Spot and his friends are playing a fun game of hide-and-seek. A large flap on every page reveals a brilliant pop-up surprise each time, as the friends are discovered one by one.
Spot and Dad are off to the aquarium - but will Spot find the clownfish he's looking for? Curious minds will love exploring the aquarium with Spot in this colourful board book, which features a sturdy novelty to slide, push, jiggle or pull on every spread . . . The gentle narrative is perfect for reading aloud, whilst the interactive novelty on every spread helps children to engage and explore.
Intricacies of the human psyche baffle greatly many times. It is difficult at such times to understand the motivating factors for certain behaviours when considered by rational minds. "Seek and ye shall find" says the scripture (cf. Matt. 7: 7), and this implies that people get what they seek. Derailments often happen to the not very circumspect seekers and the not very knowledgeable seekers. Over-focusing on one's grand desire without any cautionary review along the way often portends a possible aberrant outcome with possible unwholesome consequences. The thrust of this special discourse is on one endeavor that is necessarily undertaken by every human being - Seeking. Seeking the Deity (cf. Acts 17: 26-28) is what this is all about. Can a person seeking God find something else? Seeking can be dicey, so too can be lack of knowledge. This guide, therefore, comes handy to make a hearty offer, vitally equipped.
The best art has the uncanny ability not only to give pleasure to those who view it but also to led to a desire to respond. The best artists are a force for all art, and renowned Gullah artist Jonathan Green's work has inspired a wide range of responses from artists around the world. In Seeking we see how Green's art prompts works of poetry, prose, and memoir. Seeking's evocative power lies in the intimacy of this dialogue, which speaks to the shared sense of landscape and culture that Green stirs in these writers, ranging from close friends and fellow artists from his home state of South Carolina to nationally established authors who regard Green's work as an important cultural institution. The contributors have allowed themselves to be challenged by Green's brilliance, his honesty, his intense spirituality, and his deep love of people. Inspired by a personal quest toward induction into a spiritual community, Green's painting Seeking is rich with history, myth, and truth. The writers in this collection have found fertile ground for their own responses to Green's work, and the result is an engaging and enlivening chorus of celebratory voices. Edited by Kwame Dawes and Marjory Wentworth, this collection features eleven color paintings by Green in addition to a preface on the history of the project, information on the painting Seeking, and an artist's statement.
Mormons have long had an outsized presence in American culture and politics, but they remain largely unknown to most Americans. Recent years have seen the political prominence of Mormons taken to a new level - including the presidential candidacy of Republican Mitt Romney, the prominent involvement of Mormons in the campaign for California's Proposition 8 (anti-gay marriage), and the ascendancy of Democrat Harry Reid to the position of Senate Majority Leader. This book provides the most thorough examination ever written of Mormons' place in the American political landscape - what Mormons are like politically and how non-Mormons respond to Mormon candidates. However, this is a book about more than Mormons. As a religious subculture in a pluralistic society, Mormons are a case study of how a religious group balances distinctiveness and assimilation - a question faced by all faiths.
Can you find what's hidden? Explore new worlds as you search for people, animals, and objects on each page! Search for a winged lion in Venice, a surfer in Sydney, a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, a historic emperor in Beijing, a famous park in Nairobi, and much more! Learn how a king of Jaipur built giant tools to study the stars, and what's buried beneath the streets of Paris. Check out ballet in Moscow and sports in Dubai! Each page of this Seek and Find book is a window into the history and cultures of the world we share! Every page is packed with things to discover and colorful characters to spot, making the book fun to revisit again and again. Colorful images bring facts and history to life. Things to find are presented visually on each spread, so kids not yet reading can search, too. Great for parents and young children to share together, and for older kids to try on their own. Hardcover. Full color throughout. 32 pages. 9-3/4 inches wide by 12 inches high. Ages 3 to 9.