Bøker utgitt av Gibbs M. Smith Inc

The local bookstore, a place of wonder, refuge, and rejuvenation for book lovers the world over. Books & Mortar is a celebration of these literary strongholds. Sixty-eight oil paintings capture these storefronts at a moment in time, and pair the artwork with anecdotes about the shops and reflections on bookselling by many of the owners themselves. A delightful gift for an avid reader, an inspiration for any bookstore owner, Books & Mortar is the perfect keepsake for anyone's personal library.

Building a fabulous gingerbread house is quick and easy using the patterns and ideas found in Easy Gingerbread Houses. There's no need for the messy and time-consuming tasks of mixing dough, rolling it out, baking it, and waiting for it to harden. All of the houses in this book are made using graham crackers, cookies, cereal, ice cream cones, frostings, and candy treats. For a fun family activity, create a Sweetheart Cottage, a Cozy Cabin, a Big Red Barn, a Blue Dollhouse, a Mermaid Palace, Santa's Castle, or even a Tiki Hut.

A bilingual slide-the-tab board book, with text in English and Spanish. Cleverly introduce basic ideas about what happens in the morning when you wake up, including a rooster crowing, an alarm clock ringing, Dad shaving, and neighbors making coffee. The tabs add fun and unexpected movement for illustrator Xavier Salomó's simple but engaging art.

A bilingual slide-the-tab board book, with text in English and Spanish. Cleverly provides a number of gentle good night wishes for baby at bedtime, as baby along with the cat, the trees outside, and even baby's house all close their eyes and fall asleep. The sliding tabs do the work of closing the eyes on illustrator Xavier Salomó's simple but engaging art.

Considered one of the patron saints of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for its preservation. My First Summer in the Sierra is Muir's account of his adventures and observations while working as a shepherd in the Yosemite Valley, which later became Yosemite National Park as a direct result of Muir's writings and activism. Muir's heartfelt and often humorous descriptions of his first summer spent in the Sierra will captivate and inspire long-time fans and novice naturalists alike.

Math is the basic foundation upon which most of the other areas of STEAM rely. This primer introduces many mathematical concepts in a context showing how they are connected with many things in everyday life. Full color..

This primer about the "A" in "STEAM" (the Arts) introduces children to the many different types of creative fields in the arts, including drawing and painting, music and dance, writing, design, architecture, and photography. Full color.

With this newest volume in the best-selling Slanguage series, author Mike Ellis provides translations and pronunciation guides for nearly 300 more French words and phrases, focusing on such categories as clothing and fashion, dining, entertainment, cooking and baking, and destinations. These pocket-sized guides are easy to use and make great gifts for kids or adults who want a fun way to learn the basics of a new language. Just use the easy pronunciation guide that incorporates easy English terms and fun and helpful illustrations, and you'll be saying things like "What's up?" (Quad Enough) and "Kisses, sweetie" (Bee Zoo Shoe Shoe) in no time.

Across these 295 recipes for sourdough bread, the potential of eight different flours, wild yeast and probiotic bacteria is explored, leading to an exciting variety of artisanal loaves, bagels, brioche and more.

Little ones can join Phileas Fogg and Passepartout as they circle the globe in this BabyLit Primer based on Jules Verne's classic tale. They travel using trains, ships, palanquins, a carriage, a sled, and even an elephant. Full color.

"So long!" "See you later!" There are so many ways to say goodbye! Lift the flaps in this colorful book to discover favorite animals (and maybe a few new ones, too) and fun goodbyes. Children and grown-ups alike will be giggling before you can say, "Toodle-Loo, Kangaroo!"

A new title in the popular series which encourages literary-minded little ones about the importance of friendship. Ages: 0-3yrs

A board book based on the classic novel "Little Women", showing all kinds of ways of having fun, from singing to gardening, skating and reading. Ages: 0+

Inspired by Homer's "The Odyssey", this board book features ten monsters from Odysseus's epic journey home, from a silly Cyclops to goofy lotus eaters. Ages: 0+

The Edward Clown family, nearest living relatives to the Lakota war leader, presents the family tales and memories told to them about their famous grandfather. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Crazy Horse. The family clarifies the inaccuracies and shares their story about the past, including what it means to them to be Lakota, the family genealogy, the life of Crazy Horse and his motivations, his death, and why they chose to keep quiet with their knowledge for so long before finally deciding to tell the truth as they know it. This book is a compelling addition to the body of works about Crazy Horse and the complicated and often conflicting events of that time period in American History.

In this elegant hardbound volume, photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley take you on an intimate tour of some of the finest historic homes, gardens, churches, and plantations of the old city of Charleston and its surrounding Lowcountry. Their luminescent photographs reveal an insider's look at the definitive architecture and landscape of the region, ranging from private gardens hidden behind wrought iron gates to some of America's first landscaped garden vistas. From colonial-era French Quarter homes to Federal and Greek Revival townhouses and antebellum plantation houses, the selection featuring old family, private homes to museum showplaces make this an essential book for visitors, architects, preservationists or armchair travelers.

American Rustic gives readers an intimate look at rustic decorating and architecture, presenting a fresh, contemporary take brought to life by the genre's foremost designers. Showcasing homes from coast to coast, American Rustic reveals New York farms, Santa Fe casitas, an equestrian ranch on the Yellowstone River, a secretly high-tech Montana cabin, and of course a number of mountain homes, each tailored to the unique area and climate it inhabits, exhibiting Rustic architecture's primary inspiration and concern: a strong sense of place. Each space is consistently highly original and meticulously crafted, thoughtfully conceived, sensitively sited and beautifully executed. Exquisite photography and expert discussion open windows into dream retreats that fulfill a yearning for a simpler life in a chaotic world. About the Author Chase Reynolds Ewald has been writing about food, design, travel and lifestyle in the West and beyond for 25 years. A graduate of Yale and the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley, she is currently Senior Editor of Western Art & Architecture Magazine. This is her eighth book and her third collaboraton with Audrey Hall. About the Photographer Audrey Hall's images about culture, style and travel are diversely featured, from social media campaigns to television. She was recently on the road in Africa, Haiti and domestically with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof for the PBS series A Path Appears. This is her tenth book.

While monograms have a rich history going all the way back to the sixth century B.C., they are anything but outdated. Luscious photography and Kimberly Whitman's personal, expressive writing, peppered with quotes from style and etiquette experts, shows that monogramming is an in-vogue way to customize every area of the home--the entry, living room, table, kitchen, bedroom and beyond. Whitman also instructs on the etiquette of monogramming for marrieds and singles, for incorporating two or three initials or many more. From vintage and fancy to contemporary and edgy, monograms are suitable to every décor and style. From linens, lamps and chairs to silver, china, crystal, desk accessories, headboards and more, here are exquisite examples of using monograms as a "personal logo" in stylish, elegant ways. KIMBERLY SCHLEGEL WHITMAN is a lifestyle expert, TV and radio personality, blogger, party planner and social media aficionado, as well as a media spokesperson for high-profile commercial companies. She has appeared on numerous TV shows, including Today and Access Hollywood. She is the author of six previous books on entertaining--Tablescapes: Setting the Table with Style; The Pleasure of Your Company: Entertaining in High Style; and Wedding Inspiration, among others. She is an editor-at-large for Southern Living.

Early readers are invited to sail with Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Queequeg, and the rest of the crew in their search for the great white whale. With colorful artwork and quotes from the original text, Melville's nautical adventure is retold in a fun, new way that highlights friendship. Full color.