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A History of Music for Children by Mary Richards, David Schweitzer
Category: Children's Educational
Embark on a musical journey around the world to meet the diverse cast of composers, musicians, and performers who are famous for making the music we love. From Johann Sebastian Bach to Billie Eilish, Hildegard of Bingen to DJ Kool Herc, Wolfgang Mozart to Miriam Makeba, musicians come from many differen ...Show more
A History of Words for Children by Mary Richards
Category: Children's Educational
A history of the world told through the prism of language, from Shakespeare to Anne Frank, Martin Luther King to Greta Thunberg. A History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to transfer thoughts from one brain to another using words. Written in a lively narrative style, the book ...Show more
Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the Person by Mary Caroline Richards
Category: Art
A flowing collection of poetry that is also a guide for life.
Ed Ruscha by Mary Richards
Category: Art | Series: Modern Artists Series
Traces the development of Ed Ruscha's work across decades, exploring its engagement with Dada and Surrealism, Pop, the rise of Conceptual art, photography, literature and cinema. With reproductions and interview material, this book explores his oeuvre's internal logic as words, images and phrases resurf ...Show more
Experience France (Lonely Planet Experience) by Mary Winston Nicklin, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Eileen Cho, Fabienne Fong Yan, Catherine Le Nevez, Cyrena Lee, Sixtine Lerouge, Chrissie McClatchie, Ashley Parsons, Anna Richards, Nicola Williams
Category: Travel | Series: Travel Guide Ser.
Lonely Planet's Experience France is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Spot art in the Louvre, taste wine in Bordeaux's vineyards and marvel at the French Alps - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover France's best experiences and get away from the everyd ...Show more
Instruments (Listen to the Music) by Mary Richards
Category: Education | Series: Listen to the Music Ser.
Listen to the Music: The Instruments is a narrative non-fiction trip through the history of music, complete with 10, 10-second sound clips of the worlds best-loved orchestral instruments. Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-travelling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a m ...Show more
Listen to the Music: A world of magical melodies by Mary Richards
Category: Children's Educational
Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through the history of music! Stopping off at 12 key chronologically organized moments in history, in different places around the world, readers meet a great musician in e ...Show more
Marina Abramovi¿ by Mary Richards
Category: Art | Series: Routledge Performance Practitioners Ser.
Marina Abramovic is the creator of pioneering performance art which transcends the form's provocative origins. Her visceral and extreme performances have tested the limits of both body and mind, communicating with audiences worldwide on a personal and political level. Updated and revised throughout, the ...Show more
Splat!: The Most Exciting Artists of All Time by Mary Richards
Category: Children's Educational
Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering both key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young people curious about art. Each artist is introduced wi ...Show more
Splat! The Most Exciting Artists of All Time by Mary Richards
Category: Art Books for Children
Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and impressionism to surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young art lovers. Each artist is introduced with bulleted facts i ...Show more
Take Me Home - An Activity Journal for Young Explorers by Richards Mary
Category: Activity Books
Take Me Home is the latest in an exciting series of guided journals for young explorers. Crammed with facts, lively illustrations and inspiring activities, it's perfect for spending creative time at home - just the thing for homeschool groups, or for parents looking for interesting after-school and rain ...Show more
Take Me Outdoors - A Nature Journal for Young Explorers by Richards Mary
Category: Notebooks | Series: Take Me To Ser.
With its smart design, beautiful illustrations and perfect size to pop in a backpack, Take Me Outdoors is a fun, lively way to engage with the wild and natural world. Each of the five 'adventure' chapters help children to engage with their surroundings, from their own backgarden or local park, to a beac ...Show more