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ABC of What Art Can Be
ISBN: HB: 9780892369997, Getty Publications, May 2010
40 pp., 28.3x14.2 cm, 40 colour illus.
This delightful book is a colorful reminder of the many things that visual art can be, become, and do. Whether it's weaving or making pottery or working on your computer or turning junk into something unexpected and wonderful, "An ABC of What Art Can...
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£13,99
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Renoir's Colors
ISBN: HB: 9781606060032, Getty Publications, May 2010
40 pp., 20.5x20.1 cm, 16 colour illus., 153 black&white illus.
This book helps children identify and explore colours through eight child-friendly paintings by the great Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Its engaging interactive format invites the reader to open a flap and see a beautiful colour detail...
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£12,99
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Incredible Voyage of Ulysses
ISBN: HB: 9781606060124, Getty Publications, May 2010
60 pp., 31.2x23.2 cm, 180 colour illus., 37 black&white illus.
This retelling of the Greek poet Homer's epic tale is accompanied by beautiful and bold illustrations reminiscent of ancient Greek art. The graphic-novel-like style of the book, in which text and illustrations are tightly interwoven, creates a compel...
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£14,99
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13 Modern Artists Children Should Know
ISBN: HB: 9783791370156, Prestel Publishing, April 2010
48 pp., 28x24 cm, 60 colour illus.
From Cubism to cartoons, this book of eye-popping art and engaging activities introduces young readers to modern art. Picasso, Chagall, Calder, Lichtenstein, Hockney – these artists and the others profiled here offer a world of interest to children....
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£10,99
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13 Sculptures Children Should Know
ISBN: HB: 9783791370101, Prestel Publishing, April 2010
48 pp., 28x24 cm, 60 colour illus.
A winged, headless goddess from the third century; a gigantic tube of toothpaste; a tribal mask; a monumental bronze statue of Buddha – these creations and more are featured in this book of sculptures that are fun to explore and important in the hist...
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£10,99
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Classic Starts: Moby-Dick Retold from the Herman Melville original
ISBN: HB: 9781402766442, GMC Group, Sterling, April 2010
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of the most epic novels ever written, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick. The massive original, however, can be very hard for young readers to...
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£5,99
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Classic Starts: Animal Stories Retold from the Classic Originals
ISBN: HB: 9781402766466, GMC Group, Sterling, April 2010
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
Here come the animals! From Rudyard Kiplings most popular Just-So Stories to Jack Londons 'Brown Wolf,' this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kiplings 'How the Elephant Got His Trunk'; Hans Christian A...
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£5,99
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Classic Starts: Great Expectations Retold from the Charles Dickens original
ISBN: HB: 9781402766459, GMC Group, Sterling, April 2010
160 pp., 19x13.6 cm, black&white illus.
When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change – forever. The amazing events following that encounter and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Este...
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£5,99
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Coloring Book Impressionism
ISBN: PB: 9783791337920, Prestel Publishing, March 2010
32 pp., 28x24 cm, 18 colour illus.
Big art for little hands, these enchanting activity books allow young artists to explore the world's masterpieces on their own terms and with plenty of space to color outside the lines.
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£5,99
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Pedro The Angel of Olvera Street
ISBN: HB: 9780892369904, Getty Publications, November 2009
32 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, colour illus.
This Caldecott Honor book from beloved children's book author Leo Politi, originally published in 1946, is set on Olvera Street, the site of Los Angeles' original Latino settlement, which is still preserved very much as it once was – a busy and colou...
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£11,99
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