Books published by Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.

Offers students and their parents a step-by-step strategy that helps students not only compete academically with other qualified applicants but also develop a defining interest - in incremental, attainable steps - that distinguishes them from their peers and gives them an edge with college admissions officers.

By turning over the flaps of this clever book, you can put together 1,000 imaginary dinosaurs, like the Stegodocus, the Oviplosaurus, or the Diploraptops.

Takes children to the magic and beauty of art. This series features twelve diverse works of art from around the world, centered on a theme that little ones love: Babies, Dogs, Horses, or Trains. It gives young learners different ways in which artists see the world.

A fascinating illustrated history of one of the strangest, and cruelest, cultural institutions ever devised. A worldwide best seller, translated into twenty-five languages.

A lavishly produced volume featuring stunning duotone images of China's fabled Yellow Mountains by the celebrated photographer Wang Wusheng

Hockney's engaging personality, his quirky but always enlightening ideas about art, and his inexhaustible inventiveness are captured with clear-eyed intelligence and grace.

For the first time, Jane Austen's brilliant early manuscripts are available in beautiful facsimile editions.

Botanica Magnifica features two hundred and fifty stunning photographs of rare and exotic plants and flowers by Hasselblad Laureate Award winner Jonathan Singer.

A distinguished Curator and Research Scientist at the Smithsonian Institution, W. John Kress, recounts his natural history exploration over the course of nine years in the wild lands of Myanmar in search of rare, beautiful, and scientifically unknown plants.

This long-awaited 'little sibling' of Abbeville's bestselling How Artists See series shows preschoolers the varied and beautiful ways in which artists see the world around them.

This long-awaited "little sibling" of Abbeville's bestselling How Artists See series shows preschoolers the varied and beautiful ways in which artists see the world around them. Recommened for 2 to 6 year-olds.

This long-awaited 'little sibling' of Abbeville's bestselling How Artists See series shows preschoolers the varied and beautiful ways in which artists see the world around them.

A monograph that illustrates celebrated American metal sculptor, Joel Perlman's finest works and relates them to his fascinating life story. All readers with an interest in contemporary sculpture will appreciate not only the book's striking illustrations but also its thoughtfully written text, which relates Perlman's art to his life.

Part of a series of books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world, this text shows children how Franz Marc transformed an ordinary cow into a magical one by using brilliant colours, and how Roy Lichtenstein created goldfish out of metal.

With coverage of the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium, nearly half of the fourth edition of this history is devoted to the remarkable period from 1960 to the present, when women artists emerged as the most dynamic force in contemporary art.

The first monograph devoted to Krasner's work, this volume skillfully explores the twists and turns of her career, offering new information and insight about one of the most intriguing painters of the postwar era.