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The disability rights movement (Cornerstones of freedom)
By Deborah Kent. 1996
A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of…
the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Grades 4-7. c1996.Show time!: music, dance, and drama activities for kids
By Lisa Bany-Winters. 2000
Introduces the concepts of music, dance, and acting, suggesting how to create a musical production through games and role-playing, and…
describing all aspects of a show from auditions to curtain call. Grades 4-7. 2000.Somebody else's kids
By Torey L Hayden. 1999
Four problem children were put in Torey Hayden's class because no one else knew what to do with them. Together,…
with the help of a remarkable teacher who cared too much to ever give up, they became almost a family, able to give each other the love and understanding they had found nowhere else. 1999.On stage: theater games and activities for kids
By Lisa Bany-Winters. 2012
Budding thespians will have fun under the footlights as they choose from more than 125 theater games that spark creativity,…
boost confidence, and encourage collaboration. They’ll learn all about how to make a stage performance great with improvisational games such as Freeze, Party Quirks, the Yes Game, and Gibberish; they’ll make puppets, discover makeup secrets, and design and build a set. This revised edition features 35 new improvisational games and ready-to-use monologues, scenes, and short plays. Grades 4-7. 2012.Art attack: a short cultural history of the avant-garde
By Marc Aronson. 1998
An account of various twentieth-century art movements including dance, music, and painting that shocked the mainstream establishment at the time…
with their newness and innovation. Includes pop art, surrealism, cubism, jazz, rock and roll, and ballet as well as individual portraits of various artists. For senior high and older readers. 1998.Mosque
By David Macaulay. 2003
Tells how a sixteenth-century Ottoman admiral hires an architect to build, near Istanbul, a large mosque, its associated religious college,…
a soup kitchen, and public baths, as well as the admiral's own tomb. For grades 5-8. 2003.The world at her fingertips: the story of Helen Keller (Other or No Series)
By Joan Dash. 2001
A biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities to be an inspirational public figure. Discusses the cause of Helen…
Keller's blindness and deafness, her determination to lead a useful life, and the importance of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, throughout Helen's life. Grades 5-8. 2001.The TV book: talking back to your TV
By Shelagh Wallace, Chris M Worsnop. 1996
Ever wonder how a television show gets thought up, tested, put on the air or cancelled, or how commercials are…
designed? Have you ever thought about the violence you see on TV, even when it's on the news? How does television work on the people who watch it? This book will answer all your TV questions, get you thinking, and also includes interviews with people in television, in front of and behind the cameras. For kids who really want to talk back, addresses are provided so they can voice their opinions. Grades 5-8. 1998.The story of art
By E. H Gombrich. 1995
The 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliesr cave paintings to experimental art. New…
artists from the modern period have been incorporated such as Corot, Kollwitz and Nolde. 1995.Teens with physical disabilities: real-life stories of meeting the challenges
By Glenn Alan Cheney. 1995
Eight teenagers describe the impact their physical disabilities have made on their lives. Three of the youths use wheelchairs because…
of injuries. Others deal with blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and rheumatoid arthritis. For junior and senior high school. 1995.Be a friend: children who live with HIV speak
By Lori Wiener, Aprille Best, A Pizzo. 1994
In these writings, children with HIV infection and AIDS tell how it feels to be different from other kids, how…
they face rejection if people learn they are sick and what it is like to lose friends and loved ones to AIDS.Seduced by fame
By Isla Fisher. 1995
A new poster bore the headline "A Sizzling New Star". She hardly recognised the stunning blonde - Daniel's face dominated…
the picture, bending down to hers in the classic romantic pose. Her heart stopped. Could he just have been acting? Isla Fisher, star of "Home and Away", gives us a glimpse of what really goes on behind the scenes of the glitzy, scandalous world of TV. Junior high readers.Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels And Renegades From The Ages
By Jennifer Croll, Aneta Pacholska. 2019
A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion…
spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more. Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information to satisfy both budding fashionistas and pop-culture junkies alike. Aneta Pacholska’s illustrations are modern and fun, perfectly complementing the text and making the book as exciting to look at as it is to read. In-depth features include Louis XIV, Oscar Wilde, Marlon Brando, Malcolm X, Andy Warhol, Karl Lagerfeld, Clyde Frazier, Malcolm McLaren, David Bowie, and Kanye West, with a diverse array of shorter biographies enriching the text.Highrise: The Towers in the World and the World in the Towers
By Katerina Cizek. 2019
Adapted from the Emmy-winning, multimedia interactive documentary of the same name, Highrise is an in-depth exploration of the world's highrises…
and the people who live inside them. From the multi-story dwellings of Ancient Rome to the soaring glass skyscrapers of today, humans have used highrises for thousands of years to house the poor, protect the rich and sometimes narrow the gap between the two. Highrise first examines the history of vertical living in a 20-page chapter on the origins, technological triumphs, social failures and future of the highrise. The book then invites young readers into homes around the world. Through the lens of the highrise, readers will learn about 10 cities and hear stories that capture what life is like in these diverse places. The cities featured in Highrise: Ramallah, West Bank Mumbai, India Guangzhou, China Chicago, USA Tainan, Taiwan Johannesburg, South Africa Toronto, Canada Amsterdam, Netherlands Prague, Czech Republic Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition to being windows on different cultures and experiences, the stories from these cities cover important and, at times, challenging issues that residents must face -- from a young mother in the West Bank who cannot visit her parents in Gaza, to an LGBTQ activist in China who must hide her sexual orientation from her family. Highrise is a bold and unique volume that illuminates life on our urban planet like never before. National Film Board of Canada Collection In the tradition of the NFB's creative and innovative storytelling on film comes the National Film Board of Canada Collection: a series of celebrated animated films, documentary films and media projects adapted for the printed page.What Are the Paralympic Games? (What Was?)
By Gail Herman, Who Hq. 2020
It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic Games! As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer…
Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events.Taking the shot: Photography (Photography for Teens)
By Capstone. 2020
You don't have to have the best tools to take an awesome photo. But you do have to know how…
to use what you've got to get the most out of them. Flip inside for tips on shooting with all kinds of cameras, playing with settings, and experimenting with tripods and other extra equipmentThis is what i know about art (Pocket Change Collective)
By Kimberly Drew. 2020
Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be…
yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves. She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."—Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer "Powerful and compelling, this book gives us the courage to discover our own journeys into art."—Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in Kensington Gardens, and co-editor of the Cahiers d'Art review "This deeply personal and boldly political offering inspires and ignites."— Kirkus Reviews , starred review In this powerful and hopeful account, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew reminds us that the art world has space not just for the elite, but for everyone. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, arts writer and co-editor of Black Futures Kimberly Drew shows us that art and protest are inextricably linked. Drawing on her personal experience through art toward activism, Drew challenges us to create space for the change that we want to see in the world. Because there really is so much more space than we thinkMaya Lin: thinking with her hands
By Susan Goldman Rubin. 2017
A short biography of Maya Lin, the architect and artist whose design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial won a competition…
while she was a senior at Yale University. She later designed the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and the Langston Hughes Library in Tennessee. For grades 4-7. 2017The history of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Recounts the original campaign in the…
early 1900s to build a national museum honoring the experiences and contributions of African Americans. Also explores the museum's historical and modern-day exhibits. For grades 5-8. 2016My family divided: one girl's journey of home, loss, and hope
By Erica Moroz, Diane Guerrero. 2018
Actress from Orange Is the New Black reflects back on her parents' deportation to Colombia and what it was like…
growing up in Boston without them. Guerrero discusses the struggles of undocumented immigrants and suggests ways to help. For grades 6-9. 2018