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Book Cover for: How Artists See Play: Sports Games Toys Imagination, Colleen Carroll

How Artists See Play: Sports Games Toys Imagination

Colleen Carroll

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In How Artists See Play children can see how Jacob Lawrence chose bright colors and strong curving lines to convey the speed and energy of Olympic relay racers; how Maxfield Parrish used his imagination to paint a whimsical dragon; how Jean-Baptiste Chardin painted a boy blowing a soap bubble so realistically that it seems you could pop the bubble with your finger; and how Dick West depicted a community of Native Americans enjoying a winter field day.

Each volume in the How Artists See series presents sixteen diverse works of art, all devoted to a subject that every child already knows from personal experience. 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 they are looking at 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 artists 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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Abbeville Kids
  • Publish Date: Mar 1st, 1999
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.32in - 7.58in - 0.50in - 0.62lb
  • EAN: 9780789203939
  • Recommended age: 06-08
  • Categories: • Art - General

About the Author

Carroll, Colleen: - Colleen Carroll has been involved in education for nearly three decades as a classroom teacher, curriculum writer, and literacy specialist. She lives in the New York City area, where she writes and teaches reading.

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Book Cover for: How Artists See Animals: Mammal, Fish, Bird, Reptile, Colleen Carroll
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Book Cover for: How Artists See Feelings: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Love, Colleen Carroll
Book Cover for: How Artists See Work: Farm, Factory, Office, Home, Colleen Carroll
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Book Cover for: How Artists See Play: Second Edition, Colleen Carroll
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Praise for this book

Praise for the How Artists See series:

"How Artists See Cities and How Artists See Play...promote creative thinking and expression...Imagination-stirring text accompanies each painting as Carroll describes content, composition, line, technique and mood, and asks interesting and playful questions to spark children's creative responses." -- Los Angeles Times

"Carroll's series...eclipses the competition...How Artists See has the makings of a classic--a core experience for budding art enthusiasts to build on." -- Publishers Weekly

"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." -- Children's Literature Choice List

"...These are first-rate art appreciation guides for adults and young children together, or older readers alone." -- Children's Literature Review