Books in Dover Art Coloring Book series

Meet a band of frontier gunslingers — on both sides of the law! You'd have to ride the range for miles to find colorful characters like these. The lawmen include Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, and "Doc" Holliday; the outlaws include the Apache Kid, Jesse James, Belle Star, and many others. Without glamorizing these figures, the 45 authentic scenes — complete with captions — offer an action-packed glimpse of the Old West.

Collecting seashells, building towering sandcastles, playing in the surf, and having a picnic lunch are all part of a great day at the beach! Young beachcombers are guaranteed hours of fun as they enjoy the cute read-along story while coloring adorable pictures and learning fascinating facts in this imaginative book. Plus, there are easy recipes for take-along snacks, and even some journal pages for recording their own seaside discoveries.

In terms of numbers, distribution, and long-term survival, insects are probably the most successful of all animals. Entomologists estimate there are more than two million living species, at least half of them as yet unidentified. In this volume, illustrator Jan Sovak has captured the astonishing diversity of size, shape, and coloration in the insect world in precise, carefully researched depictions of 45 species: elephant stag beetle, earwig, giant desert scorpion, walking stick, tiger beetle, desert tarantula, black widow spider, human flea, pleasing fungus beetle, and many more. By coloring these plates, colorists will not only enjoy hours of coloring fun but also learn, through informative captions, fascinating facts about insect life.

Rich in symbolism, the art of the Aztecs offers compelling glimpses into a vanished civilization. This book — a glorious gallery of authentic designs from an ancient Mesoamerican society — presents 30 meticulous re-creations of a vibrant culture's traditional designs. Derived from ceramics, statues, weapons, books, and other priceless artifacts, the images portray gods, rulers, warriors, and animals, plus secular and sacred activities.

This delightful activity book introduces youngsters to the wonderful world of music as they learn to recognize and identify musical instruments, discover new ways to understand music notation, and have fun sharpening their powers of observation!Thirty-one entertaining puzzles ask budding musicians and young music lovers to play follow-the-dots to create all sorts of instruments, to navigate an unusual maze in the shape of a French horn, match musical notes and letters to form words, work crossword puzzles containing familiar instrument names, and much more. Children can also color the simple black-and-white illustrations accompanying these activities, enjoying additional hours of fun-filled entertainment. Solutions are included in the back of the book.

This fascinating book combines the creative fun of coloring with an exciting sense of discovery as it realistically portrays many facets of life during the Middle Ages, one of history's most dramatic and eventful periods. Forty-two authentically detailed drawings depict daily activities in castle, village, monastery, field, and forest, evoking the excitement and pageantry of tournaments, sieges, banquets, battles, and fairs. Whether the illustrations depict a lord playing chess with his son or a peddler selling his wares, the true look and feel of medieval life comes through, from architectural details to the particulars of dress at all levels of society.

Dog lovers, rejoice! This coloring book helps you combine your enthusiasm for canine companionship with your interest in art. Nearly two dozen realistic portraits of dogs include retrievers, spaniels, pointers, a sheep dog, a Saint Bernard, and even adorable puppies. Colorists of all ages will enjoy painting or coloring these pages, which feature beautiful drawings, specially printed with light gray lines that virtually disappear with the addition of colors for a finished, professional look; high-quality paper, printed on one side only and suitable for watercolor, colored pencils, and other media; and perforated pages for easy removal from the book.

Thirty close-up illustrations will put colorists face-to-face with some of the ocean's most frightfully fascinating inhabitants. Realistically detailed images range from a wobbegong and goblin shark to a blobfish and sea lamprey. Each full-page rendering features a brief caption, and black-and-white, full-body thumbnails of all these underwater creatures appear on the inside front cover.

You can recapture the excitement of yesteryear's noblest battles with this remarkable pageant of dauntless knights and armor, in coloring book form. Defend the Empire with an authentic Roman legionary, or hold back the fierce Mongol hordes with a dashing Russian chieftain. Meet celebrated leaders such as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Henry VIII, meticulously costumed and detailed. More than 40 dramatic plates — specially designed for you to color — portray the wide range of protective armor in use in Europe from about A.D. 100 to 1640. The attire of Vikings, Crusaders, Italian condottieri, Spanish foot-soldiers and royal jousters all appear in precise, historically accurate line drawings that convey the splendor of chivalry and detail the accoutrements of war. Each plate is accompanied by clear explanatory captions; in addition, a useful glossary of unfamiliar terms and a thoroughly researched introduction offer historical background and more to bring each warrior to life. Twelve full-color illustrations on the covers enable you to reproduce each striking suit of armor in authentic hues.History buffs, military enthusiasts, children and colorists of all ages will revel in this stunning collection of valorous paladins.

Music appreciation and imagination go hand-in-hand in this singular collection of images spotlighting Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Debussy, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Shostakovich, and other musical masters. Spanning three centuries of renown, the clothing styles and settings of each scene are meticulously rendered for historical accuracy. Captions accompany each illustration, revealing fascinating details of the composers' lives and masterworks.

All the drama of the American Civil War comes vividly to life in these ready-to-color scenes of key moments in that epic conflict. Here are panoramic views of land and sea battles, revealing vignettes that dramatize social and political issues of the period, and detailed close-ups of uniforms, equipment, and locale.Forty authentically rendered illustrations (including five double-page spreads) depict a slave auction in 1860, black leaders Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, the battle for the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, the bombardment of Fort Sumter, a naval battle between the first American iron-clad ships — the Monitor and the Merrimac — the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, the assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theater, and much more.

Meet the Australian bulldog ant, renowned for its powerful jaws and painful sting; the rhinoceros beetle, which literally locks horns with its rivals; and the rainforest-dwelling giant tiger centipede. Each of the creatures depicted in these 30 images — including a cicada, horsefly, ladybug, mosquito, and others — is complemented by an inset illustration of the whole specimen. Fascinating facts about each insect make this book a coloring and learning delight.