This is a hands-on, write-in, look-and-feel sketchbook. Children follow the process of a real fashion designer to create their own fashion collection. This includes finding inspiration, making a mood board, collecting and gathering research, choosing colours and a defining silhouette, experimenting with fabrics, print and pattern, building a capsule selection of garments into a collection, and then creating a `lookbook' to show off the new range. There are also spreads about preparing for the runway show, including hair and make-up. Finally, there's the high-street launch to consider. The book is aimed at children aged eight and over, but older children and younger teens should also find plenty to keep them inspired. Has the genuine feel of a real sketchbook: it has an elastic closure, and the front cover is die-cut so that the child can sign the title page beneath to make their own fashion-label logo.

TV-Serien, Filme und Computerspieladaptionen gehoeren ebenso wie Smartphones und Tablet-Computer heute zum Alltag von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Mit der Ausdifferenzierung der Medien wandeln sich kinder- und jugendliterarische Formen und Themen. Texte werden im Verbund produziert und vermarktet und im Medienzusammenhang rezipiert. Die Grenzen zwischen Produktion und Rezeption, aber auch zwischen den Medien werden offener. So werden kinder- und jugendliterarische Stoffe haufig medienubergreifend entwickelt. Nicht zuletzt zeigen sich die Austauschprozesse in vielfaltigen intertextuellen Bezugen, in denen die Kinder- und Jugendliteratur auf andere Medien verweist. Die Beitrage des vorliegenden Bandes beleuchten die skizzierten Phanomene mit ihren oekonomischen, asthetischen, individuellen und didaktischen Aspekten und Konsequenzen. Dabei werden sowohl historische Entwicklungen als auch aktuelle Perspektiven betrachtet.

When children draw, they want to create an accurate likeness of the things they see. With this imaginative, informative, and amply illustrated guide, it's amazingly easy for kids to make their art dreams come true. The entertaining, hands-on lessons begin with contour drawing techniques and feature numerous exercises that show budding artists how to make basic shapes and forms, create the illusion of volume with light, use perspective, and accurately draw people, animals, landscapes, and more.

Who built the first houses? What's the difference between an arch and an architrave? How does a dome stay up? Who invented concrete? Can you build a house from paper? If you want to know more about the buildings around you, this entertaining illustrated guide is a perfect introduction to architecture around the world. From the mud huts of ancient history to today's towering edifices, you can explore iconic buildings and find out more about the people who created them. You'll also discover the development of different building materials, from mud and straw to paper, steel and reinforced concrete. AGES: 5 to 11 AUTHORS: Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababala, a Barcelona-based independent studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and workbooks for children that are practical and fun. Other books he has worked on include My First Book of Quantum Physics, also published by Button Books. Berta Bardi i Mila is a Lecturer at the School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona. She has a PhD in Architectural Design. Berta specialises in modern architecture, and the methodology of teaching architecture. This is her first book for Button Books.

Illustrated by Steve Noon

Revised and updated for a new generation

In the bestselling "A City Through Time," readers are invited to follow the progress of an imaginary city through six key periods of time, each captured by a scene of the city and zooming in on key buildings like a Roman bathhouse, medieval castle, and a modern skyscraper. Illustrations by award-winning artist Steve Noon provide a unique history of city life, transporting readers from an early Greek settlement to an industrial metropolis, while pull-outs surrounding the illustrations introduce the reader to the people who lived there, from Greek slaves to modern-day commuters.

New to this edition is a photographic section exploring amazing real-life cities -- from ancient Babylon to Constantinople to 21st-century Tokyo.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

A picture book biography of the remarkable folk artist Clementine Hunter. Can you imagine being an artist who isn't allowed into your own show? That's what happened to folk artist Clementine Hunter. Her paintings went from hanging on her clothesline to hanging in museums, yet because of the color of her skin, a friend had to sneak her in when the gallery was closed. With lyrical writing and striking illustrations, this picture book biography introduces kids to a self-taught artist whose paintings captured scenes of backbreaking work and joyous celebrations of southern farm life. They preserve a part of American history we rarely see and prove that art can help keep the spirit alive.

Die Arbeit beschaftigt sich mit Viktor Pelevins Roman Capaev i Pustota und ruckt dabei die literarischen Verfahren des Autors, die seinen Schreibstil charakterisieren, in den Mittelpunkt der Analyse. Auf der inhaltlichen Ebene des Romans wird die das Bewusstsein krank machende Wirkung der Medien aufgezeigt. In der asthetischen Form des Romans werden dagegen Strategien des Buddhismus verwirklicht, die als heilende Gegenmassnahme verstanden werden koennen. Methodisch geht die Arbeit zunachst werkimmanent vor und greift dabei auf die kommunikationstheoretisch fundierte Narratologie zuruck. Abschliessend wird der Roman im Ganzen als "literar-buddhistisch gepragter Antimedienroman" charakterisiert.

This is aimed at children aged 5 to 11 years old. Draw 50 Monsters teaches aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Celebrated author Lee J. Ames shows readers how to draw an array of frightening characters, including werewolves, zombies and warlocks and features well-known characters such as Darth Vader, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Frankenstein's monster, the Phantom of the Opera and many others. Ames' illustration style and renowned drawing method has made him a leader in the step-by-step drawing manual and the 27 books in his Draw 50 series have sold more than three million copies. Ames's instruction allows seasoned artists to refine their technique and guides amateurs to develop their own artistic abilities. Even the youngest artists can make these spooky characters look great. It's easy to draw monsters when it's done the Draw 50 way.

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages. Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating time--Italy during the Renaissance.

Im Rahmen der Debatte um Kompetenzen seit den PISA-Testungen 2000 und den sich anschliessenden Bildungsreformen will diese Arbeit den Entwicklungen im Bereich der schulischen Vermittlung und UEberprufung von Kenntnissen und Fahigkeiten am Beispiel literarischen Lernens nachgehen. Die Auseinandersetzung gilt zunachst der Frage nach einem tragfahigen Bildungsbegriff oeffentlicher Schulen im Spannungsfeld von Bildungstheorie, empirischer Bildungsforschung und bildungspolitischer Steuerung. In einem weiteren Schritt werden Chancen und Grenzen der empirischen wie fachdidaktischen Modellierung literarischer Rezeptionskompetenz beleuchtet. Vor diesem Hintergrund gibt die Untersuchung von Prufaufgaben fur den Mittleren Schulabschluss im Fach Deutsch Auskunft uber die bildungsadministrative Auslegung von Kompetenz im Umgang mit literarischen Texten. Im Anschluss werden Lernaufgaben aus Deutschlehrwerken fur die 10. Klasse auf ihre Konzeptualisierungen literarischer Kompetenz hin analysiert. Dabei lasst sich eine deutliche Ruckwirkung der Einfuhrung von Bildungsstandards und einer neuen Test- und Prufaufgabenkultur auf die Didaktisierung literarischen Lernens nachzeichnen.

Why did Roman emperors wear purple? Which colour is made from crushed beetles? What green pigment might be used to build super-fast computers of the future? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they've played throughout history. From black to white, and all the colours in between, every shade has a story to tell. Each colour group is introduced with a stunning and interpretive double-page spread illustration, followed by illustrated entries exploring the `colourful' history of particular shades. With vivid, thought-provoking illustrations and engaging bite-sized text, this book is a feast for the eyes and the mind, ready to enthral budding artists and historians alike.

Die Entwicklung der elektronischen Medien hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten den universitaren Alltag grundlegend verandert. Das gilt wohl in besonderem Masse fur die Forschung; unberuhrt von diesen Entwicklungen ist aber auch die Lehre nicht geblieben. Ein besonders wirksames Zauberwort dieser jungeren Entwicklung lautet eLearning. Damit verbinden sich Hoffnungen ganz unterschiedlicher Art, von einem hoeheren Mass an Anschauung uber motivationale Effekte bis hin zu mehr Eigenstandigkeit in der Aneignung von Wissen auf der Seite der Lernenden. Nach der anfanglichen Euphorie haben sich aber zunehmend auch kritische Stimmen zu Wort gemeldet. Welche Rolle die Neuen Medien fur die Erzeugung und Vermittlung mediavistischen Wissens spielen koennen, danach fragt dieser Band.

The school curriculum is a contested arena. There are competing pressures from those who advocate that it should be constructed on a subject specific basis, whereas at the other end of the continuum is the stance taken by this book, that learning, and especially learning in the arts, can transcend artificial boundaries between subjects. This book sets out a case for cross-curricular learning involving the arts in secondary schools.

Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School...The Arts argues for the development of a new, skilful pedagogy which embeds an authentic, cross-curricular approach to teaching and learning in the work of the individual teacher. Teachers are empowered to think about creative pedagogies, and pupils are able to engage in deep learning as a result.

Key features of the text include:

• theoretical examination of key issues
• curriculum planning materials and resources
• a wide range of case studies drawn from innovative practise
• frameworks for assessment and evaluation.

Part of the Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School series, this textbook breaks the boundaries between curriculum subjects and the arts. It is timely reading for all students on Initial Teacher Training courses as well as practising teachers looking to introduce cross-curricular themes in their own subjects.