Exploring Clay with Children covers the basics of clay making and offers guidance for class and home projects. The text is highly illustrated with step by step instructions and full colour examples of pupils finished work. This is a lovely touch and should inspire parents and teachers to experiment with clay making. The quality of the pupils work is impressive and proves what an excit ...

Synopsis: This book discusses how to successfully help primary children make sculptures with a varied selection of materials, including clay, plaster of Paris, wire, wood and found objects. Practical information is included and it is illustrated with photographs and examples.

Review: This book is short and slim, and yet manages to pack in a wealth of information. The write ...

Synopsis: Artist Sophie Benini Pietromarchi takes readers on a journey through the world of the book, giving ideas and tips on how to make books from everyday materials.

Review: This lovely book is packed full of exciting collage and ideas for anyone who's interested in making their own book.

'Books are like houses' reads the opening line. The a ...

Synopsis: a balanced and in-depth look at the life and work of one of the most infamous names in modern art, Andy Warhol.

Review: ‘Andy Warhol’ by Isabel Kuhl is, as the title makes very clear, a book about a single artist.

 Warhol is often used as the main example when studying Pop Art, and this well-written and fascinating book details his life, hi ...

Synopsis:All new read and respond provides you with everything you need to share Kensukes Kingom with you class.

Review: I have used Read and Respond books in the past and have found them useful to dip into. I imagine this may be the same for this new series. However, this particular guide looks very useful and I am desperately hoping to try it out at some point in the n ...

The Dictionary of Perfect Spelling holds over 20,000 entries designed to help both children and adults improve their spelling. Accessible to even the most reluctant speller, each page is divided in half with two columns. Correctly spelt words are printed in black and wrong spellings are printed in red. The misspellings are mainly phonetic, but also include common incorrect attempts wh ...

100 inspirational ideas for teaching writing is designed for both Key Stage Three and GCSE English teaching. Ideas range from developing an understanding of the writing process, assessment, general ideas, to setting interesting and engaging tasks and each one has been successfully tried and tested in schools.

A valuable pocket book resource for both newly qualified and experienced teach ...

Synopsis: Sue Palmer provides a range of easy-to-follow tips and strategies to help parents solve the complex problems of child rearing. This book combines common sense with up-to-date research.

Review: Detoxing Childhood is geared to parents of the twenty-first century. The book is divided into three distinct sections. The first section is full of excellent and practical ...

Synopsis: This is the third edition to a detailed exploration of women and their contributions to visual culture throughout history.

Review: This is a challenging book. It is often a set text at undergraduate level and is invaluable for anyone studying art history or cultural studies. I found it fascinating.  It is very up-to-date, with the last two chapters conc ...

Synopsis: A wide ranging and engaging exploration of the history of colour in art.

Review: This is a scholarly yet accessible book which explores colour through art rather than science. Though it is not a book for teachers, nor students, it would be a useful addition to a sixth form library as a general text for those interested in critical and contextual studies.

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