Burlington Public Library

Traces the steps taken in creating a pencil, including baking a mixture of graphite and clay for the pencil lead, carving grooves into cedar slats to hold the lead, forming the slats into pencils, and then adding paint, lacquer, and stamps.

A lonely pencil timidly draws a boy, a dog, and other items but soon faces a problem as his creations begin demanding changes, and when he draws an eraser to make them happy, the real trouble begins.

Word Bird and his friends use their magic wands to make signs, stories, and a variety of words.

The riveting story of how a young man turned $25 into more than 200 schools around the world and the guiding steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life. Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply...

Presents an introduction to how a pencil is made, in simple text with illustrations, tracing the process by which wood, graphite, clay, metal, and rubber are brought together to create this writing utensil.

Annabelle the drawing fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing pencil sharpener in order to help keep Rainspell Island's Arts and Crafts Week on schedule.

A complete step-by-step directory of key techniques, plus an inspirational gallery showing how artists use them.

Linus hopes to win the family art show but his eraser, Ernie, obliterates his work, his self-confidence, and his joy until a word from Smudge inspires Linus to try again.

The story of a pencil which has many problems, but continues to write and draw.

From the publisher: Colored pencils are convenient, neat, portable, economical, forgiving. Now they're even more ideal for beginning artists because they're available in amazing new water-soluble versions. Start with a drawing in colored pencil, then add water to create a painting. It's amazing-and amazingly easy. Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil covers traditional colored pencil techniques as well as tips on mastering the new water-soluble...