Download or read book O Frabjous Day written by Lewis Carroll and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I cried, "Come, tell me how you live!" And thumped him on the head.' Conjuring wily walruses, dancing lobsters, a Jabberwock and a Bandersnatch, Carroll's fantastical verse gave new words to the English language.

Download or read book Global Art written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and published by Gryphon House, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history and traditions of a culture live in its artifacts. When youngsters craft their own simple versions of scarab stones from Egypt, Greek bread dough coins, and Peruvian silver wind chimes, they will begin to understand and appreciate the geography, lives, and cultures of people all over the globe

Download or read book Growing Up in the Ice Age written by April Nowell and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that in prehistoric societies children comprised at least forty to sixty-five percent of the population, yet by default, our ancestral landscapes are peopled by adults who hunt, gather, fish, knap tools and make art. But these adults were also parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles (however they would have codified these kin relationships) who had to make space physically, emotionally, intellectually, and cognitively for the infants, children and adolescents around them. The economic, social, and political roles of Paleolithic children are often understudied because they are assumed to be unknowable or negligible. Drawing on the most recent data from the cognitive sciences and from the ethnographic, fossil, archaeological, and primate records, Growing Up in the Ice Age challenges these assumptions. This volume is a timely and evidence-based look at the lived lives of Paleolithic children and the communities of which they were a part. By rendering the “invisible” children visible, readers will gain a new understanding not only of the contributions that children have made to the biological and cultural entities we are today but also of the Paleolithic period as whole.

Download or read book Playful Visions written by Meredith A. Bak and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The kaleidoscope, the stereoscope, and other nineteenth-century optical toys analyzed as “new media” of their era, provoking anxieties similar to our own about children and screens. In the nineteenth century, the kaleidoscope, the thaumatrope, the zoetrope, the stereoscope, and other optical toys were standard accessories of a middle-class childhood, used both at home and at school. In Playful Visions, Meredith Bak argues that the optical toys of the nineteenth century were the “new media” of their era, teaching children to be discerning consumers of media—and also provoking anxieties similar to contemporary worries about children's screen time. Bak shows that optical toys—which produced visual effects ranging from a moving image to the illusion of depth—established and reinforced a new understanding of vision as an interpretive process. At the same time, the expansion of the middle class as well as education and labor reforms contributed to a new notion of childhood as a time of innocence and play. Modern media culture and the emergence of modern Western childhood are thus deeply interconnected. Drawing on extensive archival research, Bak discusses, among other things, the circulation of optical toys, and the wide visibility gained by their appearance as printed templates and textual descriptions in periodicals; expanding conceptions of literacy, which came to include visual acuity; and how optical play allowed children to exercise a sense of visual mastery. She examines optical toys alongside related visual technologies including chromolithography—which inspired both chromatic delight and chromophobia. Finally, considering the contemporary use of optical toys in advertising, education, and art, Bak analyzes the endurance of nineteenth-century visual paradigms.

Download or read book The Archaeology of Seeing written by Liliana Janik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Archaeology of Seeing provides readers with a new and provocative understanding of material culture through exploring visual narratives captured in cave and rock art, sculpture, paintings, and more. The engaging argument draws on current thinking in archaeology, on how we can interpret the behaviour of people in the past through their use of material culture, and how this affects our understanding of how we create and see art in the present. Exploring themes of gender, identity, and story-telling in visual material culture, this book forces a radical reassessment of how the ability to see makes us and our ancestors human; as such, it will interest lovers of both art and archaeology. Illustrated with examples from around the world, from the earliest art from hundreds of thousands of years ago, to the contemporary art scene, including street art and advertising, Janik cogently argues that the human capacity for art, which we share with our most ancient ancestors and cousins, is rooted in our common neurophysiology. The ways in which our brains allow us to see is a common heritage that shapes the creative process; what changes, according to time and place, are the cultural contexts in which art is produced and consumed. The book argues for an innovative understanding of art through the interplay between the way the human brain works and the culturally specific creation and interpretation of meaning, making an important contribution to the debate on art/archaeology.

Download or read book Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest written by John Ayrton Paris and published by . This book was released on 1833 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Increasing Visual Literacy and Critical Thinking Skills through Graphic Novels written by Rebecca Maldonado and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order for students to reap the benefits of graphic novels, teachers need to first incorporate them into their classrooms. Graphic novels are not only a viable option to improve student retention of literature, but also the cornerstone of several potential lesson plans. The multimodal nature of graphic novels allows teachers to shape their lessons in new directions. When the validity of graphic novels is no longer a question, students and teachers alike will discover the countless benefits of multimodal learning.

Download or read book English Patents of Inventions Specifications written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Creative Mathematics written by William Higginson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-03-11 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the ways in which maths skills can be learned through cross-curricular projects on arts and music, this book presents maths as a meaningful and exciting subject which holds no fear for children.

Download or read book Reframing Photography written by Rebekah Modrak and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an accessible yet complex way, Rebekah Modrak and Bill Anthes explore photographic theory, history, and technique to bring photographic education up to date with contemporary photographic practice. --

Download or read book Tiger in My Soup written by Kashmira Sheth and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adventurous boy defeats an unlikely foe in this story of reading, imagination, and tigers! Sometimes it's almost impossible to get your big sister to read your favorite book to you. Sometimes you have to go to great lengths even to get her attention! But if you're really creative and use your imagination, you might just get what you want. Take care, though, not to go too far. Once you conjure up a tiger, there's no telling where it might lead... Author Kashmira Sheth brings readers a humorous, reading-centered story of the dynamic between a younger brother and older sister.

Download or read book Science Investigations written by Robert W. Smith and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 1999 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 30 open-nded and multi-directional science activities covering such topics as motion properties of flight, osmosis, electricity, and more.

Download or read book The Teachers Animation Toolkit written by Britta Pollmüller and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including animation in your classroom can: • improve literacy and numeracy • develop critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills • enhance teamwork and negotiation • encourage creativity This toolkit, together with an extensive companion website, will give you the confidence to use animation in your classroom. From teaching basic flip-book animation right through to producing an animated film, there are drawing templates for the less confident artists and tried-and-tested schemes of work, plus advice on how to use animation equipment and what technology and software is available. This practical, cross-curricular resource is particularly suitable for use with students aged 11-16, although many of the activities can be adapted for older or younger students. It can be used in Art, Media Studies, ICT and many other subjects to engage learners of all styles and abilities.

Download or read book 47 Easy to do Classic Science Experiments written by Eugene F. Provenzo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-03-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-seven popular science experiments of the past, all of which can be performed with household materials, and dealing with such principles as air pressure, buoyancy, gravity, inertia, and sound.

Download or read book Ovid on Screen written by Martin M. Winkler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first study of Ovid, especially his Metamorphoses, as inherently visual literature, explaining his pervasive importance in our visual media.

Download or read book Hard Light written by Elizabeth Hand and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punk photographer Cass Neary, “one of noir’s great anti-heroes” (Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love), rages back in the series that began with the award-winning novels Generation Loss and Available Dark. Fleeing Reykjavik and a cluster of cult murders, Cass lands in London to rendezvous with her longtime lover Quinn, a person of interest to both Interpol and the Russian mob. Only Quinn doesn’t show up. Alone in London and fearing the worst, Cass hooks up with a singer-songwriter with her own dark past, who brings her to the wrong party. Cass becomes entangled with the party’s host, Mallo Tierney, an eccentric gangster with a penchant for cigar cutters and neatly-wrapped packages, and a trio of dissolute groupies connected to a notorious underground filmmaker. Forced to run Mallo's contraband, Cass is suddenly enmeshed in a web of murder, betrayal, and artistic and sexual obsession that extends from London to the stark beauty of England’s Land’s End Peninsula, where she uncovers an archeological enigma that could change our view of human history―if she survives. Strobe-lit against an apocalyptic background of rock and roll, rave culture, fast drugs and transgressive photography, Hard Light continues the breathless, breathtaking saga of Cassandra Neary, “an anti-hero for the ages. We’d follow Cass anywhere, into any glittery abyss, and do.” [Megan Abbot, author of The Fever]

Download or read book Destroy This Book in the Name of Science Brainiac Edition written by Mike Barfield and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn at home with the ultimate science activity book--just the right blend of fascinating information, art projects, and cool experiments to inspire budding scientists and parents looking for creative ways to enrich homeschool lessons! Your mission is to DESTROY THIS BOOK! All great scientists must be prepared to get their hands dirty in the pursuit of knowledge. But are you up for the challenge? You can build a hoop glider, press out turtle water racers, color an Einstein bobblehead, and much more! It's time to put on your lab coat, grab your crayons and markers, pull out your scissors, and get ready to explore the world around you--all in the name of science!