Graça Maria Books

Discover and learn about the animals on your doorstep with this award-winning book.

Maria Da Silva and Andrew Hind deliver another volume of enchanting, eerie tales to keep you occupied at the cottage this summer. Using their powerful research skills, they delve into the mysterious, anamolous and just plain weird tales that abound around the popular lakes and rivers that constitute Ontario's summertime holiday destinations. An expansion of Volume 1, this second title includes a larger extent of Ontario than previously covered.

A century has passed since the outbreak of the conflict that cut short millions of lives. From the European battlefields to the waters of the Atlantic to the homefront in England, Canada, and the United States, ghosts of this terrible war can now have their stories told.

Learn about the formation of the Earth, how the weather works, and what causes volcanoes and earthquakes with this comprehensive book, created in collaboration with a team of experts.

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics. From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it * In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel...and survive * It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, and that he was responsible for its demise * For two weeks in 1952, Niagara Falls shared the spotlight with another attraction, Hollywood starlet Marilyn Monroe * Maria Spelterini was the first and only woman to cross Niagara on a tightrope...and then she disappears from history * Adulterer Arthur Hoyt Day decided to rid himself of one wife by throwing her into the Niagara gorge; he paid the ultimate price for his crime * Nikola Tesla, an eccentric but brilliant inventor, tamed the falls and revolutionized electricity forever * In 1913, a barge ran aground at the precipice of the falls, creating a landmark and a tale of heroic rescue that endures to this day. * And so much more...

Lygia Clark fez imersões em contextos inovadores para os padrões brasileiros de sua época. Viveu em Paris, conviveu com intelectuais, estudou e expôs suas obras em vários países da Europa. Com essa bagagem chegou ao Instituto Nacional de Educação de Surdos (INES). O encontro da professora/artista plástica Lygia com alunos surdos, nos primeiros anos de 1960, mesmo que por pouco tempo, conforme registros foi especial para ambos.