Washoe County Library System

On Shelf

Sierra View Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 927.04 RACZKA 2011
1 available

Description

This book focuses on the childhood works of seven artists, with lots of interesting facts about who or what influenced them when they were children and young adults. Three works from each artist are included, showing how their style developed and changed over time.

2) Wake up our souls: a celebration of Black American artists

Author

Bolden, Tonya

Publisher

H.N. Abrams

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Art & Artists for Kids

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 927 BOL 2004
1 available

Description

Presents a history of African American visual arts and artists from the days of slavery to the present.

3) Mary Cassatt: portrait of an American impressionist

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

On Shelf

Sierra View Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO CASSATT 1999
1 available

Description

Presents the life and work of Mary Cassatt, the only American artist included with the French Impressionists.

4) Martial arts legends

Author

Gifford, Clive

Series

Crabtree contact

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

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

Language

English

On Shelf

Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 927.968 GIF 2009
1 available

Description

Young readers are given an exciting introduction to the masters of karate, judo, taekwondo, and kung fu in Martial Arts Legends. Read on as the lives of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and other martial arts heroes are explored in this new and exciting title.

Remembering Ashley Bryan (1923-2022)

5) Words to my life's song

Author

Bryan, Ashley

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

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

Language

English

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On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO BRYAN 2009
1 available

AANHPI Heritage Month for Kids
Art & Artists for Kids

6) Drawing from memory

Author

Say, Allen

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

c2011

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO SAY 2011
1 available

Description

"Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist. Drawing from memory is Allen Say's own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn't understand his son's artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan's leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as...

7) Kid artists: true tales of childhood from creative legends

Author

Stabler, David

Publisher

Quirk Books

Pub. Date

[2016]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Art & Artists for Kids

On Shelf

Northwest Reno Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 927 STABLE 2016
2 available

South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 927 STABLE 2016
1 available

Description

Shares seventeen true tales from the childhoods of famous artists, including Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Frida Kahlo. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world's most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you!