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Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
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...
4) Paint!
Author
Publisher
North Light Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Presents step-by-step instructions for producing artwork using paint and other materials usually found around the house.
5) Yayoi Kusama
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about elephants and how they can paint just like human children in this true story of how Katya Arnold teaches painting to kids in Brooklyn and Asian elephants in Thailand.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Illustrations and text portray the life of Leonardo da Vinci, who gained fame as a artist through such works as the Mona Lisa, and as a scientist by studying various subjects including human anatomy and flight.
8) Da Vinci
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Renaissance artist and analyses some of his paintings.
10) Henri Matisse
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of French post-impressionist artist Henri Matisse.
11) Van Gogh
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Vincent van Gogh.
12) Frida
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the childhood of Frida Kahlo and how it influenced her art.
13) Grandma Moses
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and work of the twentieth-century American painter known as Grandma Moses.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Presents illustrated and age-appropriate imaginary tours of the studios of famous artists from Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo to Monet and van Gogh, in an anecdotal reference that is complemented by reproductions of famous works and introductory portraits.
16) Michelangelo
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Michelangelo.
17) Raphael
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
19) Monet
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the personal life and artistic accomplishments of Impressionist Claude Monet.
20) Edgar Degas
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century artist Edgar Degas, who loved to paint scenes of Paris and the people who worked and lived there.
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