Romans clearly loved their pets & gave them human names. The wealthiest kept gazelles & ibex on their estates as living lawn ornaments. At the same time they imported exotic animals from Africa & then slaughtered them in both gladiatorial combat & cold-blooded spectacle. Animals in Roman Life & Art explores animals in Roman iconography Roman knowledge
- both factual & fanciful
- about various fauna & Roman use of animals for food clothing transport war entertainment religious ceremony & companionship. Arranged by species J.M.C Toynbees magisterial survey ranges from the exotic (the rhinoceros & hippopotamus) to the commonplace (dogs & cats). Toynbee concludes her study with a discussion of Roman beliefs about animalsin the afterlife where according to Virgil the herds will not fear the mighty lion" & "the timid deer will.. .drink beside the hounds"."

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Two fantastic animal tales brought together in one volume for the first time The Quick Brown Fox Cub: " Frisk the fox is a curious cub who just loves exploring! What will he discover when he follows Jenny to school one day?" The Wrong Kind of Bark" Finlay's a real dreamer & he's always getting things wrong. So when he brings his puppy into class it looks like he's heading for big trouble!" ...

Jilly Cooper has written a tribute to the role of animals in wartime. From the pigeons carrying vital messages to & from the beleaguered city during the Seige of Paris to dogs sniffing out mines for the British invasion force in World War II. A vivid record of mans inhumanity to animals & an astonishing story of courage. ...

From pigeons & elephants to parachuting dogs
- millions of animals helped in both world wars. This non-fiction book with fascinating
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Farthing Wood is being bulldozed & a drought means the animals no longer have anywhere to live or drink. Fox Badger Toad Tawny Owl Mole & the other animals band together & leave their ancestral home & set off to move to a far-away nature reserve. Their journey is full of adventure & fraught with disasters: a fire a storm a treacherous river crossing & a hunt. The animals must unite in adversity & in doing so they learn about each other's habits & limitations. This is a story about tolerance cooperation survival & friendship. Both heart-wrenching & heart-warming this classic story continues to appeal & capture children's imaginations. ...

This is a fresh new animal book with charming illustration & wonderful tactile features. Come pet the lovely animals feel their lovely fur & feathers! Stroke the lions mane & tickle the monkeys tummy but beware the snapping crocodile! This is a touch & feel animal book with stylish & endearing illustrations. It is one of twenty new exciting books in the Baby Walker" series. It features charming contemporary artwork to stimulate & excite your babys Imagination. This is a perfect introduction to animals." ...

Bridging digital technologies & traditional play Animatazz gives children of all ages the chance to use their imaginations & unlock their own creativity through the magic of animation whilst learning & having fun at the same time. Characterise the poseable figures with modelling clay to make your characters. Video guide & articulated figures. Upload your movies to youtube myspace i-pod or mobile phone. Requires digital camera (camera / phone / web cam) & windows or mac pc (not supplied). ...

If you have a Wild Unruly or Undisciplined Daugher two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter & Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst. When Amy & Effie Tribble two charming but impoverished spinster sisters lose out on an inheritance they place this advertisement in The Morning Post" & hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client educating them in their School for Manners. Maria Kendall is seemingly a dream client
- beautiful impeccably mannered effortlessly graceful & extremely well dowered. In short she doesnt seem to need the Tribbles help at all. But then the sisters meet her parents & realise that they do have a problem on their hands
- not with the perfect Maria but with her overweening gauche & socially over-ambitious parents!"

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The art. The craft. The business. Animation Writing & Development takes students & animation professionals alike through the process of creating original characters developing a television series feature or multimedia project & writing professional premises outlines & scripts. It covers the process of developing presentation bibles & pitching original projects as well as ideas for episodes of shows already on the air. Animation Writing & Development

Includes:: chapters on animation history on child development (writing for kids) & on storyboarding. It gives advice on marketing & finding work in the industry. It provides exercises for students as well as checklists for professionals polishing their craft. This is a guide to becoming a good writer as well as a successful one.

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Animation is one of the hottest & most creative areas of film-making today. During his more than 40 years in the business Richard Williams has been one of the true innovators & serves as the link between the golden age of animation by hand & the new computer animation successes. In this book based on his sold-out Animation Masterclass in the United States & across Europe" Williams provides the underlying principles of animation that very animator
- from beginner to expert classic animator to computer animation whiz
- needs. Using hundreds of drawings Wiliams distills the secrets of the masters into a working system in order to create a book that has become the standard work on all forms of animatiion for professionals students & fans. This new Expanded edition

Includes:: more on animal action invention & realism with sophisticated animation examples."



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