Jane Taylor was an English poet and novelist, perhaps best known for penning the lyrics to the beloved children's song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Her writing often captured a sense of wonder and a delicate appreciation for the world's simple beauties, making her work accessible and enduring.
Set in a foreign country, a nine-year-old boy grapples with the disorienting reality of being alone after disembarking from a passenger liner. With his temporary guardian missing and the fog of confusion clouding his thoughts, he faces the daunting challenge of navigating this unfamiliar world. The narrative explores themes of isolation, the passage of time, and the vulnerability of childhood in a situation where he must rely solely on himself.
An intricate mix of beauty, utility, wildness, and domestication: that's the quintessential British garden. From its medieval beginnings as a yard for livestock and vegetables, the cottage garden became a retreat for the gentry of the 17th century, and then took on a new dimension of sophistication--though it never relinquished its original functional roots. Take a tour through rows of medicinal herbs, topiary, woodland, meadow flowers, and even exotic species. A lovely and inspiring tribute to a classic form of planting.
South African artist William Kentridge's drawings, films, books, installations, and collaborations with opera and theater companies have established him as a world-class star in contemporary art, media, and theater. In 2010, and again in 2013, he staged Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose at the Metropolitan Opera; after the premiere, the New York Times noted that Kentridge, who directed this production, helped design the sets and created the videos that animate the staging, received the heartiest bravos. In this book, Jane Taylor, Kentridge's friend and frequent collaborator, invites us to take an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at his work for the show. Kentridge has long been admired for his unconventional use of conventional media to produce art that is stunning, evocative, and narratively powerful-- and how he works is as important as what he creates. This book is more than just a simple record of The Nose. The opera serves as a springboard into a bracing conversation about how Kentridge's methods serve his unique mode of expression as a narrative and political artist. Taylor draws on his etchings, sculptures, and drawings to render visible the communication that occurs between his mind and hand as he thinks through the activity of making. Beautifully illustrated in color, William Kentridge offers striking insights about one of the most innovative artists of our present moment.
This student book covers Levels 4-7 and is structured to match the sequence of the QCA Scheme of Work Units, and the National Framework for Science Guidelines. Each lesson can commence with a really quick starter activity. The teacher support materials, of course provide hundreds more! "Scientifica" aims to provide just the right proportion of 'reading' versus 'doing'. There is enough text on each page for students to develop their literacy skills, but each lesson spread also contains an optional activity or two to access the real experience of Science. Ideas and Evidence articles are presented in each text in a more magazine style.
In Special Plants, Jane Taylor offers a personal selection of both familiar and lesser-known plants. She begins with those trees and shrubs with enough character to stand on their own and to provide an overall framework for the garden. She moves on to plants that scramble over walls and arches, and then to those that are happiest in woodland and bog. She looks at plants for beds and borders in two ways—to provide long-lasting flower and foliage effects and to add more fleeting delights, particularly those of bulbs and annuals. At the heart of each chapter is a plant-by-plant directory in which each entry pinpoints the plant's most effective feature and explains its basic horticultural requirements. Gracefully written and exquisitely photographed, this is book that will find its place at the side of every discriminating gardener.
A guidebook to Istanbul that leads travellers from the great monuments of Byzantium and early Constantinople to the mosques and palaces built for Suleyman the Magnificent and the other Sultans. It also covers the cities of Iznik, Bursa and Edirne, featuring maps, itineraries, plans and descriptions of various sites.
Describes the Bushmen traditions and culture, looks at the routines of their daily life, and explains why their nomadic existence is threatened. Bibliog.
The book explores the dynamics of conversation and the exchange of news within a social setting. It delves into how sharing tea acts as a catalyst for dialogue, revealing the nuances of communication and the importance of discretion in discussing sensitive topics. The characters navigate their relationships while engaging in lively discussions, highlighting the interplay between gossip and wisdom in their community.