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How to Read Buddhist Art by BEHRENDT KURT A
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read Ser.
This book surveys the long and complex visual tradition of Buddhism by examining in depth sixty seminal works from China, the Himalayas, Japan, Korea, and South and Southeast Asia.
How to Read European Decorative Arts by Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide (Contribution by)
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read Ser.
Illuminating three centuries of European artistry and ingenuity, this volume in The Met's acclaimed How to Read series provides a wide-ranging exploration of decorative arts from British writing tables to Russian snuffboxes Spanning three centuries of creativity, from the High Renaissance to the Indust ...Show more
How to Read Islamic Calligraphy by Maryam D. Ekhtiar
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read Ser.
An accessible introduction to the quintessential art form of the Islamic worldHow to Read Islamic Calligraphy explores the preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Aimed at a general audience, the book introduces all five major Islamic calligraphic ...Show more
How to Read Medieval Art by Stein Wendy A
Category: Art Books | Series: The\Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read Ser.
An enlightening, accessible guide to understanding and appreciating European art from the Middle Ages How to Read Medieval Art introduces the art of the European Middle Ages through 50 notable examples from the Metropolitan Museum's collection, which is one of the most comprehensive in the world. This h ...Show more
How to Read Portraits by Kathryn Calley Galitz
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read Ser.
This latest volume in The Met's acclaimed How to Read series explores the meaning of portraiture across time and cultures--from funerary masks to realism to abstraction Portraiture goes far beyond capturing a likeness. Portraits speak to such fundamental human concerns as status, relationships, and ide ...Show more
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen - A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber; Julie King
Category: Pregnancy | Series: The\How to Talk Ser.
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible." For over thirty-five years, parents have t ...Show more
Lights Day and Night - The Science of How Light Works by Susan Hughes; Ellen Rooney (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The\Science of How Ser.
A young girl and her cat watch a firefly glow, make shadows in the sun and learn all about how light works in this accessible, kid-friendly introduction to the science of light.Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? Join a young girl and her cat on a journey of scientific disc ...Show more
Robot - In 10 Simple Steps by Paul Mason
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: How to Design the World's Best Ser.
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a robot. You'd definitely want it to be the best robot in the world. But how do you go about designing THAT? Armed with your own imagination and some smart research, find out how you can transform a fantasy design into an actual dream pro ...Show more
Sounds All Around - The Science of How Sound Works by Susan Hughes; Ellen Rooney (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: The\Science of How Ser.
A comprehensive exploration of sound for young children that's friendly, fun and easy to digest.From a cat's purr to a thunderstorm's clap, from a friend's voice to a school bell's clang, sounds can lull us, entice us or call us to action. But how does sound happen? How do we hear it? What makes some so ...Show more
The Wow and How of Dinosaurs by Susie Williams
Category: Education | Series: The\Wow and How Ser.
Become an expert on incredible WOW facts and know the HOW behind them! Dinosaurs are AMAZING! Dinosaurs lived on Earth for around 165 million years - WOW! We know about them because of HOW paleontologists have studied their fossilised bones. Did you know that dinosaurs could swim and make music? Or th ...Show more
The Wow and How of Planet Earth by Annabelle Lynch
Category: Education | Series: The\Wow and How Ser.
Our planet Earth is AMAZING! It is the only planet in the known universe that has plants and animals - including us - living on it. WOW! We are able to live on Earth because of HOW it was formed. Our planet contains many wonders such as rivers, mountains and forests. But did you know that rivers can fl ...Show more
The Wow and How of Robots and AI by Liz Lennon
Category: Education | Series: The\Wow and How Ser.
Become an expert on incredible WOW facts and know the HOW behind them! Robots are AMAZING! Robots can save lives, repair themselves and travel into space - WOW! A robot works because of HOW it is programmed. Robots are helping humans in so many ways, from art, medicine, transport and the environment. ...Show more