My Favorite Children's Books About Art        Fine Art Studio: Painting1 review Mary Iverson Silver Dolphin Books, 2005 Great beginner kit! This book is a great start for anyone who wants to try painting! It's clearly written, with great examples, and proceeds from beginning to end, building skills as you go along. The projects are clear, fun and easy enough for beginners, while yielding sophisticated results. I'm an art teacher, and I ...             More Than Meets The Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)1 review Bob Raczka Millbrook Press, 2003 More than meets the eye I peeked throught this book which I am giving my 5 year old for Christmas. It gives a breif snapshot of the artists and is just enough to whet my son's appetite for more....             The Art Book For Children18 reviews Editors of Phaidon Press Phaidon Press, 2005 Brilliant basic book + our three year old granddaughter loves it. we are now on to volume 2 + Stunning introduction to fine art for kids (and anyone) - puts the focus on the details. + Jump start your creative juices             Edgar Degas: Paintings That Dance (Smart About Art)2 reviews Maryann Cocca-Leffler Grosset & Dunlap, 2001 Wonderful introduction to the world of art + Firts approach to Degas As a teacher looking to add to her biography collection, this series is a dream come true. It's written in a style that is attractive and holds a child's attention. There is a mixture of real art pieces and drawings done by the book's illustrator. It's a painless way of learning new information. I ...             Masterpieces Up Close: Western Painting from the 14th to 20th Centuries4 reviews Claire d'Harcourt Chronicle Books, 2006 What an amazing resource + Great book even for preschoolers + What to look for We homeschool and were looking for a book to use with artist studies. This book has wonderful pictures, and points out details that were surprising to me, even on very familiar prints. I had borrowed this from the library, and the first day home I knew we would buy it for our own home library. ...             Mark Kistler's Draw Squad25 reviews Mark Kistler Fireside, 1988 Mark Kistler's Draw Squad + Oh, to be a kid again... + Mark Kistler's Draw Squad + Easy To Follow + Unbelievable             Sketching and Drawing for Children (Perigee)5 reviews G. Vaughan-Jackson Perigee Trade, 1990 Excellent guide for a young, developing artist + Learn to Draw books + Classic drawing tecniques for anyone. + Big hit with my 9 year old niece! + Great Starter Book for Kids             Encyclopedia of Artists: 6-volume set Andrea Cimabue Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 A comprehensive, profusely illustrated guide to the world of art for young adults, this six-volume set is a fact-packed introduction to the masters and concepts of Western art. Featuring painters, sculptors, and printmakers from the Middle Ages through the present, the series has been produced through the exacting efforts of leading art historians and written in vivid, engrossing style that will ...             How Artists See: Feelings: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Love1 review Colleen Carroll Abbeville Kids, 2001 Invaluable for art teachers This book will be valuable in teaching children to understand not just how artists "make art", but where artists come from with their motifs. I teach art grades 1-8, this book will help students sensitize themselves to the realities of creating art work and the emotions attached. The book is ...             Art in a Box Sarah Richardson Tate Gallery, 2005 Packaged in a sturdy box, this activity pack will inspire children to create their own art-related works while at the same time providing an introduction to key 20th-century artists. Art in a Box is the perfect way to introduce children to the world of art and stimulate their own artistic creativity. At an early age, children will learn about some of the greatest artists of all time, among ...             Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities (For Kids series)9 reviews Janis Herbert Chicago Review Press, 1998 A juvenile history of Da Vinci with 21 related activites + Dive into the Renaissance with Da Vinci + Interesting, pretty pictures I have been going through some of the books by Janis Herbert and others than combine history with 21 activities, and as interesting as I have found those volumes to be I have to say I like the ones that deal with artists even more. "Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas" combines a ...             Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals56 reviews Ed Emberley LB Kids, 2006 Passing it on to the next generation + Wonderful childhood thru adult book--Fun,Fun,Fun + Easy to follow + Good and Easy learn to draw book + My 7 year old daughter loves this book             Monet and the Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities (For Kids series)4 reviews Carol Sabbeth Chicago Review Press, 2002 A superb art activity book about the Impressionists for kids + As much fun for Mom as for Kids! + monet and the impressionists for kids + As entertaining as it is educational.             Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars (Smart About Art)8 reviews Joan Holub Grosset & Dunlap, 2001 The "Smart About..." series of books are wonderful + A surprise find + Maeve' s Review + Great book for kids + Great intro to the artist             Hands-On Ancient People, Volume 1: Art Activities about Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Islam Yvonne Y. Merrill Kits Publishing, 2003 This beautifully illustrated book features art activities based on museum collections of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Islamic culture, with early architectural and design styles adapted to paper, commercial tiles, and other materials. Good-luck charms, calligraphy, and traditional containers augment the simplified but authentic motifs found throughout the Moslem world. Children use paper, markers, ...             Frida Kahlo: The Artist who Painted Herself (Smart About Art)4 reviews Margaret Frith Grosset & Dunlap, 2003 Frida Kahlo the Beautiful artist + great book series + Great Book! + Frida Kahlo: the Artist Who Painted Herself (Smart About Art)             Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules (Smart About Art)3 reviews True Kelley Grosset & Dunlap, 2002 An original concept in presenting art + Making art fun for children + Interesting facts but some inappropriate content for childre I am now a true fan of True Kelley, author and illustrator of "Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules." Instead of presenting information about Picasso--his life and works--she gives the reader/viewer a new way of looking at art. This book is written as a school project/report by a student. Simon ...             Cubism (Movements in Art) Shannon Robinson Creative Education, 2005             Smart About Art: Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Paintings That Smile2 reviews True Kelley Grosset & Dunlap, 2005 great introduction to art for children + Good kid appeal the whole collection, a great way for kids to start to undesrtand why all these painters painted that way and what they were trying to say with their art.             Art Ideas (Usborne Art Ideas)6 reviews Fiona Watt Usborne Books, 2000 Wonderful Resource! + Great Intro to Art Techniques + Wonderful source of Art ideas! + One of the best art books for children( older children too)              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen apparel: Croker Green and Navy Traditional Rugby home  impressum - about us