Mary Richards Livres

A flowing collection of poetry that is also a guide for life.

Listen to the Music is a narrative non fiction trip through the history of music, complete with 10, 10-second sound clips of the world's best loved, era defining pieces from baroque to bebop.

A children’s history of the world told via the development of language, featuring the wordsmiths, civilizations, and tools that have shaped the ways humans communicate.  A History of Words for Children explores the uniquely human ability to share thoughts using words. Written in a lively narrative style, this book presents a history of the world through language, introducing young readers to the civilizations, inventions, and writers who have shaped the way we communicate. Divided into themed chapters to help young minds grasp difficult concepts, the book explores what words are and how humans communicate; the development of writing implements; the history of printed books; the process of learning another language; dialects and accents and the way language can reflect our identity; the power of words to calm, inspire, and rally crowds; graffiti’s role in spreading messages; codes and invented languages; the patterns of poetry; the future of words; and languages facing extinction. Featuring examples like the Grimm Brothers, Emily Dickinson, and King Ashurbanipal’s library, the book also includes illustrations by Rose Blake that add a cast of humorous and helpful characters to explain the wide variety of ideas. A History of Words for Children inspires creative minds and helps them understand how we communicate.  Illustrated in color throughout

Explore 5,000 years of art history through a captivating journey designed for children, featuring an array of photographs and illustrations from The Met. This unique book combines education and visual delight, making art accessible and engaging for young readers.

The Telephone Skills Pocketbook covers every aspect of using thetelephone to improve business performance. It highlights theimportance of good communications skills, the need to buildrapport, favourite bad habits and how to avoid them, how to takecontrol of a call, how to keep customers happy, and more. Thereare separate chapters on ......

The stories behind some of the greatest artworks of all time, including the real life struggles and triumphs of the artists who created them Splat! is the history of art at its most exciting and outrageous. Organized by artist and covering both key events and major movements such as the Renaissance and Impressionism to Surrealism and contemporary art, it is a valuable resource for young people curious about art. Each artist is introduced with bulleted facts including their country of origin, most famous works, the greatest challenges they faced in creating their art, background information, the movement they belonged to, and techniques they employed. This overview is expanded with further insight into who these artists were and how they changed the course of art. Here are Michelangelo and the High Renaissance; Bruegel and his paintings of everyday peasant life; Manet and the shock of Impressionism; and Duchamp and the Dada revolution. Children can also read the real-life stories of artists, such as Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Henri Rousseau, Vincent van Gogh, Wassily Kandinsky, and Frida Kahlo, who dared to imagine new ways of depicting the world.

This Pocketbook is full of practical advice on ways to manage your own stress, and how to help others.

Get ready for a beautifully illustrated reference book of activities – mixing learning, craft and creative play! What will you do today? Look no further than this book! You’ll find plenty of easy-to-follow activities, from “Invent a Dance” to “Make a Museum”. On each page, there are lists of what you’ll need, tips for getting started, and ideas for making the most out of the task you’ve chosen. As you read through, you’ll discover new facts on every page. Most of the activities can be done indoors, but there are plenty of ideas for outdoor fun, too. All you’ll need to get started is a pencil and paper – and a lot of imagination!

Traces the development of Ed Ruscha's work across decades, exploring its engagement with Dada and Surrealism, Pop, the rise of Conceptual art, photography, literature and cinema. With reproductions and interview material, this book explores his oeuvre's internal logic as words, images and phrases resurface throughout his career.