Artistic Ways of Knowing provides readers with a thorough understanding of how artists think and perform, enabling teachers and homeschool co-op instructors to develop creativity in the classroom, nurture talented students, and encourage everyone to “think like an artist.” It includes hands-on workshops to help students realize how to think and perceive in each art form: the visual arts, music, dance/movement, and theatre/drama.
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Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal.Sku: 9781405239615
Arthur: High King of Britain
By: Michael Morpurgo$13.95 -
Sku: 9780898245738
Artistic Ways of Knowing: How to Think Like an Artist
By: Joanne Haroutounian, Ph.D.$39.50 -
The Artners have read and researched, selected and catalogued, the best of children’s American history books—both in and out of print. There is no chaff to sift through here. When you read their descriptions of some of the great writers of American history for children, you will be as excited as we were. Artner SampleSku: 9781930953161
Artner Reader’s Guide to American History
By: Kathy Arthur$20.95 -
Maps -- they help you get where you want to go. People use road maps to find their way. These maps show miles of highways that point out the right direction. But what about the crow? What kind of map does he use? Or the eagle, the rabbit, the horse, and the sea gull? What's on their maps?Sku: 9780689717628
As the Crow Flies
By: Gail Hartman$11.99 -
As You Like It is a delightful comedy, but it is not just a comedy. None of Shakespeare’s comedies are simply comedies. There is always much gravitas within the levitas, much that is serious within that which is merely fun or funny.Sku: 9781547705511
As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare$21.95 -
The Oxford School Shakespeare edition of As You Like It helps students both understand and enjoy Shakespeare’s plays. This edition is a complete and unabridged text, accompanied by an extensive range of notes, including detailed explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. Illustrations, photographs, and background information on Shakespeare’s England help enhance understanding as well.Sku: 9780198328698
As You Like It
By: William Shakespeare$13.50 -
Book Three in the Seeds of America Trilogy As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge—but their relief is short-lived. Before long they are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state—where bounty hunters are thick as flies.Sku: 9781416961475
Ashes
By: Laurie Halse Anderson$11.99 -
SaleQuality picture books are powerful and engaging teaching resources. This set will take you throughout Asia, visiting Japan, Vietnam, India, Thailand, and China. Price varies depending on the books you choose. You will need to choose a minimum of 5 books to receive the discount.
Asia Picture Book Bundle
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In the seven volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis represents God the Father as the Emperor-over-the-sea and depicts God the Son as Aslan. But Lewis believed in a triune God—one God in the three persons. Is the Third Person of the Trinity to be found in Narnia? Aslan’s Breath answers with a resounding “Yes,” and then demonstrates from the stories themselves that the Holy Spirit is present throughout Narnia in complex and beautiful ways.Sku: 9781941106334
Aslan’s Breath: Seeing the Holy Spirit in Narnia
By: Matthew Dickerson$27.50 -
A Victorian fairy tale that has enchanted readers for more than a hundred years: the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind–a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair–and whose life is transformed by a brief glimpse of the beautiful country “at the back of the north wind.” It combines a Dickensian regard for the working class of mid-19th-century England with the invention of an ethereal landscape, and is published here alongside Arthur Hughes’s handsome illustrations from the original 1871 edition.Sku: 9780375413353
At the Back of the North Wind
By: George MacDonald$27.99 -
Sample Young Diamond is the son of a coachman and lives in a drafty coach house. While filling the holes in the wall with hay to stop the wind coming through Diamond angers the North Wind who wants her ‘window’. Becoming friends, the North Wind takes Diamond adventuring to places he could never have dreamed of, but also seems to get up to much mischief. This edition features 115 illustrations taken from several early editions of this timeless tale.Sku: 9781925729672
At the Back of the North Wind
By: George MacDonald$19.50 – $33.95 -
It is the year 597 and Pope Gregory is sending a select number of his monks, led by Fr. Augustine, to re-evangelize England. Young Wolf, born in that land but raised in Rome, accompanies his father, Wolfstan, who goes as a guide and interpreter. Though the King of Kent's wife is a Christian, the missionaries from Rome do not know whether they will be welcomed, tolerated or martyred. In a story full of adventure, Wolf meets Fritha, a Saxon girl whose life and destiny are soon closely bound up with his own. Events, significant in the history of Christianity, are vividly brought to life by this veteran writer of historical fiction. Illustrated by Mary Beth Owens.Sku: 9781883937218
Augustine Came to Kent
By: Barbara Willard; Illustrated by: Mary Beth Owens$17.50 -
A biography of Augustine of Hippo, a fourth-century teacher, whose writings had particular significance to Christians and their church at this time.Sku: 9780921100058
Augustine, the Farmer’s Boy of Tagaste
By: P. de Zeeuw$11.95 -
If one were to compile a short list of those who have had the greatest influence on education in the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian tradition, undoubtedly Augustine’s name would be near the top.Sku: 9781600513596
Augustine: Rejoicing in the Truth
By: Jeffrey S. Lehman, PhD$13.50 -
From the Publisher: In Augustus Caesar's World, Foster traces the seven major civilizations—Rome, Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, and Persia—from 4500 B.C. to the time of Augustus Caesar in 44 B.C. and culminating in 14 A.D. Within this timeframe readers will learn not only the stories of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony, but also the historian Livy and how Virgil came to write the Aeneid.Sku: 9780964380325
Augustus Caesar’s World
By: Genevieve Foster$30.50 -
Sample Collected in Australian Legendary Tales are 30 stories shared by the Noongahburrah people and recorded by the author. A fascinating collection featuring stories that explain local landmarks, animal habits, and even the creation of animals themselves, this book represents one of the first collections of First Australian culture recorded after colonisation.This edition features the complete original text along with an introduction by Andrew Lang as well as the original illustrations by Aboriginal artist Tommy McRae.Sku: 9781925729115
Australian Legendary Tales
By: K Langloh Parker$11.95 – $26.50