"FROM CLAY TO MASTERPIECE: Firing Essentials for Beginners" is your entryway to the charming universe of ceramics and stoneware. Whether you're a hopeful craftsman or a total beginner, this far reaching guide will lead you through the fundamental stages of terminating and coating to change crude earth into shocking show-stoppers. Inside these pages, you'll track down an abundance of reasonable information, from choosing the right mud and instruments to dominating the multifaceted specialty...

Every great friendship started somewhere, but here's a story of how not to make friends…When Virgil the penguin finds a lost polar bear, Owen, he wants Owen all to himself. He will be the only penguin with a polar bear as a best friend! But this Owen plays with everyone else on the iceberg! Isn't Owen supposed to be Virgil's friend and Virgil's friend only?With a gentle twist on this classic childhood dilemma, Paulette Bogan introduces a new charming and lovable duo...

Virgil and Owen are best friends! They love playing together at home and at school. But sometimes even best friends can be very different. Virgil loves to be the first one to school. Owen likes to take his time. Virgil always raises his hand the fastest. Owen likes to think things through. One day Virgil hurries Owen a bit too much, and their friendship is suddenly on thin ice. Will Virgil be able to see that a little patience goes a long way between friends?In a new picture book w...