Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy: for School & Home


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Enjoy the art of calligraphy in school or at home with this hands-on book designed for ages 7 and up. Step-by-step lessons make it easy to create beautiful writing.You can fall in love with letters with this handsome, hands-on introduction to calligraphy. Internationally recognized calligrapher Inga Dubay takes you from your first strokes all the way to writing pangrams and quotations with a window into the wondrous history of letters. You will find all the information you need to explore the benefits and beauty of calligraphy in school or at home, and emerge with a solid grounding in italic calligraphy including capitals, lowercase, and numerals. This program also goes beyond basic calligraphy skill to include word roots, most used words, and greeting card design.In this companion to the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, Dubay takes you through formal italic, chancery italic, plain capitals and then cursive italic - skills that will last a lifetime. Once you have mastered the letterforms, the author shows you how to use your calligraphic skills to design and produce letters, cards, and envelopes. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the history of writing and explore how calligraphy has changed over the centuries.Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy is perfect for the classroom or homeschool setting, but will also suit adults, amateur calligraphers, art teachers, and enthusiasts of the book arts - virtually anyone who wants to learn to write with an edged pen.Getty-Dubay Italic Calligraphy for School and Home also includes extensive opportunities for exploration of historical edged-pen scripts from the Roman era through Uncial, Humanist, Black Letter and Italic.What makes this book unique is our collection of online resources, including Do-it-yourself Worksheets, Instructional Videos and a Certificate of Completion. As with the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, this book's detailed objectives and clear instructions makes it easy to bring calligraphy into your classroom or homeschool without prior experience."Calligraphy practice using Inga's lessons is a transformative experience for my class. Students beg for more." - Zachary Vestal, 4Th Grade Teacher




Write Now


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It's so natural and easy to have better handwriting. WRITE NOW is a self-instructional course in modern italic handwriting, containing everything you need to improve the legibility, ease and look of your handwriting -- a complete workbook for adults and professionals. This popular book in the United States is now available internationally with this new edition. Improve the legibility, ease and look of your handwriting with this complete workbook for adults and professionals. Learn a fast, efficient and practical handwriting style that eliminates the loops and flourishes of conventional cursive. Italic is a modern handwriting system based on Italian Renaissance letterforms that are highly suited to rapid and legible writing, where rhythmic patterns follow the natural movement of the hand. Italic's handsome letters are as easy to write as they are to read. Send handwritten notes you can be proud of. Friends and business associates will appreciate receiving legible and distinctive handwritten messages. Poor handwriting isn't your fault. The looped cursive handwriting most of us were taught was simply not designed to accomplish the necessary combination of legibility, speed, and ease. WRITE NOW is a self-instructional course in modern italic handwriting. A complete program for adults. Contains instructions, practice exercises and tips. The new edition includes a supplementary section with a complete review of basic and cursive italic. An easy way to develop a better hand at your own pace. Write directly in the book. No special tools are required -- just your favorite pen or pencil. Includes instruction in edged-pen writing (edged pen required for this section). Also includes the historical development of letters. Entire book is handwritten. "It's a breakthrough at last!" -- Betty Edwards, PhD, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain "When one consciously chooses to communicate, this remarkable script forces the writer to think more clearly, fostering greater mental discipline and organization. Italic handwriting is legible and handsome - I find it soul-satisfying. I recommend Write Now - the book to use. Long live legibility!" -- Paul O. Jacobs, M.D. "Write Now by Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay is the best book on italic handwriting -- or any handwriting -- I've come across. Handsomely handwritten, wondrously clear, easy to use, and even witty, WRITE NOW is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to learn Italic or (as I did) improve a deteriorated script." -- Kitty Burns Florey, author Script & Scribble: The Rise and Fall Of Handwriting "The hospital staff calls it a miracle. I can now communicate my ideas to other physicians. My wife tells me she can read my love letters. All of this accomplished by improving the legibility of my handwriting with Getty-Dubay." -- Stephen Caplan, MD International edition 101 pages.




Italic Handwriting Series


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Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series Book C


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This is the third handwriting workbook of the seven-part Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series. Designed for the beginning reader and writer, it introduces the alphabet one letter and one word per page. Includes basic italic lowercase, capitals, and numerals. Illustrated.




Write Now


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A Baby Sister for Frances


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With a new baby sister in the house, Frances is feeling quite forgotten. Mother doesn’t have time to iron Frances’s favorite dress, her parents don’t appreciate her new song, and there are no raisins for her oatmeal. So Frances decides to run away, and she does—but not too far. Full of warmth and family love, this new edition of Russell and Lillian Hoban’s beloved classic is perfect for beginning readers.




The Emperor and the Kite


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Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks. But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father.?A familiar jewel polished to unaccustomed brilliance.? ? Booklist?It is rare to find a book where the beauty of the language and image are so finely meshed as in this tale of loyalty and love.? ? United Press InternationalJane Yolen lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts and Scotland. Ed Young lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.




Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series Book F


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This is the sixth handwriting workbook of the seven-part Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series. Designed for the beginning reader and writer, it introduces the alphabet one letter and one word per page. Includes basic italic lowercase, capitals, and numerals. Illustrated.A comprehensive handwriting program for K - 6th grade.Join the thousands of students everyday who learn to write using Getty-Dubay.Even if you've never taught handwriting, you'll find the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series easy to follow and full of step-by-step guidance, tips, and creative practice materials. Each of the seven books in the series has been designed to utilize the child's natural curiosity and thirst for learning. The unique "Look-Plan-Practice" approach to self-assessment enhances legibility while empowering your student, encouraging responsibility for his or her own progress. The Instruction Manual for teachers and homeschool parents provides additional guidance for all grades.Getty-Dubay Italic is¿Legible. Italic letterforms are uncluttered and loop-free, even when written rapidly.Logical. The transition from printing to cursive is straightforward and intuitive. Letter shapes remain the same from basic italic to cursive italic, eliminating the abrupt leap from "ball and stick" to looped cursive seen in other programs.Easy to Write. The elliptical shapes and strokes of italic conform to natural, rhythmic hand movements. The letters are formed easily and quickly.Easy to Teach. The Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series provides a clear, concise, step-by-step approach with opportunity for lots of practice."Many parents have thanked me for helping their child develop this attractive, legible handwriting." - Vicki Swartz, National Teachers Hall of Fame"Inga and Barbara deserve the thanks of every teacher and every parent. It's a breakthrough at last!" - Betty Edwards, Ph.D., Author of Drawing on the Right Side of The Brain




The Five Chinese Brothers


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Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual talents.




Curious George Learns the Alphabet


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Readers learn the alphabet along with George as the man in the yellow hat teaches the curious monkey how to read.