The Usborne magic brush painting book is a unique and creative activity book that allows children to create beautiful and colorful paintings with just a simple brush. This book comes with a special brush that is filled with water, and when it is used to brush over the black and white illustrations in the book, vibrant colors magically appear. The magic brush painting book provides children with a fun and mess-free way to explore their creativity and develop their fine motor skills. It is perfect for children of all ages and can be enjoyed alone or with friends and family. With its interactive and engaging design, this book is sure to keep children entertained for hours. So let your child's imagination run wild with the Usborne magic brush painting book!.
Urban Autocare is glad to arrange for a shuttle to your home or work within 5 miles of our City Park West or our Lakewood repair shops, however we do ask that you schedule this ahead of time with our staff. We do our best to accommodate our client's needs while we handle any necessary auto repairs and maintenance, so please let us know how we can help!
Urban Autocare is glad to arrange for a shuttle to your home or work within 5 miles of our City Park West or our Lakewood repair shops, however we do ask that you schedule this ahead of time with our staff. Jeff Speck writes in his book Walkable City that streets made cooler with trees help people vulnerable to heat stress and exhaustion, such as outdoor workers, the homeless and the elderly.
So let your child's imagination run wild with the Usborne magic brush painting book!.
The magic of urban trees
In a city like Seattle, more than 100,000 trees could be planted at intersections alone. These trees would provide enormous psychological, social, environmental, and economic benefit.
DOUG KELBAUGH AUG. 10, 2020We are hard-wired to love trees, ever since we looked out from their dappled light for predator and prey on the edge of the African Savanna millions of years ago. It’s now a timely love affair as we wage war against our greatest challenge – climate change.
Here’s a list of the numerous benefits of trees, compiled with my students over the years:
Where to plant more trees is a question. The answer is lurking in plain sight: Seattle has about 15,000 street intersections, two thirds of which are in single-family zones. Installing curb bulb-outs that are one parking space long on every single-family corner—eight spaces per intersection—would make room for 160,000 trees.
In 2007, Seattle also became the first in the United States to adopt the “green factor,” a scorecard of vegetative cover. Components include existing and new trees (preferably native species), rain gardens, green walls and green roofs. Trees, especially large ones, bump up the score considerably.
Globally, an estimated three trillion trees dot the earth. That’s over 400 trees per person. Against their continuous loss, American citizens and forest product companies plant about 1.6 billion trees a year, according to GreenandGrowing.org. The more trees we plant, the less environmental damage there is to repair, with fewer severe heat waves and less intense urban heat islands. Foliage provides cool “micro-climates” in hot cities. With less competition than in a forest, trees grow much bigger in cities.
The thermal impacts of trees are not trivial, even in our cool climate. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the cooling impact of a single healthy street tree is equal to 10 room-size air conditioners operating round the clock! As deadly heat waves become more common, shade becomes a civic resource, returning our bodies to more normal equilibrium. Temperatures on exposed streets compared to canopied ones tend to be anywhere from 5 degrees to 15 degrees F cooler, according to National Geographic.
This thermal image shows the dramatic impact of greenery in Australia (City of Melbourne)
Jeff Speck writes in his book Walkable City that streets made cooler with trees help people vulnerable to heat stress and exhaustion, such as outdoor workers, the homeless and the elderly. He feels that shade can be a matter of life and death.
There are also significant economic benefits, both to individual homeowners and to the cities they live in. A study at the University of Pennsylvania found that a single tree planted near a house raised its value 7 to 11 percent. According to a 2017 issue of Yale Environment 360, trees in 10 megacities around the world save $500 million per year in heat costs, energy expenses and environmental protection. They reduce air pollutants, reduce storm water run-off and air conditioning costs. Another study—joint between UC Davis and the US Dept. of Agriculture— determined that in the wet Pacific Northwest, a tree saves $3,000 per year! In 2014, Olaf Ribiero on insidebainbridge.com wrote that over a 50-year lifespan, a tree generates $161,000 in total benefits, while releasing enough oxygen to support two humans.
Trees are an immense breathing system for the earth that is essential for both plants and animals, including humans. They breathe out what we breathe in; we breathe out what they breathe in. They do much to combat climate change—from street trees to the giant Amazonian Rainforest, the lungs of the earth. Urban trees are like little hospitals, enhancing micro-climates and making us feel better psychologically and physically. It’s no wonder that we love them. The earth needs more trees. Humans need more trees. Cities need more trees.
My wife and I are currently planting one new tree and moving some small trees at our Seattle home. As I type, I can hear the aerial treeman’s buzzsaw thinning an existing pine tree, soon to move on to pruning five more trees. Our trees are becoming healthier and more beautiful, while making us healthier.
Here are a couple of my photos illustrating the magnificence of trees:
An majestic Sequoia makes this Seattle house seem positively Olympian.
Doug Kelbaugh, FAIA FCNU, is Dean Emeritus of the Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is an author of many articles and books, including The Urban Fix. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Public Square: A CNU Journal Congress for the New Urbanism
Trees are an immense breathing system for the earth that is essential for both plants and animals, including humans. They breathe out what we breathe in; we breathe out what they breathe in. They do much to combat climate change—from street trees to the giant Amazonian Rainforest, the lungs of the earth. Urban trees are like little hospitals, enhancing micro-climates and making us feel better psychologically and physically. It’s no wonder that we love them. The earth needs more trees. Humans need more trees. Cities need more trees.
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Reviews for "Discover a New World of Art with Usborne's Magic Brush Painting Book"
1. Jane - 2 stars: I was really excited to try out the Usborne magic brush painting book, but I was left disappointed. The brushes provided were of low quality and didn't have a smooth application, making it difficult to create beautiful and vibrant artwork. Additionally, the book didn't provide enough guidance or instructions on how to properly use the magic brush, which left me feeling frustrated and confused. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun and fulfilling painting experience.
2. Mike - 1 star: I was highly disappointed with the Usborne magic brush painting book. The pictures in the book were not appealing and lacked creativity. The magic brush itself was difficult to control and didn't provide satisfying results. I found the entire experience to be tedious and unenjoyable. I would not recommend this book to anyone looking for an engaging painting activity.
3. Sarah - 2 stars: I had high expectations for the Usborne magic brush painting book, but unfortunately, it fell flat. The brush and paints provided were not of good quality and didn't produce vibrant colors as advertised. The book itself lacked variety in terms of designs and didn't provide enough guidance for beginners. Additionally, the magic brush didn't work as seamlessly as expected, resulting in a messy and unsatisfying painting experience. I would not recommend this book to anyone looking for a high-quality and enjoyable painting activity.