art

Contains twenty-five art projects with companion poems and lessons designed to build phonemic awareness, oral language, eary writing, and more.

An introduction to elementary concepts such as "widest, " "tallest, " and "back-to-back" where the reader is asked to pick out the number with that quality in an animal that is made up of numbers.

The seventeenth-century Dutch painter talks about his life and work as if entertaining the reader for the weekend. Includes reproductions of the artist's works and a list of museums where works are on display.

Presents a practical guide for classroom and art teachers that describes the techniques used by famous artists and how to apply them.

Contains practical information and hands-on exercises that teach young artists techniques for using color.

Describes the many ways that artists show animals in their art and includes examples of line drawings and cave paintings, sculpter and silhouettes, lithographs, and ceramic art.

One of the geese in the beloved picture on Kenji's wall flies off to join the wild geese in the sky and then returns to the picture, with interesting results.

Provides instructions for a variety of art projects children ages four through eight can make using a computer with a color monitor, printer, and basic paint or drawing program in combination with crayons, markers, and other materials; and incorporates lessons on color and famous artists.