Stephen Johnson
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks MediaFusion
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. No attempt is made...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Explore the alphabet in everyday objects found at school in this dazzling picture book. A classroom companion to celebrated artist Stephen Johnson's Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City, this alphabet book is a tour de force in the genre. There is much more to this book than meets the eye!
9) Music is
Author
Publisher
Paula Wiseman Books, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Experience ten different types of music-classical, Latin, jazz, country, heavy metal, hip-hop, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, electronica, pop, and a surprise finale"--
10) City by numbers
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Paintings of various sites around New York City--from a shadow on a building to a wrought iron-gate to the Brooklyn Bridge--depict the numbers from one to twenty-one.
17) Hoops
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of the game of basketball.
18) Goal
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and poetic text describe the movement and feel of a fast-paced game of soccer.
20) The snow wife
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
When a Japanese woodcutter breaks his promise and describes his encounter with a terrifying snow woman, he loses his wife and must make a dangerous journey to win her back.