Elizabeth is desperate to play the piano in the school concert. Only one student can be chosen and her rival Arabella is practicing hard! Elizabeth knows Arabella is very good, so she spends every waking minute practicing. But piano practice leaves Elizabeth with no extra time, and exams are looming. Will the Naughtiest Girl have to stay in her grade another year?
Kumpulan esai Seno Gumira Ajidarma yang sebelumnya pernah diterbitkan dalam "Affair" (2004) dan "Kentut Kosmopolitan" (2008), ditambah beberapa tulisan di Djakarta! free-mag (hingga tahun 2013) yang belum pernah diterbitkan sebelumnya. -------------- “Kota bukanlah hutan beton, kota adalah kebun binatang manusia.” —Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo, 1969 Pernah membayangkan n…
Travel back in time with this visual guide to the history of human conflict, tracing the evolution of technology and tactics from the ancient world to the American Civil War! Combining beautiful nineteenth century engravings, artwork, and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern text, The History of Warfare narrates humankind's timeless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on…
Jika Anda hanya diberikan 30 menit untuk berhadapan dengan anak-anak, hal terbaik apa yang bisa Anda lakukan? Tanyakan pada Jim Trelease dan pasti dia akan menjawab, “Membacakan buku dengan nyaring.” Membacakan buku, selain sebagai sumber informasi dan imajinasi, juga mampu mempererat ikatan antara orangtua dan anak. Teknik membaca nyaring (read aloud) juga terbukti meningkatkan kemampua…
Tak ada tanda-tanda istimewa saat Raden Ayu Rajapermas – istri Raden Rangga Somanagara seorang Patih Kadipaten Bandung melahirkan putri keduanya – Raden Dewi Sartika – selain kebahagiaan. Tetapi kemudian Dewi Sartika – sang aktivis dan pelopor pendidikan dari Pasundan – itu melewati waktu dengan kehebohan demi kehebohan.
Warfare is a topic on which a seemingly endless number of books are published; this is one which is fully justified. The most obviously outstanding feature of the volume is its scope, with a world-wide range of ancient civilizations covered, from the familiar Greeks and Romans, to Egypt and the Near East, Celts, central Europeans, Olmecs, Aztecs and Incas, and the early armies of China, Japan a…
The perfect book for aspiring artists. The book is packed full of step-by-step projects for crafty kids eager to discover the secrets to creating a masterpiece. Paint like Jackson Pollock, sculpt like Henry Moore, and make paper cut-outs like Matisse! With a mixture of simple and challenging projects, readers can learn how to emulate the greatest artists from history and modern times. Activitie…
"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his sci…