When Raj's father signs him up for piano lessons so he can learn to play properly, Raj begins to lose his joy in creating music, and eventually stops playing altogether, but when his father becomes ill, he asks Raj to play again, from the heart.

"In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing examines the link between creativity and alcohol through the work and lives of six of America's finest writers: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever, and Raymond Carver. All six of these men were alcoholics, and the subject of drinking surfaces in some of their finest work, from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to A Moveable Feast. Often, they did their drinking together:...

"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Explore imagination and pretend play - Interpret music through movement - Learn to draw lines & shapes - Sing and express emotion creatively"

"The goal of the Creation & Sound Module is to teach kids how creativity and self-expression apply to identifying and solving problems. Topics in this module include art, sound, color, tempo, rhyming, and literature. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day."--

"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Explore imagination and pretend play - Interpret music through movement - Learn to draw lines & shapes - Sing and express emotion creatively"

"Creativity and learning go hand in hand! These interactive games and activities will make it fun for kids to learn new things and play in a world of imagination! Learn colors, shapes, numbers, and letters; Recognize and mix colors; Play dress-up and disover different occupations; Build math skills and more."--

"Pre-Emerging packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones: Forms 3 to 4 word sentences, can talk and carry on conversations, continues to grow vocabulary, connects thoughts to pictures, early letter writing, listens to stories, simple songs, and nursery rhymes, and knows most letter sounds." --

"Animals and other friends make it fun for kids to imagine how they can change, impact, and create the world around them. This SuperPack contains 2X as many apps as the standard Launchpad; Practice matching, sorting, and categorizing; Design and create new characters; Bring different scenes to life."--