Literature Pockets: Nursery Rhymes
Literature Pockets: Nursery Rhymes makes 12 famous nursery rhymes even more appealing to grades K-1 with the fun craft projects included in this useful resource. Each pocket contains an illustrated rhyme, activities...
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Michelangelo
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists: Michelangelo is a kid-friendly introduction to Michelangelo that combines lively text, cartoon-style illustrations, and full-color reproductions of his original artwork...
Drawing with Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Mona Brookes was hired by Gertrude Dietz, the director of a preschool, to teach realistic drawing to 100 four- and five-year-olds. When she sought curricula, she found none. About her experience she said, "Thank goo...
Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors
Drawing with scissors? Is that even possible? Yes, it is! Henri Matisse was the artist who made his famous artistic cutout designs with scissors. Twenty of these are included in this story about Matisse, so you can ...
Katie's Picture Show
Katie’s visit to the museum with her grandmother becomes even more exciting when five famous pictures come to life. This beloved classic is a delightful introduction to both great art and museum trips; children wi...
Degas and the Little Dancer
Marie’s dream is to become a famous ballerina. Her family can’t afford lessons for her, so she begins modeling for the artist Edgar Degas. The finished sculpture, The Little Dancer, becomes a famous ballet statu...
Van Gogh and the Sunflowers
This charming story imagines what might be the inspiration for Van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers,” presenting in story form some facts about this famous artist as well as a picture into his life as an artist in ...