Self-interest tells us to enjoy, while letting others bear the cost of, such public goods as civil order, defence, social welfare and much of the rest of the moral and material underpinnings of society. However, in order to assure their provision, we agree to be coerced to pay for them as long as everybody else is coerced too. This book provides a novel account of the public goods dilemma. The author shows how the social contract, in its quest for fairness, actually helps to breed the parasitic...
Puppeteers have enthralled audiences for millennia with their unique charm, not just telling stories but enacting history, sharing knowledge, and preserving culture. In this dazzling and immersive volume based on the 2019 exhibition Shadows, Strings and Other Things (UBC Museum of Anthropology), puppets from all corners of the globe are resplendent in striking photographs that illustrate texts from ten scholars and puppeteers. Bodies of Enchantment highlights still-vital traditional puppetry pra...
."..uses colorful illustrations accompanied by step-by-step instructions to produce attractive and fun-to-use finished products....The fact that the materials needed to construct each puppet are readily available makes it even easier for a parent, teacher, or caregiver to sit down with a child and share some quality time together....A dragon puppet made from construction paper and popsicle sticks, a frog fashioned from an empty cereal box, and Humpty Dumpty made from a paper plate are a few exam...
Each 10-minute play includes a full script, and detailed directions for making the puppets and all of the scenery, a listing of the props and materials needed, and a grade level indication. There are also instructions for making two Old Barn theaters with inexpensive materials to give your show a "professional" look.
In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts. From jointed, wood-carved figures of Christ, saintly marionettes that performed hagiographical dramas, experimental puppets and automata in Cervantes' Don Quixote, and the mechanical sets around which playwright CalderOn de la Barca devised secular magic shows to decon...
Puppetry is an exciting, flexible, malleable art form that can engage the creative forces of children or adults. Puppets can not only tell a story, they can be used to enhance the curriculum, present an idea or a concept in a compelling way, or teach any number of necessary skills. Children and adults presenting a puppet play are given a sense of their own inventive power. This reference work offers an A to Z view of working with puppets. It covers everything from the basic strategies of...
Horses Coloring Book (Horses Coloring Book, #2)
by Copter Publishing
Illustrated instructions for making various kinds of puppets, creating scenery, and putting on plays.
Kermit Tea Sipping Notebook - A5 Lined Notebook 6 x 9 inches (15 x 22 cm) - 120 pages
by Sepia Notebooks
Leaving America: The New Expatriate Generation
by Professor John R Wennersten
Effective Behaviour Management in the Primary Classroom
by Fiona Shelton, Simon Brownhill, and Shelton
Learn a range of effective behaviour management techniques for your classroom! Successful teaching and learning requires a thorough understanding of how to implement a range of effective behaviour management approaches, strategies and philosophies. It is not only essential to put be able to put these approaches into practice, but also have an understanding of the reasoning behind the behaviour and the underlying theoretical perspectives to maintain an effective working environment. Through the u...
Puppet Costumes (Learning Exchange Activity Book)
by Sidney Martin and Dana McMillan
Japanese Writing Practice Book
by Japanese Writing Practice Bo Publishing