Object Lessons

As we progress further into the twenty-first century, more and more people are beginning to understand the importance of early learning and, as a result, the subject continues to garner much attention

Among the challenges museums face when displaying digital objects are widely held assumptions about the nature of these objects and the material, social, and political foundations of digital art pract

Among the challenges museums face when displaying digital objects are widely held assumptions about the nature of these objects and the material, social, and political foundations of digital art pract

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art features nearly 24,000 works spanning antiquity to today, housed on Bowdoin's campus in coastal Maine. Since it began collecting in 1811, the Museum has served as a u

Object Lessons: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Learned to Make Sense of the Material World examines the ways material things--objects and pictures--were used to reason about issues of morality, race

Being left with a strand of even the highest quality milky-white pearls isn’t quite the same thing as pearls of wisdom to live by, as Karen von Hahn reveals in her memoir about her stylish and captiva

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.For over two thousand years magnets have inspired tales of myth, magic, exploration, science,

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. You can't think about travel without thinking about luggage. And baggage has baggage. Susan H

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certi

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The burger, long the All-American meal, is undergoing an identity crisis. From its shifting p

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.It's happening all the time, all around us. We cover it up. We ignore it. Rust takes on the ma

*FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER SAPIENS**Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect

What does Lacan show us? He shows us that desire is not a biological function; that it is not correlated with a natural object; and that its object is fantasized. Because of this, desire is extravagan

Develop your first grade students’ creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. &n

Develop your second grade students’ creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. &

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Develop your sixth grade students’ creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. &n

HarperOne Trade Paperback OriginalBased on the life-changing lessons from the New York Times bestseller that has sold more than a million copies, a practical, hands-on guide that helps you do the work

During the Mao years, laughter in China was serious business. Simultaneously an outlet for frustrations and grievances, a vehicle for socialist education, and an object of official study, laughter bro

This unique gift book transforms into a decorative object, featuring ten beloved birds from around the world. Each bird is perched on a die-cut branch that you can “pop up” from the page. Simply take

In this action-packed chapter book, Mabel doesn't like her dance lessons - she would rather be playing football. But when she watches Come Dance with Me on TV, something mysterious happens. Books with

Little fingers will delight in tracing over the shapes of each object in this wonderful tactile board book range. From food to pets and objects around the home, these beautifully illustrated books are

From the acclaimed British illustrator, Charlie Mackesy, comes a modern fable for all ages, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant, lessons they learn together.Mackesy has the rare combination of art world credentials and popular appeal, with collections on display around the world as well as a highly engaged, growing audience on Instagram. This collection is perfect for fans of books like The Alchemist, Winnie the Pooh, The Tao of Pooh, The Giving Tree, and other modern fables and will become an instant classic!

本書介紹了運動控制中多軸電機同步運動的應用；通過案例介紹了電子凸輪運動、電子齒輪運動和數控機床G代碼編程的各種應用；詳細介紹了各種通用總線（如 EtherCAT、EtherNet/IP、PROFINET）的通信應用以及與過程控制網絡連接的應用；*后介紹了面向物件編程（Object-Oriented Programming，OOP），並給出了編程技巧。本書可供紡織、包裝、物流、印染、印刷、機械加工等

The Evan-Moor Smart Start STEM Grade 1 Activity Book introduces scientific concepts to first graders using a mixture of hands-on activities, stories and problem solving tasks that are sure to keep kids entertained while theyre gaining invaluable skills. When working on physical science concepts, gr. 1 students will focus on the differences between solids, liquids and gases. The life science sections discuss the things animals eat and how they take care of their babies, all in language that grade one kids can comprehend. And, in the earth science lessons, well introduce concepts about the moon, bodies of water and weather.

本書由知名藝術家兼教師 Sarah Simblet 編寫，透過實用的步驟教學與經典名作示範，帶領讀者從基本筆觸開始，練習形體、明暗與透視，進而觀察與描繪生活中的人事物。不論你是初學者，還是想重新拾起畫筆的愛好者，都能在書中找到靈感，慢慢建立屬於自己的繪畫節奏與視角。Develop your drawing skills and rediscover the world around you with this innovative and beautifully illustrated book.In Drawing for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet teaches you how to draw by combining practical lessons with examples of both her own work and some of the world's greatest drawings. She introduces all the key drawing materials, then shows you how to master the basic elements of drawing in a series of step-by-step drawing classes, covering topics ranging from simple mark-making to establishing form, creating tone, and conveying perspective.You will learn how to explore a wide variety of subjects, from still life, plants, and animals to portraits, the human body, landscapes, and buildings, all introduced with outstanding drawings by famous artists. The bestselling author of Anatomy for the Artist and Botany for the Artis

1. Maisy's NurseryIt’s time for school! Maisy and her friends play with building blocks, practice their counting, and sit down for storytime. A pop-up classroom scene waits at the end of the book with paper press-outs of Maisy and her pals. Kids will relish the chance to play teacher and decide the lessons, all the while putting their imaginations to the test and learning about the routines that make up a day at school.2. Maisy's FarmWhat’s more fun than a day on the farm? A day on the farm with Maisy! Maisy’s Farm is an amazing three-dimensional pop-up farm full of things to do and animals to love. The sturdy stand-up Maisy figure has arms that move and a tractor to ride in. Children will love to help Maisy milk the cow, collect the eggs, tend to the vegetable patch, and more! With twenty-six full-color press-out pieces and loads of flaps to lift and tabs to pull, there’s no end to the fun on Maisy’s farm.3. Maisy's HouseMaisy’s fans are invited to join the friendly mouse as she goes

We know that writing skills reinforce reading skills, but what’s the best way to capitalize on this beneficial relationship? By flipping the traditional “reading lesson first, writing lesson second” s

When a young puppy needs reassurance, a wise dog is there to offer canine tips for living life to the fullest. Crafted by two children's book legends, this touching, heartfelt picture book is perfect

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Baked potatoes, Bombay potatoes, pommes frites . . . everyone eats potatoes, but what do they

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Fetishized, demonized, celebrated, and outlawed, the high heel is central to the iconography

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. A 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succinct

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. We are born into blankets. They keep us alive and they cover us in death. We pull and tug on

Handbook of Object Novelty Recognition, Volume 26, synthesizes the empirical and theoretical advances in the field of object recognition and memory that have occurred since the development of the spon

A concise and readable primer, The Object-Oriented Thought Process lays the foundation in object-oriented concepts and then explains how various object technologies are used. Early chapters i