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Autobiographies. bibliography biography Board books. board books. Livres tout carton.Hoban, Tana
Summary: Before babies can see color clearly, they respond to the high contrast between black and white. This accordion-style foldout board book is sturdy enough to stand on its own, is ideal for little hands, and features Tana Hoban's bold and iconic black-and-white images of familiar objects along with full-color photographs of adorable babies interacting with those objects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2024
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Summary: "Art historian Amy Herman has trained experts from many fields how to perceive and communicate better. By showing people how to look closely at images, she helps them hone their 'visual intelligence', a set of skills we all possess but few of us know how to use properly. Whether you want to be more effective on the job, more empathetic toward your loved ones, or more alert to the trove of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 152.14 HERNational Geographic Society (U. S.)
Summary: Presents a collection of vivid optical illusions, encompassing a wide range of visual tricks and deceptive eye puzzles, from images that appear to move to perplexing distortions and hidden objects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152.14 XTRXu, Bing
Summary: "Seventeen traditional American and Chinese songs are written in artist Xu Bing's signature Square Word Calligraphy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793 XUCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793 XUGrandin, Temple
Summary: "A quarter of a century after her first book, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin--the "anthropologist from Mars," as Oliver Sacks dubbed her--transforms our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously understood, she reveals, and a more varied...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.14 GRASarcone, Gianni A
Summary: A second collection of optical illusions and puzzles introduces key scientific concepts about perspective and perception that reveal how the mind enables people to experience interesting impressions through static images.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2015
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Summary: "On a clear May afternoon at the end of his junior year at Harvard, Howard Axelrod left his dorm-room to play a pick-up game of basketball. In the skirmish for a loose ball, a boy's finger hooked behind Axelrod's eyeball and severed his optic nerve. Permanently blinded in his right eye, Axelrod returned a week later to the same dorm-room, but to a different world. A world where nothing looked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AXELROD, HOWARD AXEEdwards, Betty
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Art Draw EdwardsForbes, Rob.
Summary: This accessible handbook from design guru Rob Forbes uncovers the beauty in the commonplace and reveals how visual thinking can enrich our lives. In friendly text complemented by photographs taken on his travels around the world, Forbes explains how to appreciate the design elements that surround us in the built environment. Linking broad concepts such as composition and materiality to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 715 FORHoban, Tana.
Summary: White silhouttes against a black background depict such objects as a pacifier, stroller, balloon, and chair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD HOBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Hoban 1994Marmor, Michael F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 701.08 MARWick, Walter
Summary: Presents a series of optical illusions and explains what is seen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152.148 WICCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Find Me 152.8 Wick 1998Silverman, Linda Kreger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delson Pub. 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 Fichner-RathusHoffman, Donald D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.14 HOFShepard, Roger N.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.H. Freeman and Co. 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.148 SHEEhlert, Lois.
Summary: Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EHLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EHLCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC EHLHoban, Tana.
Summary: Black silhouettes against white background depict different mother animals and their young, from one sheep to five ducks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 1994
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE Board Hoban 1994Nicolaides, Kimon
Contents: Contour and gesture -- The comprehension of gesture -- Weight and the modelled drawing -- Memory drawing and other quick studies -- The modelled drawing in ink-the daily composition -- The modelled drawing in water color-right-angle study -- Emphasis on contour-the head -- Special form studies -- An approach to the subject of technique -- The simple proportions-effort -- The study of drapery --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1969
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 NicolaidesWade, Robert A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Light Books 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.42 WADSummary: Name a classic cartoon character and it's bound to come from Looney Tunes. Bugs Bunny, Foghorn Leghorn, Tasmanian Devil, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian, and Sylvester and Tweety are just some of the favorites appearing in this fabulous collection of beautifully rendered 3-D images sure to be loved by young and old.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 LOOFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W.H. Freeman 1986
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Summary: "Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this "perception" gap to their advantage. When it comes to setting and meeting goals, we are often susceptible to perceptual illusions: We think we are closer or further away depending on our mindset, and we might handicap ourselves by looking only at the big picture or too...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2020