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"Easily the most innovative alpabet book of the year, if not the decade... Beyond clever."—The Washington Post
Prepare to be amazed. From the...
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One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender...
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WHEN BOMBS BEGIN TO FALL, Ali drowns out the sould of war with a pen.
Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but...
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A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING FROM THE 2008 CALDECOTT HONOR WINNER
ONE BOY is a perfect example of why Kirkus Reviews calls Laura Vaccaro Seeger the “emerging...
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A GIFT FOR EVERYONE
A child wakes up, puts up an easel, picks up a brush and paints--paints a perch, a tree, the warmth of the sun and the sound of the...
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CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED
In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York’s Central Park that would span...
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The company's dancers join limbs, twist, and grip to form 26 letters-- an alphabet made of the human body, captured in glorious color photographs. Alongside...
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Sparking watercolors-and-ink illustrations dance across the page and spill out onto a horizontal foldout of elephants and ballerinas spotlighted together--in...
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Looking to start an underground band? Don't make a move until you've read this book!
So you KNOW you are destined to rock... well you're in luck -- all you...
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Ian Wallace is one of Canada's most honored picture book artists. His recent work includes Boy of the Deeps, Duncan's Way, and The True Story of Trapper Jack's...
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Carolinda Clatter is born noisy in a place where, legend says, loud noise will wake a sleeping giant and bring destruction. Her tale, and that of an old giant...
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Mack Sennett invented the Keystone Kops, filmed the first pie-in-the-face skit, and introduced Charlie Chaplin to the movies. Here Don Brown tells the story of...
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FAMOUS AT FOUR!
Four-year-old Buster Keaton became one of the best-known comedians of his age and inches when his father threw him across a vaudeville...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Hanukkah holiday, centered on the children's game of dreidel (a spinning top). Includes the history and customs of...
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Determined to "capture life has he saw it," Walker Evans (1903-1975) became one of the great photographers of the twentieth century, shooting in the New York...
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A STAR IS BORN, HIPPO STYLE in this riotous tribute to life upon the stage.
Determined to be a star, Darlene signs up for theater class. And she succeeds,...
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AMANDINA HAD EVERY TALENT MADE FOR THE STAGE, EXCEPT ONE: Confidence.
She dances, sings, acts, and performs acrobatics, but no one knows because Amandina is...
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A SIMPLE STORY LAYERED WITH MEANING; stunning layered artwork by an acknowledged master.
A wealthy Chinese man dreamt of a painting of his favorite horse. He...
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WHAT IS INSPIRATION? AND WHERE IS IT HIDING?
Stanley is in desperate need of some inspiration. And what better place to find it than the big city? It doesn’t...
