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B 93022B 93022 Animals & Art Activities
Grade Lvl: T Author: Sacks, Janet
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Information about various topics related to dinosaurs, birds, marine life, and other animals forms the foundation for a variety of craft projects. From the series Arty Facts. Grades 2-4.
Animals & Art Activities T  
B 93399B 93399 Apples (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007

Collection of apple activities and reproducibles from 1998-2005 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Contains learning centers, literature connections, science explorations, cooking activities, circle-time activities, craft ideas, songs, poems, and fingerplays.
Apples (Preschool) T  
B 99854B 99854 Art Activities From Children's Poetry
Grade Lvl: T Author: Hierstein, Judy
Length: 92 Copyright: 1996

Stimulating art experiences based on rhyming picture books and poetry. Each activity begins with the first lines of text, followed by a brief summary and comments on the illustrations. For preK-grade 3.
Art Activities From Children's Poetry T  
B 99853B 99853 Art Activities From Folk & Fairy Tales
Grade Lvl: T Author: Hierstein, Judy
Length: 92 Copyright: 1996

Familiar folk and fairy tales form the basis for a variety of art experiences. Projects for preK-grade 3.
Art Activities From Folk & Fairy Tales T  
B 98895B 98895 Art and Science Connection: Hands-On Activities
Grade Lvl: T Author: Tolley, Kimberley
Length: 160 Copyright: 1993

Thirty lessons for primary students combine art and science, emphasizing cooperative learning and a hands-on approach to explore three main science themes: structure, interactions, and energy.
Art and Science Connection: Hands-On Activities T  
B 86604B 86604 Art Box
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gibbons, Gail
Length: 32 Copyright: 1998

Describes the many different kinds of tools and supplies which artists use to produce their work. AR 2.4. RC 2.5. Lexile 460.
Art Box KP  
B 99877B 99877 Art for All Seasons
Grade Lvl: PIJST Author: Alexander, Susie
Length: 160 Copyright: 1996

Projects for seasons and holidays for ages 7+.
Art for All Seasons PIJST  
B 93612B 93612 Art From Many Hands (Expanded Edition)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Schuman, Jo
Length: 288 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: Multicultural Art Projects. Explores folk art from around the world to help children appreciate the art and culture of many different peoples. Provides instructions to help students devise their own interpretations of these art forms. Includes West Africa (cloth, tie-dyeing, metal work, masks), Middle East (Eqyptian arts, mosaics of ancient Israel, Persian paintings), Europe (cave paintings, relief carving, stained glass, pressed flowers, cookie stamps, paper cutouts, decorated eggs, straw designs), Asia (Chinese calligraphy, paper making, Japanese haiku, fish prints and banners, inlays of India, shadow plays, batiks, kites), Mexico, Central America, South America (yarn paintings, clay figures, tin sculpture, molas, cardboard sculptures, gourd designs), Caribbean Islands (seed necklaces, maracas), United States and Canada (Native American pottery, weaving, sand paintings, buffalo robes, beadwork, quillwork, Inuit art, applehead dolls, scrimshaw, weather vanes), Oceania (outrigger canoe, tape cloth, fern designs, bowls), Australia (aboriginial paintings, Didgeridoos, eggs with scraped design).
Art From Many Hands (Expanded Edition) T  
B 95215B 95215 Art Projects from Around the World: Grades 4-6
Grade Lvl: T Author: Evans, Linda / Backus, Karen
Length: 64 Copyright: 2006

Presents a collection of twenty art projects that providing interactive learning experiences about world geography, culture, and other social studies topics. Projects include seed masks, Hmong story cloth, fish kites, Aboriginal dream paintings, Celtic letters, stained glass windows, paper cutting, Batik, Pennsylvania Dutch barn designs, etc.
Art Projects from Around the World: Grades 4-6 T  
B 91925B 91925 Art-istry (Artistry) for Children: Color
Grade Lvl: T Author: McSwain, kate
Length: 211 Copyright: 1992

Art curriculum for use with children 6-12 years. Introduces color, famous artists and art around the world. Contains 30 sequential lessons with art projects and extensions in language, history, science, and geography. Includes bibliography of children's books.
Art-istry (Artistry) for Children: Color T  
B 93202B 93202 Arts & Crafts for All Seasons (PreK-K)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 160 Copyright: 1999

Seasonal arts and crafts projects for grades PreK-K. Includes art tips, reproducible parent letter and fall, winter, spring, summer, and anytime art projects.
Arts & Crafts for All Seasons (PreK-K) T  
B 93405B 93405 Arts and Crafts (Grades K-1)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 112 Copyright: 2007

Collection of activities and patterns previously published in the 1998-2004 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Activities are divided into four sections: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Anytime.
Arts and Crafts (Grades K-1) T  
B 93404B 93404 Arts and Crafts (Preschool-Kindergarten)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 112 Copyright: 1999

Collection of activities, projects and patterns previously published in The Preschool Mailbox and The Kindergarten Mailbox Magazines between August/September 1995 and June-July 1998. Includes art tips, activities for every season and more.
Arts and Crafts (Preschool-Kindergarten) T  
B 93403B 93403 Arts and Crafts (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 112 Copyright: 2007

Collection of activities and patterns from the 1998-2004 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Includes art tips.
Arts and Crafts (Preschool) T  
B 93406B 93406 Arts and Crafts for Little Hands (Preschool-Gr 1)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 160 Copyright: 1995

Projects and patterns for children ages 4-6. Includes ideas for fall, winter, spring, summer, gifts and anytime activities. At head of title: From Your Friends at The Mailbox (magazine) compiled by Jennifer L. Overend.
Arts and Crafts for Little Hands (Preschool-Gr 1) T  
KM 8416KM 8416 Arts Attack--Kindergarten
Grade Lvl: K Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2000

A comprehensive, hands-on developmental and sequential program based on the teaching of art elements and principles. Presented on videotape, and reinforced by lesson plans. The video, a source of creative ideas and inspiration, clarifies the objectives, materials, techniques and procedures of each lesson. Total of six DVDs in this set, with four programs on each DVD. Programs range from 12-20 minutes. Programs would be appropriate for student viewing, or for instructor to view in preparation for the lesson. Programs cover an array of art topics and concepts including drawing, cultural appreciation, media, pattern, form, shape, color, texture, line, self-expression, artist appreciation (Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O'Keeffe). Comes with teacher handbook.
Arts Attack--Kindergarten K  
B 93400B 93400 Beach (Preschool)
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 48 Copyright: 2007

Collection of activities and reproducibles from the 1997-2003 issues of The Mailbox Magazine. Contains literacy ideas, math and science activities, arts and crafts ideas, songs, poems, and fingerplays.
Beach (Preschool) T  
B 93301B 93301 Big Book of PreK Learning Centers
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ohanesian, Diane
Length: 144 Copyright: 2006

Subtitle: Activities, Ideas & Strategies That Meet the Standards, Build Early Concepts & Prepare Children for Kindergarten. Presents ideas and activities for literacy, math, art, block, and dramatic play learning centers for prekindergarten, covering all curriculum areas--literacy, math, science, art, and dramatic play--at each center.
Big Book of PreK Learning Centers T  
B 120725B 120725 Brilliant History of Color in Art
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Finlay, Victoria
Length: 120 Copyright: 2014

Explores the history and sources of various pigments used in painting and photography. Takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on a tour through the history of color in art. It is illustrated in full color throughout with 166 major works of art. Lexile 1200 IL 9-T.
Brilliant History of Color in Art JST  
KM 9638KM 9638 Cave Art Prints (BB)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1996

Twelve 11"x12" color photographs of Lascaux Cave Paintings. Teacher guide provides background and explains each photo.
Cave Art Prints (BB) IJS  
B 115288B 115288 Chuck Close: Face Book
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Close, Chuck
Length: 55 Copyright: 2012

Presents an autobiography about the author's artistic life, describing the creative processes he uses in the studio and his struggles with his disabilities. Dyslexia, prosopagnosia (face blindness), paralysis. Includes a self-portrait mix-and-match section with divided pages to flip, that demonstrates his techniques and images. Boston Globe Horn Book Award Winner 2012 - Nonfiction.
Chuck Close: Face Book IJ  
B 97252B 97252 Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
Grade Lvl: T Author: Linsin, Michael
Length: 156 Copyright: 2014

Text provides readers with the strategies needed to effectively manage a classroom, discussing and inspiring students to behave, improving listening and attentiveness, speaking with power and influence, and more. Chapters include: Leverage & influence -- Routines & procedures -- Listening & following directions -- Rules & consequences -- Bad days & tough classes.
Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers T  
KM 8893KM 8893 Color Paddles (30 Sets)
Grade Lvl: KPI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Thirty (30) sets of color paddles, each set consisting of six translucent, plastic paddles--yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and violet. Students may explore what happens when you mix the colors, the primary pigment colors and secondary colors, and other color concepts. Contents: learning guide and 180 color paddles total.
Color Paddles (30 Sets) KPI  
B 82090B 82090 Crafts for Kwanzaa
Grade Lvl: P Author: Ross, Kathy
Length: 48 Copyright: 1994

Presents 20 simple craft projects, from games and jewelry to giftwrap, that young children can make from everyday materials.
Crafts for Kwanzaa P  
B 99878B 99878 Creative Crafts for Clever Kids
Grade Lvl: T Author: Radcliffe, Loralyn
Length: 160 Copyright: 1996

Projects from everyday stuff for ages 7+. Sections: Paper Productions (wreath, jewelry, paper plate sunflower, stained glass fish, newspaper fan, and more); Kitchen Capers (pretzel log cabin, sugar cube igloo, pasta butterfly, apple votice candle, etc); Natural Necessities (leaf person suncatcher, mud bricks, nature mask, etc); Clay Dough Creations (flour clay, salt clay, finger puppets, bread clay beads, birds nest); Fabric Finery (handkerchief doll, quick no-sew quilt, puppet glove, indoor tennis racket, yarn balloon, etc); Hardware Handiwork (jewelry, wind chimes, sponge painted pot, junk sculture, etc); Trash Treasures (canned candle, milk jug swan, egg carton characters, six-pack-ring weaving, etc).
Creative Crafts for Clever Kids T  
B 81106B 81106 Cups and Cans and Paper Plate Fans
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fiarotta, Phyllis
Length: 192 Copyright: 1993

Gives step-by-step instructions for making a variety of craft projects from such recyclable items as paper bags, boxes, cans, dairy containers, and jars. Includes a short play Know Your Earth Quiz Show.
Cups and Cans and Paper Plate Fans PI  
B 95137B 95137 Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Flint, India
Length: 238 Copyright: 2008

Provides techniques and recipes for making and using plant dyes to color fabric and yarn, focusing solely on ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods. Dyes and dyeing. Dye plants. Fibers. Funded by 2010-2011 McElroy Grant from Riceville Schools.
Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles ST  
DVD 2093DVD 2093 Eye for Design
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 21 Copyright: 2006

Features an introduction to aesthetics and design by exploring how lines and shapes impact visual perception. Introduces the basics of perception and explains how to develop an eye for design. Explores the elements of design in nature and discusses the use of lines, curves, shapes, angles, balance, symmetry and rhythm in all areas of design. Demonstrates how horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines send different messages and how the selection of lines and shapes influence feelings. Closed captioned.
Eye for Design JS  
KM 9605KM 9605 Famous Artists (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1989

Collection of 25 prints including self-portraits, photographs, and paintings of famous artists such as El Greco, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Klee, Georges Seurat, Marc Chagall.
Famous Artists (BB) PIJST  
DVD 2511DVD 2511 Formative Assessment in Content Areas High School
Grade Lvl: T Author:
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

Shows high school teachers the ways they can use formative assessments in the subject areas (math, humanities, and design) and grade levels they teach. Classroom scenes show teachers using formative assessments to discover their students' prior knowledge of subject matter, check for understanding, choose the most effective instructional strategies, and gauge the progress of their students. Professional development tools included on DVD-ROM are PowerPoint presentation and handouts.
Formative Assessment in Content Areas High School T  
B 117121B 117121 Get Into Art: Animals
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Brooks, Susie
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

Introduces readers to works of art featuring animals by such artists as M.C. Escher, Andy Warhol, Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Joan Miro, Edgar Degas, and Henri Matisse, and provides instruction for animal-centered art projects. Animals in art. IL 3-6.
Get Into Art: Animals PI  
B 117357B 117357 Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design
Grade Lvl: IJST Author: Kidd, Chip
Length: 150 Copyright: 2013

Provides an introduction to the ways in which designers communicate their ideas, whether through images, text, or placement. Graphic designer Chip Kidd describes the elements of graphic design, including form, function, color, and typography. Final chapter features ten projects to help the beginner learn to think like a designer. Graphic arts Technique. Lexile 1100 IL 6-T.
Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design IJST  
B 92698B 92698 Hands-On Ancient People, Volume 1
Grade Lvl: T Author: Merrill, Yvonne
Length: 87 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: Art Activities About Mesopotamia, Egypt and Islam. Provides instructions for creating reproductions of over fifty historical items from ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Islam, and includes background information about each object, as well as maps that introduce twenty important sites. Projects for grades 4-8.
Hands-On Ancient People, Volume 1 T  
B 99766B 99766 Hands-On Discovery Center Activities For Preschool
Grade Lvl: T Author: Clancy, Lorraine
Length: 208 Copyright: 1993

Complete title: Hands-On Discovery Center Activities For Preschool Children. Contains over 130 activities, projects, and reproducibles organized into five Discovery Center units--Nature & Science, Creative Arts, Numbers, Shapes & Letters, and The Five Senses.
Hands-On Discovery Center Activities For Preschool T  
B 113213B 113213 In the Picture
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Micklethwait, Lucy
Length: 28 Copyright: 2009

Contains reproductions of ten works by famous artists accompanied by six close-ups and questions designed to promote critical thinkingskills and appreciation of art. IL K-4.
In the Picture KPI  
B 103933B 103933 JUMBO BOOK OF ART
Grade Lvl: PIJST Author: Luxbacher, Irene
Length: 208 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: An Artistic Adventure from the Avenue Road Arts School. Provides instructions for creating art projects involving drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Most projects are appropriate for grades 3-8.
JUMBO BOOK OF ART PIJST  
B 90868B 90868 Kindergarten Themes
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ketch, Susan
Length: 351 Copyright: 1994

Complete title: Kindergarten Themes: Activities for Math, Literature, Math and Movement, Food Experiences, Science, Arts and Crafts, Field Trips, Bulletin Boards, and More!
Kindergarten Themes T  
B 93004B 93004 Learning Centers in Kindergarten
Grade Lvl: T Author: Loman, Karen
Length: 176 Copyright: 2004

Cover: The Four-Blocks Literacy Model. Explains how to use learning centers in kindergarten teaching, providing guidance on room arrangement, assessment, and behavior management; outlines for reading, math, science, art, and other types of learning centers; and materials and activities on such themes as the months of the year, plants, animals, and "Me."
Learning Centers in Kindergarten T  
B 83272B 83272 Looking Down
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Jenkins, Steve
Length: 30 Copyright: 1995

A series of views of one landscape is seen from progressively lower vantage points, beginning in outer space and ending with a view of a ladybug as seen by a kneeling child. Follett RL 2.8.
Looking Down KP  
B 92814B 92814 Machines, Transportation & Art Activities
Grade Lvl: T Author: Stringer, John
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Information about various topics related to machines, especially those used for transportation, forms the foundation for a variety of craft projects. Topics include potato prints, skyraits, steam engines, windjammers, submarines, propellers, chimes, mechanical toys, cargo crane, paper jets, windmill, robot, Mars lander, etc. Book for the series Arty Facts is for grades 2-4.
Machines, Transportation & Art Activities T  
B 115825B 115825 Mad Art of Caricature: A Serious Guide to Drawing Funny Faces
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Richmond, Tom
Length: 170 Copyright: 2011

MAD magazine illustrator Tom Richmond teaches how to draw caricatures, with an emphasis on aspects of the head and face. Cartoons and caricatures Technique. Drawing Technique. IL 7-T.
Mad Art of Caricature: A Serious Guide to Drawing Funny Faces JST  
B 96735B 96735 Making Sense of Art: Sensory-Based Art Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Grade Lvl: T Author: Davalos, Sandra
Length: 70 Copyright: 1999

Offers visual activities developed for children with autism, Asperger Syndrome, and other pervasive developmental disorders. The activities are designed to stimulate the child s senses through manipulation and exploration, arouse curiosity and creativity, and develop a sense of mastery. Activities are grouped under each of the senses: Visual, Auditory, Taste, Touch, Smell(not a primary moodality, but is included as a secondary modality in many of the activities).
Making Sense of Art: Sensory-Based Art Activities for Children with Autism, T  
B 109070B 109070 Manga for the Beginner
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hart, Christopher
Length: 192 Copyright: 2008

An introduction to drawing manga style illustrations, and provides step-by-step instructions for beginning artists to create characters; and covers heads, bodies, costumes, poses, animals, shading, coloring, perspective, and more.
Manga for the Beginner IJS  
B 94574B 94574 Masterpiece of the Month: An Art Appreciation Program for Grades K-5
Grade Lvl: T Author: Thomas, Jennifer
Length: 96 Copyright: 1990

Contains art lessons for students in kindergarten through fifth grade designed to be taught in the regular classroom, based on masterworks by well-known artists, each with a stated concept and objectives, vocabulary words, a list of materials, and procedures for related activities.
Masterpiece of the Month: An Art Appreciation Program for Grades K-5 T  
B 92774B 92774 National Gallery of Art Activity Book
Grade Lvl: T Author: Clarkin, Maura
Length: 112 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle: 25 Adventures With Art. Activities are designed to help children understand more about art, history, religion, and daily life in the past. Projects include paintings, drawings, collages, sculpture, cooking, flip book, and more. Has puzzles, matching quizes, games, questions and answers. Presents 43 color reproductions of great works of art.
National Gallery of Art Activity Book T  
KM 9367KM 9367 National Gallery of Art Prints, I (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Kit is designed to help students understand more about art and history by examining great masterpieces. The contents include: The National Gallery Of Art Activity Book: 25 Adventures With Art (includes puzzles, matching quizzes, games, questions and answers, and ideas for students art projects); and five art prints: The Bridge At Argenteuil by Claude Monet; Woman With a Parasol--Madame Monet and Her Son by Claude Monet; Tropical Forest With Monkeys by Henri Rousseau; A Girl With a Watering Can by Renoir; and George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. Four-week circulation.
National Gallery of Art Prints, I (BB) PIJ  
KM 9368KM 9368 National Gallery of Art Prints, II (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Kit is designed to help students understand more about art and history by examining great masterpieces. The contents include: The National Gallery Of Art Activity Book: 25 Adventures With Art (includes puzzles, matching quizzes, games, questions and answers, and ideas for student art projects); and five art prints: Hide and Seek by James Jacques Tissot; Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) by Wassily Kandinsky; Untitled Mobile by Alexander Calder; Cattleya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds by Martin Johnson; and The Tragedy by Pablo Picasso. Four-week circulation.
National Gallery of Art Prints, II (BB) PIJ  
KM 9369KM 9369 National Gallery of Art Prints, III (BB)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1995

Kit is designed to help students understand more about art and history by examing great masterpieces. The contents include: The National Gallery Of Art Activity Book: 25 Adventures With Art (includes puzzles, matching quizzes, games, questions and answers, and ideas for student art projects); and five art prints: House In Provence by Paul Cezanne; Madame Picasso by Pablo Picasso; Mountains At Collioure by Andre Derain; Still Life: LeJour by Georges Braque; and Breezing Up by Winslow Homer. Four-week circulation.
National Gallery of Art Prints, III (BB) PIJ  
B 96230B 96230 Native American Arts & Cultures
Grade Lvl: T Author: D'Alleva Anne
Length: 122 Copyright: 1993

Looks at the arts of seven Native cultures: Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Great Basin/Plateau, Southwest, California, Northwest Coast, and Arctic/Subarctic. Includes ancient, historical and modern traditions.
Native American Arts & Cultures T  
B 103817B 103817 NATURE'S ART BOX
Grade Lvl: IJST Author: MARTIN, LAURA
Length: 215 Copyright: 2003

Presents more than 60 projects made from natural materials that are available almost anywhere. Follett RL 6.2.
NATURE'S ART BOX IJST  
B 97397B 97397 Open Art Room
Grade Lvl: T Author: Purtee, Melissa / Sands, Ian
Length: 215 Copyright: 2018

The Open Art Room provides a student-centered approach to art instruction that is inspirational, practical, and classroom-tested. This book uses inspiration from a variety of contemporary approaches and presents a framework for Choice-Based instruction for Secondary Level (grades 6–12) Art Education. Contents offer: Flexible instructional frameworks with options for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of Choice. Assessment for Choice-Based art teachers. Unit plans, boot camps, mini-lessons, and classroom examples. Clear connections to the National Core Art Standards and engaging stories of student struggles and successes.
Open Art Room T  
DVD 2904DVD 2904 Pencil Drawing
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Price, Gail
Length: 23 Copyright: 1993

Beginning with contour and accent lines, artist Gail Price leads the viewers through the basic techniques to create ten dynamic pencil drawings using a diverse selection of pencils and papers. In a final drawing, she combines techniques that produce texture and value – scumble, smudge, kneaded eraser, stipple, hatching, cross–hatching, accent line. DVD 23 minutes. IL 4-12.
Pencil Drawing IJS  
B 94131B 94131 Recycled Crafts Box: Sock Puppets, Carboard Castles, Bottle Bugs & 37 More Earth-Friendly Projects & Activities You Can Create
Grade Lvl: T Author: Martin, Laura
Length: 88 Copyright: 2004

Discusses recycling. Provides information and instructions for making art projects from a variety of recycled materials. For primary/elementary/middle school.
Recycled Crafts Box: Sock Puppets, Carboard Castles, Bottle Bugs & 37 More T  
B 114425B 114425 Red-Yellow-Blue : Colors in Art
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vry, Silke
Length: 96 Copyright: 2011

Examines the use of colors in art, discussing their origins, and symbolic use in well-known paintings. Introduces color theory using facts, trivia, experiments, and interactive activities. Topics such as the color wheel, mixing colors, and atmospheric perspective are briefly covered. IL 4-9.
Red-Yellow-Blue : Colors in Art IJ  
KM 9351KM 9351 Tessellation Design Kit
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1990

Tesselation kit contains pattern blocks, Tessellation jobcards, four Tessellation Tracer stencils, three books: Creating Escher-Type Drawings; Tessellations: The Geometry Of Patterns; and M.C. Escher: 29 Master Prints, and 12 lithographs.
Tessellation Design Kit IJS  
B 113315B 113315 Trick of the Eye: Art and Illusion
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vry, Silke
Length: 89 Copyright: 2010

Examines illusion in art and explores the techniques, styles, use ofperspective, and composition that draw people in for repeated looks. Includes questions, puzzles, and project ideas. FRL 7.1. IL 4-8.
Trick of the Eye: Art and Illusion IJ  
DVD 2105DVD 2105 Using Color
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 24 Copyright: 2006

Introduces the principles of creating color harmony by demonstrating color schemes for interior or graphic design, fashion, marketing, or wherever color matters. Provides practical illustrations of how to use color to shape environments. Shows how to put colors together to create beauty and comfort, and discusses such concepts as complementary colors, tints, shades, tones, pastels, hue, calue, intensity, primary and secondary colors. Explains how to use a color wheel to create the three most common color schemes and gives examples of monochromatic, related, and complimentary colors. Closed captioned.
Using Color JS  
B 123103B 123103 Why is Art Full of Naked People?: & Other Vital Questions About Art
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hodge, Susie
Length: 96 Copyright: 2016

An irreverent and informative primer that asks tricky questions about what makes art art. Artists ask questions when they make art and viewers ask questions when they look at art; this book provides an engaging way for young people to explore asking and answering questions for themselves. IL 4-8.
Why is Art Full of Naked People?: & Other Vital Questions About Art IJ  
B 99466B 99466 World Cultures Through Art Activities
Grade Lvl: T Author: Robinson, Dindy
Length: 222 Copyright: 1996

Introduces primary (K-3) students to cultures and countries around the world. Projects encourage creativity and critical thinking in students and teach them about the art, architecture, nature, music, clothing, food, and celebrations of China, Japan, India, Australia, Africa, Israel, Egypt, Russia, France, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, British Isles, Scandinavia, Mexico, Native Americans, and Hawaii.
World Cultures Through Art Activities T  
B 83273B 83273 Zoom
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Banyai, Istvan
Length: 60 Copyright: 1995

A wordless picture book presents a series of scenes, each one from farther away, showing, for example, a girl playing with toys which is actually a picture on a magazine cover, which is part of a sign on a bus, and so on.
Zoom KPI