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Books > Children's & Educational > The arts
A visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests.
In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers’ eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before.
With compelling selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees from around the world, this gorgeous volume distills the essence of Wohlleben’s message to show trees in all their glory and diversity. Through rich language highlighting the interconnectedness of forest ecosystems, the book offers fascinating insights about the fungal communication highway known as the “wood wide web,” the difficult life lessons learned in tree school, the hard-working natural cleanup crews that recycle dying trees, and much more. Beautiful images provide the perfect complement to Wohlleben’s words, with striking close-ups of bark and seeds, panoramas of vast expanses of green, and a unique look at what is believed to be the oldest tree on the planet.
Can you draw a ghoul on a bike? What about a haunted suit of
armour? Or how about a monster with a stomach ache? There are one
hundred wacky things to doodle and draw in this fantastic new book
from Sally Kindberg. Also includes colorful stickers for hours of
stickering fun. The fantastic 'Draw it!' series from Sally Kindberg
has weird and wonderful doodles for every occasion. Perfect for
every journey, rainy afternoon or holiday, each book is packed full
of fun and wacky things to draw and colour, guaranteed to get every
kid from age 6-106 drawing away! Each includes over 100 stickers.
Are you a music teacher searching for sanity in the midst of all
your chaotic responsibilities? Music teachers have to do so much
more than teach music. They have to be master musicians, educators,
and conductors, all while balancing other professional disciplines
like arranging, composing, trip planning, financing, and more. The
parts of the job that take our sights off of great teaching must be
managed so that we can focus on what counts: the music. If you are
feeling overwhelmed by the logistics of your job, you are in luck-
there is an app for that! Actually, a lot of apps. And Digital
Organization Tips for Music Teachers is here to tell you all about
them. Whether you can barely turn your computer on or if you are
just looking for tips on how to make your work more efficient,
there is something in store for you. The technologies in this book
are presented in bite sized descriptions of desktop and mobile
apps, followed by applications of how they can solve specific
problems that music teachers experience every day. Each chapter
covers a different type of data that music teachers have to
organize, ranging from notes, to tasks, to scores and audio
recordings.
The fourteenth title in the bestselling series, from the
brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. This book is VERY important
because it contains BISCUITS, BANDS and all my (doodled) plans to
make DogZombies the BEST band in the world. MY VERY BIG PLAN: 1.
Write more songs about VERY important things like...... biscuits 2.
Make sure there's a good supply of SNACKS for our band practice 3.
Avoid Delia at ALL COSTS, she thinks I've been SNOOPING in her
room. (I have.) 4. DOODLE as much as possible, especially if Marcus
is watching ABOUT THE SERIES: Written in diary form Full of Tom's
doodles and pictures & his amazing sense of humour The
Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was the winner of the Roald Dahl
Funny Prize! Perfect gifts for boys & girls who love to laugh
themselves silly The first series of The Brilliant World of Tom
Gates won the Scottish BAFTA for Entertainment! Love Tom Gates?
Don't miss Liz Pichon's spectacular Shoe Wars, a laugh-out-loud,
gadget-packed adventure!
The Logic of the Liberal Arts accomplishes two ambitious goals at
once, and shows why they are inseparable: It explains the nature
and purpose of liberal learning - to produce critical thinkers and
well-rounded democratic citizens - and offers a probing, accessible
guided tour of critical thinking, emphasizing the analytic skills
that form the intellectual core of all higher education. Becoming
better critical thinkers doesn't mean we have to become
philosophers. As users of language, Scheuer explains, we're already
philosophers. Advanced critical thinking simply makes us better
philosophers - and better learners and citizens. In lucid and often
witty prose, Scheuer guides us through the moral and conceptual
heart of the liberal education ideal. In an era when colleges and
universities are struggling to convey the value of that ideal to
students and parents, The Logic of the Liberal Arts will be a
lasting aid to intellectual excellence, and a benchmark for
understanding what it means to be an educated citizen.
Who's in the jungle, prowling through a storm? Who's at the seaside
on a busy beach? Who's in the stables, stamping and neighing? With
beautifully pitched text wrtitten by Susie Brooks supported by
friendly cartoon-style illustrations, Who's In The Picture? invites
young children to explore and interact with art. With paintings by
Frida Kahlo, Henri Rousseau, L.S Lowry and many more, this playful
search-and-find book encourages readers to examine each painting
and to explain, very simply, what is happening in the pictures.
Who's in the Picture? has a gallery of images at the end of the
book giving further details about each painting, including where
the original artwork can be viewed.
A timeless and comforting picture book debut about the power of
music to transform hearts and minds. From a tiny window, way up
high, came a delicate tune. A melody, a song, a sound so sweet ...
Day after day, the song drifts on to the breeze and through the
town. It makes the old feel young and comforts the lonely. It fills
the whole town with joy and kindness. No one knows who sings the
song, but they know it is good. Until one day, the music stops. Can
the town work together to save the song for everyone? In a
gorgeous, lyrical story, debut picture-book creator Lucy Morris
celebrates the joy of music, the importance of community, and the
beauty of simple kindnesses. Sometimes it's the smallest things
that draw us together. Perfect for fans of The World Made a
Rainbow, this beautiful picture book is one to read again and
again.
The perfect gift for a current band members and band directors, and
a hilarious look back for band alumni, Band Nerds: Poetry is a
delightfully geeky instant classic to share with all the music
lovers in your life! Music's among us, wherever you look, there's
band nerds around us even reading this book. For anyone who's been
in band, seen a band, or can spell the word "band," this one is for
you! Band Nerds: Poetry From The 13th Chair Trombone Player is a
book of hilariously inspiring poems and illustrations all about-you
guessed it-BAND! Come join the wild antics of those lovable band
nerds like the egotistical trumpet player, bad-boy percussionists,
flirty-yet-stuck-up flute, overzealous oboe, and many more. Explore
the humorous and zany world of band geeks, music dweebs, and
well...you get the picture. But be careful-you might just fall in
love with them!
Following on from the success of the award-winning A History of
Pictures for Children comes this introduction to the history of
music that takes children on a musical journey around the world.
Readers will meet along the way a diverse cast of composers,
musicians and performers who all make music in different ways in a
variety of different genres, from Bach to Billie Eilish, Mozart to
Miriam Makeba. Why do we make music? Which instruments make up a
classical orchestra? How does music affect our brains and emotions?
These are just some of the fascinating questions addressed in this
book, which looks at music's transnational and boundary-breaking
qualities. All over the world and throughout time, music has been
recorded and passed down through different oral traditions and
forms of notation. It has always been a powerful catalyst for
influencing change and connecting people. And what might the future
of music hold? Exploring the technology we use to listen to and
create music, the authors imagine new possibilities such as
computer-generated compositions and robot musicians. Includes an
online playlist organized by chapter that children can listen to as
they read.
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