Books in Dover History Coloring Book series

This book contains 38 carefully researched, accurately drawn illustrations of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America, ranging from the Seminole of Florida to the Chilkat of Alaska. Other tribes represented include the Pequot, Mohawk, Iroquois, Seneca, Crow, Cree, Cherokee, Choctaw, Huron, and many more.Chiefs, warriors, women, and children are shown in authentic costume among tepees, pueblos, and other traditional dwellings; many are depicted hunting, making war, dancing, and cooking. Detailed renderings recreate their weapons (knives, clubs, axes, bows and arrows, etc.), basketry, masks, canoes, and sleds.Ideal as an educational resource (and an invaluable source of royalty-free illustration as well), this coloring book also offers hours of stimulating entertainment to anyone who desires to recapture the color and drama of Indian life.

From alligators to zebras, hundreds of animals have lived in the White House! Dolley Madison used to take her parrot to parties, and Calvin Coolidge gave his raccoons free run of the Oval Office. Warren Harding's dog had his own chair at Cabinet meetings, and Socks, Bill Clinton's cat, was the first presidential pet with his own website. Meet the animal companions of 30 Chief Executives in this playful coloring book, from George Washington's horses and hounds to Barack Obama's puppy, Bo.

Get ready for the coolest cats around! Thirty inspiring illustrations feature curious felines catching fish, chasing butterflies, playing with balls, floating balloons, and enjoying other playful activities. Each dynamic drawing will have creative kids purring with excitement. Features perforated pages printed on one side only for easy removal and display plus a bonus "Draw Your Own" page. Cool Cats Coloring Book and other Spark titles offer a wide variety of engaging activities that will foster creativity in children ages 6 to 10.

This carefully researched coloring book offers a fascinating pictorial survey of castles in varying styles from Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and other countries, including Japan. You'll find meticulously accurate depictions — ready for coloring — of 31 magnificent structures, from the early English motte-and-bailey strongholds to the romantic nineteenth-century royal residence at Neuschwanstein, built for King Ludwig II of Bavaria.The finely detailed drawings — each printed in authentic detail on a full page or two-page spread — appear in roughly chronological order and illustrate the architectural development of the castle from the primitive tower on the hill of the eleventh century to the sophisticated Norman castle of the mid-thirteenth century, to later structures that represented a shift from fortress to residential castles. Colorists are invited to re-create the appearance of such famed castles as Windsor and Caernarvon (Great Britain), Blarney (Ireland), the Segovia Alcázar (Spain), Krak des Chevaliers (Syria), Hochosterwitz (Austria), Provins and Pierrefonds (France), and many more. Identifying captions provide concise background information on each structure's history, construction, and inhabitants.This attractive volume offers not only hours of educational entertainment for colorists of all ages but a fascinating glimpse of the history and architecture of the medieval era.

Did you know that young animals have their own special names? Baby cats, for instance, are called kittens, and a joey is a baby koala. Pups can be the youngsters of adult dogs or seals; and cubs have tigers, lions, wolves, or pandas as parents.Nature lovers (and coloring book fans of all ages) will enjoy coloring the adorable creatures in these 30 portraits of baby animals. Included, among others, are scenes of four little piglets staying close to their mom, two white-tailed fawns grazing on a hillside, a pair of beagle pups resting under their father's attentive eye, and two young calves being watched over by mother giraffes.

Between 1769 and 1823, under the leadership of Father Junípero Serra, the Spanish established a chain of missions along the California coast. Models of architectural beauty, they stretched from San Diego to north of San Francisco.Artist David Rickman's accurately rendered and well-researched drawings (including several double-page spreads) depict all 21 of these admirable structures, among them San Buenaventura, San José de Guadalupe, Santa Cruz, San Diego de Alcalà, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Bàrbara Virgen y Màrtir, Santa Inés Virgen y Màrtir, San Francisco Solano, San Juan Bautista, and San Luis Rey de Francia.Also included are realistic, ready-to-color vignettes re-creating various aspects of mission life, particularly the role of the mission in converting the Indians to Christianity and instructing them in farming, weaving, blacksmithing, masonry, and other crafts — even painting and decorating the mission church and surrounding buildings.An informative caption accompanies each illustration, giving a brief history of the mission, while a general introduction explains the history and purpose of the mission system in California. A map indicates their locations.

No one could have predicted the marvels of art, literature, science, and philosophy that Greece would produce from 550 to 300 BC. But many of those accomplishments are represented in this well-researched, educational coloring book. The collection includes more than 40 expertly rendered illustrations depicting many aspects of Greek life and culture: the building of the Parthenon, a performance of Oedipus Rex, the Olympian games, the trial of Socrates, a torchlight wedding procession, Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander of Macedonia, and many more. With an introduction and detailed captions for each illustration, this book offers a fun way to learn about how life was lived 2,500 years ago in the cradle of Western civilization.

Children will love coloring these delightful renderings of fairies frolicking in a rich garden of beautiful flowers. As they do, they'll also learn to recognize and identify a host of familiar flowers: azalea, bluebells, columbine, daisies, foxglove, lilacs, nasturtiums, tulips, and others. Exquisitely drawn by illustrator Darcy May, the images feature a troupe of enchanting young sprites in a variety of carefree poses — snuggled among the petals of a blossom, relishing the scent of a lilac, swinging from a vine, and more. To help build and reinforce alphabet skills, each illustration incorporates the first letter of the flower's name.

Meet the kings, soldiers, workers, and other residents of one of antiquity's greatest military powers. These 30 dramatic, full-page illustrations to color depict Sparta's system of military training, its traditional festivals and worship, and scenes from everyday life. Portrayals of famous conflicts include the Battle of Thermopylae and episodes from the Peloponnesian wars.

Thirty detailed illustrations to color depict a wide variety of U.S. and Canadian species and habitats, from an oriole perched in an apple tree to a bald eagle diving for fish in the Alaskan wilderness. Captions identify where species nest. Evoking the joys of nature, this book is a helpful companion to fledgling and experienced birdwatchers alike.

Join the defenders of the Alamo and relive a heroic struggle against overwhelming odds. The defense of the Alamo has become an American legend, and the building is a shrine to Texas liberty. These 30 carefully researched drawings chronicle events leading up to the fall of the 18th-century mission and the last stand of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and many others who fought bravely for independence. Captioned scenes include the Mexican advance halted by rebels firing from behind earthworks; Texans of Mexican descent in revolt against the dictator Santa Anna; raising the flag of the Texas rebels; the arrival of Davey Crockett at the Alamo; a meeting under a flag of truce; and much more.