Richard Thomson
Author
Publisher
National Gallery Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In an innovative approach, Richard Thomson considers Claude Monet's paintings of buildings in their environment, offering a reappraisal of an artist more often associated with landscapes, seascapes and gardens. Buildings fulfilled various roles in Monet's canvases; some are chiefly compositional devices while others throw into sharp contrast the forms of man-made construction against the irregularity of nature, or suggest the absent presence of humans....
11) Mammal
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Reveals the most amazing facts and folklore about our favorite furry animals. Towering or tiny, ferocious or friendly, mammals trot, hop, swim, and soar. Meet the creatures that make up this huge and varied family.
12) Seashore
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Dives into the front line between land and sea. From crashing waves and blasting winds to placid tide pools, discover what makes our coastlines so alluring to the masses of wildlife and humans who gather there.
13) Prehistoric life
Series
Publisher
DK Vision
Pub. Date
[2009, c1996]
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.
15) Desert
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture.