"Scale models are usually built as accurate miniatures of real objects such as vehicles, buildings, and even people. This . . . introduction to model making explains the mathematics of scale, and the difference between building from a kit and building from scratch. Tips on painting, scoring, cementing, and weathering help build fine-motor skills"--Provided by publisher.
Presents pop-up period dollhouses, with secret letters and hidden pictures which tell the stories of enchanted dolls who inhabited the toy homes, with examples from the Middle Ages up to the early twentieth century.
Presents twenty-six miniature historic houses reflecting the arts and cultures of various times and places, from the seventeenth century to the present.
Miss Ren?e loves her quiet life, building doll houses and talking with her cat, but when a clan of barn mice move in, Miss Ren?e's quiet life is no longer peaceful.
