Word search puzzles (My friends Tigger and Pooh ). Level 1

Now, the youngest, beginning readers can play a little hide-and-seek on the page with word searches designed just for them. Everything’s simple and basic, so children will have lots of fun while they’re learning.

In this wonderfully polished, scholarly treatment of children and play from Colonial times to the present, Chudacoff uses excellent historical methodology and perceptive psychological insights, putting primary sources to good use, as he presents an illustrated, chronological history of children at play from ages six to 12.

The Germanic Languages

 The book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, providing a detailed account of key topics in their morphology, phonology and syntax. The organization of natural language data provided makes “The Germanic Languages” an easily accessible resource for language learners and instructors as it is a thorough treatment of the structure of Germanic languages past and present.

 

The Sourcebook of Nonverbal Measures:Going Beyond Words

The Sourcebook of Nonverbal Measures provides a comprehensive discussion of research choices for investigating nonverbal phenomena. The volume presents many of the primary means by which researchers assess nonverbal cues. Editor Valerie Manusov has collected both well-established and new measures used in researching nonverbal behaviors, illustrating the broad spectrum of measures appropriate for use in research, and providing a critical resource for future studies.

Japanese Gardens: Right Angle and Natural Form

Japanese Gardens is a 239 page historical visual spiritual odyssey through man's interpretation of nature in confined space. Chapter subheadings focus atmosphere: Gardens as mindscapes, Gardens as subsitutes for travel, Gardens of seclusion, Gardens of austerity, Gardens of joy.
Drawings, b/w and color photos illustrate the history and evolution of Japanese garden design.
The book Intimate Spaces by Joe Earle, exclusively color photographs of spiritual gardens, is a fine complement to Nitschke's book with it's comprehensive written text.