The Living Paintings Trust
Bringing Pictures to Life
A part of The
Living Paintings Trust
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Introductory Packs
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CATALOGUE OF TOUCH & SOUND PACKS
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNGSTERS
Available through The Living Paintings Trust FREE Library Service
INTRODUCTORY PACKS
These packs are designed to introduce visually impaired children to a variety of visual concepts as well as the Trusts touch and sound system for explaining pictures.
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| Intro 1 | Introductory Pack No. 1
- Primary for children aged 4 - 7 years This pack contains 10 Feely Pictures and 5 short cassette tapes covering topics such as comparisons between real objects and raised images, relative size and building a picture. |
| Intro 2 | Introductory Pack No. 2
- Junior for children aged 7 - 11 years This pack contains 11 Feely Pictures and 5 short cassette tapes - explaining the impact of changing circumstances on a picture e.g. how the same person looks different when they are sitting, kneeling etc. |
| Intro 3 | Introductory Pack No. 3
- Secondary for children aged 11 - 16 years This pack contains 11 Feely Pictures and 5 short cassette tapes - covering topics such as body language, facial expressions and "building a landscape", standing in profile, wearing different clothes etc. |
TEACHER RESOURCE PACKS
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| TRPKS3 1 | Pilot Pack - Key Stage 3 This pilot pack contains four topics: The Water Cycle, Cliff Erosion, Ice Age Animals, The Ambassadors (a 16th Century painting, by Hans Holbein). Click here for full contents list |
| TRPKS2 1 | Romans In Britain - Key Stage
2 This pack contains 10 thermoforms and 5 cassette tapes covering Housing, People and Dress, Transport, Tools and Machinery, Weapons, and daily life. Click here for full contents list |
| TRPKS2 2 | Egyptians - Key Stage 2 This pack contains 8 thermoforms and 4 cassette tapes covering Ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun's Mask, Mummification, Hieroglyphs, Costumes, Housing, Transport and Pyramids. Click here for full contents list |
| TRPKS2 3 | Tudor Times - Key Stage 2 This pack contains 14 thermoforms and 6 cassette tapes covering topics such as Housing, Costumes, Weaponry and Religion. It also features portraits of Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare. Click here for full contents list |
TOPICAL PACKS
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| TP1 | Exploring Architecture This pack contains 16 thermoforms, 5 cassette tapes and 8 postcards. It introduces youngsters aged 11 to 16 to the basics of architecture and explores buildings from the 14th Century to present day. It includes a selection of British buildings starting with a 600 year old castle and moving through the ages to the ultra modern Eurostar terminus at Waterloo Station. Click here for full contents list. |
| TP2 | People in Paintings This pack contains 11 thermoforms, 6 cassette tapes and 11 postcards. It introduces youngsters aged 11 - 16 to the History of Art dating from 1434 to 1951 with the common theme of People. Taped descriptions guide the youngster through the thermoform and also provide a brief introduction to the artist and the period in which the painting was created. Click here for full contents list. |
| TP3 | Exploring Music This pack contains the Living Picture Book 'Peter and the Wolf', 5 thermoforms, 5 cassette tapes, 2 CD's and 7 colour illustrations. This is a Living Picture Book but with the added extra of having raised images and audio descriptions of all of the musical instruments included in the story. It is designed for visually impaired children aged 7 - 11 and ties in with Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Click here for full contents list. |
| TP4 | Kings & Queens This pack contains 12 thermoforms, 6 cassette tapes, 2 CD’s and 12 colour illustrations. It is designed to be a fun and interesting activity for children at Key Stage 2/3 level, but may be of use for other ages too. It supports the requirements of the National Curriculum and features Kings & Queens through the ages from Alfred the Great to our current Queen. Click here for full contents list. |
| TP5 | Science in Art This pack contains 11 thermoforms, 5 cassette tapes, 2 CD’s and 9 colour illustrations. This pack is designed to give children at Key Stage 2/3 level access to a selection of works of art with the common theme being the subject of science. The subjects range in date starting with “The Babe in the Womb” by Leonardo da Vinci dated 1511 and ending with “Hymn” by Damien Hirst dated 1999. Click here for full contents list. |
| TP6 | Victorian Britain This pack contains 12 thermoforms, 6 cassette tapes, 2 CDs and 12 colour images. It introduces children at Key Stage 2 to many aspects of life in Victorian Britain, including transportation and inventions. Click here for full contents list. |
LIVING PICTURE PACKS
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| LPP RD1 | THE ROALD DAHL COLLECTION Companion to the books "Danny, The Champion of the World", "The BFG" and "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake |
| LPP RD2 | THE ROALD DAHL COLLECTION II Companion to the books "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" and "James & the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake |
| LPP AA | ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Companion to the book by Lewis Carroll |
| LPP WP | WINNIE THE POOH Companion to the books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne, illustrated by E H Shephard |
| LPP CW | CHARLOTTE'S WEBB Companion to the book by E B White, illustrated by Garth Williams |
| LPP WW | WIND IN THE WILLOWS Companion to the book by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by E H Shephard |
| LPP TT | THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE &
FRIENDS a companion to the books by Reverend Awdry. Audio commentary available in tape or cd. |
LIVING PICTURE BOOKS
All titles are available in Braille Grade 1 and 2 unless otherwise specified. When ordering please state which Braille Grade you wish to receive.N.B. EASY PRINT type is a bit bigger, bolder and/or clearer than Normal type.
| CODE | PRE-SCHOOL |
| LPB 1 | Mr Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 18 | Mr Gumpy's Motor Car by John Burningham, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 23 | Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 79 | Hello Great Big Bullfrog by Colin West, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 81 | Silly Goose & Daft Duck Try To Catch a Rainbow by Sally Grindley, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 82 | Silly Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide and Seek by Sally Grindley, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 84 | Baby Loves Visiting by Michael Lawrence and Adrian Reynolds, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 88 | Snore by Michael Rosen and Jonathon Langley, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 92 | Just Like My Dad by David Melling, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 106 | Old MacDonald had a Farm by Penny Dann, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 107 | Incy Wincy Spider by Penny Dann, LARGE PRINT |
| CODE | PRE-SCHOOL/INFANT |
| LPB 4 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 7 | This is the Bear by Sarah Hayes & Helen Craig, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 8 | This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch by Sarah Hayes & Helen Craig, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 9 | This is the Bear and the Scary Night by Sarah Hayes & Helen Craig, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 16 | Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 25 | Let's Go Home, Little Bear by Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 30 | The Little Red Hen by Gerald Rose, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 31 | The Tortoise and the Hare by Gerald Rose, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 34 | The Lion and The Mouse by Gerald Rose, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 38 | Suddenly! by Colin McNaughton, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 39 | Who Am I? by Judith Nicholls, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 40 | Don't Worry William by Christine Morton, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 43 | Goodnight Owl by Pat Hutchins, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 46 | In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 53 | Titch by Pat Hutchins, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 69 | Frankie & Albertine by Christine Danvier, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 68 | Well Done Little Bear by Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 78 | Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 80 | A Quiet Night In by Jill Murphy, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 85 | Is That You, Father Christmas by Siobhan Dodds, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 90 | Platypus by Chris Riddell, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 91 | Knock Knock Who's There? by Sally Grindley & Anthony Browne, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 93 | Five Little Ducks by Penny Dann, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 110 | We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury, EASY PRINT |
| CODE | INFANT |
| LPB 6 | Don't Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 11 | The Witch Baby by Wendy Smith, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 29 | Postman Pat's Three Wishes by John Cunliffe & Jane Hickson, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 37 | Just Like Jasper by Nick Butterworth & Mick Inkpen, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 50 | I Love Animals by Flora McDonnell, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 54 | The Elephant Tree by Penny Dale, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 55 | Nine Ducks Nine by Sarah Hayes, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 70 | Fantastic Daisy Artichoke by Quentin Blake, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 87 | Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 95 | Hairy Maclary Sit by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 96 | Where are you Blue Kangaroo? by Emma Chichester Clark, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 98 | Brown Bread and Honey by Pamela Allen, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 109 | Room on a Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 114 | George & the Dragon by Chris Wormell, NORMAL PRINT |
| CODE | INFANT/LOWER PRIMARY |
| LPB 15 | A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 21 | Kipper by Mick Inkpen, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 22 | Slinky Malinki, Open the Door by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 24 | Tippu by David Day and Abigail Pizer, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 26 | We Love Them by Martin Waddell and Barbara Firth, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 32 | One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 33 | The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 35 | The Sleepy Dormouse by Mark Ezra and Gavin Rowe, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 36 | Thomas Goes to School by Christopher Awdry and Ken Stott, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 41 | Little Beaver and The Echo by Amy MacDonald and Sarah Fox Davies, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 44 | The Bears Who Went To The Seaside by Susanna Gretz, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 45 | Wake Up Bear by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 48 | Boo! by Colin McNaughton, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 49 | Ginger by Charlotte Voake, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 51 | Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! by Jez Alborough, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 52 | Not Now Bernard by David McKee, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 56 | Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 57 | Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 67 | Little Lumpty by Miko Imai, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 65 | Little Fella Superhero by Sarah McConnell, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 58 | Hairy McClary from Donaldsons Dairy by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 59 | Hairy McClary's Bone by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 76 | Nestor by Quentin Greban, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 89 | Sometimes I like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill and Charles Fuge, EASY PRINT |
| LPB 94 | Sniff-Snuff-Snap by Lynley Dodd, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 97 | Ginger Finds a Home by Charlotte Voake, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 99 | Shh! by Julie Sykes & Tim Warnes, NORMAL PRINT |
| CODE | LOWER PRIMARY |
| LPB 3 | Willoughby Wallaby by Jez Alborough, LARGE PRINT |
| LPB 5 | Bad Egg: The True Story Of Humpty Dumpty by Sarah Hayes and Charlotte Voake, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 19 | Ten In The Bed by Penny Dale, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB75 | Buffy An Adventure Story by Bob Graham, NORMAL PRINT |
| CODE | LOWER/UPPER PRIMARY |
| LPB 2 | Angry Arthur by Hiawyn Oram and Satoshi Kitamura, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 10 | The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch and Michael Martchenko, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 12 | The Patchwork Cat by Nicola Bayley and William Mayne, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 14 | Jocasta Carr, Movie Star by Roy Gerrard, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 20 | Noah and the Animals by Prue Theobalds, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 27 | Lovely Bunch of Coconuts by Dennis Reader, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 28 | Rainbow Bird by Eric Maddern and Adrienne Kennaway, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 47 | The Fox's Tale by Mike Inkpen and Nick Butterworth, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 61 | The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 62 | Gumboots Chocolatey Day by Mick Inkpen, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 64 | Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 63 | The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 66 | A Cultivated Wolf by Becky Bloom and Pascal Biet, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 71 | Two Pounds of Onions from Earth by Lionel Giardano, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 72 | Harry & The Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 73 | John Patrick Norman McHennessy the boy who was always late by John Burningham, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 74 | Max by Bob Graham, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 77 | Sitting Ducks by Michael Bedard, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 83 | Harry and the Robots by Ian Whybrow, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 116 | Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, NORMAL PRINT |
| AHP1 | Camille and the Sunflowers by Laurence
Anholt, NORMAL PRINT This is a Living Picture Book but with the added extra of having raised images and taped descriptions of three paintings by Van Gogh. It is designed for visually impaired children aged 7 - 11 and ties in with Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. |
| AHP2 | Degas and the Little Dancer by Laurence
Anholt, NORMAL PRINT This is a Living Picture Book but with the added extra of having raised images and taped descriptions of two paintings and 1 statue by Edgar Degas. It is designed for visually impaired children aged 7 - 11 and ties in with Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. |
| AHP3 | Leonardo and the Flying Boy by Laurence
Anholt, NORMAL PRINT This is a Living Picture Book but with the added extra of having raised images and audio descriptions of 2 paintings, The Mona Lisa and Lady with an Ermine and also a raised image and audio description of his design for a helicopter, Aerial Screw. It is designed for visually impaired children aged 7 - 11 and ties in with Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. |
| CODE | UPPER PRIMARY |
| LPB 13 | The Snow Lady by Shirley Hughes,
NORMAL PRINT Braille Grade II (contracted) ONLY |
| LPB 17 | Why Can't I Fly? by Ken Brown, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 42 | Dr Xargles Book of Earthlets by Jeanne Willis, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 60 | The Stone by Dianne Hofmeyer and Jude Daly, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 86 | Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Hounds by Jeanne Willis, NORMAL PRINT |
| LPB 103 | Dinosaur Time by Michael Foreman, NORMAL PRINT |
Don't forget we have the Living Paintings Trust Albums for loan. Some of the material from these Albums may be of use for visually impaired youngsters. To see what is available please click here. If you are considering borrowing an Album or specific topics from an Album we recommend that you ring the office to discuss the material you wish to borrow and whether it is appropriate for the young person who will be using it.
Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 4SW
Tel: (01635) 299771 Fax: (01635) 299771
E-Mail: lpt@livingpaintings.org
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