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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted"--
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A boy finds his way out of van Gogh's Sunflowers and is fascinated by light. He discovers how warm she is and how much joy she brings. He wants that too. He goes Chasing the Sun in a mesmerizing journey that will take him through the artist's most famous works. An ode to the light and an introduction to Vincent van Gogh's paintings for young and old art lovers ages 5 years and up."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pete the Kitty loves art class. But when the project is to go outside and make art from nature, Pete isn't sure what to create. Then inspiration strikes and Pete realizes that nature art is cooler than he ever imagined"--
Author
Series
Daisy Dreamer volume 11
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Every kid in the world has had a Bad Luck Day, but Daisy Dreamer's might be the unluckiest Bad Luck Day ever"--
Author
Publisher
Tra Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of classic children's literature, this thoughtful, poignant bedtime story is an homage to the child's journey of self-discovery and the adventure of becoming who we are meant to be in the world. Oliver's deep joy is sparked when he is making art. But at school one day, his classmates' teasing and criticisms cause him to doubt his creative choices and disparage his gifts. That evening, three giants appear at his bedroom windows and...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist -- and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving Ollie to roam the streets of New York with her best friends Richard and Alex, drawing everything that catches her eye. Then everything falls apart. Ollie's dad disappears in the middle of the night, leaving...
11) The dot
Author
Series
Creatrilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can't draw - she's no artist. To prove...
12) The line
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A little girl stumbles onto a line ... and endless possibilities for fun! With a twist and a shake of the line, it becomes a slide, a giant bubble or even a jungle vine. But what -- or who -- could be at the other end?
13) Still life
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As an artist demonstrates the strict rules for creating a still life painting, the painting disregards each one as it comes alive and tells its own story.
14) Unfadeable
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--
15) Drawn together
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
Author
Publisher
The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Drawing attention to the patterns that exist all around us, this captivating picture book invites readers to look for the patterns hiding in the layered illustrations and are encouraged to find not just patterns they can see, but ones they can hear, feel and create.
17) Hum and swish
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jamie wants to quietly work on an art project near her friend, the sea, but people keep disturbing her by asking questions.
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Naaahsa says art is a language everyone understands. Sometimes we make art together. We draw, we bead, we sing. Sometimes Naaahsa tells stories in Blackfoot. I even get to go with her to see her art show at the National Gallery. Naaahsa is famous for her art, but I love her hugs best. Naaahsa is an Artist is a celebration of artists, and especially an acknowledgment of Indigenous women who have paved the way for emerging artists and creatives. Through...
19) Martha & me
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Martha loves drawing and painting. When she draws a lion that steps right out of the picture, the two go on a wild adventure. Martha paints a universe and embarks on a series of funny and surreal escapades with the lion and so begins a relationship full of invention, creativity, and exuberance.
20) Project park art
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
When Jina discovers ugly graffiti on a park wall, she and her friends try to clean it up, but she soon discovers some street artists create beautiful works of public art, and with her friends, they turn the graffiti in the park into something everyone can enjoy.
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