoy returning to again and again.
Discover even more musical adventures with: Poppy and the Orchestra, Poppy and the Brass Band, and Poppy and Mozart.
Includes three (3) batteries (1.5V / AG10 / LR1130).
With large, bold illustrations and interactive flaps, little hands will love to peek and play and discover what’s hiding underneath! Perfect for sharing and reading aloud, this large-format lap board book is the perfect introduction to shapes. Each page features new shapes to learn and explore, with engaging paper flaps and bright colors. Toddlers will love to lift and learn new shapes!
The Lap Board Concepts series from Walter Foster Jr. is the perfect way to introduce toddlers to the early concepts of reading, counting, and problem solving. With a colorful, contemporary style, this traditional lift-the-flap learning book will help preschool children learn shapes, numbers, and colors in an entertaining, exciting new way.
With brilliant illustrations by Nila Aye, you will see the shapes of each constellation, and imagine what they might look like when you look up into the dark sky above. This introduction to astronomy is all you need to start learning about stars, so get ready, star hunters, and look to the skies!
Join Poppy the dog as he discovers the sounds of brass and percussion instruments. Press the button in each circus scene to hear the vivid sound of a real instrument playing music.
Poppy and the Brass Band takes children and their grownups on a musical adventure to the circus. On this adventure, Poppy meets new friends who introduce him to the sounds of the musical instruments of a brass band.
With 16 buttons to push and hear, listen to the sounds of the different instruments as you follow along with the story: the fife, the clarinet, the trumpet, the trombone, the tuba, the sousaphone, the banjo, the saxophone, the bass drum, the snare drum, and the cymbals, plus four other fun sounds.
Vibrantly illustrated by Magali Le Huche, Poppy and the Brass Band is the perfect introduction to band music and its instruments for kids—one the family will enjoy returning to again and again.
Discover even more musical adventures with: Poppy and the Orchestra, Poppy and Mozart, and Poppy and Vivaldi.
Includes three (3) batteries (1.5V / AG10 / LR1130).
Travel along with Poppy the dog as he discovers the sounds of orchestral instruments. Press the button in each enchanting scene to hear the vivid sound of a real instrument playing classical music.
Poppy and the Orchestra takes children and their grownups on a musical adventure to the symphony. On this adventure, Poppy meets new friends who introduce him to the sounds of individual orchestral instruments.
With 16 buttons to push and hear, listen to the sounds of the different instruments as you follow along with the story: the clarinet, the piano, the violin, the double bass, the xylophone, the piccolo, the celesta, the cello, the flute, the bassoon, and…the orchestra of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns!
Vibrantly illustrated by Magali Le Huche, Poppy and the Orchestra is the perfect introduction to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra for kids—one the family will enjoy returning to again and again.
Discover even more musical adventures with: Poppy and the Brass Band, Poppy and Mozart, and Poppy and Vivaldi.
Includes three (3) batteries (1.5V / AG10 / LR1130).
A 2018 Best STEM Book K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council)
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.
Scientists and engineers have yet to design a way to weaken or steer a hurricane. Thas doesn’t mean they haven’t been thinking about how it could work, though! How Could We Harness a Hurricane? and legendary science author Vicki Cobb are here to tell that story.
Vicki clearly explains air pressure, energy, and wind to show you how hurricanes are formed. And like Vicki's other award-winning titles, this book leads youngsters to learn by asking questions.
How Can We Harness A Hurricane? offers questions and provides new points of view that may just change peoples' thinking. It shows kids the work scientists and engineers are doing to avoid future disasters. More importantly, Vicki Cobb shares hands-on experiments that make science fun, be it at home or in the classroom.
From animal furs of prehistory to golden crowns of Ancient Egypt, The Complete Book of Fashion History explores history and culture through the lens of fashion!
Explore world history and culture through the lens of fashion with The Complete Book of Fashion History. Travel through time and learn about the most popular fashion trends in history, from the garb of early humans in pre-history, to the short skirts of flappers and the bell-bottoms of disco.
You'll get the full stories on subjects like why did French aristocrats powder their hair? And why did knights wear so much chain mail? From buttons to zippers and leather sandals to high heels, young fashionistas will learn how fashion is often influenced by what's happening in the world around us.
With colorful, engaging illustrations and fascinating historical facts, this quirky historical reference, geared toward young fashionistas, encourages discussion among children and their parents about different cultures and fashion trends through history.
The step-by-step drawing exercises in Learn to Draw Disney's Moana will have you drawing all your favorite characters from the island of Motunui and beyond its reef in no time!
With just a bit of practice, even beginning artists can draw all their favorite Moana characters. This 64-page book features easy step-by-step instructions for drawing the adventurous wayfinder Moana, the tattoo-covered demi-god Maui, Moana’s mother Sina and father Chief Tui, Pua the pig and Heihei the rooster, and those coconut-armored bandits—the Kakamora. All you'll need to start drawing are a few supplies. And the easy-to-follow instructions in this book will guide you through each step, showing you how each step builds upon the last to create a finished piece of art.
You just need to grab a pencil, a piece of paper, and your copy of Learn to Draw Disney's Moana, and 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.
Plus, learn some fun facts about the characters as you learn to draw them. Brief character descriptions and art tips from professional Disney animators round out this exciting artistic adventure across the seas of Oceania. So grab your drawing pencils and paper and get ready to draw with Moana!