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Wonderplay: Interactive and Developmental Games, Crafts and Creative Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers |
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Fretta Reitzes |
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1561385751 |
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Drawing Together to Manage Anger |
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Marge Eaton Heegaard |
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1577491378 |
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Book Description
This art therapy book helps children understand anger and the proper way to express unhappiness, develop effective conflict resolution skills, and learn how to better cope with disappointment and frustration.
About the Author
Marge Eaton Heegaard MA, ATR, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and author of numerous art therapy books for children.
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The Christmas Almanac |
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Natasha Tabori Fried (Editor) |
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0941807274 |
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With The Christmas Almanac, we launch a new series that incorporates many of the elements of vintage art, literature, songs, crafts, and recipes that have made our Little Big Book series such a success, and takes it even further, adding practical advice for shopping, travel, entertainment, as well as trivia, history, facts, and tips. This is the ultimate Christmas book. The Christmas Almanac will be organized into 8 chapters: Deck the Halls: Trees, Trimming, and Tinsel; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing! Holiday Music, Concerts & Events; Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding: The Christmas Feast; My True Love Gave To Me: The Gifts Of The Season; Santa Claus is Coming To Town: The Legend And Lore of St. Nick; 'Twas The Night Before Christmas: Christmas Eve; Christmas is Here: December 25th; What Can I Give Him?... |
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ChildDance |
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Diane Lynch Fraser |
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0595099726 |
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Book Description
Imagine there is no one in the world with whom you can communicate. All your attempts to reach out and make sense in the world are thwarted because there is no one who understands your language. This is a normal event in child development. Yet the child with disabilities has less adaptive skills than other children her age. Attempts are more frustrating. To make matters worse, the whole circle of communication between adult and child becomes thwarted as parents and therapists, instead of reading nonverbal cues accurately, misjudge them and send the whole communication circle spiraling downward. The character, the pacing, the whole theatre of our play and movement with young children is extremely important. As we believe children must learn to speak, we adults, parents and therapists, must learn to play. It’s... |
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Toddler Play |
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Wendy S. Masi |
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0865734356 |
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Children are naturally ready to learn, and parents are eager to teach them. TODDLER PLAY was created specifically to help parents teach their children through age-appropriate play that is fun and relaxed. Based on the content of the successful Gymboree's Play & Music Programs, this book is a "recipe book" of games, finger rhymes, nursery songs, and craft exercises that parents can use to help their children develop physical, cognitive, emotional, and social skills. Filled with fabulous color and fun photos, the book is structured chronologically to match key stages in a child's physical and intellectual development. Written with busy parents in mind, the book contains many quick-reference features, such as a skills checklist, cross-referencing of similar activities, and an index listing games by type of activity, such... |
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Angels & All Children |
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| Author: |
Walter Wangerin |
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0806637129 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Wangerin (previously paired with Ladwig for Probity Jones and the Fear-Not Angel) envisions a musical stage production of the Nativity, to be performed by families as well as church and school groups. The premise may offend many readers: because they have "turned away from God" and rejected His commandments, "the people" are living in darkness, their children unable to wake from sleep. But when God sends Jesus into the world, the people experience a great light and renew their faith. Ladwig's oils are suitably theatrical, but all in all, the results here are off-key. Ages 7-12.included. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-This lengthy retelling of the Nativity story begins with God's decision to send the dark, faithless... |
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Look What Came from Mexico |
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Miles Harvey |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 2-5-These titles present a variety of inventions, sports, food, holidays, and customs that originated in their respective countries. In each, glossy double-page spreads cover topics such as "Fashion" and "Music," illustrated with full-color photographs, reproductions, and drawings. A recipe, a pronunciation guide to some foreign words, lists of further reading, and organizations and informative on-line sites are also included. On the last page of each book, the author informs readers about something traditionally associated with the country which, in fact, began elsewhere. While these titles are not designed to replace the traditional packed-with-every-fact-you-will-ever-need references, they are colorful and stimulating books for a broad range of readers.-Linda W. Tilden, Cherry Hill Library, NJCopyright... |
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Knowing the Score |
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David Morgan |
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0380804824 |
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From Booklist
It has been said that the most highly skilled worker on any movie is the composer of its musical score. Neither the 16 composers nor the film music record producer Morgan interviewed for this book says anything like that, of course, but what they do say leaves no doubt about their skills, professionalism, and intelligence. Morgan distributes their remarks in sections on such topics as getting started in the movie-music business, collaborating with film directors, creating distinctive as well as appropriate music for a film, researching to score historical films, orchestration, adapting pre-existing music, and recording. Morgan presents both montages of several composers' ideas on a subject and longer single-composer interviews on particular working experiences, such as Philip Glass discussing Koyaanisqatsi and... |
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Handprint Quilts: Creating Children's Keepsakes with Paint and Fabric |
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Marcia L. Layton |
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1564774589 |
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It's a whole new approach to "hand" quilting for kids! Turn children’s handprints into fabulous flowers, fluttering butterflies, buzzing bees, and dazzling dinosaurs with this easy approach to kid-friendly quilting fun. • More than ten adorable patterns transform little handprints into a multitude of creative creatures • Simply "stamp" kids’ hands on fabric with fabric paints; then help them embellish with pens, trims, buttons, googly eyes, and more • Projects are perfect for daycare, church, and scouting groups, or they can easily be made at home
About the Author
Hometown: Tampa, Florida Marcia L. Layton has been the assistant director of a preschool for nearly 20 years, planning activities for children ranging from art and music to French. This... |
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Worlds of Childhood |
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William Knowlton Zinsser |
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0395901510 |
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"No kind of writing lodges itself so deeply in our memory," writes William Zinsser in his introduction to Worlds of Childhood, "as the books that we met in our childhood." Reproduced here are essays by six celebrated children's book authors that came into being as a series of talks at the New York Public Library in 1989. Children's book writing is often deceptively simple, and perhaps the one overriding theme here is the seriousness with which these writers approach their work. "Writing for very young children is the most difficult discipline I know," says Rosemary Wells, whose Max and Ruby books were the first board books. (Does Wells find it so difficult in part because, as she says, "all really good picture books are written to be read five hundred times"?) Poet Jack Prelutsky, inventor of the "gloopy gloppers" and the... |
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Myth, Music and Dance of the American Indian: Teacher's Resource Book |
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Ruth De Cesare (Editor) |
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0882843710 |
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Southwestern Arts and Crafts Projects |
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Nancy Krenz |
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0913270628 |
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Book Description
This book has a threefold purpose: to build cultural appreciation, to present workable art projects and to utilize inexpensive and indigenous materials of the American Southwest. This is an instructor’s guide and in all ways should assist in making interesting, educational and fun projects for students of the elementary level. The authors know their business and have carefully calculated each lesson--making sure that the procedures are directed toward a satisfactory goal. Their methods have been put to the test and the results are self-evident as one reads the basic and well-planned instructions.
Card catalog description
Includes instructions for a variety of projects with a Southwestern theme.
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Broadway Musical Stars: Paper Dolls |
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Tom Tierney |
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048643348X |
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Doing the Days |
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Lorraine M. Dahlstrom |
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(Paperback) - Teachers Ed. |
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0915793628 |
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Music Makers and Toys |
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Vincent Douglas |
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From Booklist
Reviewed with Vince Douglas' Paper & Paint.Gr. 2-4, younger with adult help. Brief introductory remarks, directed mostly to adults, lead off these brightly colored entries in the Crafty Kids series that are keyed to very young children's interests and, for the most part, to their abilities (tie-dying in Paper & Paint being the most obvious exception). Children will find instructions on a variety of painting techniques in Paper & Paint as well as directions for paper projects such as woven placemats. Music Makers & Toys comprises an odd combination of projects, but there's a lot to occupy little hands: from a box guitar made with a shoe box and rubber bands to a castle constructed from empty food cartons. Most materials are readily available, and instructions specify when an adult's help is... |
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Something Special |
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Lynn Gray |
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0947882146 |
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Picture Writing: A New Approach to Writing for Kids and Teens |
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Anastasia Suen |
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1582970726 |
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The ABC's of Writing for Children |
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Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff |
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1884956289 |
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From School Library Journal
Featuring quotes and ideas from children's authors and illustrators, this book is more entertaining than informative. Most of the quotes are snappy and to the point. The range of topics is broad-writing tips, story starters, best advice, worst advice, first drafts and revisions, rejection, dialogue, plot, poetry, author/editor relationships, book signings, fan mail, book reviews, censorship, and much more. Various individuals are highlighted in two- to three-page features, and include Sid Fleischman, Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Rosemary Wells, Caroline Arnold, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Thacher Hurd. Only 4 of the 46 chapters cover art and picture books. This book's one other weakness is its very slight coverage of critical areas such as science, history, social sciences, arts, etc. There is one chapter on... |
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Art from Many Hands |
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Jo Miles Schuman |
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(Paperback) - Revised Ed. |
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0871925931 |
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Book Description
Creativity and culture come together in this guidebook to ethnic crafts, from Chinese calligraphy to Pueblo Indian pottery to Adinkra cloth from Ghana. With its ideas for a variety of techniques and materials, comprehensive information on many cultures, easily understood instructions, and interdisciplinary approach, this will appeal to adults and children.
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Storycraft: 50 Theme-Based Programs Combining Storytelling,Activities and Crafts for Children in Grades 1¿3 |
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Martha Seif Seif Simpson |
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While storytelling is a great favorite of preschoolers, many elementary age children are more drawn to crafts and other activities. StoryCraft is an award-winning library program that combines storytelling with crafts in an exciting and engaging activity for children in first through third grades. Each one-hour program includes storytelling, a craft, movement, activities, music, and discussion. This collection of StoryCraft programs presents 50 fun and educational theme-based sessions. Each includes suggestions for promotion, music, crafts, activities, and stories. The sessions also include bibliographies to help direct young readers toward additional reading, as well as diagrams, detailed instructions, and supply lists for the crafts. The themes range from a Jungle Safari to Math Mayhem to a Western Roundup, all... |
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Architecture book for Children
