Books with author Barbara Soloff Levy

By joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes, even the budding artist can easily create 30 different characters — a fireman, a drummer, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut, a roller-skating girl, a boy on a swing, and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations, and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done — it's a fun-filled way to teach art to young children or a beginner that enjoys drawing.

Beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents, and other shapes to produce remarkable likenesses of a number of subjects. Simple, step-by-step diagrams — plus blank practice pages — make it easy for youngsters and would-be artists of all ages to draw fruit, fish, kittens, and other subjects. 30 projects.

This easy-to-follow guide shows how simple it is to draw pictures of your favorite animals. With it you’ll soon be able to create charming portraits of a dog, cat, leopard, moose, giraffe, panda, goose, duck, rooster, lamb, rabbit, cow, camel, elephant, and 16 other creatures.Clear, step-by-step diagrams explain how to join circles, ovals, and other shapes to create a zoo full of easily recognizable figures. Some erasing may be necessary, so use a pencil — not a pen. Just follow the instructions and you’ll soon be drawing excellent likenesses of a smiling chimpanzee, a prickly porcupine, a bushy-tailed squirrel, and other familiar animals.

Budding artists can easily create a variety of different pets by joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes! • 30 pictures to draw: a dog, cat, mouse, parakeet, pony, potbelly pig, lamb, hermit crab, sugar glider, and more • Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations • Includes blank practice pages • Illustrations can be colored when finished • For children ages 5 to 10

Connect-the-dots puzzles aren't just for kids anymore. These 45 complex and artistically appealing conundrums are fun to do and a pleasure to behold when completed. You'll find yourself guessing what the picture will be when you start and then be totally amazed when you’re finished.Designed for gamesters of all ages, the full-page brainteasers combine letters of the alphabet with numbers that go well over 100. They also invite puzzle fans to complete and color an entertaining array of pictures — from illustrations of animals, buildings, and vehicles to portrayals of humans, sea life and varieties of food.

Children fascinated by cars and trucks will love learning to draw the variety of vehicles outlined in this simple, easy-to-follow guide. Step-by-step diagrams incorporating circles, semicircles, squares, rectangles and other common geometrical shapes help young artists design 28 different vehicles: fire engine, dump truck, bicycle, camper, submarine, helicopter, armored car, hot-air balloon and other contemporary conveyances. These designs are not only fun to draw, they will help youngsters grasp the fundamentals of line, shape, form and dimension.

Connect-the-dots puzzles aren't just for kids anymore. These 45 complex and artistically appealing conundrums are fun to do and a pleasure to behold when completed. You'll find yourself guessing what the picture will be when you start and then be totally amazed when you’re finished.Designed for gamesters of all ages, the full-page brainteasers combine letters of the alphabet with numbers that go well over 100. They also invite puzzle fans to complete and color an entertaining array of pictures — from illustrations of animals, buildings, and vehicles to portrayals of humans, sea life and varieties of food.

This easy-to-follow book shows youngsters and other would-be artists how to use simple shapes to draw realistic likenesses of nature’s loveliest blossoms. Simple step-by-step diagrams make it easy to draw 30 different types of flowers, including daisies, bluebells, buttercups, roses, tulips, violets, morning glories, daffodils, pansies, zinnias, and many others. Once the drawings are completed, students can color them to create lovely effects. They can also combine drawings of several flowers on one sheet of paper to produce a beautiful bouquet they’ll be proud to show family and friends.

Coloring and puzzle enthusiasts will love this treasury of more than 40 connect-the-dots challenges. Intricate puzzles to solve and color depict a hummingbird poised above a flower, a mother raccoon with her baby, a spider monkey, and other animals as well as fanciful images of a tow truck, ice skaters, a windmill, an old-fashioned phonograph, and more.

With this simple drawing guide, children will learn lessons on how to use basic shapes to draw a lion, alligator, gorilla, coyote, ostrich, and 25 other animals. It's a fun, easy way to learn the fundamentals of line, shape, and dimension while producing a gallery of drawings beginners will be proud to show friends and family. Blank practice pages are also included.

Children fascinated by cars and trucks will love learning to draw the variety of vehicles outlined in this simple, easy-to-follow guide. Step-by-step diagrams incorporating circles, semicircles, squares, rectangles and other common geometrical shapes help young artists design 28 different vehicles: fire engine, dump truck, bicycle, camper, submarine, helicopter, armored car, hot-air balloon and other contemporary conveyances. These designs are not only fun to draw, they will help youngsters grasp the fundamentals of line, shape, form and dimension.

With this chunky, little book, beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents, and other shapes to produce simple likenesses of 30 different objects and animals. Simple, step-by-step diagrams — plus blank practice pages — make it easy for youngsters and aspiring artists of all ages to draw fruit, fish, kittens, and much more.