Books in First Steps series

Make your first steps in watercolor fun and rewarding!Watercolor's vivid colors and fresh, direct brush strokes make it the most exciting way to paint. "But," you think, "Learning to paint must be hard and frustrating." Not with Cathy Johnson as your teacher! Here, she makes learning to paint in watercolor fun—even easy!With Painting Watercolors, you'll learn to paint by picking up a brush and painting—not by reading about a bunch of confusing theories.Cathy tells you everything you need to begin—including: • Which tools and materials you should buy to get off to a good, affordable start • When, what, even where to paint • Explanations of watercolor terms (such as "washes" and "puddles") • Easy and useful painting tricks—such as glazing and drybrush.Exercises help you loosen up and learn the ins and outs of putting paint on paper. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions show you how to paint water, believable skies, a variety of trees in different seasons and other popular elements. Plus, a dozen demonstrations show you how paintings come together, from initial sketch to final brushstrokes.With Cathy's help, you can start painting right away!

“Heaven is exciting! Heaven is big! Heaven is safe! Heaven is forever!” Heaven: What’s It Like? How Do We Get There? is the first in a brand new children’s series titled First Steps. This series explains the foundations of the Christian faith in sensitive and simple child-friendly terms. In this first book kids will understand, through 60 rhyming stories and colorful illustrations, what heaven is all about. Children will be inspired and uplifted by the hope and promise of Heaven and their heavenly Father. This is a comforting book for children who have lost grandparents or other loved ones. In addition to learning about heaven, children will be inspired to live their earthly lives in a way that is glorifying and honoring to God.

Very young children are introduced to what is commonly called "The Lord’s Prayer", the great prayer that Jesus himself taught his followers when they asked him how to pray, the Our Father.Sweet four-color illustrations by the acclaimed children's artist Maite Roche accompany the text of the complete prayer, with images that illustrate the meaning of the prayer in the life of Jesus, and in our lives.Illustrated.

Told from the perspective of a child on safari, "Hidden Hippo" takes the reader on a journey through the grasslands of Africa to meet elephants, giraffes, zebras and many other creatures. But the animal to look out for is the hippo and finally with a loud splash, you find him! Education Market: the story presents an opportunity for children to learn about wildlife habitats and become aware of the importance of protecting endangered species. Environmental Awareness: this title is highly relevant to Environment and Conservation in the National Curriculum KS1. Accessible and interactive - this title includes a simple hide-and-seek theme to engage young children. It is a companion to "Elusive Moose" (HB: 9781905236749) which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, 2008 and "Secret Seahorse" (PB: 9781841488769; BB: 9781905236145). Illustrator Clare Beaton runs very popular craft-based workshops.

Very young children are introduced to the meaning and importance of the Sacrament of Baptism through a lovely story of a family spiritual event in church.Leo is being baptized today!He is becoming a child of God.His mom, his dad, his godfather, and his godmother are filled with joy.The Baptism day is brought to life by Maïte Roche's engaging and beautiful illustrations.

Baby's First Steps in Italian is a great way to invigorate babies' minds and give them an extra edge for learning down the line.Created by an expert in linguistics, this program is based on well-known and proven principles of language development in young children. Babies and toddlers have a natural gift for languages. They learn them effortlessly, and, unlike adults, they can make the sounds of any language in the world.The audio CD surrounds babies with the sounds of Italian through soothing lullabies, songs, rhymes, words, and phrases. The accompanying book for parents is entertaining, informative, and explains exactly what's going on in their baby's head. Best of all, the program is easy and relaxing--perfect for new parents with so little time (and energy) to spare.Key Features:* The program is based on established and accepted research in child language development* For newborns to 24 months* The book is fun and easy, and requires little time* The CD can be used in baby's nursery or on the goIncludes:60-minute audio CD, 80-page book and 16-page lyric sheet