There are eight artists featured in this series and we have just added four to our collection: Renoir, Kahlo, Degas, and Cassatt. Laid out like a scrap book, each title contains photographs (or illustrations), reproductions of their work, and information about the artists. Beautiful little volumes.
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Smart About Art
Posted in biography, nonfiction, tagged art, artists on March 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Pencil
Posted in picture book, read aloud, tagged art, drawing, pencil on December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A lonely pencil begins to draw, but when he draws a boy, the boy asks for a dog who asks for a cat who asks for a mouse… each character asks for a name as well as something else which leads the pencil to draw a paintbrush who paints the drawings with beautiful colours. When the creatures [...]
smart about art
Posted in information storybook, nonfiction, Uncategorized, tagged art, matisse, monet, picasso, van gogh on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Great series of information books about specific artists, which includes lots of biographical information. Perfect for some research or non-fiction read aloud. There are eight titles in this series and we have recently added four to our collection! And while you’re gathering some ideas, check out this awesome art blog.
