Gifted with the rare ability to see true love, Jane—a lonely, hopeless romantic—receives a card from the midwife who delivered her, stating that she must identify the six types of love before the full moon following her 30th birthday—or face grave consequences. By the best-selling author of The Violets of March and Goodnight June. Simultaneous.

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A full-color, photographic picture book that details the experiences of a baby dolphin who was rescued five years after the tailless dolphin, Winter, was rehabilitated by the same group describes the diligent efforts made by the Clearwater Marine team to save the injured baby animal they named 'Hope,' who now lives with Winter at the Clearwater Marine aquarium. Simultaneous. Movie tie-in.

In belle âepoque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Marie's ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter.

In belle âepoque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Marie's ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter.

In belle âepoque Paris, the Van Goethem sisters struggle for survival after the sudden death of their father, a situation that prompts young Marie's ballet training and her introduction to a genius painter.

In this beautifully illustrated volume, published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, author Nicholas Bell highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming contemporary craft. 40 Under 40 investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork, as well as in fields as varied as sculpture, industrial design, installation art, fashion, and sustainable manufacturing. Viewing craft's heritage as a set of flexible tools rather than a rigid structure, Bell shows how this exciting group of young artists has produced work that not only breaks boundaries, but also uses an expanded conceptual framework, establishing craft's important role in the world of contemporary art and culture today.

Dream away, dream away, sleepyhead, love

Set sail for the ocean of stars up above.

You be the captain and I'll be your mate.

We'll journey together, the heavens await.

From author Julia Durango and new illustrator Robert Goldstrom, a story of the dreams that are possible as you drift to sleep. A father and son venture into a dream and encounter some new and familiar faces and along the way discover the possibilities the universe can hold.

Accompanied by Robert Goldstrom's sweeping paintings, Dream Away is the perfect combination of dreams and reality.

In this beautifully written story of art, Julian Bell tells a vivid and compelling history of human artistic achievements, from prehistoric stone carvings to the latest video installations. Bell, himself a painter, uses a variety of objects to reveal how art is a product of our shared experience and how, like a mirror, it can reflect the human condition.

With hundreds of illustrations and a uniquely global perspective, Bell juxtaposes examples that challenge and enlighten the reader: dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings, and jewel-like Persian manuscripts are discussed side by side. With an insider's knowledge and an unerring touch, Bell weaves these diverse strands into an invaluable introduction to the wider history of world art.

'Che cos'è l'arte e dove è iniziata? Perché facciamo arte e perché l'arte cambia in continuazione?' Sono solo alcune delle molte domande che Julian Bell si pone in questa nuova storia dell'arte per il XXI secolo. Con una sapienza da addetto ai lavori e un'ammirevole maestria, Bell tesse i diversi fili del racconto artistico creando un saggio splendidamente scritto, lucido e avvincente che è allo stesso tempo una perfetta introduzione alla più ampia storia dell'arte e un'incursione dentro la mente artistica.

What is art and where did it begin? Why do we make it and why does it change? These are some of the many questions that Julian Bell considers in this new story of art for the twenty-first century.
From humans' first impulses to create form out of raw materials to contemporary gallery installations, people around the world have always been drawn to image-making. Styles and periods have come and gone, and yet intriguing links between seemingly unconnected traditions remain to be discovered. Bell, himself a painter, uses a wide range of objects - both familiar and less well known - to reveal how art is a product of our shared experience; how, like a mirror, it can reflect the human condition and our most basic cultural preoccupations. Avoiding the route taken by previous histories, Bell has carefully chosen a global perspective, setting up juxtapositions that will challenge and enlighten the reader: dancing bronze figures from southern India, Romanesque sculptures, Baroque ceilings and jewel-like Persian manuscripts are discussed side by side as extraordinary testaments to our universal creative instinct.

Hope knows that as far as her preoccupied parents are concerned, she's hopeless. Oksana doesn't have a mum. And, her dad and brother are in Russia. She thought Europe would offer a better life - instead, bought and sold into prostitution, she feels dirty and used. Then, Oksana and Hope are thrown together in the most terrifying circumstances.

'I'm fat,' I hear myself saying. I look in the mirror. My face has gone hot and red; I feel like I'm going to explode. 'I'm fat.' It sizzles under my skin, puffing me up, pushing me out, making me massive.

Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. How could it not? Her mom is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beautiful, thin equals successful, thin equals the way to get what you want. Carmen knows that as far as her mom is concerned, there is only one option: be thin.

When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds that her old world is disappearing. As her life spirals out of control Carmen begins to take charge of the only thing she can -- what she eats. If she were thin, very thin, could it all be different?

A guide for beginning readers looks at things that make loud sounds and those that make quieter sounds.