Reel Culture is for the young person who is curious about film history and wants to be the one at the party who knows what Casablanca was about or who made the LBD (little black dress) hot in Breakfast at Tiffany's. From Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reel Culture explores the 50 most influential--yet often unknown to teens--films of the 20th century.
Written by two highly experienced teachers, Time to Move provides everything you need for Junior Cycle PE. Fully complies with NCCA-designated CBA assessmentsLearning Outcomes explicitly lead the activitiesClosely aligned to Junior Cycle Wellbeing Guidelines and IndicatorsA variety of engaging Individual, Group and Class Activities help students develop different elements of the Junior Cycle Key Skills in a meaningful wayClear templates assist in preparing and conducting CBAs in each strandPE P...
Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound
by James Rhodes
In a stunning and innovative performance, piano maestro James Rhodes introduces today’s readers to seven of the greatest composers of all time. Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock stars. Open your mind to some of the most breathtaking and magnificent pieces of music ever created, and find out why the rebels and revolutionaries who wrote them are responsible for every track on your phone today. Discover their backstories...
Scottish Dance (Collins Little Books)
by The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
A perfect introduction to the world of Scottish dance written by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, including a short history of Scottish dancing. The book takes you through simple ceilidh moves to more complex formations and set dances, illustrated through diagrams and photos. Popular traditional dances are featured, such as 'Dashing White Sergeant', 'Eightsome Reel', 'Strip the Willow' and 'Cumberland Reel'. This comprehensive collection also contains several lesser...
A beautiful concertina book detailing a night at the Ballet - the pristine theatre, audience and performance on one side and the back-stage bustle and nerves on the other. Based on a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, the images are not only inspired by the dramatic story but also the atmosphere of a working dance venue. Zhu illustrates the orchestra, the boxes and even the entrance hall and ticket office. Back-stage are ropes and pulleys, stage hands and prop handlers, ballerinas nervously...
Producing in TV and Film (Exploring Careers in TV and Film)
by Gerry Boehme
How Rent Made It to the Stage (Getting to Broadway)
by George Capaccio
I Think Differently I am me, I Am Proud To Be Me
by Kylen S Barron and Journey A Barron
This is the ultimate unofficial guide to Stranger Things! Now updated with all new Season 4 content and Season 5 speculation! If you love 80s references, scary monsters, playing Dungeons and Dragons, riding your bike, hanging with your friends and saving the world, then this show is for you, and this guide is all you need! Now packed with even more fun facts about your favourite episodes, character profiles, new series speculation, awesome pi...
Heroes in Contemporary British Culture (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)
by Barbara Korte and Nicole Falkenhayner
This book explores how British culture is negotiating heroes and heroisms in the twenty-first century. It posits a nexus between the heroic and the state of the nation and explores this idea through British television drama. Drawing on case studies including programmes such as The Last Kingdom, Spooks, Luther and Merlin, the book explores the aesthetic strategies of heroisation in television drama and contextualises the programmes within British public discourses at the time of their production...
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and South Park (Contemporary Cartoon Creators)
by Adam Woog
These six mini board books are the perfect introduction to Mr Tumble and his friends from Something Special. Enjoy the books and then flip them over to make your very own Mr Tumble puzzle picture - then pop them back into their little box to keep them save and tidy for another day!
Unravel the secrets of the Star Wars universe with this wonderfully illustrated infographic book. How fast is a Star Destroyer? How big is a Death Star? What is the lifespan of a Wookiee? How many people can fit inside the Cantina? Includes all you need to know about the ships, characters, locations and movie moments from the first six films in the franchise. Explore Star Wars through infographics! Look out for Star Wars Dot to Dot Star Wars Galaxy of Colouring Star Wars Doodles St...
Just William's Plays (Outlaws Club Books)
by Richmal Crompton
To understand Shakespeare's plays, you need to know about the theatres and the audiences they were written for. Find out about how the plays were performed, and the actors who played in them. Discover what audiences were like when Shakespeare's plays were first performed and if theatres in Tudor England were comfortable places to visit. You will also find out which actors played the female characters in Shakespeare's theatre.