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Photographs and simple text describe how children create art.

After his baby brother eats his school art project, Spencer has only a few hours to create a winning masterpiece.

When Marion creates a picture of a Moon Man, her painting comes to life and seeks ways to shine like the real moon.

Examines how faces have been used as symbols, as illustrations of feelings, and as portraits in sculpture, masks, and paintings by various artists from around the world.

Follows Andy Goldsworthy all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. Depicts the relationship between art and nature in Goldsworthy's work.

[Vol. 1] Watch as scientists help solve an international mystery by analyzing grains of sand found in a balloon bomb, and discover how dogs work as chemical detectives to sniff out arson. [Vol. 2] Watch detectives, coroners, and archaeologists work together to solve a crime committed long ago. [Vol. 3, pt. 1] Learn how tire tracks, carpet fibers, and dog hairs provide the necessary clues to hunt down a murderer, and watch as DNA evidence exonerates a convicted criminal. [Vol. 3, pt. 2] Watch as scientific evidence is used to determine whether a painting is an authentic da Vinci.

Artistic sixteen-year-old Vanessa has never tried to fit in, but counts the days until she reaches adulthood and all it brings, but when her first job introduces her to James, who leads her into new, sometimes risky situations, she wonders if she is ready to be a grown up.

A comprehensive overview of the dada art movement, profiling key figures in the movement, exploring the wide range of art-making practices that emerged between 1916 and 1924, and cataloging influential pieces.

Text and 398 illustrations survey the history of art from prehistory to the present.