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Made by Dad: 67 Blueprints for Making Cool Stuff
Author:
Bedford, Scott
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620.0042
Age: Adult
Language: English
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LC: TT157
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ISBN-13: 9780761171478
LCCN: 2013008463
Imprint: Workman Publishing Company
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Pub Date: 05/07/2013
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $19.95
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Trade Paper
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Physical Description:
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vi, 330 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
H 10.35",
W 8.05",
D 0.875",
1.94 lbs.
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Brodart's Picks for Public Libraries
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Library Journal
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TIPS Subjects:
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Crafts/Hobbies
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BISAC Subjects: |
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood
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LC Subjects:
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Handicraft
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Handicraft
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| Annotations |
| Publisher Annotations | 04/09/2013 |
| The projects are shown in full-color photographs, and the instructions are illustrated in detailed line drawings that exude personality. Some are quick and simple enough to be done in a coffee shop; others are more of an afternoon project- yielding hours and hours of rich, imaginative playtime. |
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| Library Journal | 07/01/2013 |
| Remember all the crazy things you made as a kid, like ramps for toy cars or contraptions for pulling pranks? In his first book, illustrator Bedford, who also blogs at What I Made, gets in touch with his inner child. With a host of silly projects, this title is directed at parents looking for interactive activities for their children. An introduction discusses materials, tools, and techniques, emphasizing which of them are kid friendly and which require an adult to step in (for instance, one project necessitates a blowtorch). The "blueprints" are arranged by general theme and are heavily illustrated with playful drawings (both step-by-step construction diagrams and illustrations of the creations in use). The author also includes templates to give extra help to those less graphically talented. Providing wild and wacky fun, Bedford's beautifully organized projects include an alien abduction mobile, a bunk bed communicator, and a jelly bean dispenser. Though there is no index, the detailed table of contents more than makes up for this oversight. VERDICT What's not to love? This engaging compilation is clever and entertaining. A fantastic book. Karen Ellis. 330p. LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2013. |
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| BookPage | 06/01/2013 |
| Made by Dad: 67 Blueprints for Making Cool Stuff by Scott Bedford is so good it hurts--'cause you know that if your own dad had had this book in his hands, your childhood would have totally rocked. "Chock-full" doesn't even come close to describing the teeming nature of this tome. The fun photos, cool diagrams, clear instructions and handy cut-out templates run the gamut from wacky home decorations and gadgets (like setting up a Bunk Bed Communicator) to subversively educational science projects (like getting sucked into a Gravity-Defying Black Hole) to zany party ideas (like making Radioactive Sports Drinks). In the end, Made by Dad is about dads (and moms!) and children working on projects together. It's no accident that the final blueprint in the book is the trump card: instructions for making a card that unfolds over and over, getting longer and longer, until it says, "I Love You This Much.". 336pg. BOOKPAGE, c2013. |
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