Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo (Portrait of an Artist)
by Lucy Brownridge
A beautifully told art story for children, looking at Frida Kahlo's life through her masterpieces. Accompanied by stunning original illustrations from the award winning Sandra Dieckmann. ★★★★★ - absolutely stunning ★★★★★ - perfect for budding artists ★★★★★ - A wonderful resource for parents and teachers. ★★★★★ - the perfect amount of girl power Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter and today is one of the world's favourite artists. As a child, she was badly affected by polio, and later suffe...
Brocha y Pincel (Brush and Paint)
by F Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada
Azul y Verde (Blue and Green) (Puertas al Sol (Paperback))
by Alma Flor Ada, ADA Alma Flor, and F Isabel Campoy
Goya (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists S.)
by Mike Venezia
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Bruegel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists S.)
by Mike Venezia
This book is part of a series providing an introduction to some of the world's greatest painters, their lives and work. In each book, the author uses cartoons and a storyline to enhance and give the reader an insight into each artist's most famous paintings. The reader is encouraged to look at each painting and notice changes in the artist's style during their lifetime.
The Heritage Monuments of Matsyadesa of Mahabharat
by Janaki Ballav Dash
A beautiful and informative alphabet book created in association with the National Galley - perfect for children and adults alike.See the sights of the National Gallery as never before - through the eyes of award-winning illustrator Paul Thurlby. From Da Vinci to Monet, from medieval masters to the French Impressionists, come on a inspiring tour of one of the world's most-visited museums. Enjoy masterpieces like Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Constable's The Hay Wain as well discovering some lesser k...
Finding Out about Clothes and Fashion Long Ago (Explainers)
by F Brooks
Native American Look Book
by Missy Sullivan, Deborah Schwartz, Dawn Weiss, and Barbara Zaffran
Leonardo Da Vinci (What Made Them Great)
by Norman F Marshall and Aldo Ripamonti
A biography of the fifteenth-century genius, from his childhood to his death.
See the world through Hokusai's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Hokusai, meet groundbreaking Japanese artist Hokus...
Abbeville Kids expands its award-winning series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world. In How Artists See America, sixteen works of art show the many different ways a selection of great artists—from Winslow Homer and Childe Hassam to Georgia O'Keeffe and Romare Bearden—have perceived the breathtaking variety of landscapes and the diversity of people living in four major regions of the United States....
What better way to learn about art than to create your own masterpiece alongside another, find hidden details that add to an understanding of the artwork, read fascinating stories about how the work came to be created, or take an entertaining quiz that leads to a deeper appreciation of techniques and themes. This beautifully designed activity book introduces children to many of the world's greatest artworks-ranging from African masks and Japanese prints to European paintings and modern art. Hand...
Frida Kahlo (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Eng Gee Fan
In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The second book follows Frida Kahlo, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident. Frida began painting from her bedside and produced over 140 works, culminating in a solo exhibition in America. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra fact...
The inspiring true story of the Giacometti brothers, one an artist, the other a daredevil, both devoted to their craft . . . but even more devoted to each other. A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title Everyone who knew them agreed. Alberto was the genius of the family. His younger brother Diego was his opposite--he didn't care much for books or schoolwork, and he had no idea what he would be when he grew up. But despite their differences, the tw...
¿Quién fue Leonardo da Vinci? / Who Was Leonardo da Vinci? (Quien Fue...?)
by Roberta Edwards
Una fantástica serie de biografías ilustradas para conocer a los personajes más destacados de la historia de una forma didáctica y divertida. Leonardo Da Vinci fue uno de los pintores más importantes de la historia, además de un talentoso músico, y un estupendo científico e inventor. Construyó máquinas voladoras, submarinos, ¡e incluso helicópteros!Sin embargo, le costaba mucho terminar las cosas que empezaba. Por eso, hoy en día solamente lo conocemos por sus obras más famosas, pero hay mucho m...
Discover the artists who changed our world in My First Heroes: Artists! Push, pull and slide the scenes to find out about Artemisia Gentileschi, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo and Andy Warhol, and be inspired by their incredible work.With scenes to explore, fun facts to learn and bright, bold illustration by Nila Aye, this is the perfect introduction for inquisitive preschoolers to these amazing artists.The My First Heroes books have been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer’s Good Play G...
Maira Kalman's exuberant illustrations and humorous commentary bring design history to life in this inspired ABC book that celebrates thirty-one objects from the Cooper Hewitt, in time for its long-awaited reopening. A. Ah-ha! There you Are. begins Maira Kalman's joyfully illustrated romp through the treasures of Cooper Hewitt's design collection. With her signature wit and warm humor, Kalman's ABC book introduces children and adults to the myriad ways design touches our lives. Posing the questi...
Wassily Kandinsky (Life and Work Of...(Pb)) (Life and Work of . . .)
by Paul Flux
Presents a brief overview of the life and work of this Russian artist, describing and giving examples of his work.
One of the Impressionist era's best-loved painters, Pierre-Auguste Renoirpainted every day for 60 years—that's over 5,000 paintings! The joie de vivre expressed in his work is reflected on every page of Smart About Art: Pierre-Auguste Renoir in colorful, dynamic illustrations and 17 reproductions. With humor and insight, this title takes us through the life of an artist who at first was so unpopular that his paintings were attacked with umbrellas. Written as if it were a child's own class report...