Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience. And film music; Kutter Callaway demonstrates; has such a profound effect on the human spirit that it demands theological reflection.By engaging scores from the last decade of popular cinema; Callaway reveals how a musically aware approach to film can yield novel insights into the presence and activity of God in contemporary culture. And; through conversations with these films and their filmmakers; viewers can gain a new understanding of how God may be speaking to modern society through film and its transcendent melodies.
2014-02-13 2014-02-13File Name: B00IFQB67W
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. author misses opportunitiesBy Gisela HausmannAs a former educator I like this book but I believe the As a former educator I like this book but I believe the author misses opportunities to illustrate the concept of "different States of Matter" better.On the plus side; I like the colorful and modern illustrations. I also like that the author chose to depict healthy products like milk and orange juice.However; I would have liked to see an illustration of an ice cube melting and eventually evaporating. After all; this book is about different states of matter. The book could have encouraged children to do an experiment at home (its completely safe to have an ice cube melt and children might be very impressed to find out that the melted water evaporates.)Also; though a hot air balloon illustrates nicely that gases occupy the shape of the container but have no definite volume. Then again; there are millions of children who have never had the opportunity to see hot air balloons live. Children learn fastest when we relate to be taught knowledge to what they already know. A picture of a toy balloon with air escaping through a hole might work better for young children.A nice book which could be better designed.3 stars;Gisela Hausmann; author blogger to illustrate the concept of "different States of Matter" better.On the plus side; I like the colorful and modern illustrations. I also like that the author chose to depict healthy products like milk and orange juice.However; I would have liked to see an illustration of an ice cube melting and eventually evaporating. After all; this book is about different states of matter. The book could have encouraged children to do an experiment at home (its completely safe to have an ice cube melt and children might be very impressed to find out that the melted water evaporates.)Also; though a hot air balloon illustrates nicely that gases occupy the shape of the container but have no definite volume. Then again; there are millions of children who have never had the opportunity to see hot air balloons live. Children learn fastest when we relate to be taught knowledge to what they already know. A picture of a toy balloon with air escaping through a hole might work better for young children.A nice book which could be better designed.3 stars;Gisela Hausmann; author blogger0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Science made fun!By SuperBWe are a family of readers. We love to read. We have three children (Boy - age 15; Girl ndash; age 10 and Girl - age 5) While we traditionally like to read bound books together as a family we have purchased a kindle for our ldquo;family libraryrdquo;. We give each child an allotted amount of money to spend per month for new books for themselves. We often try to select childrenrsquo;s e-books that appeal to our younger daughter but to appeal to the older children to read aloud to her. This helps with their reading retention. The older children are more likely to choose a good chapter book. We also try to choose nonfiction books to help educate ourselves more. But there is always room for fiction in our lives ïŠ We like to write reviews on the books we purchase to help other families who maybe also looking to start or continue building their ldquo;family librariesrdquo;. Please see our review below for our review of this e-book version of It Does Matter!: Different States of Matter (For Kiddie Learners): Physics for Kids - Molecular TheoryPRO: Lots of fun facts about matter. This book made learning fun for my 5 year old daughter.AGE APPROPRIATE: Yes. Great for children under 2nd grade.CON: We did not find any ldquo;Consrdquo; to adding this book to our family library.RECOMMENDED: Yes. This e-book to our family and friends that have young children.FORMATTING: We thought the formatting of this E-Book made this book easy to follow along with.DOWNLOADING: No issue with the download to our Kindle.*** This review is based on my familyrsquo;s fair; honest; and unbiased review of this product; and I only buy products that my family and I will actually use. While we have received this item from the vendor at a discounted rate in exchange for my testing and reviewing the product; but this does not influence our review or opinions of this product or any product we review.If my review was helpful for you in any way; please click the [YES] bottom below; which enables me to continue writing helpful reviews. Thank you for reading our review.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It is a startBy AshIt Does Matter; is a very easy and beginning book about matter. It is a very basic and very easy book. This is a book that; if in print; would be geared towards early elementary. It has very simple sentence structure and very simple words for young children to understand. For examples; ldquo;matterrsquo;s made up of small particlesrdquo;.It does give the theories; such as kinetic theory of matter and state of matter.It has 14 pages that are mixed with information and pictures. The pictures are in cartoon form. This book can be used to help learning readers to familiarize themselves with bigger words such as particle and invisible.You can even use this book for discussions to get your child to start thinking about things. Some questions could be1. Can you think of something else that follows the solid properties of the states of matter?2. Can you tell me your favorite liquid?3. How can you see gases?4. Can you think of anything that can be a solid; liquid and gas?I would also use a few things to get them engaged; such as balloons; water; ice; toys and so forth. I would then do a science experiment with water to show all 3 states of matter.Overall; it is a good looking book that can be used to help children start to learn and familiarize themselves with the states of matter; as well as start engaging in basic science. I would say this is for young children and elementary school aged kids.I received this kindle version free; to give my honest; unbiased opinion. 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