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1) Painting the wild frontier: the art and adventures of George Catlin

Author

Reich, Susanna

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

2) Yellowstone Moran: painting the American West

Author

Judge, Lita

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Tom Moran had never ridden a horse or slept under the stars before, but the paintings he created on his journey from city boy to seasoned explorer would lead to the founding of America's first national park.

3) Heroes and villains

Author

Gray, Peter

Series

Drawing manga

Publisher

PowerPlus Books

Pub. Date

[2006]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Learn how manga characters' heads, faces and expressions are constructed so that you can create original drawings of your own.

4) Male action figures

Author

Gray, Peter

Series

Drawing manga

Publisher

Rosen Pub. Group's PowerPlus Books

Pub. Date

[2006]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Examines different exercises to get you started on drawing manga male action figures.

5) Journey into the rainforest

Author

Knight, Tim

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

6) Fireflies in the dark: the story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the children of Terezin

Author

Rubin, Susan Goldman

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2000]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Covers the years during which Friedl Dicker, a Jewish woman from Czechoslovakia, taught art to children at the Terezin Concentration Camp. Includes art created by teacher and students, excerpts from diaries, and interviews with camp survivors.

7) N.C. Wyeth's pilgrims

Author

San Souci, Robert D

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

1991

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Recounts the coming of the Pilgrims to America, with illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

8) How to draw Nevada's sights and symbols

Author

Fein, Eric

Series

A kid's guide to drawing America

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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This book explains how to draw some of Nevada's sights and symbols, including the state seal and the official flower.

9) How to draw horses

Author

Murawski, Laura

Series

A kid's guide to drawing

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Describes how to draw various horses, including the Przewalski horse, Appaloosa, and Arabian horse.

10) Look!: seeing the light in art

Author

Wolfe, Gillian

Publisher

distributed in the U.S.A. by Publishers Group West

Pub. Date

c2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

11) How to draw South Africa's sights and symbols

Author

Mis, Melody S

Series

A kid's guide to drawing the countries of the world

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Presents step-by-step directions for drawing the flag, national bird, "Big Five" animals, Zulu house, hominid skeleton, and other sights and symbols of South Africa.

12) Leonardo's horse

Author

Fritz, Jean

Publisher

Putnam's

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

13) M is for masterpiece: an art alphabet

Author

Domeniconi, David

Publisher

Sleeping Bear Press

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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"While introducing readers to famous artists, mediums, tools, and techniques, this A-Z pictorial uses simple poetry to introduce topics such as color, Easter Island, impressionism, Frida Kahlo, and landscape. Each letter topic also includes detailed expository text"--Provided by publisher.