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Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This kids' how-to art book lets the inquisitive child experience the woodland world through drawing. Each spread--drawn in Angela's trademark playful style--offers a step-by-step guide to drawing adorable animals (badgers, bears, and bugs), fungi, ferns and flowers, grasses, rock-dwelling creatures, and forest trees."--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet four-legged, two-finned, and webbed-toe friends in this word-as-image introduction to the animal world, chock-full of interesting facts. In what looks like a simple image, there lies a fully formed word (and vice versa) for kids to read! As they giggle and make their best guess, tiny readers will discover new favorite creatures in this delightful interaction between image, shape, and letters."--Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Artist Pippa Pixley shows children how to make amazing art with materials found in nature in this hands-on book. Get creative and make incredible pieces of art using rocks, wood, berries, flowers, and leaves in this nature craft book for children ages 7-9. Find out how the very earth beneath your feet can be used to make paints and pastels, and how flowers can be repurposed to create inks. Children can learn how to pour paint onto a canvas, how...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since mysterious bones were found in 1822, scientists and artists have tried to figure out what the creature they came from looked like. But it seems that every time they've made up their minds, someone makes a new discovery, and they have to start all over. That's only fair, though--after all, it's how knowledge advances!"-- Publisher's website
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Want to become a Wings of Fire drawing expert? You've come to the right place! This official How to Draw book includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to sketch and color the simplest dragonets all the way to the most powerful, full-grown dragons. All your favorite characters from Sunny, Qibli, and Blue to Tsunami, Glory, and Peril and Kinkajou, Clay, and Darkstalker are here. Over 40 dragons are inside and ready for you to make them soar...
Author
Publisher
Quarry
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The art of drawing fantasy manga characters is at your fingertips! First learn basic drawing techniques, and then draw your own fantasy characters step by step. Begin with solid drawing fundamentals that demonstrate how to draw manga characters and learn to add accessories and your own unique style. Through step-by-step drawings, discover how to draw fantasy characters, including fairies, witches, wizards, and more. Whether you're just getting...
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Get your sketchbook ready--it's time to take your drawing skills to the next level with Drawing spooky chibi! A comprehensive guide with easy to follow instructions, useful tips, and handy practice pages, this latest installment in the Drawing chibi series will have you oohing and awwing at a number of creepy creatures and malicious monsters, including: black cats, killer clowns, scary dolls, Frankenstein's monster, witches and wizards, Cthulu. Whether...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
These illusions will play tricks on your eyes! ! Find two animals on each page in a clever, stylish exploration of negative and positive space for the very young. "Singing, tweeting, small and round. / Lion likes this whistler's sound." Look closely. What do you see? Could that be a bird nestled in the curl of Lion's tail? And who is swimming by Whale? Or basking in the sun near Swan? Colorful spreads invite children in with a rhyme that contains...
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mini Artists introduces young children to art through twenty fun and easy craft projects inspired by famous artworks. Each project has been prepared for children between the ages three and six years by author Joséphine Seblon, an art historian and mother of two young children. The benefits of art for young children are well known. Art stimulates curiosity, creativity, the imagination, and well-being. But being creative with young children can be...
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Jam-packed with imaginative ideas for all kinds of creative crafts . . . this book will make YOU an artist! Pick up your pencils, collect your collage materials, and take inspiration from 25 of the world's best-known artists in this fact-filled book full of activities. Discover famous masterpieces through the included photographs of real works of art - from ancient cave painting to contemporary performance - and lots more in between!"-- Provided...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Clementine Hunter's paintings went from hanging on her clothesline to hanging in museums, yet because of the color of her skin, a friend had to sneak her in when the gallery was closed.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Corita Kent (1918-1986) was a visual artist, art teacher, and Catholic nun whose work was revolutionary and is widely revered. In her classroom, she encouraged her students to see the ordinary as extraordinary and make art from the so-called commonplace around them. She embodied this in her own work-making screen prints and collage that celebrated the values and themes of hope, love, justice, and peace. This picture book biography approaches Corita's...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the greatest gallery on Earth. Put yourself in the picture with this incredible visual guide displaying the best artistic works of all time. You're the very special guest with unlimited access to the world's most important art through the ages, from ancient cave paintings to modern-day street art. On your journey through time, you'll see a wealth of valuable art, including Egyptian tomb paintings, Roman frescoes, Byzantine mosaics, and...
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