Tag Archives: art

Destination: Middle Ages

Posted on June 3, 2017 by jenbales

Destination: Middle Ages takes readers on a journey through the day-to-day life of the Medieval world. The newspaper style presentation provides succinct factual information supported by illustrations, maps, images, paintings and drawings to present a visual and informative guide to … Continue reading →

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New additions to great STEAM series

Posted on February 16, 2017 by jenbales

Look out for these new titles to add to 2016 offerings in the Be a Maker and Get Into It (review) series: Find out more about recent Be a Maker titles which include: Discover the very popular Get Into It … Continue reading →

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Get-Into-It-Guides: Hands-on hobbies for kids

Posted on November 7, 2016 by jenbales

A timely release as education focuses on the “maker movement” and the importance of hands-on active learning. The six titles in this series focus on indoor leisure and hobby interests that embrace crafts, games and the arts. Each book provides … Continue reading →

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Art’s Supplies & Spare Dog Parts – laughter for the younger reader

Posted on July 16, 2016 by jenbales

Art’s Supplies, written and illustrated by Chris Tougas, is a delightful and very clever picture book that explores a range of art mediums – pastels, pencils, paints, crayons, brushes, ink, markers and more – to tell the tale of how … Continue reading →

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Finances & Economics: Urban Entrepreneur

Posted on July 3, 2016 by jenbales

This series showcases a diverse group of successful entrepreneurs drawn from a predominantly US geographic base. Inspire students to create their own success stories. Large print and prose writing style with chapters but no sub-headings. Look inside. Urban Entrepreneur: Comedy … Continue reading →

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