Books with author David Nicholson

This book is an inspiration. The author has taught Art for almost two decades at a school for children with physical disabilities, working with them from nursery to school-leaving age. His conviction that their artistic creativity was inhibited only by physical limitation is more than justified by the evidence he puts before us here. Through using computers the pupils have produced exciting and often brilliant work, some of it shown on these pages.David Nicholls describes the techniques he has employed, with a clarity and detail that will be immediately helpful to teachers using computers in Art classes in schools. Equally significant, however, is his own approach - both to creativity itself and to the young people who have had the good fortune to be taught by him.Pooling Ideas has much to say to teachers of Art in all schools and also to all those working with children and young people who have Special Educational Needs.

Obertine is an exceptional little girl who longs to have a pet of her own to care for, despite her mother's disapproval. By chance she is granted the opportunity when she comes to the aid of Ober, a mistreated zoo lion. Together they secretly embark on a mission to make the world a better place, to champion the helpless, and to rescue those in need. Ober and Obertine is a children's book that doesn't talk down to children, with humor and language that can be appreciated by all ages. Providing wonderful opportunities to interact and teach, it is a treat for parents to read aloud, and for older children to read on their own.