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What is it about sport that appeals to so many people? Is it the excitement of watching a team of players work together like a well-oiled machine? Is it the admiration of players' endurance as they strive to be the very best? Do you dream of playing your sport at the highest level? Would you like to try a different sport?
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- 0732932289
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- 46 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
- Series Title
- Great Australian Sports
- Call Number
- 796.3 CHA
The Olympic Games : some surprising events
A tug-of-war. Chariot sabotaging. Events ruined by the weather, cheating, disqualified competitors, and protests. Does this sound like the Olympic Games to you? The "modern" Olympic Games were founded as a friendly sporting competition between nations. Although most competitors across the centuries have taken part in the Olympics in a friendly spirit, The Olympic Games : Some Surprising Events …
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- 0439648998
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration : 21 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 796.4 DAW
Theatre
This book which is part of a series that examines the creative arts is an introduction to the world of theatre from many different cultures all over the world and is intended to encourage young people to experience theatre for themselves. It traces the history of theatre from its origins, based on religious rituals of antiquity, to the present day. It looks at the different kinds of theatre, th…
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- 1852103442
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
- Series Title
- The Arts
- Call Number
- 792 LOX
Cloth Lullaby : the Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise’s own mother was a weaver of tapestries. Louise spent her childhood in France as an apprentice to her mother before she became a tap…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781419718816
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 730.92 NOV
Guess whose shadow?
Now in paperback and filled with stunning full-color photographs, Steve Swinburne's concept book introduces children to the basics of shadows. He then leads them on a shadow hunt, playing a game called "Guess Whose Shadow?," in which young ones will discover there's more to shadows than first meets the eye.
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- 0439266513
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 770 SWI
From slave ship to freedom road
Rod Brown and Julius Lester bring history to life in this profoundly moving exploration of the slave experience. From the Middle Passage to the auction block, from the whipping post to the fight for freedom, this book presents not just historical facts, but the raw emotions of the people who lived them. Inspired by Rod Brown's vivid paintings, Julius Lester has written a text that places each o…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0439056535
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 759 LES
How to draw animals
This easy-to-follow guide shows how simple it is to draw pictures of your favorite animals. With it you’ll soon be able to create charming portraits of a dog, cat, leopard, moose, giraffe, panda, goose, duck, rooster, lamb, rabbit, cow, camel, elephant, and 16 other creatures. Clear, step-by-step diagrams explain how to join circles, ovals, and other shapes to create a zoo full of easily rec…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780486468938
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- 60 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
- Series Title
- Step-by-step drawings!
- Call Number
- 743.6 LEV
How to draw
Beginners can learn the basics of sketching by combining circles, ovals, rectangles, crescents, and other shapes to produce remarkable likenesses of a number of subjects. Simple, step-by-step diagrams — plus blank practice pages — make it easy for youngsters and would-be artists of all ages to draw fruit, fish, kittens, and other subjects. 30 projects.
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- 9780486472034
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- 60 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- Step-by-step drawings!
- Call Number
- 741.2 LEV
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