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El laberinto de Tristán es una narración de ficción habitada por algunos de los protagonistas del arte occidental. La tía Gertrudis (inspirada en Gertrude Stein) invita a Tristán (Tzara) a ver el mundo de otra forma, atreviéndose a explorar los vericuetos de la imaginación. En su búsqueda, Tristán pedirá ayuda a sus amigos Pablo Picasso, René Magritte, Marc Chagall y Mary Cassatt. Escrito por el dramaturgo Rubén E. Nájera y editado por Amanuense, la obra pretender ser un acercamiento lúdico al turbulento mundo de la vanguardia artística del Siglo XX.

Abridged and simplified for young readers by Bharatan Kumarappa, with a foreword by Tushar Gandhi 'It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography or story of my life. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those...

Con Benjamin e Trappy sono partito per Vinci, dove tutto parla di Leonardo. È stato un viaggio stratopico alla scoperta dei luoghi del genio del Rinascimento, che ci ha lasciato un mistero da risolvere...

Chi ha detto che l'arte è noiosa? Sapevi che: Salvador Dalì amava prendere il sole nudo e coperto di mosche? Kandinsky ha cominciato a dedicarsi all'arte astratta dopo aver visto un quadro appeso al contrario? Mirò nel tempo libero faceva incontri di pugilato con Hemingway? Le opere, le curiosità e la vita di otto grandi protagonisti dell'arte, raccontate in modo semplice ma completo, attraverso un dialogo immaginario fra l'ascoltatore e l'artista stesso. Un manuale didattico pensato per gli insegnanti, ma ad uso e consumo dei bambini della scuola primaria.

Es war ein kühner Plan, den Kaiser Karl V. im Jahr 1532 fasste: eine künstliche Wasserstraße zwischen Atlantischem und Pazifischem Ozean. Doch es sollte noch fast 400 Jahre dauern, bis das Mammutprojekt in die Tat umgesetzt werden konnte. Dabei forderte der wilde, von dichtem Regenwald überwucherte Landstrich einen hohen Tribut. Tausende Menschen ließen ihr Leben, bevor am 15. August 1914 die ersten Schiffe den Kanal passieren konnten.

È la primavera del 1419. Leonardo da Vinci, ospite del re di Francia, vive in un castello della Loira con il suo seguito di allievi. Tutti lo considerano un genio, ma adesso Leonardo vuole raccontare la sua vita, che si è svolta nei luoghi più belli del Rinascimento: tra la Firenze di Lorenzo il Magnifico e la Milano degli Sforza sino alla Francia dove ora risiede. Scopriamo così il suo grande amore per la natura, il brivido delle scoperte, il desiderio di spingersi dove nessuno aveva mai osato prima, le amicizie e le rivalità con gli altri pittori, i successi e i fallimenti.

Discover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J. K. Rowling. Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more that will delight not only children but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Writers and Their Pets features a diverse list of both male and female international authors, from the 19th to the 21st century.

April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs up to be a "buddy bench monitor" for the fourth graders' recess. Joey Byrd is a boy on the fringes, who wanders the playground alone, dragging his foot through the dirt. But over time, April realizes that Joey isn't just making random circles. When you look at his designs from above, a story emerges....

Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly - he lived in eight different cities before he was 16 years old. Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the shadow of her “perfect” older brother Francis. And Jean-Michel Basquiat triumphed over poverty to become one of the world’s most influential artists.

Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Stories include: "A High Profile Job" by Hattie Clark, "Balancing Rocks" by Stacy Nyikos, "Bending Sticks into Sculptures" by Dale-Marie Bryan, "Creating a Symphony of Steel" by Cheryl M. Reifsnyder, Don’t Lick the Statues! by Darcy Pattison, "Every Carving Tells a Story" by Marty Kaminsky, "Magician at Work" by Barbara Stavetski, "Making Art from Shoes" by Ruth Marsh Kirk, "Move to the Beat" by Colin Hickey, "Ordinary Heroes" by Robert Lerose, and more!

Something's brewing at the National Portrait Gallery Museum in Washington DC - 12-year-old Art is sure of it. But his only proof that a grand heist is about to take place is iced mocha, 42 steps, and a mysterious woman who appears like clockwork in the museum. When Art convinces his best friend, Camille, that the heist is real, the two begin a thrilling chase through DC to uncover a villainous scheme that could be the biggest heist since the Isabelle Stewart Gardner Museum theft in 1990.

Attraverso un linguaggio adatto ai più piccoli, questa monografia vuole avvicinare i bambini alle opere del pittore del Settecento, grande protagonista della storia dell’arte: con un linguaggio adatto ai bambini, vengono narrati la sua vita, il contesto storico nel quale è vissuto e la tecnica pittorica da lui impiegata.

Shoshana loves spending time at Grandma Jacobs' art studio and for Shavuot, Grandma Jacobs has a very special art project in mind! Shoshana learns how to make papercuts by carefully folding squares of paper and cutting shapes out of them. But can she create works of art as beautiful as the ones Grandma makes?

Misha, a poor artist, has no one to celebrate Hanukkah with until he discovers a hungry cat in his barn. The lucky little cat, whom Misha names Mazel, inspires Misha to turn each night of Hanukkah into something special. He doesn't have money for Hanukkah candles, but he can use his artistic skills to bring light to his home - as Mazel brings good luck to his life.

National Book Award finalist Elizabeth Partridge reveals the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of Central Park, the United States Capitol building's landscape, and more. Nobody could get Frederick Law Olmsted to sit still. He was filled with energy, adventure, and dreams of...

A celebration of self-expression and the power of using your voice, centering Black children, and exploring the many things they can do, create, and say to make their mark. Look around! Can you see? The many spaces, places, and ways to show the world all that you can be? From painting, music...

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue. From a critically acclaimed author and an award-winning illustrator comes a wonderful audiobook for listeners of all ages. For centuries, blue...

Learn more about the cartoonist who created Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the lovable Peanuts gang in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series! Charles (otherwise known as Sparky) Schulz always loved drawing from the time he was a young child, and as he grew older...

Zoom meets Beautiful Oops! in this memorable debut about the creative process, and the way in which "mistakes" can blossom into inspiration One eye was bigger than the other. That was a mistake. The weird frog-cat-cow thing? It made an excellent bush. And the inky smudges… they look as if they...

The world-renowned architect I. M. Pei is the twenty-fourth hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series, adapted for audio. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live...