art

Thirteen-year-old Sable is reluctantly paired up with Lacey for an art project, but their mutual dislike for one another begins to soften as the two begin to get to know each other better.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to draw a variety of cars, trucks, and motorcycles, including Ford Thunderbird, cement trucks, and minibikes.

Presents step-by-step instructions for kids on creating line drawings, drawing faces and bodies, and learning about perspective, proportion, and scale.

Explores a number of upcoming contemporary artists working today to use their art in society to create images that can cause conversations about today's most pressing topics, including work by Cao Fei, Guan Xiao, Trevor Paglen, and Zhou Tao.

Presents Aristotle's "Poetics" in side-by-side English and Greek, followed by a discussion of the philosopher's ideas, covering such topics as poetic truth, art and morality, the function of tragedy, and the ideal tragic hero.

Second grader Kylie Jean joins her school art club, and learns to paint in the style of several different artists, but for the Mural Art Contest she decides to paint a watercolor picture of a local Texas barn and duck pond--until a squabble between her dog and the ducks turns it into an example of abstract art instead.

Sam is working on making a clay dinosaur for the school art show and sale when the clay suddenly comes to life and attacks him, a sure sign that once again Orson Eerie, whose spirit inhabits the school, is up to something--and it is up to Sam, Antonio, and Lucy, to discover how a self-portrait of Orson figures into his evil plan.

Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

Introduces children to the life and work of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet, discussing his style, life in poverty, and influence on world art.

"Takes young readers on an adventure through art history. From cave paintings to video games, this book shows how and why pictures have been made, linking art to the human experience"--Provided by publisher.