This is one of a series of books on modern art created to help very young people learn the basic vocabulary used by artists, a sort of ABC of art. This book explores how people are depicted by artists and how they help to convey meaning in art. By looking at the people portrayed in this book and discussing their various characteristics, adults encourage children to develop creative thinking skills. Notes at the back of each book provide brief background information that adults will find useful when talking with children about the images reproduced in these books.
Nina Laden''s illustrations complement this f unny story that not only introduces children to two of the w orld''s most extraordinary modern artists, but teaches a valu able lesson - how to creatively resolve a conflict. '
New board books in the best-selling Mini Masters series feature beautiful paintings from Cassatt and Picasso and rhyming text introducing budding artists to these famous masters.
从这本书中,你会通过那只叫做斯派克的鸽子发现鸽子对建筑物是无比痴迷的,它会带领你在旅途中发现各种关于标志性建筑的有趣的事情,这本书中包含了对罗马圆形大剧场、泰姬陵、金门大桥、悉尼歌剧院、埃菲尔铁塔、弗兰克劳埃德赖特的流水山庄以及其他更多建筑物的介绍,有趣的鸽子视角能够拉近知识与孩子的距离,就像参与一次环球旅程,近距离接触世界各地的独特建筑物。
50 Tear-Off Placemats for Mealtime Fun Break out your pens and markers, draw the noodles in the soup or the toppings on the pizza, pack a picnic, or serve a fancy meal and more with this really giant colouring and doodling pad of 52 big place mats Picky eaters and fidgety diners of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and invitation to imagine and create at mealtime.
Introducing an addition to the acclaimed Mini Masters series. This engaging board book features beautiful works of art paired with playful, rhyming text. In "On an Island with Gauguin," the artist's Tahitian paintings transport mini art lovers to a lush, colorful island where they can join in the celebration of island life. This unique book will enchant toddlers with Gauguin's dramatic works.
Museum ABC is a unique and colorful picturebook that introduces children to more than a hundred works of art,using the alphabet. Adults and children alike will love the visualand cultural richness of this alphabetical tour through theMetropolitan Museum's collection.
Following the amazing success of One Red Dot and Blue 2, DavidCarter has done it again! He's back with 600 Black Spots, his mostclever scavenger hunt pop-up yet. Readers can spend countless hoursof fun searching for the black spots throughout the pages--but becareful! Tricks and surprises abound in this endlesslyentertaining, keep-you-on-the-spot book!
From circles and squares to arches and stars, Museum Shapesintroduces children to basic and complex shapes through TheMetropolitan Museum+s extensive and varied collections of art. Eachshape has two spreads devoted to it; the first spread asks whatshape a certain object is in a chosen piece of art. Once the childhas the answer, he or she can turn the page to verify the answer.Information about each piece of art and its creator appears in theback of the book. While children discover different shapes, adultswill appreciate the aesthetic value and cultural richness of thisglorious book, which features the works of a diverse range ofartists including Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, and DanteGabriel Rossetti.
Throw this irrepressible doodle book in a purse or a backpack, leave it in the back of the car or take it onto a flight, for instant mood adjustment and therapy for any case of boredom. Draw a happy-looking cake, a laughing frog, a delighted robot, and just try not to laugh out loud! Moody doodlers of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humor and his invitation to imagine and create--wherever the mood takes you!
This is one of a series of books on modern art created to help very young people learn the basic vocabulary used by artists, a sort of ABC of art. This book isolates lines to show how they are used by artists and how they contribute to meaning in art. By looking at lines and discussing what thoughts and feelings they convey, adults encourage children to develop creative thinking skills. Notes at the back of each book provide brief background information that adults will find useful when talking with children about the images reproduced in these books.
This edition of The Art Book presents a new way of looking atart with children. It's an A - Z guide to thirty of the mostengaging artists and one of their most famous works of art.Designed for both adult and child to enjoy together, the bookencourages children to learn to look, and to imagine why artistschoose to create art in the way that they do. Accessible andeducational The Art Book, Children's Edition is fun and easy touse. A perfect introduction to art for children everywhere. FromLeonardo's iconic Mona Lisa to Andy Warhol's equally iconic Marilynand from Jeff Koons' exuberant, flower-encrusted Puppy to GrantWood's severe American Gothic, 30 works appearing in the originalArt Book have been selected for The Art Book Children's Edition fortheir significance in art history as well as their appeal tochildren. The giants of art history such as Van Gogh, Matisse,Rembrandt, Turner and Velazquez are all here, but the Children'sEdition also offers its readers an introduction to challenging,recent artists
These enchanting books introduce children to four perennially popular subjects: animals, letters, numbers and toys. Each book features thirty engaging games with activities involving colouring, recognition, classification, counting, searching and more, as well as one double spread of stickers. This beautifully designed collection will both educate and entertain all children of three and over. (Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo).
50 Tear-Off Placemats for Mealtime Fun Break out your pens and markers, and help characters get dressed up, tell jokes, choose a pet, go on vacation, and more with this really giant colouring and doodling pad of 52 big place mats Picky eaters and fidgety diners of all ages will love Taro Gomi's signature humour and invitation to imagine and create at mealtime.
Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art of Possibility is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment. The authors' harmoniously interwoven perspectives provide a deep sense of the powerful role that the notion of possibility can play in every aspect of life. Through uplifting stories, parables, and personal anecdotes, the Zanders invite us to become passionate communicators, leaders, and performers whose lives radiate possibility into the world
Here in the latest addition to our contemporary art board-book series, Henri Matisse's exuberant cut-paper art leaps off the page, accompanied by simple, lyrical text sure to delight the very young.
Five famous Italian Renaissance paintings come alive for Katiewhen she steps into the picture frames. What makes the Mona Lisasmile? Katie wants to find out so she climbs into the Leonardo DaVinci painting. But the Mona Lisa is not really feeling very happy,so Katie tries to cheer her up ...with disastrous results! Includesfive masterpieces from five Italian Renaissance artists: Mona Lisaby Leonardo Da Vinci, An Angel in Red with a Lute by an associateof Leonardo, St George and the Dragon by Raphael, Primavera bySandro Botticelli, The Lion of St Mark by Vittore Carpaccio
All Aboard! Choo-choo! Where do you think we'll go...? Journey through a fantastical land where anything is possible. From trees with faces to men raining from the sky, Rene Magritte's delightful artwork is sure to ignite the imaginations of the very youngest readers.
Katie visits five paintings by Van Gogh,Gauguin and C?zanne! Katie tries to pick the sunflower seeds fromthe Vincent Van Gogh painting, but when the vase tips over, theflowers go everywhere. Mimi, a little girl from a painting nearby,comes to help Katie, but when Mimi's dog Zazou comes too disasterfollows! This imaginative fantasy about a mischievous character isan original and fun way to introduce children to art. A page ofnotes at the end gives background information on the artists.Includes reproductions of five famous post-Impressionistmasterpieces: Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh Breton Girls Dancingby Paul Gauguin Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh StillLife, with Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne Tahitian Pastorals byPaul Gauguin
Katie just can't decide what she wants to be when she growsup. Perhaps a trip to the gallery to see five famous paintings byworld-renowned British artists might give her some ideas. And canshe help the shepherd boy from Constable's The Cornfield round upall those pesky sheep? For almost two decades, the Katie series hasbeen bringing art to life for young children.