Hollywood - nine big white letters against the Hollywood Hills. Every year millions of people come from all over the world and look up at this famous sign. Why do they come? They come to see the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and to see the hand and foot prints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Salvador Dali and the Surrealists: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities (For Kids series)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction | 15 March 2010
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The bizarre and often humorous creations of René Magritte, Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, and other surrealists are showcased in this activity guide for young artists.
Dalí's controversial life is explored while children trace the roots of some familiar modern images.
These wild and wonderful activities include making Man Ray-inspired solar prints, filming a dreamscape video, writing surrealist poetry, making collages, and assembling art with found objects.
Wonderfully Whimsical Quilts: 10 Playful Projects to Make You Smile
Colour splashed quilts with a sense of humour Easy, fun techniques including super-fast fusible applique 10 projects, all with full-size patterns - no need to enlarge Quilts you can finish quickly - some even in a single weekend! Play with color and have fun with your fabrics, including novelty prints and flannels! Make cherished gifts for kids of all ages!
At 9a.m on 31st December a man gets onto the packed escalator of a metro station and fires a silenced machine gun through a paper bag. In the confusion, he escapes without being spotted. A note is delivered to the mayor of Washington, D.C. demanding $20 million. If no payment is made, the writer will instruct the gunman to strike again at 4p.m., 8p.m. and midnight. The mayor decides to pay up. But then a man is killed in a hit and run accident – his fingerprints match the prints on the note. With the brains behind the operation dead, there’s no way of stopping the gunman from killing again, and again, and again...