This beautiful art book for children charts the evolution of the greatest cultural achievements in painting, sculpture and photography. Art: A Children's Encyclopedia traces the development of painting, from prehistoric cave drawings to the Mona Lisa to contemporary street art. Get to grips with world-famous sculptures, including the Terracotta Army and Michelangelo's David. Find out about photography, from pinhole cameras to digital imagery and iconic photography such as Neil Leifer's Ali versus Liston.With amazing facts, clear explanations, and stunning photography, Art: A Children's Encyclopedia is the essential introduction to the art world for children.

Ist Gott in den Genen zu finden?

Ist Religion gottlichen Ursprungs oder doch ein naturliches, also biologisches Phanomen? Und wenn Religion in unserer Biologie angelegt ist, wie und warum ist sie entstanden? Wie sehen ihre Anfange aus, die ja sehr einfach gewesen sein mussen Religion im Einzellerstadium sozusagen Wie entwickelte sie sich dann weiter, und lassen sich in dieser Entwicklung, wie bei der biologischen Evolution, Gesetzmassigkeiten feststellen? Anders ausgedruckt: Gibt es eine Biologie der Religionen beziehungsweise eine Biologie der Religionsentstehung?

Dieses Buch unternimmt erstmalig den Versuch einer umfassenden Antwort auf diese Fragen. Die Autoren Experten aus Biologie, Palaontologie, Psychologie, Religionswissenschaft und Theologie entwerfen auf der Basis facherubergreifender wissenschaftlicher Befunde ein Modell der Religionsentstehung, das das Aufkommen religioser Verhaltensweisen schlussig aus dem naturlichen Verhaltensrepertoire des Menschen erklart. So wird die menschheitsgeschichtliche Entwicklung von Religiositat plausibel und nachvollziehbar. Wer wissen will, wie Religion entstanden ist, wird in diesem breiten und sachkundigen Uberblick die Antwort finden.

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Die Gotter fielen nicht vom Himmel die biologischen Grundlagen der Religionsentstehung

Religion ist ein universal verbreitetes Phanomen, und uberall auf der Welt pragen religiose Uberzeugungen politisches und gesellschaftliches Handeln. Viele Menschen wollen verstehen, warum Religion trotz aller rationalen Kritik fortbesteht, und fragen deshalb auch nach ihren Anfangen und ihrer Entwicklung in der Menschheitsgeschichte.

"Gotter Gene Genesis" ist der ehrgeizige Versuch dreier interdisziplinar arbeitender Autoren, den Ursprung von Religion schlussig und nachvollziehbar zu erklaren. Ihr Buch verfolgt insofern einen originellen Ansatz, als es den aktuellen kognitionswissenschaftlichen und evolutionar-psychologischen Entwurfen zur Erklarung der Religionsentstehung eine ganz bewusst verhaltensorientierte Perspektive entgegensetzt: Religioses Verhalten wird konsequent verhaltenswissenschaftlich ethologisch, biologisch, psychologisch erklart. Entscheidende Faktoren fur die fruhe Entwicklung von Religiositat sind Territorialverhalten und Gefahrenabwehr, innerartliche Aggression und Ritualisierung, Angstbewaltigung und Konfliktlosung sowie die kulturelle Evolution als Fortsetzung der biologischen Evolution. Mit der konsequenten Herausarbeitung der biologischen Grundlagen bietet das Buch einen Uberblick zur Religionsentstehung, der sehr viel bodenstandiger und oft auch im Wortsinne anschaulicher ist als manch andere, spekulative Entstehungsszenarien. Die Lekture des Buches vermittelt dem Leser fundierte Kenntnisse uber die Erscheinungsformen und Geschichte religiosen Verhaltens und liefert so einen wichtigen Beitrag fur die heute oft so emotional gefuhrte Debatte zu Glaubensfragen. "

Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.

This title looks at the life and works of Edouard Manet, including an examination of paintings such as Music in the Tuileries Gardens, Monet in his Floating Studio, Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass), A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Gare Saint-Lazare, Portrait of Emile Zola and The Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil. It looks at the techniques and colour palette that Manet used in these works, encouraging readers to look more closely at the interesting elements of each painting. It also includes a timeline of his life, information on museums and galleries where his work is currently displayed and a chance for readers to use what they have learned to make their own painting in the style of Edouard Manet.

This title looks at the life and works of Mary Cassatt, including an examination of paintings such as The Child's Bath, Young Woman Sewing in a Garden, The Letter, The Omnibus, At the Opera, Family Group Reading and The Boat Party. It looks at the techniques and colour palette that Cassatt used in these works, encouraging readers to look more closely at the interesting elements of each painting. It also includes a timeline of her life, information on museums and galleries where her work is currently displayed and a chance for readers to use what they have learned to make their own painting in the style of Mary Cassatt.

An accessible and exciting approach to William Morris, a true art and design hero. The beautifully designed book will look at William Morris as an artist and culture shaper and include his most famous work.

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

100 Hugs is a gorgeous collection of illustrated hugs from Chris Riddell, Children's Laureate 2015-2017.

This is the perfect gift for a loved one, or to cheer yourself up on a dark day when all you need is a hug. The one hundred beautiful and intricate illustrations from the three-times winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal includes a hug for every emotion and occasion. But one thing is for certain: every hug will touch your heart.

In a perfect pocket-sized format, 100 Hugs is certain to comfort and raise a smile.

Follow along as Luna the Llama (and all of her friends) teach children ages 8-12 the basics of lettering and calligraphy using traceable worksheets and repetition. With nine fun projects, Learn to Letter with Luna the Llama pairs lettering exercises with clever humour, teaching crafty kids how to improve their handwriting skills and creatively express themselves on homemade crafts, cards, school notebooks and more! With this hand-lettering book just for kids, your child can: - Learn to letter the lower and uppercase alphabets using six different styles - Master techniques to connect letters and mix and match styles - Add flourishes or doodles to make letters look even more fun Created by author Chalkfulloflove, whose Hand Lettering 101 has sold over 200,000 copies to teach hand lettering to adults, this book adapts her trademark techniques for little letterers! After all, why should grown ups have all the fun?

Enriching Arts Education through Aesthetics examines the use of aesthetic theory as the foundation to design and implement arts activities suitable for integration in school curricula in pre-school and primary school education. This book suggests teaching practices based on the connection between aesthetics and arts education and shows that this kind of integration promotes enriched learning experiences. The book explores how the core ideas of four main aesthetic approaches - the representationalist, the expressionist, the formalist, and the postmodernist - translate into respective ways of designing and implementing experiential aesthetics-based activities. Containing relevant examples of interventions used in classes, it analyzes the ways in which the combination of different aesthetic approaches can support varied, multifaceted, multimodal and balanced teaching situations in school. This innovative book will appeal to academics, researchers, professionals and students in the fields of arts education, early childhood and primary education and curriculum studies.

Das Buch entwickelt ein praxisorientiertes Kursmodell fur die Vermittlung des Italienischen als Fachsprache von Kunstgeschichte und Archaologie zum Anfangerniveau an deutschen Hochschulen. Die Autorin erarbeitet dies mithilfe einer Unterrichtsforschung in einer vergleichenden Fallstudie mit Mehr-Methoden-Design. Die Umsetzung von Methoden der Interkomprehension und der CLIL-Didaktik bildet einen Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung, die das Zielpublikum beschreibt, Unterrichtsablaufe und Lernerprofile rekonstruiert sowie Lehrgewinn diagnostiziert. Das untersuchte Kursmodell ist anpassungsfahig, wie es auch die entwickelten und erprobten Lehr-Lernmaterialien im Anhang zeigen, welche sich fur seine Umsetzung anbieten.

Spot On is spot on! The most popular course in South Africa, Spot On has everything a learner needs in one book. Spot On improves results, makes learning enjoyable, makes teaching a pleasure and is easy to use. The Spot On Teacher’s Guide comes with printable planning material, Formal Assessment Tasks, revision tests and exams.

In a step-by-step approach, children are taught how to add three, four and five and bigger single-digit numbers. This enables them to gain solid calculation skills without being confused about decimal places. Building basic addition skills is vital to later understanding of the decimal system, which is the foundation of higher level arithmetic concepts and skills taught at school. The purpose of this book is to prepare children for school-level mathematics.

A fresh twist on classic bunny slippers-now with unicorn magic! Lounge around in slippers you designed and made yourself. Precut pieces take care of the prep work for you, so you can start sewing right away! The projects are designed to be oh-sew-easy, even if you've never sewn a stitch before. Felt stickers make decorating your critter a breeze, and precut holes help you space your stitches perfectly. Everything you need to make one pair of slippers with precut rainbow faux fur, felt, felt stickers, and sequins and a premade metallic unicorn horn. Choose from six different animal designs using the extra traceable patterns: bunny, unicorn, kitty, bear, owl, and sloth. Includes instructions in a 32-page book for customising the slippers to your child's shoe size, assembling the slipper, and personalizing it with the decorations of your choice. Learn to sew by following our 32 page book of step-by-step instructions to make an adorable pair of slippers. Start off by trimming the sole for the perfect fit then learn the basics of sewing like how to thread a needle. Each page is filled with tips and tricks to create the coziest custom slippers for any lazy day or slumber party! You can mix and match animals, add sparkles, or even rainbow fur! What You Get 32-page instruction book 2 colors of pre-cut felt Rainbow faux fur 2 rainbow horns Embroidery floss 2 needles Sequins Paper template 4 non-slip grip stickies 4 sticky dots What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials, and hearty helpings of humor is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need