Coloring books could be your answer!
The Smithsonian has two new coloring books. The illustrations are delicate, therefore these are best suited for teens or adults.
About the Book: Airplanes: A Smithsonian Coloring Book allows readers to soar through the skies with some of the most recognized and revered airplanes from the collection at the National Air and Space Museum. The thrilling artistry of John Pirtel vivifies the very first powered aircrafts of the 1900s, revolutionary bombers and jet fighters of the 20th century, supersonic passenger airliner, and many more.
My Thoughts: I like how the planes are organized chronologically. You get a little history with your coloring.
About the set up:
One page has the information (not too much detail) and the other page has the picture.
And you know the information is great because it comes from experts at the Smithsonian.
Inside Look:
This is the Polar Star plane and yes those are penguins you see in the picture.
Dinosaurs: A Smithsonian Coloring Book invites readers to explore millions of years of animal wonders, guided by experts from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The artistic wizardry of Rachel Curtis (The Princess Bride: A Storybook to Color) captures scenes featuring the herbivorous Stegosaurus, the sea-dwelling Hesperornis, the giant sauropod Camarasaurus, the mighty Tyrannosaurus, and many more.
Inside Look:
Here's one of the pictures - Triceratops.
My favorite dinosaur. Everyone has one...what's yours?
Source: Sent for review
These make great gifts.
And if you're a librarian - they make great summer reading prizes.
