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  • The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration

    A Practical and Inspirational Course for Artists of All Abilities

    by Peter Gray ...
    If you have always wanted to excel at drawing, then The Complete Guide to Drawing & Illustration is for you. All you need is a pencil, a bit of blank paper and the expert guidance you will find within these pages. This book is designed to systematically teach you the essentials of drawing and lays the groundwork for you to develop your own personal drawing style.• Hands-on course in drawing and ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unschooled

    Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom

    Education has become synonymous with schooling, but it doesn't have to be. As schooling becomes increasingly standardized and test driven, occupying more of childhood than ever before, parents and educators are questioning the role of schooling in society. Many are now exploring and creating alternatives. In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mother Nature's Pedagogy

    Biological Foundations for Children's Self-Directed Education

    by Peter Gray ...
    Children come into the world biologically designed to educate themselves. Their natural curiosity, playfulness, sociability, willfulness, adventurousness, tendency to look ahead, and desire to do well in the world were all shaped, by natural selection, to serve the function of education. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes, with research evidence, how ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Harm of Coercive Schooling

    by Peter Gray ...
    Children, like all human beings, crave freedom, but they are not free in school. Schools operate by methods of coercion (a "request" in school is really an order), enforced with reward, punishment, and threats. Coercion interferes with children's natural, joy-filled and interest-filled ways of learning and turns learning into "work." In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Practical Guide to Drawing Caricatures

    [Artist's Workbook]

    by Peter Gray ...
    Comic and accessible, with great scope for invention, caricatures are a joy to draw. In this book, author and illustrator Peter Gray works through the process of achieving a likeness and distorting it in imaginative ways for maximum effect. Tailored step-by-step exercises help aspiring caricaturists to build up their skills, and handy hints will keep them in the know about techniques and materials ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Children Acquire "Academic" Skills Without Formal Instruction

    by Peter Gray ...
    Children who grow up in a literate and numerate environment do not need to be taught how to read or how to use numbers to calculate. They pick these skills up in the course of their everyday living. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents the evidence that this is so. He also presents evidence that teaching-especially when it is forced and comes too early-can ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Drawing Family Portraits

    by Peter Gray ...
    This professional guide to creating convincing artworks of family members, with step-by-step instruction throughout, is ideal for those starting out in portraiture. With extensive instruction on the crucial skill of capturing a likeness in a wide variety of styles, the exercises are clear and easy to follow. Sections include drawing the head from the front and in profile, three-quarter views, head ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Free to Learn

    Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life

    by Peter Gray ...
    "A lightning bolt of a book" makes the case for why self-directed learning — "unschooling" — is the best way to get kids to learn (Lenore Skenazy)In Free to Learn, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that in order to foster children who will thrive in today’s constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning and development. Drawing on evidence from anthropology, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Essentials of Drawing

    Skills and techniques for every artist

    by Peter Gray ...
    This comprehensive guide to simple, effective drawing techniques encourages the reader to focus on expression and style to achieve artistic 'truth'. Rather than copying every element of a subject, the reader is urged to develop his or her own way of seeing subjects to produce an individual, expressive style of drawing. While offering demonstrations on matters such as proportion, perspective, light ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Practical Guide to Drawing Landscapes

    [Artist's Workbook]

    by Peter Gray ...
    Immensely varied and full of interest, landscape provides a limitless subject for artists, and gives them the opportunity to explore the great outdoors. In this book, author and illustrator Peter Gray talks you through the stages of drawing landscapes, from the smallest detail to the widest views. Tailored step-by-step exercises will guide you through the challenges of landscape drawing and help ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Practical Guide to Drawing Techniques

    by Peter Gray ...
    Series series Artist's Workbooks
    From the quickest of pencil sketches to inked-up artwork, mastering different drawing techniques is vital to becoming an accomplished artist.In this practical guide, author and illustrator Peter Gray guides you through the different materials available and how to deploy them to best effect. Whether you are an experienced artist or a complete beginner, these tailored step-by-step exercises and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evidence that Self-Directed Education Works

    by Peter Gray ...
    Theory is one thing; empirical evidence is another. Is it true that children can educate themselves well, without coercion or coaxing, when provided with a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity to play, explore, observe, and socialize? In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents evidence from a variety of sources that this indeed is true. One essay ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus