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The ArtsSeptember 2023The senses in interior design
Sensorial expressions and experiences
by John Potvin, Marie-Ève Marchand, Benoit Beaulieu
The senses in interior design examines how sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste have been mobilised within various forms of interiors. The chapters explore how the body navigates and negotiates the realities of designed interiors and challenge the traditional focus on star designers or ideal interiors that have left sensorial agency at the margins of design history. From the sensually gendered role of the fireplace in late sixteenth century Italy to the synaesthetic décors of Comte Robert de Montesquiou and the sensorial stimuli of Aesop stores, each chapter brings a new perspective on the central role that the senses have played in the conception, experiences and uses of interiors.
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Classic fiction (Children's/YA)Aesop's fables told by Oleksandr Vyzhenko
The power of Aesop's fables is not in instructive conclusions, but in «Aesopian language», allegorical images of animals: the Wolf embodies cruelty, the Fox - cunning, the Eagle - nobility, etc. It is in this form that the idea becomes clear to the child.
by Aesop, O.Vyzhenko
2600 years ago, the slave Aesop created more than 400 fables. All this time, they were passed on from mouth to mouth, and in this way about 100 works reached us. The most recent retelling of Aesop's fables for this book was made by a real storyteller, the «Ukrainian nightingale» Oleksandr Vyzhenko. He retold 35 fables! This collection can become a «vaccination» against greed, laziness, pride, ingratitude and other vices.
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Children's & YASumerian Fables
by Yalvac Ural
Yalvaç Ural as one of the best Turkish authors of children’s literature compiles 46 Sumerian fables in this book. Finding similarities between Aesop’s fables and Sumerian writings on tablets, the experienced author aims to show us that the first ever written fables could be these Sumerian fables. He uses his literary skill to round up the broken structures, proverbs, idioms, missing translations on broken tablets left to us by the Sumerians, to be complemented by the meticulous drawings of Erdoğan Oğultekin in a style reflecting life in that time and at that place. With its broad perspective, this book paves the way for a cultural history not only for children but also for adults.
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Children's & YANovember 2020The Ant and the Cricket
by Anna Gkoutzouri
The days were warm and cloudless under the summer sun, and the singing cricket was having lots of fun. Push, pull and slide the images to bring Aesop’s Fables to life!
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Children's & YADecember 2019Fox Hatches an Egg
by Sun Chyng-Feng, Nan Jun
A hungry fox finds a beautiful duck’s egg, but would rather eat a tasty little duck, so he becomes a super-nanny, and waits patiently for the egg to hatch. Fox is so hungry he can hardly move. He chances upon a beautiful smooth duck’s egg. He is just about to crack it open and eat it, when a thought occurs to him: “If I hatch the egg, I’ll be able to eat a tasty little duck!” So he takes the egg with him when he goes walking, and even takes it to bed with him. Over time, the egg becomes his friend. Then, one day, Fox is woken by a strange noise. He notices a little hole in the top of the egg, and sees a little duck’s beak pecking away at the hole… Fox Hatches an Egg has been a classic in the Taiwanese children’s book world for twenty years. Reminiscent of Aesop’s fables, Sun Chyng-feng’s story depicts with humour the relationship between Fox and the little duck, but turns the old-style fox-as-villain story into one with warmth and kindness. The new illustrations by Nan Jun are full of autumnal colour and atmosphere and are cleverly constructed, making this a wonderful reinterpretation of a classic.
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Classic fiction (Children's/YA)101 Aesop's Fables
by Dreamland Publications
Stories occupy a special place in every child’s mind. 101 Aesop’s Fables retold in simple language and accompanied by captivating images are a treasure trove of moral lessons that are sure to delight and entertain young children.
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October 2020Aesop's Fables for Little Children
by Susanna Davidson
A delightful collection of six stories, with lively retellings and colourful artwork by Columbian illustrator, John Joven. A perfect first introduction to Aesop for little children. Stories include well-known classics The Lion and the Mouse, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse and The Ant and the Grasshopper.
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Children's & YAAnimal Party (set of 6)
by Xiao-pi Liu
Adorable art and fun writing gives life to these educational stories, making the Animal Party series a perfect marriage of scientific knowledge and children’s books. Readers learn both about the wonders of nature and to embrace moral character traits through this series based on anthropomorphic animals in a way similar to Aesop's Fables. However, unlike Aesop, the Animal Party books focus on portraying animal traits in a scientifically accurate way.
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Views of the Moon
Tales for Meditators
by John Richard Sack
In many of the world’s wisdom traditions teaching passes from master to student in the form of short tales, stories that offer various views of the moon and the light it sheds on Truth seekers. Aesop had his fables, Jesus spoke in parables, as did Hindu gurus, Sufi poets, Hasidic Jews and Native-American elders. Their tales are not the moon itself, but fingers pointing to the sky, encouraging seekers to turn for guidance to its light. Short inspirational stories and comments lead readers through the stages of meditation.
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Children's & YADecember 2017The Spring Wind Breezing In and Out
“Best Chinese Children’s Literature” Series
by Sun Jianjiang
The Spring Wind Breezing In and Out is a collection of Sun Jianjiang’s fables. The fables are short yet thought-provoking with exquisitely-designed plots and writing techniques. They can encourage the critical thinking of young readers. Some of the fables are full of life philosophy, while others are poetic or intriguing. The works are of a very high level of literary appreciation value. Like Aesop’s Fables, this book is also suitable to read for children and even adults all around the world.
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August 2007The Treasure in Your Heart
Yoga and Stories for Peaceful Children
by Sydney Solis
Help create peaceful children and a peaceful world with this book that teaches the universal wisdom of yoga philosophy using multicultural, interfaith stories to bring peace and character education to children and families. This book, for teachers and parents to share with children, has 26 teaching tales culled from the world's many faith traditions. It features such gems as "Mohammad and the Cat" (about kindness), "Brahma's Tears" (about unity), "Calming the Storm" (about courage), and "Conejito and the Wax Doll" (about anger management). Plus, there are many stories from African, Buddhist, Jewish, and Sufi traditions as well. This book also focuses on meditation and relaxation-for children to improve health and literacy-and features follow-up activities and the classic Storytime Yoga method of including yoga poses scripted with the stories!
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Business, Economics & LawMarch 2020N-Stinctive
The power of natural intelligence
by Rosie Tomkins
N-stinctive is an inspirational book that can be read in a day and applied immediately to develop yourself and others. Written by successful Executive and Leadership Facilitator, Rosie Tomkins, the book introduces better ways to lead and deliver a competitive edge in today's fast-moving, increasingly disconnected and uncertain world. As an alternative to traditional methods, Rosie unlocks the power of the natural world to provide strength and confidence to people who are shouldering huge responsibility. The book helps individuals and teams to thrive and flourish by re-connecting with their own innate strengths and beliefs - the secret ingredient to performing at the top of their game and achieve outstanding personal and business success. Discover your N-stinctive power and become a better leader today!
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October 2020The house in my head
by Vigg
It’s a harsh landing, and it’s left me shaken, but I still have to walk up to the blackboard. Everyone is looking at me. I open my mouth. Nothing comes out. Nothing at all. The story I could recite from memory barely an hour ago is gone. There’s not a single syllable left. I’m looking all around the classroom, trying to find the beginning of a sentence. But there are so many students, so much furniture and so many things. So many things spinning all around me. It’s chaos in here. When he gets back from the movie theatre, Vincent can tell his mom exactly what happened in the film, right down to the tiniest detail. But when he has to get up in front of the class and recite a story he has learned by heart, his mind goes blank. The house in his head is just so big, he tends to get lost in there! The House in My Head takes a good look at attention deficit disorder from an original and accessible angle.
