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Raven is autistic and uses an AAC device, which is a tablet that some people use to communicate. Raven is on a quest to find her voice. Will she find it? Who will she meet along the way? What will she learn? A heart-warming story of self-discovery, communication, and love.

The Craft of Painting gathers six classic texts into a capacious account of painting as craft, discipline, and cultural language. Its pages move between practical instruction, aesthetic criticism, historical reflection, and discussions of national and modern styles, revealing how questions of materials, composition, color, and technique are inseparable from changing ideals of artistic value. The collection's distinctive strength lies in its juxtaposition of workshop knowledge with interpre...

What does the last T on the Triple T Token stand for? Where did it come from? What did Arcade’s mom do with the token when she had it? And why does Arcade have it now? Arcade and Zoe Livingston have been on a quest for truth ever since the mysterious lady gave Arcade the token, said “Happy Travels,” and then vanished. Now, Arcade Livingston has just one wish on his twelfth birthday: to experience the ests of life. From the highest, lowest, deepest, coldest, and hottest places on Earth to s...

New York City is experiencing the hottest summer on record. Eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston can't keep his cool after receiving this suspicious warning atop the Empire State Building: Things will heat up in all areas to test your mettle. In no time flat, Arcade is tested like never before to use the Triple T token's powerful ways to outsmart a bully, find a place for his best friend to live, and spy on some pesky villains from the 1900s. Meanwhile, sister Zoe thinks controlling the token...

Arcade, Zoe, and their new friend Doug are traveling from New York to Virginia to stay with their cousins and best friends Derek and Celeste. It's a chance for Arcade to feel ""normal"" again after his latest series of adventures. But nothing is normal as long as the Triple T Token is hanging around his neck. Plus, Derek claims he's stumbled upon some troubling information, and now a suspicious person is following him. Arcade wonders if the trouble is related to the token—after all, someon...

Arcade is a twelve-year-old boy who has a unique gift that allows him to travel into another dimension with the special token he received from a mysterious woman. However, he doesn't have an answer when his teachers ask his class the same simple question every year: What do you want to be when you grow up? Arcade begins to pick up books on everything from entrepreneurship to football to piano to card tricks. As he dives into books, he discovers that the possibilities for his future are end...

Permit me in the first place to anticipate the disappointment of any student who opens this book with the idea of finding "wrinkles" on how to draw faces, trees, clouds, or what not, short cuts to excellence in drawing, or any of the tricks so popular with the drawing masters of our grandmothers and still dearly loved by a large number of people. No good can come of such methods, for there are no short cuts to excellence. But help of a very practical kind it is the aim of the following pag...

Witty and "enchanting" reflections on the experience of travel, with a focus on art, music, and literature, by the author of Brave New World ( The Spectator).One of the most renowned and prolific writers of the twentieth century, Aldous Huxley produced not only dystopian fiction like Brave New World and philosophical memoirs like The Doors of Perception, but also insightful travel writing. Here, he discusses his visits to Italy, ...

In "Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers," Arthur W. Dow presents a profound exploration of artistic composition, focusing on the principles of design that underpin visual art. Through a series of meticulously structured exercises, Dow combines practical application with theoretical insights, emphasizing the interplay between form and content. His literary style is didactic yet accessible, catering to both novice students and experienced ...

Permit me in the first place to anticipate the disappointment of any student who opens this book with the idea of finding "wrinkles" on how to draw faces, trees, clouds, or what not, short cuts to excellence in drawing, or any of the tricks so popular with the drawing masters of our grandmothers and still dearly loved by a large number of people. No good can come of such methods, for there are no short cuts to excellence. But help of a very practical kind it is the aim of the following pag...

Kandinsky sees the spiritual life of humanity as a pyramid. The artist must lead the layman to the top of this pyramid through the soulful exercise of art. Kandinsky differentiates between the superficial pleasure art inspires and the inner resonance created when art is considered attentively and allowed to touch the soul. The artist is allowed absolute freedom in order to express their soul's art, but they must not abuse this freedom if they are not expressing a personal inner resonance. ...

"The Art of Spiritual Harmony" is a seminal work by the pioneering abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky. This influential book delves into the profound connection between art and spirituality, presenting Kandinsky's revolutionary ideas on the role of art in expressing the innermost emotions and transcending the material world.Kandinsky, a master of color and form, articulates his belief that art should go beyond mere representation and tap into deeper spiritual truths. He explores the ...