People will do absolutley anything for youth. . .if they can risk horrible infections with face-lifts, and worse things from liposuction, then they can accept the risk of a little plastic." Ex Yale pre-med Jamie Angelo is part artist and part alchemist. His work is a modern miracle of computer imaging and scientific engineering. A technique light-years beyond medicine. A creation so revolutionary the world must never know. He can reimagine and reinvent you as he transforms your old, unlovley flesh into a masterpiece of ageless beauty. He is not God. But he is close. To ambitious downtown performance artist Jaishree Manglai--about to become his most radical experiment--Jamie is the ultimate fantasy. . .a dark erotic obsession that knows no bounds. . .a master illusionist who turns every woman's shattered hope for the few who can choose to wear beauty's monstrous-and deadly-face. . . From the Paperback edition.
Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom from internationally acclaimed artist Brian Wildsmith. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an extraordinary illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal’s essence is strikingly captured, from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots, while panoramic pictures give a real sense of the animals’ habitats. Collective nouns — some familiar, others wonderfully surprising — are used to describe each group of animals. Brian Wildsmith’s stunning illustrations will inspire a love of nature and a respect for animals from the earliest age.
This story by Brian Wildsmith is now available as a Big Book to help in the teaching of reading. Like all the books in the 'Cat on the Mat' series, this book has a simple, repetitive text, bold pictures, and a good sense of humour.
A truly beautiful picture book, in which Brian Wildsmith sets out the life of Jesus: his birth, his childhood in Nazareth, his baptism and temptation, his teaching and miracles, and finally the entry in to Jerusalem, culminating in his death and resurrection. ·Brian Wildsmith is one of the great figures of children's illustration of the 20th century, and celebrates forty years of publishing with OUP in 2002 ·Brian's work has been consistently ground-breaking: his first books were published using revolutionary printing techniques, and he has even published a book with a Japanese princess ·There is a museum in Kyoto dedicated solely to his paintings, which attracts visitors from all around the world 'This brightly illustrated book convey[s] the Bible story with great dignity and impact.' - The Guardian 'Pictures to be dreamed over, and meditated upon, over and over again.' - TES
There are lots of things to do and discover in this pop-up version of Noah's Ark. There are doors to open and tabs to move. Suggested level: junior, primary.
In this beautifully illustrated picture book, now available for the first time in paperback, Brian Wildsmith tells the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in a series of wonderful scenes, framed by gold. We read the touching story of Mary's parents, Anna and Joachim, the birth and childhood of Mary, her marriage to Joseph and the visit by the angel Gabriel. We then travel with Mary to Bethlehem and witness the magic of the Nativity. We watch Jesus growing up in Nazareth and Mary's sadness as he leaves to preach the gospel. We join Mary as she is plunged into grief by the cross and then share her joy in the resurrection. Finally we see Mary's assumption into heaven.
The sun wakes up the rooster who crows and wakes up the goose who honks and wakes up the sheep who bleat and so on until all the farm animals wake the farmer who feeds them.
A bilingual book to celebrate the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Two moles, one French, one English, decide to dig a hole under the English Channel to see each other. The book has a hole running through it, and a moveable wheel in the middle.
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