One way to bring verbal and visual literacy together is provided by the Art Pad from Boomerang. This is a set of 40 sheets of A4 cartridge paper, ready to receive sketches, designs and scribbled observations. One cover contains inspirational cartoons about Picasso and van Gogh and other stimuli for the imagination. The other offers a brief technical vocabulary, to remind you of the meaning of chiaroscuro, pointillism and vanishing point. The Art Pad (also available in A3) costs pound;1.75 from Boomerang ed, PO Box 141, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4XX. Tel: 01252 368327Fax: 01252 368324www.boomerang-ed.com