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Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Fred Plotkin, an internationally respected writer and teacher and former performance manager of the Metropolitan Opera, introduces listeners, whatever their level of musical knowledge, to all the riches of opera, the fastest growing of all the performing arts
Author
Language
English
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Description
Northanger Abbey tells the story of Catherine Morland, a naive young woman whose perceptions of the world around her are greatly influenced by the romantic gothic novels to which she is addicted. When she moves to Bath she sees mystery and intrigue all around her. This is one of Austen's early works, a broad comedy about learning to distinguish between fiction and reality
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, devoted to his profession and the painting hobby he loves, has a solitary but ordered life. When renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient, Marlow finds that order destroyed. Desperate to understand the secret that torments the genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism....
5) Art is
Author
Publisher
Millbrook
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and photographs show that art is much more than just what can be hung on a wall or set on a pedestal.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
Author
Language
English
Description
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A book club discuss the works of Jane Austen and experience their own affairs of the heart in this charming “tribute to Austen that manages to capture her spirit” (The Boston Globe).
In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements...
A book club discuss the works of Jane Austen and experience their own affairs of the heart in this charming “tribute to Austen that manages to capture her spirit” (The Boston Globe).
In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements...
10) The museum
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A young girl tours and twirls through museum galleries experiencing different emotions evoked by different styles of art, and then expresses her energy and inspiration when she finds an empty canvas.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
A whimsical guide to life for adult fans of classic Little Golden Books combines lighthearted advice with nostalgic illustrations that convey such nuggets of wisdom as "Don't forget to enjoy your wedding!," "Be a hugger," and "Sweatpants are bad for morale."
Author
Series
My weird school volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A.J. and his friends in the second grade learn that art can be made out of anything, even garbage.
14) Flowers
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Explores 2000 years of art history by looking at paintings of flowers by various artists.
16) Debating Darcy
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Publisher Annotation: It is a truth universally acknowledged that Leela Bose plays to win. A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela...
17) Norwegian idyll
Author
Series
Classic composers. Late romatic volume 3
Publisher
International Masters Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Language
None
18) Seascapes
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1992
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Examines seascapes by noted painters in a variety of techniques.
19) Self-portraits
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history, focusing on self-portraits by such artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gorky, and Picasso.
20) Dancers
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1992
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Presents 2000 years of art history through a series of paintings of dancers and the dance.
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