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The Owl Service is a low fantasy novel for young adults by Alan Garner, published by Collins in 1967.Set in modern Wales, it is an adaptation of the story of the mythical Welsh woman Blodeuwedd, an "expression of the myth" in the author's words.
The Shapes Project is a combinatorial system designed by the American artist Allan McCollum, in 2005-2006, to produce unique two-dimensional "shapes." The system allows for the making of enough unique shapes for every person on the planet to have one of their own. It also allows the shapes to be kept track of in such a way as to ensure that no ...
It starts with the retro appeal of old styles of art, clothing, mores, and then grafts modern or futuristic technologies onto it, creating a mélange of past, present, and future elements. Steampunk , a term applying both to the retrojection of futuristic technology into an alternative Victorian age, and the application of neo-Victorian styles ...
Barbara Hazen, illustrations by Irma Wilde Ookpik in the City (Big Golden Book, 1968) Bruce Hiscock Ookpik: The Travels of a Snowy Owl (Boyds Mills Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-59078-461-7 ) Dennis Lee , illustrations by Frank Newfeld , an ookpik features in the book of poems, Alligator Pie ( Macmillan Publishers of Canada , ISBN 978-1-55263-338-0 )
Pattern blocks were developed, along with a Teacher's Guide to their use, [1] at the Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts as part of the Elementary Science Study (ESS) project. [5] The first Trial Edition of the Teacher's Guide states: "Work on Pattern Blocks was begun by Edward Prenowitz in 1963.
This book is done entirely in silhouette, exploring the different shapes of objects. The characters of two children, a boy and a girl are in dialogue about shapes. The two exchange their thoughts on how different shapes and objects are from each other. They exchange ideas of how big and small some objects are.
Binakael (binakel, binakol, binakul [1]) (transliterated, "to do a sphere") is a type of weaving pattern traditional in the Philippines. Patterns consisting entirely of straight lines are woven so as to create the illusion of curves and volumes. [2] A sense of motion is also sought. [3] Designs are geometric, but often representational.