Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Here is a wonderful collection of poems about every kind of magic you can think of, with zany full-colour illustrations by the inimitable Korky Paul. Poets featured include Tony Mitton, Michaela Morgan, and Jack Prelutsky. Children will love the humour that runs throughout, and the book is a great introduction to poetry, whether at home or at school. Magic Poems is one of a best-selling series of…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: A collection of poems about one of children's favourite subjects — dinosaurs. Including the Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Bookoceros, together with dancing dinosaus and dinosaurs having a party. Korky Paul's lively illustrations to life this popular poetry book. John Foster and Korky Paul's poetry partnership began over 10 years ago, with the publication of Dragon Poems. The combination of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of the musical terms, in English and other European languages, that are likely to be encountered in Western music. Over 2,500 A-Z entries range across…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Beautiful Bananas is an imaginative picture book in the African folktale tradition. A little girl sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she encounters a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, but then apologize and replace them with various treats, until finally an elephant gives her another bunch of bananas. A…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: From creepy school computers to bungling bank robbers; from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents... Funny and serious, exciting and intriguing, here are fourteen wonderful new mystery stories to perplex and amaze you.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues using a wide range of well-known examples. It discusses the challenge of using verbal and written language to analyse a visual form. Dana Arnold also examines the many different ways of writing about art, and the changing boundaries of the subject of art history. Topics covered include the canon of Art History, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 911 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 180) Аннотация: A definitive collection of nursery rhymes, beautifully designed and illustrated by the influential artist Harold Jones. This facsimile has been lovingly produced to recreate the look and feel of the first editions of this much-loved book.
Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: Here is a collection of fabulously funny poems put together by John Foster and illustrated with creative genius by Korky Paul. There are poems by a range of authors about dragons in all sorts of situations — chasing teachers, playing the banjo, feasting, fighting knights, or being taken home as pets. Guaranteed to delight, this is a perfect introduction to poetry either at home or at school. John…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: For SATB accompanied and unaccompanied 30 varied pieces ranging in style from the classic and sentimental to the humorous and madcap. With the standards of the repertoire are new pieces and fresh arrangements by some of the finest arrangers. The volume provides an unrivalled kaleidoscope of concert encores.
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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Tug wakes up in an unfamiliar place with people he doesn't recognize and is uncertain about his own identity. Meanwhile, Jinny knows that something strange is happening in the house and decides she must unravel the mystery herself in order to save the boy. She decides on a dangerous course of action to set Tug free, but will she be in time to save him? BLGillian Cross is a critically-acclaimed…
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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: This book is not about myths, but about approaches to myth, from all of the major disciplines, including science, religion, philosophy, literature, and psychology. The fate of the preternaturally beautiful Adonis is one of the main fables upon which Segal focuses, in an attempt to analyse the various different theories of myth. Where the theory does not work, he substitutes another myth, showing…
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