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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton"--
Publisher
Art Services International
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
An unparalleled introduction to American folk art, accompanying a major traveling exhibition. A handsome and insightful survey of American folk art, this book includes paintings, sculptures, furniture, and household objects made by untrained or minimally trained folk artists in New England, the Midwest, and the South between 1800 and the 1920s. This richly illustrated volume includes rare and very fine portraits, radiant still lives and landscapes,...
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Cynthia Weill scores again with an early concept book that bring every kind of job to life, including the work of the dedicated palm weavers of Flavio Gallardo's workshop, whose miniature palm weavings illustrate this playful book, teaching children words for work in two languages. The weavers live in the village of Chigmecatitlán in the Mixteca part of the Mexican state of Puebla. With tremendous skill and patience, the artisans of this region...
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Animals living in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else. Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce himself or to greet the dawn. But in Spanish-speaking countries, he says ki-kiri-ki. Emerging readers will delight in identifying the animals depicted on each new page. The bilingual text invites parent and child into an interactive...
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 3
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Aprende los nombres de los colores con arte folklórico mexicano.
Learn the names of the colors with Mexican folk art.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of a beloved folk artist, and her artistic expression of joy and beauty. Known for her vibrant and cheerful paintings of landscapes, plants, and animals, Maud Lewis' iconic folk art is celebrated around the world. Despite her beautiful art, she spent much of her life living in poverty with rheumatoid arthritis. In this stunning picture book, author Kathy Stinson and illustrator Lauren Soloy bring Maud's world to life: how she captured...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Beautiful antique quilts and a workbook of patterns come together in this lavish photography book for quilters. More than thirty featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society Collection are displayed in period rooms at Old World Wisconsin, the Society's outdoor museum of German and Scandinavian farmhouses. Patterns and block layouts are provided for replicating more than thirty featured quilts from the Wisconsin State Historical Society....
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 1
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Este libro ilustrado para niños presenta el alfabeto usando esculturas de animales talladas de madera y pintadas por la familia Jiménez, descendientes de Manuel Jiménez de Oaxaca, un fundador de ese tipo de arte folklórico.
This illustrated book for children introduces the alphabet, using painted wooden sculptures of animals made by the Jiménez family, descendents of Manuel Jiménez from Oaxaca, one of the founders of this type of folk art.
Author
Series
First concepts in Mexican folk art volume 2
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Introduces opposites using painted wooden folk art animal sculptures made by artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico.
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