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Poetry can be fun-especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights with the help of cartoon character Professor Driscoll, delightful illustrations, and the poetry read aloud on CD.
This wide-ranging journey through the history and highlights of the world's poetry covers everything from epics and odes to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of every style.
The multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn-and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition.
It painlessly introduces kids (and parents, too) to the greatest poets in history, from Homer and Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Ogden Nash-and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special. In short, this is a galloping tour through poetic history loaded with all of our most significant and beloved poems. In addition to charming illustrations on every lively page, A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO POETRY contains a full-length CD with wonderful renditions of the poems read by professional actors.
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Wonderful! My 6 & 8 year old boys love this!.......2007-04-22
Wow! I have been trying to introduce poetry to my boys since they were toddlers and the only feedback I ever received was blank stares - maybe it was my reading style. But, for some reason, they just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this CD. We listen to it in the car and fight over which poem we listen to first. Some of our favorites are The Pied Piper, Thomas' Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night, the limericks (I was a bit worried when it started with There was an old man from Nantucket. . . . - but it is actually the children's version, obviously) and Kit Marlowe's The Passionate Shepard to His Love. My 8 year old has several of the classics almost memorized.
Our only complaint is the reading of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. It is somewhat flat and not at all as exciting as it could be.
Nonetheless, it is a great, rich, collection of beautiful poetry that your kids will enjoy. It truly is one of our favorites.
Whimsically Thorough.......2007-04-15
I found this book through a bookstore display, and am very pleased with it. This is a well thought out, thorough introduction to basic poetry forms, with familiar poems--a comfort to the parent who may want to read this material to the younger child. The drawings are really fun, with enough on the page for the jaded 21st century eye to look at. If that weren't enough, there's a CD of the poems, so the reader can also hear them spoken, an important element of poetry.
I think the breadth of the poetry styles chosen, including the nursery rhymes and limericks, is just right, and can be expanded on by the parent or teacher by reaching beyond the book. I plan to use this book as a basis for some directed summertime reading for my grandkids, but this book is easily enjoyed by the adult.
A nice resource for homeschoolers (or any parent who would like their children to read and enjoy poetry).......2006-11-20
I homeschool my children (ages 7 and 9), and I wanted to add poetry to their literature curriculum. I found this book at the library, and it was a perfect introduction to the many forms of poetry, with great examples for each. The biographies of famous poets in the second half of the book were also a very useful teaching tool. They were short, informative and interesting. (I learned a few things myself...)
I kept the book in the car, and my children took turns reading (aloud and to themselves). They looked forward to their poetry lessons, and even memorized a few poems on their own accord. My son read Poe's "The Raven," and commented, "I don't understand it, but it's scary, somehow." I found it fascinating that a poem writeen almost 200 years ago could frighten a modern-day child.
This book was a wonderful tool to pique my children's interest in poetry. I plan to buy or borrow other books on poetry to cultivate their budding interest.
I can't comment on the CD as it was no longer included in the library book. However, my children and I enjoyed this book so much that I will definitely purchase it soon.
Engaging for both child and parent.......2006-04-15
My son is only in preschool and has a lot of fun with this book, and I think it has enough variety and range that we'll return to it for years. There is great background material for parents to read and think about, and perhaps share with their kids as they get older. The performance of the poems on the CD is lackluster, but the overall quality of the book's text and selections is superb.
A great collection.......2004-12-17
My daughter's only 3, but her latest routine is to pick poems from this book to read before bed. Which is great, it's something we both can enjoy. I like the book's entertaining illustrations and helpful, down-to-earth writing style. I'd recommend it to anyone!
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With this delightful drawing book, anyone can learn to re-create the charming characters from Disney/Pixar's action-packed adventure, Cars -- which follows hot-shot rookie racer Lightning McQueen's quest to become the youngest car ever to win the coveted Piston Cup Championship. Simple step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow illustrations guide young artists from simple sketches to colorful character renderings.
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More Creativity!.......2006-06-27
Oh, yeah! Now every child will learn how to draw their favorite Cars characters and even color them. It's simple really. They just follow directions and when they're done, they can give them a custom paint job! How cool is that? I recommend this book to any parent who's ever wanted their child to be just as creative as I.
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- Pooh Review_2007
- Great for Pooh loving artitsts
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Winnie the Pooh (Disney Magic Artist Learn-To-Draw Books)
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Here are tried-and-true ways for kids to learn to draw and color their favorite Disney characters! Each new drawing step is shown in blue, so children will know exactly what to do next. And because the instructions are so easy to follow, they'll be drawing Winnie the Pooh and all their favorites in no time!
o Feature beloved Disney characters and easy-to-follow instructions
o Include helpful tips on coloring and creating different poses
o Emphasize basic artistic skills and techniques for beginning artists
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Pooh Review_2007.......2007-08-16
Quite a good book as far as it goes but not as much variety as the others. The colours are not as I would have expected based upon the cartoons on TV.
Great for Pooh loving artitsts.......2001-06-30
The book begins with a brief, helpful introduction to the basics of drawing a cartoon head using lines and circles. Turn the page and you will find the entire cast of characters lined up side by side. This page is a handy reference when drawing two or more characters together, because you can easily see everyone's size in relation to each other. From this point on, the book gives step by step instructions for drawing each member of the Hundred Acre Woods. In the margins are helpful hints that point out subtle characteristics that may go unnoticed, but would ruin the picture if drawn wrong; such as the shape of Christopher Robin's eyes, the hair on the back of Rabbit's head, and of course, Eeyore's tail. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys drawing cartoon characters.
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Now young artists can discover the secrets behind drawing Tinker Bell, Bess, Lily, and all the other Disney Fairies with this magical drawing book and kit. Markers, glitter glue, stick-on jewels, and stickers only add to the fun!
Customer Reviews:
Good Choice!.......2007-09-16
I am very glad that I ordered this book. It has very detailed illustrations to help me get a handle on drawing my fairys.
One of the better Disney tie-ins.......2007-08-22
This step-by-step drawing book illustrates ten different characters -- the fairies Beck, Bess, Fira, Lily, Prilla, Rani, Tinker Bell and Vidia; the sparrow man Terence; and Queen Clarion. Best for older elementary-school to early high-school kids, it has easy-to-follow illustrations but goes into lots of intricate detail. Budding artists can use it to create full figures as well as portraits, each in four steps. The sections for Tinker Bell, Rani, Beck, Fira and Vidia also show how to draw portrait details such as shoulders, hair and eyelashes. Throughout the book, sidebar sketches display details such as noses, lips, eyes, clothing and wings, and show both proper and improper techniques. The book itself is printed on quality gloss paper stock, and nicely illustrated with soft floral backgrounds and leafy borders.
One final note: The female figures here all share the impossibly tiny waists common in cartoons and, for that matter, fashion illustration, but they don't have exaggerated bustlines or hips. And though the faces have plenty of personality -- Vidia bears a striking resemblance to Meg, from Disney's "Hercules" -- there's no cleavage, and none of the skirts or dresses shown are very high cut.
-- By Julie Neal, author of The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World.
Older or advanced little artists only........2007-01-17
Nice book. A little complex for kids under 10.
good item.......2007-01-10
it shows u how to draw the fairys heads and then a separate pic of their full bodies. and it has some tips to show u how individual fairys are drawn like tinks cheeks always look like this - not this and so on . great for little artist :)
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David Blaine & David Copperfield's Magic eXposeD! Over 200+ tricks and optical illusions revealed in all! This CD-Rom reveals some of David Copperfield's and David Blaine's best kept secrets.
Over 30+ David Blaine secrets and 3 David Copperfield secrets. Also included are 100+ other street magic tricks card trickscoin tricks, and other sleights of hand illusions! You also get the book in electronic format, The Miracle Mongers -- An Expose, written by the great Harry Houdini in 1920.
Some of David Blaine's tricks revealed include:
The Levitation - you"ve seen David Blaine do this floating trick on the street. Find out how!
Ambitious Card - selected card repeatedly moves from the middle to the top or bottom of the deck
Arm Twisting Illusion - twist your arm 360 degree
Card From the Mouth - selected card is removed from the magicians mouth
Card in Bottle - selected and signed card is found in a bottle behind spectator
Card on Ceiling - selected card is found sticking onto a ceiling
Card Through Window - selected card is found inside a window
Cigarette Through Coin - push a cigarette through a quarter
Coin Bite - bite a borrowed quarter and looks like it has been bitten
Coin Vanish (Raven) - make a borrowed quarter disappear in front of you
Elevator Card - selected card is placed in the middle of the deck and instantly rise to the top
Psychokinetic Time - advance another persons watch 10 - 30 minutes
Small Object Levitation - learn to levitate small objects and bills
Sponge Balls - vanish a sponge ball from your hand to the spectator hand
String From Stomach - swallow a string and pull it from your stomach
Torn and Restored Card - selected card is torn and put back together
Two Card Monte - turn two Queens from spectators hand to two Aces
Watch Steal - take the spectators watch without them knowing it
Customer Reviews:
Confusing.......2007-01-31
It is very unclear what this product is, who wrote it or who published it.
Is this a book by Houdini or an expose of Blain and Copperfield
I need more information before I could consider buying it.
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Little Witch Learns to Read (Step into Reading)
Deborah Hautzig
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Guess who’s learning to read? Little Witch is—and she loves it. But Mother Witch won’t allow nice books about princesses and princes in the house! Little Witch resorts to using invisibility spells and staying up late to read, but it’s starting to wear her out. When the Witch family finally discovers Little Witch’s secret reading habit, she has one last trick to change their minds about books!
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cute.......2006-11-10
This book is great for fist graders learning to read.
They enjoy the illustrations and the text is easy for
them to access.
great book.......2006-06-30
I bought this book to read to my daughter when she was about four. And just like the other Little Witch books, this story held her attention just fine. As my daughter learned to read more on her own she would read with me. She is now going on eight and still likes to take out her Little Witch books and read them to me. Good age group for these would be between the ages of 4 and probably 8. Nice set of stories.
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- A good book about magic
- A good book to learn the art of magic...
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Learn Magic
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Card tricks, silks, sleights of hand, coin manipulations, escapes, more—all with a minimum amount of equipment. 92 illus.
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A good book about magic.......2004-11-28
For those of you who have never tried doing magic, well, it's fun! It's all about deception. And as this book shows, with a little practice, you'll have even professional magicians not being sure just which hand that coin they saw is now in. If there's no telltale clicking (called "talking") when you snuck that coin into the hand with another coin in it, well, you'll be surprised how many people fall for it.
Sure, if they are watching carefully when you, say, palm a card from a deck, they'll see it. But this book aims to teach you how to get them distracted so they won't watch carefully.
Maybe the most fun was the last couple of dozen pages, about stage illusions. Hay explains the trick of sawing a woman in two. "Obviously, however, you have to use two girls - not one to saw up and one to restore, but one for the head and one for the feet." And if you happen to be the "head" girl, remember to roll your head from side to side with each stroke of that saw.
A good book to learn the art of magic..........2004-02-16
If you are one of those people who wanted to learn the art of magic and amaze your friends and relatives, but did not know where to start... well your quest has ended.
Henry Hay teaches you not only how to "Learn Magic," but also how to master it and be able to entertain not only your close and dear ones, but also pursue the art of magic more seriously...
If you ever thought I want to be a David Copperfield, a Paul Daniels, or even a David Blaine, a Penn and Teller, here's your starting point! Where you end it is entirely up to you.
Remember, the sky is the limit.. or is it ?!
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Disney's Lilo & Stitch has it all: adventure, imagination, humor, and heart. And now fans can learn to re-create the fun, out-of-this-world characters from this classic tale about an adorable and spirited 5-year-old Hawaiian girl and her best friend Stitch, a funny-looking dog (who's really a one-of-a-kind alien). The book provides step-by-step instructions for drawing these animated film characters in a variety of moods and poses. This easy-to-follow guide proves just how exciting the world of cartooning can be!
Customer Reviews:
Fun and pretty simple!.......2007-07-21
This book really breaks down the process of drawing animated characters, starting with basic silhouette (circles and other simple geometric shapes), and illustrating new strokes in each step with blue lines. It is relatively easy to follow, with written instructions accompanying the drawn ones. It also includes a succinct 4-page "story" section which sums up the film. I enjoyed it so much that I tried out two of the drawings, and they turned out great. I am not sure what age group best fits this, but I am sure many little artists would like to try these drawings.
Not a Great Deal of Instruction.......2007-05-03
While this book does provide the basic information to draw most of the main characters from the movies/animated series, it doesn't provide a lot of basic instruction regarding the construction of the figure. Most of it can be inferred from the various stages of the drawings, but for children, it may be more difficult to garner that information. I was a bit disappointed, and won't be purchasing any more of this series.
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This indispensible book is suitable for all levels of ability from near beginner to semipro reference. All 101 patterns are notated in standard notation, tablature, and recorded on the companion CD.
Coil bound and packed with information, this unique book will keep you busy for a long time - all at the price of less than one single music lesson.
The goldmine of ideas in this book will help you IMPROVE YOUR BASS PLAYING QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. Simply select any pattern and practice it until you are satisfied with the sound. Then apply the pattern to an applicable tune or chord progression of your own choice.
Most of the patterns are applicable to many, many popular songs. Suggestions are included showing how to apply the patterns to standard chord progressions.
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