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Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces American painter Faith Ringgold, revealing what led her to mix different media and craft her narrative quilts, and how her life and art inspire kids to create their own masterpieces.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Caldecott Honor Book
Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist.
But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled...
Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist.
But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors trilled...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. So when she was offered a commission to paint portraits of accomplished African Americans, she jumped at the chance. Writers, singers, political activists, and thinkers all posed for her. Now her portraits hang in Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery, where children of all...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and career of Ernie Barnes, a football star who became an influential painter.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti street art movement pioneer.
Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from an accident in bed, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. As a teenager,...
11) Harry Houdini
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.
12) Yayoi Kusama
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Get to know Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her infinity installations, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!""--
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A fun-filled art activity book that will encourage kids to express themselves while teaching them about key artistic styles and a selection of pioneering artists from history"--
17) Viva Frida
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The painter Frida Kahlo is introduced with vivid pictures and simple text.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of six artists of the Italian Renaissance whose works represent important innovations and achievements in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Included are Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and achievements of the Italian Renaissance artist, inventor, and engineer, tracing his early years and apprenticeship through the creations of such masterworks as "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa."
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