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The human parrot, and other essays. by Belgion, Montgomery,1892-1973.(CARDINAL)122577;
The human parrot.--The mad imagination.--Meaning in art.--Art and Mr. Maritain.--The irresponsible propagandist. --What is criticism?--Post-war despair.--Statecraft in Russia: 1. The Marxian contradiction. 2. Heaven on earth. 3. According to Machiavelli.--The message of astronomy.--Dr. Whitehead's cosmology.
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The Firefly junior visual dictionary / by Corbeil, Jean-Claude.(CARDINAL)134655; Archambault, Ariane.(CARDINAL)752846;
Introduces basic vocabulary in English featuring familiar objects arranged under such categories as astronomy, arts, house, music, sports, and more.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; English language; Picture dictionaries, English;
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Cool string art : creative activities that make math & science fun for kids! / by Hanson, Anders,1980-(CARDINAL)466840; Mann, Elissa,1990-(CARDINAL)399165;
Cool String Art : Lines in Space -- A Perfect Fit : Regular Polygons and Circles -- Project 1: String Art Polygons -- Writing : Letters and Lines -- Project 2: String Art Letter -- Astronomy : The Oldest Science -- Project 3: String Art Constellation -- Planets : The Great Eight -- Project 4: String Art Planets -- Math Terms -- Glossary -- Web Sites.Teaches about geometry and astronomy by providing string craft projects, including string art polygons, string art letters, and string art planets.Age 8-12.590LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Geometry; Astronomy; Mathematical recreations; Scientific recreations; String craft; Creative activities and seat work;
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The book of wizard craft : in which the apprentice finds spells, potions, fantastic tales, and 50 enchanting things to make / by Kilby, Janice Eaton,1955-(CARDINAL)701541; Burnett, Lindy.(CARDINAL)318898; Morgenthal, Deborah,1950-(CARDINAL)279645; Taylor, Terry,1952-(CARDINAL)701710;
Wizard regalia -- Decorative arts -- Art of horticulture -- Art of animal husbandry -- Book arts -- Art of astronomy -- Art of alchemy -- Art of amusement.The Wizard imparts his secret wisdom on everything a wizard needs, including how to create essential wizard gear, room decorations, magical concoctions, and spells for good luck.
Subjects: Amusements; Handicraft; Magic; Wizards;
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Out in space / by Conrad, David.(CARDINAL)431960;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index.Looking up -- Where earth ends -- How far from Earth? -- Watching and learning -- First flights -- The moon -- The solar system -- Far, far away -- Space art -- Glossary -- Learn more.Photographs and text provide a simple introduction to astronomy and space exploration.2.6K-3Accelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Astronomy.; Astronomy;
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When the Moors ruled in Europe [videorecording] / by Deacon, Rowan.; Copestake, Timothy.; Hughes, Bettany.(CARDINAL)351960; Acorn Media (Firm)(CARDINAL)340133; Channel Four (Great Britain)(CARDINAL)190938; Wildfire Television.;
[Episode 1] (52 min.) -- [Episode 2] (49 min.).Camera, Colin Clarke ; editor, Allen Charlton ; music, Will Goodchild.Presented by Bettany Hughes."Examines a long-buried chapter of European history: the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal... See how Moorish advances in mathematics, astronomy, art, and agriculture helped propel the West out of the Dark Ages and into the Renaissance. What emerges is a richly detailed portrait of a sensuous, inquisitive, and remarkably progressive Islamic culture in Christian Europe"--Container.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Muslims; Muslims; Civilization, Medieval.; Islamic civilization.;
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Astronomy lab : explore space with art & activities / by Olson, Elsie,1986-author.(CARDINAL)415116;
Astronomy lab -- Lab prep -- Meet your moon -- Super solar system -- The sun & other stars -- Our amazing universe -- Seeing into space -- Astronomers at work.This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Astronomy field. Accompanying the main text are activities from a constellation projector to black hole art. Step-by-step crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.790L
Subjects: Astronomy; Handicraft; Science projects; Science;
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What your sixth grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good sixth-grade education / by Hirsch, E. D.,Jr.(Eric Donald),1928-(CARDINAL)128988; Hirsch, E. D.,Jr.(Eric Donald),1928-(CARDINAL)128988;
English. Poetry ; Structure in poetry ; Myths, stories, and plays ; Grammar and usage ; Sayings and phrases -- History and geography. World geography ; Judaism and Christianity ; Ancient Greece ; Ancient Rome ; The enlightenment ; The French revolution ; Romanticism ; Industrialism, capitalism, socialism ; Latin American independence ; Immigration to the United States ; Industrialization and urbanization ; Reform -- Visual arts. Classical art ; Gothic art ; The renaissance ; Baroque art ; Rococo art ; Neoclassical art ; Romantic art ; Realism -- Music. Elements of music ; Classical music -- Mathematics. Numbers and number sense ; Computation ; Ratio, proportion, and percent ; Measurement ; Geometry ; Probability and statistics ; Pre-algebra -- Science. Plate tectonics ; Oceans ; Astronomy ; Energy, heat, and energy transfer ; The human body ; Science biographies.
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Sixth grade (Education);
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Dorothea Rockburne : astronomy drawings / by Rockburne, Dorothea.(CARDINAL)190946; Murray, Ann H.(CARDINAL)842321; Beard Gallery.(CARDINAL)849463; Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.(CARDINAL)272324; New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.(CARDINAL)852017;
Preface / David Cohen -- The astronomy drawings : some questions and answers [interview with Dorothea Rockburne by Ann H. Murray] -- Dorothea Rockburne [biography].A student at Black Mountain College in the 1950s, Dorothea Rockburne is a highly influential contemporary artist whose innovative work incorporates ideas based in mathematics and astronomy. Throughout her interesting career she has exhibited widely and received many prestigious awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Award. She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Department of Art, in 2001 and received the National Academy Museum Artist's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. Her work is included in numerous public collections including: The Museum of Modern Art, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, High Museum of Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Brooklyn Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Rockburne participated in the first Happening at Black Mountain College (1952) and was part of that scene in the 1960s in New York along with Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and others.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Biographies.; Rockburne, Dorothea; Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.); Women artists;
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What your sixth grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good sixth-grade education / by Hirsch, E. D.,Jr.(Eric Donald),1928-(CARDINAL)128988;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-364) and index.English. Poetry ; Structure in poetry ; Myths, stories, and plays ; Grammar and usage ; Sayings and phrases -- History and geography. World geography ; Judaism and Christianity ; Ancient Greece ; Ancient Rome ; The enlightenment ; The French revolution ; Romanticism ; Industrialism, capitalism, socialism ; Latin American independence ; Immigration to the United States ; Industrialization and urbanization ; Reform -- Visual arts. Classical art ; Gothic art ; The renaissance ; Baroque art ; Rococo art ; Neoclassical art ; Romantic art ; Realism -- Music. Elements of music ; Classical music -- Mathematics. Numbers and number sense ; Computation ; Ratio, proportion, and percent ; Measurement ; Geometry ; Probability and statistics ; Pre-algebra -- Science. Plate tectonics ; Oceans ; Astronomy ; Energy, heat, and energy transfer ; The human body ; Science biographies.
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Sixth grade (Education);
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