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  • Islamic Art and Architecture

    by Peter Osier ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Islam
    The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition, with particular strengths in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and the decorative arts. This reference traces the development of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad dynasty to the present day. Readers will learn about the art of the Fatimids, Seljuqs, Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and more. Eye-catching ... Read more

    $32.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The History of Western Sculpture

    by Amelie von Zumbusch ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to the Visual and Performing Arts
    This detailed overview traces the story of western sculpture from its beginnings to the present day, passing through the Aegean, classical Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, Romantic, and Modern periods along the way. The text explains how Western sculpture evolved over time as it adapted to changing cultural contexts. All the while, the book also highlights ... Read more

    $41.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Iridescence of Birds

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    If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures?Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper ... Read more

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  • Andy Warhol, Prince of Pop

    by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan ...
    “IN THE FUTURE EVERYBODY will be world famous for 15 minutes.”The Campbell’s Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very name is synonymous with the 1960s American art movement known as Pop.But Warhol’s oeuvre was the ... Read more

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  • Words In The Dust

    by Trent Reedy ...
    In the tradition of SHABANU, DAUGHTER OF THE WIND and THE BREADWINNER, a beautiful debut about a daughter of Afghanistan discovering new friends and opportunities after the defeat of the Taliban. Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft palate ... Read more

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  • I Wonder About Allah

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    Translated by Selma Ayduz ...
    by Ozkan Oze ...
    Series Book 1 - I Wonder About Islam
    Have you ever wondered about Allah? Have you ever wanted to ask where Allah lives, or why you can't see Him? How He managed to create everything and why all of creation obeys Him? These questions, and many more, are explored inside.Ozkan Oze was born in Turkey in 1974. While at high school, he started working at Zafer Magazine's editorial office in Istanbul and discovered his love of literature ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    by Marc Harshman, Anna Egan Smucker ...
    Illustrated by LeUyen Pham ...
    In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms; the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.This ... Read more

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  • A Picture for Marc

    by Eric A. Kimmel ...
    Illustrated by Matthew Trueman ...
    Series series A Stepping Stone Book
    GROWING UP IN Russia in the late 1800s, Marc Chagall doesn't know what art is. He doesn't even know what drawing is until one of hisschoolmates shows him how to trace a picture in a magazine. Marc tries it himself, then decides to pull pictures out of his own mind - his Uncle Noah on the roof, giant chickens, flying cows, happy men with fiddles, and women with lambs. Suddenly Marc knows what he ... Read more

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  • Growing Up Muslim

    Understanding the Beliefs and Practices of Islam

    by Sumbul Ali-Karamali ...
    Author Sumbul Ali-Karamali offers her personal account, discussing the many and varied questions she fielded from curious friends and schoolmates while growing up in Southern California—from diet, to dress, to prayer and holidays and everything in between. She also provides an academically reliable introduction to Islam, addressing its inception, development and current demographics.Through this ... Read more

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  • Cloth Lullaby

    The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

    by Amy Novesky ...
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  • Clay Charm Magic!

    25 Amazing, Teeny-Tiny Projects to Make with Polymer Clay

    by Helga Jiang ...
    The ultimate book for adorable clay charm instruction!Clay charms are taking the world by storm, and there’s no sign of slowing down for these bite-sized bits of fun! From Helga Jiang, creator of megahit clay charm instructional videos, these projects are handpicked for the best in clay-making fun. Easy to make and fun to wear, these addictive ideas will have you kneading, twisting, and shaping ... Read more

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