paintings

A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.

Introduces children to texture, describing the role it plays in art and encouraging readers to use line, shapes, colors, and patterns to create texture it various works of art.

"A collection of concrete poetry, illustrations, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world. Includes biographies of the architects, quotations, and sources"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces young readers to an artist--and his family--and shows him mixing paints and working on drawings.

Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Babysitters Club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley.

Caldecott medalist Allen Say chronicles his experiences as an artist during World War II, and describes his relationship with his mentor Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist.

In art class, neatness, conformity, and imitation are encouraged, but when Willow brings imagination and creativity to her projects, even straight-laced Miss Hawthorn is influenced.

Digby and his sister learn all about the life and works of fifteen-century artist and sculptor, Leonardo da Vinci, after they discover the artist's palette at an antiques market.

When Bridget loses the beret that provides her with artistic inspiration like other great artists, she thinks she will never be able to draw again.

When Linus Muller takes over making deliveries for his family's Manhattan grocery store in 1943, including bringing a crate of oranges every other week to an artist from Europe, the two become friends as they discuss war, the future, freedom, and imagination.