Batik yang sering disebut sebagai warisan budaya nenek moyang bangsa Indonesia yang memiliki nilai adiluhung dan harus dilestarikan itu, sebenarnya hanya dapat diklaim oleh "batik klasik". Bukan batik kekinian yang diproduksi atas nama tren mode, tuntutan selera pasar yang sama sekali sudah tidak punya "roh" atau "jiwa". Motif batik yang tergolong klasik jumlahnya ribuan, tetapi di antara it…
'In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop... There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth, stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white' The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter becomes embroiled in the…
Did you know that many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs started early in life? They sold apples, shoveled snow, sold products to their friends, and much, much more. In business, it’s essential to start early, and it’s certainly never early enough to ignite the flame for entrepreneurship in your children. This book inspires your child to start a venture, build it, lear…
Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can't understand it--how can he be in a bad mood when it's SUCH a beautiful day? They have lots of suggestions for how to make him feel better. But Jim can't take all the advice...and has a BIT of a meltdown. Could it be that he just needs a day to feel grumpy?
Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn’t built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind.
Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when she gets a chance to play a part in Peter Pan, she knows exactly who she wants to be. Remarkable watercolor illustrations give full expression to Grace's high-flying imagination.
When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. On every page were these words: NO, DAVID!... and a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. Now David is all grown up. But some things never change...
Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her," says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again?