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Mimi laid the box on the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures. When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia - a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious, and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous....

Twelve-year-old Jasmine adores her photographer father and wants to be an artist just like him. But when Dad abandons the family, Jasmine is sent to spend the summer with her uncle on a Pacific Northwest Island. Soon, Jasmine is learning stained glass from island glass artist Opal, and thinking she might just be developing a crush on island boy Cole. But, it's not until Jasmine finds herself mentoring another young artist that she can truly let go of her father and call herself an artist on her own terms.

Portraits: Fancy. Collages: Très fancy. Splatter paintings: Très, très fancy! It's spring vacation, and Nancy is feeling glum because her best friend, Bree, is out of town. Luckily, it's Nancy's mom to the rescue! When she brings home a brand-new set of glitter markers, Nancy puts her...

Discoveries Amedeo Kaplan dreams of discovering something -- some treasure no one realizes is there until he finds it. And he would like to discover a true friend to share this with. Improbably, he finds the friend in aloof, edgy William Wilcox. And even more improbably, he finds his treasure...

When Calder Pillay travels with his father to a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery- including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while others in the village have less-than-friendly feelings toward...

El laberinto de Tristán es una narración de ficción habitada por algunos de los protagonistas del arte occidental. La tía Gertrudis (inspirada en Gertrude Stein) invita a Tristán (Tzara) a ver el mundo de otra forma, atreviéndose a explorar los vericuetos de la imaginación. En su búsqueda, Tristán pedirá ayuda a sus amigos Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, Marc Chagall y Mary Cassatt. Escrito por el dramaturgo Rubén E. Nájera y editado por Amanuense, la obra pretender ser un acercamiento lúdico al turbulento mundo de la vanguardia artística del Siglo XX.

Chi ha detto che l'arte è noiosa? Sapevi che: Salvador Dalì amava prendere il sole nudo e coperto di mosche? Kandinsky ha cominciato a dedicarsi all'arte astratta dopo aver visto un quadro appeso al contrario? Mirò nel tempo libero faceva incontri di pugilato con Hemingway? Le opere, le curiosità e la vita di otto grandi protagonisti dell'arte, raccontate in modo semplice ma completo, attraverso un dialogo immaginario fra l'ascoltatore e l'artista stesso. Un manuale didattico pensato per gli insegnanti, ma ad uso e consumo dei bambini della scuola primaria.

Es war ein kühner Plan, den Kaiser Karl V. im Jahr 1532 fasste: eine künstliche Wasserstraße zwischen Atlantischem und Pazifischem Ozean. Doch es sollte noch fast 400 Jahre dauern, bis das Mammutprojekt in die Tat umgesetzt werden konnte. Dabei forderte der wilde, von dichtem Regenwald überwucherte Landstrich einen hohen Tribut. Tausende Menschen ließen ihr Leben, bevor am 15. August 1914 die ersten Schiffe den Kanal passieren konnten.

È la primavera del 1419. Leonardo da Vinci, ospite del re di Francia, vive in un castello della Loira con il suo seguito di allievi. Tutti lo considerano un genio, ma adesso Leonardo vuole raccontare la sua vita, che si è svolta nei luoghi più belli del Rinascimento: tra la Firenze di Lorenzo il Magnifico e la Milano degli Sforza sino alla Francia dove ora risiede. Scopriamo così il suo grande amore per la natura, il brivido delle scoperte, il desiderio di spingersi dove nessuno aveva mai osato prima, le amicizie e le rivalità con gli altri pittori, i successi e i fallimenti.

Discover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J. K. Rowling. Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more that will delight not only children but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Writers and Their Pets features a diverse list of both male and female international authors, from the 19th to the 21st century.

April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs up to be a "buddy bench monitor" for the fourth graders' recess. Joey Byrd is a boy on the fringes, who wanders the playground alone, dragging his foot through the dirt. But over time, April realizes that Joey isn't just making random circles. When you look at his designs from above, a story emerges.... 

After their father, a video game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids find they hate their new life. They move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. They have no friends, a nanny who takes the place of their parents, and a school year looming ahead that promises to be miserable. And then, one day, Brid, CJ, and Patrick discover an astonishing secret about their apartment: The original owner, the deceased multimillionaire Mr. Post, long ago turned the apartment itself into a giant puzzle. 

Attraverso un linguaggio adatto ai più piccoli, questa monografia vuole avvicinare i bambini alle opere del pittore del Settecento, grande protagonista della storia dell’arte: con un linguaggio adatto ai bambini, vengono narrati la sua vita, il contesto storico nel quale è vissuto e la tecnica pittorica da lui impiegata.

Shoshana loves spending time at Grandma Jacobs' art studio and for Shavuot, Grandma Jacobs has a very special art project in mind! Shoshana learns how to make papercuts by carefully folding squares of paper and cutting shapes out of them. But can she create works of art as beautiful as the ones Grandma makes?

Misha, a poor artist, has no one to celebrate Hanukkah with until he discovers a hungry cat in his barn. The lucky little cat, whom Misha names Mazel, inspires Misha to turn each night of Hanukkah into something special. He doesn't have money for Hanukkah candles, but he can use his artistic skills to bring light to his home - as Mazel brings good luck to his life.

Juan Quezada, one of Mexico's most famous potters, used his creative gifts to transform his impoverished village of laborers into a thriving artists community. Children will learn about his life and work through glowing artwork and poetic language.

A Banksy-style protest against cameras in classrooms brings a group of middle-grade students together. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Susin Nielsen and Gordon Korman. Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embarrassing moments for the whole...

National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge reveals the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, the United States Capitol building's landscape, and more. Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of...

A celebration of self-expression and the power of using your voice, centering Black children, and exploring the many things they can do, create, and say to make their mark. Look around! Can you see? The many spaces, places, and ways to show the world all that you can be? From painting, music...

Learn more about the cartoonist who created Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the lovable Peanuts gang in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series! Charles (otherwise known as Sparky) Schulz always loved drawing from the time he was a young child, and as he grew older...