Books with author Pamela Johnson

Eminent historian Paul Johnson dazzles with a rich, succinct portrait of Mozart and his musicAs he’s done in Napoleon, Churchill, Jesus, and Darwin, acclaimed historian and author Paul Johnson here offers a concise, illuminating biography of Mozart. Johnson’s focus is on the music—Mozart’s wondrous output of composition and his uncanny gift for instrumentation.Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. Mozart’s gift and skill with instruments was also remarkable as he mastered all of them except the harp. For example, no sooner had the clarinet been invented and introduced than Mozart began playing and composing for it.In addition to his many insights into Mozart’s music, Johnson also challenges the many myths that have followed Mozart, including those about the composer’s health, wealth, religion, and relationships. Always engaging, Johnson offers readers and music lovers a superb examination of Mozart and his glorious music, which is still performed every day in concert halls and opera houses around the world.

A tiny mouse longs to go to sea. But what type of boat would suit a small but adventuresome mouse? She considers all types of boats and finally settles on one she makes herself. “This small picture book is just the right size to do justice to the diminutive tale, and the delightful colored-pencil illustrations are realistically detailed even while portraying the fantastical voyage.”-School Library Journal

Help your children to discover what they need to discover and understand what they need to know about starting and getting on well at school. Great re-usable stickers bring extra fun to every topic and encourage children to look at the pictures carefully, learn from the characters and see how important success is in their own lives. Use the gold stickers to praise and encourage your child's progress, and the special wipe-clean reward chart to record successes. Ages 4+

Meet Tanuki, the adventurous raccoon. He lives behind the barn on the farmer's farm. He has a big job watching over the whole farm and all his animal friends. One day, he unexpectedly happens upon four little mice in the barn, who become his forever friends! Tanuki helps the mice siblings learn a valuable lesson while they solve a mystery. First, the little mice jump to conclusions and learn the hard way that it's better to get all the facts. Then Tanuki and Mama Mouse use teamwork to create the most unusual birthday surprise for the little mice. You'll never guess what it is.

A different time...a different place...What if you were there? This facinating book is making its trade debut just in time for Women's History Month and the 2008 presidential campaign season.There was a time that girls and women in the United States could not: wear pants; play sports on a team; ride a bicycle; or go to college. That all began to change in 1848, when American women (and some men) met in Seneca Falls, NY, at the first convention for women's rights held anywhere in the world. In the familiar question-and-answer format, this installment in the acclaimed If You Lived... history series tells the exciting story of how women worked to get equal rights with men, culminating in the 19th amendment to the Constitution and giving women the right to vote.

Meet Tanuki, the adventurous raccoon. He lives behind the barn on the farmer's farm. He has a big job watching over the whole farm and all his animal friends. One day, he unexpectedly happens upon four little mice in the barn, who become his forever friends! Tanuki helps the mice siblings learn a valuable lesson while they solve a mystery. First, the little mice jump to conclusions and learn the hard way that it's better to get all the facts. Then Tanuki and Mama Mouse use teamwork to create the most unusual birthday surprise for the little mice. You'll never guess what it is.

Even the youngest child can begin to enjoy favorite tales from the Bible in this colorful 'see and say' storybook. Children love to join in by saying the picture words aloud, and as their recognition and understanding develop, their confidence and reading skills will grow. - Includes picture word guide - A great aid for encouraging snd developing reading skills - Perfect for sharing together or for children to e3njoy by themselves - Ideal for storytime, bedtime or just about anytime