We live in a world awash in images. The recent technological revolutions in video recording, editing. and distribution are more akin to the development of movable type than any other such revolution in the last 500 years. And yet we are not popularly cognizant of or conversant with the grammar of visual communication, the coded messages of its style, and the practical components of its production. We are largely, in a word, illiterate. But this is...

Full-color photographic puzzles with anywhere from 5 to 10 differences to spot in each. The book is organized into 4 chapters by season with increasing degrees of difficulty (easy, medium, and hard), and an answer key in the back.

A wordless picture book presents a series of scenes, each one from farther away, showing, for example, a boat which becomes the image on a magazine, which is held in a hand, which belongs to a boy, and so on.

"Seventeen traditional American and Chinese songs are written in artist Xu Bing's signature Square Word Calligraphy"--

Beads provide pre-reading skill practice in: color and shape identification, patterning, sorting, and hand-eye coordination. Sort and count beads to develop addition and subtraction skills.

This high contrast baby book features beautiful fine art that is specially designed for a baby's visual development. Plus, the accordion-style format means the book stands upright and is perfect for tummy time! Infants have limited capabilities with vision upon birth and respond well to high-contrast images, which is why this black-and-white contrast book is perfect for their young and growing minds. This beautiful accordion-style board book?provides...

"Crocodile Creek's Day at the Fair 48 piece puzzle will transport you to a fun, whimsical evening at the fair! This observation puzzle features lots of strange and humorous things that are happening at the fair or amusement park. Richly detailed puzzle is 18" x 24" when complete. The uniquely shaped packaging makes storing this puzzle even more fun."--provided by Amazon.com.

Remove one block at a time from below the top layer of the tower and stack it on top. Last player to stack a block without causing the tower to fall wins the game.