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A beautiful edition of retellings - including tales from East Asia,re-told for young readers. Part of the Scholastic Classics collection: introducing generationsof book lovers to timeless stories, repackaged especially foryoung readers

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Can you make a noise like a trumpet? How do you sing the blues? This bright and busy book provides a fun first look at music, and is jam-packed with things for busy little fingers to try!This vibrant little book is the perfect introduction to music for children aged 4-6. Featuring 10 need-to-know movements from Jazz to Hip Hop, learn all about each one and its defining characteristics, before trying your hand at creating your own funky beats!

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Can you make a face with vegetables? How do you paint a dream? This bright and busy book provides a fun first look at art concepts, and is jam-packed with things for busy little fingers to try!This vibrant little book is the perfect introduction to modern art for children aged 4-6. Featuring 10 need-to-know movements from Pop Art to Surrealism, learn all about each one and its defining characteristics, before trying your hand at creating your own! Paint like Picasso, colour like a Cubist and mark-make like Monet.WINNER of the silver award at the Right Start Awards 2022!

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DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH ARTExploring Southeast Asia with Chuah Thean Teng takes the reader through the Malaysian batik painter‘s life in Penang, Malaysia, where Chuah opened a batik factory following WWII. Focusing on his life after the closure of his batik factory, we see how Chuah persevered to make art with batik, becoming the father of batik painting. Through Chuah’s paintings, readers will learn about the importance of batik in Malaysia's art world as well as the techniques of batik and batik painting. Chuah's artworks were featured in UNESCO’s greeting cards in 1989. Readers will also get a glimpse of a Malaysian kampung and a Malaysian way of life.

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A gorgeously illustrated introduction to Chinese New Year, written by Eva Wong Nava and illustrated by Li Xin. 'Twelve animals, one for each year, each one with their own special powers. It all started with a race to cross the most heavenly of rivers.' Chinese New Year is right around the corner and Mai-Anne is so excited! As her family start decorating the house, there's a knock on the door... her grandmother, Nai Nai, has arrived! They start their celebrations with a traditional meal filled with fish for good luck, noodles for long life, dumplings for blessings and a WHOLE chicken. Then after dinner Nai Nai tells the story of how Chinese New year began, with the Great Race! Join Mai-Anne as she learns about twelve animals and their special powers in the story of how Chinese New Year began! A beautifully illustrated introduction to the true meaning of Chinese New Year and family traditions for little ones A love letter to all the grandparents in the world Features some non-fiction facts on the last pages for especially curious minds about Chinese New Year, including different countries' traditions Illustrations of China Towns around the world on the first and last pages Written and illustrated by two brilliantly talented Asian women

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DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH ARTExploring Southeast Asia with Anita Magsaysay-Ho focuses on the Filipina artist who was part of a group of artists known as the Thirteen Moderns in the Philippines. She was the only woman in the group. Magsaysay-Ho is a Social Realist painter who documented the life and culture of the Philippines in the early 20th century. Through her art, the story will take readers through the history of the Philippines and how women formed a large part of the labour force. The story invites young readers to examine the life of a female artist, the constraints as well as the liberty of being the only woman in a group of renowned male artists.

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