Anno's Sundial
Title | Anno's Sundial PDF eBook |
Author | Mitsumasa Anno |
Publisher | Philomel |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780399213748 |
Explains how the earth's movements around the sun and the resulting movement of shadows have been used to tell time. Includes illustrations that pop up or fold out to demonstrate how sundials work.
The Prosciutto Sundial
Title | The Prosciutto Sundial PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Charles Parslow |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2024 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0197749380 |
The Prosciutto Sundial is the first comprehensive study of the sundial in the shape of a miniature prosciutto from the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum from its rediscovery in 1755 to modern times. Drawing on contemporary correspondence and manuscripts, early philological and scientific assessments, and later published accounts, it catalogs the many attempts by scholars and lay people alike to understand how it functioned. It explains the significance of its context in the Villa and, through the results of empirical analysis using a 3D model, highlights the remarkable accuracy of this unique ancient timepiece.
The Shadow on the Sundial: a Letter to the ... Bishop of London, Containing Chronological Evidence Supplementary to that Lately Published in a Series of Lectures on Isaiah's Testimony for Jesus
Title | The Shadow on the Sundial: a Letter to the ... Bishop of London, Containing Chronological Evidence Supplementary to that Lately Published in a Series of Lectures on Isaiah's Testimony for Jesus PDF eBook |
Author | William Brown GALLOWAY |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1865 |
Genre | |
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The Book of Sun-Dials
Title | The Book of Sun-Dials PDF eBook |
Author | Alfred Gatty |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-10-27 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9781017119824 |
Sparks of Genius
Title | Sparks of Genius PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Root-Bernstein |
Publisher | HMH |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 2013-08-26 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0547525893 |
Discover the cognitive tools that lead to creative thinking and problem-solving with this “well-written and easy-to-follow” guide (Library Journal). Explore the “thinking tools” of extraordinary people, from Albert Einstein and Jane Goodall to Mozart and Virginia Woolf, and learn how you can practice the same imaginative skills to become your creative best. With engaging narratives and examples, Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein investigate cognitive tools such as observing, recognizing patterns, modeling, playing, and more. Sparks of Genius is “a clever, detailed and demanding fitness program for the creative mind” and a groundbreaking guidebook for anyone interested in imaginative thinking, lifelong learning, and transdisciplinary education (Kirkus Reviews). “How different the painter at the easel and the physicist in the laboratory! Yet the Root-Bernsteins recognize the deep-down similarity of all creative thinking, whether in art or science. They demonstrate this similarity by comparing the accounts that various pioneers and inventors have left of their own creative processes: for Picasso just as for Einstein, for Klee just as for Feynman, the creative impulse always begins in vision, in emotion, in intuition. . . . With a lavishly illustrated chapter devoted to each tool, readers quickly realize just how far the imagination can stretch.” —Booklist “A powerful book . . . Sparks of Genius presents radically different ways of approaching problems.” —American Scientist
Pop-Up Books
Title | Pop-Up Books PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Larson Bluemel |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2012-02-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
A convincing explanation of why interactive or movable books should be included in the library collection that documents their value as motivational instructional tools—in all areas of the school curriculum, across many grade levels. Pop-up books possess universal appeal. Everyone from preschoolers to adults loves to see and tactilely experience the beautiful three-dimensional work of Robert Sabuda, David A. Carter, and other pop-up book creators. Sabuda himself was inspired to become a pop-up book artist after experiencing the 1972 classic pop-up The Adventures of Super Pickle. The effect of these movable books on young minds is uniquely powerful. Besides riveting children's attention, pop-up books can also help build motor skills, teach cause and effect, and develop spatial understanding of objects. Based on their direct experience and many presentations to teachers and librarians, the authors have provided template lesson plans with curriculum and standards links for using the best pop-up books currently available in the instructional program of the school. The book also includes profiles of the most notable authors, a history of the format, definitions of terms such as "flap book" and "paper engineer," and information on how to create movable books. Librarians will find the section regarding collection development with the format—how and where to acquire them, proper storage methods—and the annotated listing of the authors' 50 favorite pop-ups extremely helpful.
Worth a Thousand Words
Title | Worth a Thousand Words PDF eBook |
Author | Bette D. Ammon |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 1996-09-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0313090130 |
This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books-picture books for older readers. A multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom supplements this list of carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction books that focuses on universal themes, appeals to all ages, addresses important issues, and is accessible to multiple learning styles. Picture books aren't just for the very young. Innovative educators and parents have used them for years with readers of all ages and reading levels, knowing that students comprehend more from the visual-verbal connections these books offer. They are great tools for teaching visual literacy and writing skills; are effective with reluctant readers, ESL students, and those reading below grade level; and can easily be used to support various curriculum. This guide provides a single-source, comprehensive listing of a fascinating and helpful group of books and a multitude of ideas about how to use them in the classroom. The authors have carefully selected quality fiction and nonfiction that focus on universal themes, appeal to all ages, treat important issues, and are accessible to multiple learning styles.