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Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books.
Lexile Measure: 860 (What's this?)
Series: Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Paperback)
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Childrens Pr (March 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780516271729
ISBN-13: 978-0516271729
ASIN: 0516271725
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.1 x 9.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #91,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #27 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Art > Painting #32 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Art > History #57 in Books > Children's Books > Biographies > Art
Age Range: 6 - 9 years
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Our family LOVES this series. If you get a chance to purchase the dvds they are also hilarious and educational.WE borrow the dvds from the library but the kids fell in love with a few of the artists so we bought those books. I'd love to have the entire series but it's expensive so i'll have to buy one at a time. I homeschool and we use these books as our curriculum base. We read through and I think of a project to go with it teaching a certain style, technique, skill, or medium. Meanwhile the kids are cracking up laughing and quote the books and movies. It is because of these books that my kids recognize the works of VanGough, Cassatt, Michelangelo and so far a couple more. We ahve gotten into discussions not only about art and artists but about thier lives, the history of thier times, the reason they painted that way, expressing emmotion, mental illness, patriotism, religion, determination and other morals. But if all you do is put the book on your child's book shelf they will have a common knowledge of artists most kids are never tought about. Beyond education they will enjoy it. They will laugh until they cry. They will talk about it and make inside jokes about the funny stuff and you may just learn something yourself. I grew up learning and loving art and I didn't know half of what I've learned form these books.
Degas is a fun artist for kids who are interested in ballet (although he painted many more subjects, his ballet work is stunning).We did a unit study on him and also read Degas and the Little Dancer (Anholt's Artists Books for Children) and Chasing Degas
This whole series of books is a fantastic introduction to children. So much of fine arts education has been ripped out of the curriculum. Theses books were a valuable resource to me as I was planning my fine arts curriculum. Very informative and uses friendly for children.
he (they) did the best they could with Degas. there are many other painters included in the book. I like this series and my grandson (5 1/2) does too. he has rec'd Monet, Klee (my favorites), daVinci, all of which were excellent.
Absolutely wonderful presentation of an artist for kids ages 6-9. Short enough to keep a child' attention without boring him/her, fun illustrations, simple, but very informative presentation of the historical details at the child's level.
I bought all of the books in this series for our homeschool art curriculum. They are easy to read and a fun supplement that can lead to a nice trip to the Smithsonian Gallery of Art.
Interesting and informational - bibliography format, beautiful pictures of Degas art works, some humor, we enjoyed reading this simple book.
we love these books. My son and I have learned so much from reading them together. We both really enjoy them. It's fascinating!
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