Books with title Creativity: Around the World

A Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist follows three dauntless adventurers on a Jules Verne-inspired challenge: circling the world, solo! As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before--a feat assuring fame if not fortune--attracted the fearless in droves. Three hardy spirits stayed the course: In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey on a bicycle, the kind with a big front wheel. In 1889, pioneer reporter Nellie Bly embarked on a global race against time that assumed the heights of spectacle, ushering in the age of the American celebrity. And in 1895, retired sea captain Joshua Slocum quietly set sail on a thirty-six-foot sloop, braving pirates and treacherous seas to become the first person to sail around the world alone. With cinematic pacing and deft, expressive art, acclaimed graphic novelist Matt Phelan weaves a trio of epic journeys into a single bold tale of three visionaries who set their sights on nothing short of the world.

In the 16th century there were many people who didnt know much about the world. They knew that planet Earth was sphere-shaped, but nobody had ever sailed right around the globe. There were still many oceans to explore and new countries and trade routes to discover. Adventurers were keen to sail in new directions to reach the other side of the world.

Around the World in Seventy Years is a detailed narrative of the exciting ministry experiences that have followed author Betty Smith's prayer of availability to God. Since 1985, she has taken sixteen mission trips to places as close as New York City and Mexico and as far away as China and Siberia. As a channel for the flow of God's love, she has received beauty for ashes, according to the promise of Isaiah 61: 3.

The music of other cultures is the starting point for this book which encourages pupils of all abilities to express creativity through music and appreciate a variety of musical traditions - an important element in the National Curriculum. Each of nine projects explores a different country or continent, for example, Israel, Japan, Africa, West Indies, USA. The graphic scores - best described as sound pictures - help students to read and play music and to recreate the musical atmosphere of each place. A variety of songs are included throughout, folk songs, calypsos, jazz and rounds - some of which are in the language of the country in an interesting but simple way. A 'Things to do' section helps build a cultural picture of the country as well as fostering a deeper understanding of and respect for the music and customs of other nations.