"Wow! If you have been looking for a way to get children interested
in art, call off the search: it just doesn't get any better than this."
--The Children's Literature Choice List
"They encourage young readers to notice the big picture as well
as its details, to compare and contrast, to put themselves into the
painter's place, to ask more questions, and to react with artistic
expression of their own... these are first-rate art appreciation guides
for adults and young children together, or older readers alone." --Children's
Literature Review
Each volume in this innovative series is devoted to a subject that
every child already knows from personal experience. The works of art
chosen for each book show the many different ways great artists have
perceived and expressed that very subject. Author Colleen Carroll's
engaging, conversational text is filled with thought-provoking questions
and imaginative activities that spark children's natural curiosity both
about the subject of the artwork and about the way it was created.
This direct, interactive approach to art--and to the world--promotes
self-exploration, self-discovery, and self-expression. As it introduces
basic artistic concepts, styles, and techniques, it also provides loads
of fun. For children who want to know more about the artists whose works
appear in the book, biographies are provided at the end, along with
suggestions for further reading and an international list of museums
where each artist's works can be seen. As they begin to understand the
multitude of ways that artists see, children will deepen their appreciation
of art, the world around them, and, most importantly, their own unique
visions.
Colleen Carroll teaches fifth grade literacy and is an education writer whose clients have included: Random House Children's Books, MTV, USA Today, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of America History, Bravo, and Edison Schools. She lives outside New York City with her husband and three daughters.
