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Who? What? Where? When? Why? It’s 1942, and the United States is at war. While most of the kids in Henry Hamilton’s class dream of being soldiers and shipping off overseas, Henry wants to contribute in a different way: he dreams of being a reporter. When his city organizes an air raid...

Luna, 13 ans, a une passion : mener l'enquête ! Alors quand elle entend parler pour la première fois de Pablo Picasso, un artiste espagnol mondialement connu, elle se lance avec passion dans l'exploration de son œuvre et de sa vie. Encore mieux, elle décide de partager ses découvertes avec le reste du monde grâce à des vidéos !

Ha inventato uno stile copiato in tutto il mondo, ma c’è un aspetto di Palladio che nessuno conosce. Mentre a Firenze si prepara la festa della Rificolona con le sue lanterne colorate, Nina, Jamal e Lorenzo vengono catapultati nel lontano 1560 a Vicenza, tra le mura di Palazzo Porto. L’incarico assegnato da Mercurio ai ragazzi è più misterioso che mai: il primo passo è raggiungere Palladio, il grande architetto, che sta costruendo la splendida Villa Barbaro a Maser.

Ramon resim yapmayı çok severdi.Nerede olursa olsun.Ne zaman olursa olsun.Her şeyin resmini yapardı.Resim yapmak Ramon’a mutluluk verirdi. Sınırsız hayal gücü kalemin beyaz bir sayfayla buluştuğu an coşarcasına harekete geçerdi. Ancak ağabeyi yüzünden bu coşkusu bitiverdi, artık çizemiyor, hep mükemmeli arıyordu.Kız kardeşi “doğru” resim yapmaya çalışmasının anlamsız olduğunu; denizmiş gibi, dağmış gibi, balıkmış gibi çizdiği tüm kendine özgü resimlerin ona zenginlik kattığını söylediği gün Ramon mutluluğu yeniden yakaladı.

Henna Is ... features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! An audiobook that serves young listeners as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Muslim Book Reviewer Award winner Marzieh Abbas. Henna is so much more than a form of temporary body art. Henna is...

This program is read by the author and features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of painting and classmates' cheers. From teen activist and artistic prodigy Tyler Gordon comes a heartwarming audiobook inspired by his own life about a...

Escucha de los labios de la propia pintora cómo el arte le salvó la vida. Tal vez su historia te inspire la próxima vez que te dé un ataque de risas anaranjadas o te encuentres soñando en rosado. ¡Pinta y deja volar tu imaginación! Basado en la producción de la compañía de teatro...

Jacob Riis was determined to improve the living conditions of the poor—to fill their dark, ramshackle places with sunlight and soft, green grass. Places where children could play. After immigrating to New York City and working as a news reporter, Jacob was deeply affected by the poverty surrounding him, especially in the tenements.

Surreal super structures can be seen around the world. Each one is a feat of engineering. Listeners will learn about the brain power, man power, and science that it takes to build these amazing structures.

En "Conversaciones con Billy Wilder" el legendario director, ya nonagenario, accedió por primera vez a hablar extensamente sobre su vida y obra. Entrevistado por Cameron Crowe, en sus páginas habla de su experiencia en el mismo corazón de Hollywood, así como sobre guiones, fotografía y...

Awarded an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor, this stunning audiobook brings to life the imagination of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all. How can they be so heavy? Would they float if they had no weight?...

Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, birthplace of her deceased father, for the very first time. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael, who present her with an irresistible challenge: The siblings want her to help them find a valuable ring that once belonged to beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Finding the ring means a big reward—and the thanks of all Mexico. But the brother and sister have a secret. Do they really want to return the ring?

Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most...the place where the perfect book will find its way home. Now Mim has arrived in elegant Paris where she meets Pierre, a talented but anxious artist who cannot bear to give up his paintings, even to sell them. He's miserable and poor. His customers are cross. Mim knows they're here to help Pierre. To calm him down. To turn him into a successful artist. To make him truly happy.

Three months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the incarceration of all Japanese and Japanese Americans living on the West Coast of the United States. Three photographers set out to document life at Manzanar, an incarceration camp in the California desert: Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams. Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki weave together these photographers' images, firsthand accounts, and stunning original art to examine the history, heartbreak, and injustice of the Japanese American incarceration. 

Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as “serenity, surprise, and delight.” Here, his granddaughter Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle’s Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska’s notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism in post-World War II America and an outsider to the establishment, he nonetheless left his mark on the world.

Dans la nuit, au printemps et même en cuisine, il était une fois un Loup... qui découvrait que l'Art était partout ! Qui est Rosa Bonheur ? Est-ce que les peintres y voyaient clair la nuit ? Est-ce que le désordre dans une chambre peut être de l'art ? Est-ce que danser, c'est de l'Art ? C'est à ces questions parfois loufoques, mais pleines de bon sens que Loup, entouré de ces précieux amis, va écouter, sentir, et expérimenter les arts.

Light the night with color! Follow along as, one by one, eight bright colors light up the dark Hanukkah nights. Sponge or spatter, scrape or stamp—each light is painted in a unique style. Learn how to paint Hanukkah lights in different textures, too!

When Angela Haseltine Pozzi found plastic trash polluting the beach near her home, she took action. She formed an organization called Washed Ashore and started gathering trash from beaches and using it to create incredible sculptures of wildlife. These sculptures travel the country to teach people about the importance of these animals—and the problems caused by plastic pollution. Kelly Crull highlights fourteen spectacular sculptures, along with hints to find common objects hidden among the debris. Be inspired to get creative in protecting the world’s oceans!

Niko loves to draw his world: the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck, the warmth of sun on his face. But no one appreciates his art. Until one day, Niko meets Iris.... This imaginative and tender story explores the creative process, abstract art, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.

A BOOK THAT CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE! India's Freedom Story traces the country's extraordinary journey to attain freedom from the British. This book brings alive the key events of the freedom struggle such as: The arrival of the East India Company The Great Indian Uprising...