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Facts on File encyclopedia of art

Presents the history of Roman and Celtic art, Parthian and Sassanian art, Steppe art, art from India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, and Early Christian art.

The Twentieth century

A study guide for use with "An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians: The Twentieth Century, " featuring photographs, activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

Robots

Step-by-step illustrations and instructions teach children how to draw different types of robots.

Planes

Step-by-step illustrations and instructions demonstrate how to draw different types of planes, including Blackbirds, Concordes, F-16A fighters, an Airbus A280, and SpaceShipOne.

Magical creatures and mythical beasts

Presents advice and sketching methods, depicting various stages of development, for drawing mythical creatures, such as a phoenix, a centaur, a troll, a gryphon, and more.

Drawing

Provides step-by-step instruction to create eleven drawing projects that includes figures, cartoons, animals, and cars as subjects; and discusses the required tools and materials, shading, perspective, and other related topics.

Leonardo's shadow, or, My astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant

Fifteen-year-old Giacomo, servant to Leonardo da Vinci, helps his procrastinating master finish painting, "The Last Supper," while also trying to find clues to his parentage and pursue his own career as an artist in late fifteenth-century Milan.

Doodle Dog

Doodle Dog, a talented artist, comes to the rescue of his less artistic friends.

Chalk

A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.

The legend of the Indian paintbrush

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.

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