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This book forms part of the Smart-Kids Preschool skills series created by practising South African Early Childhood Development educators. The books are designed to help preschoolers (3-5 years) develop key concepts and to make sure children learn to write and draw in the correct way to support their learning later on.
Who's in the jungle, prowling through a storm? Who's at the seaside on a busy beach? Who's in the stables, stamping and neighing? With beautifully pitched text wrtitten by Susie Brooks supported by friendly cartoon-style illustrations, Who's In The Picture? invites young children to explore and interact with art. With paintings by Frida Kahlo, Henri Rousseau, L.S Lowry and many more, this playful search-and-find book encourages readers to examine each painting and to explain, very simply, what is happening in the pictures. Who's in the Picture? has a gallery of images at the end of the book giving further details about each painting, including where the original artwork can be viewed.
Vincent van Gogh is one of the world's most famous artists. Throughout his life, he wrote to his younger brother, Theo, about his colorful, dynamic paintings. This book pairs the artist's paintings with his own words. Van Gogh's descriptions, arranged as a simple rhyme, introduce young readers to all the colors of the rainbowand beyond. The descriptive words combine with spectacular reproductions of many of the artist's most beloved and important works to create a perfect art book for young and old alike.
Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids-great for young artists, birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes! Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw their favorite animals in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch's kid friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This book is perfect for kids 7-12, but kids as young as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as well. No experience required! Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple steps and diagrams from start to finish 40+ Cool Projects: Learn how to draw favorite animals from the farm, forest, jungle, and sea, including everything from a llama to a dolphin to a kangaroo Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as they follow along Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily removable pages that are thick and sturdy 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so your kid has no problem seeing each step
Giving outlines and suggesting images from Ingrid and Dieter Schubert's "The Umbrella, The Umbrella Doodle Book" is like having the artists create art collaboratively with the reader. Now the Schuberts invite everyone to paint, draw and color with them and make their own Umbrella excursion. Illustrations. Consumable.
Colour in all the ponies, unicorns and pegasus ponies from Equestria! Get creative and colour in all the pictures of your favourite ponies from Equestria! Featuring Sunny Starscout and all of her friends, this colouring book is sure to provide hours of fun for My Little Pony fans.
Kaleidoscope Colouring: Super Cute Fun is a whimsical colouring
experience for all ages!
Match famous paintings in this beautifully illustrated card game for young children. There are 52 snap cards (13 matching sets of 4), with labelled pictures showing pictures by artists including Rousseau, Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh. Published in association with The National Gallery, with links to websites for more information about each painting.
Creative form drawing helps children develop hand to eye co-ordination, spatial orientation, observation skills, attention, confident movement, drawing skills and the foundation skills for handwriting. Originally developed by Rudolf Steiner, creative form drawing is used widely in Steiner and Waldorf Schools to enable healthy child development and learning. Form drawing can also be used for helping transform learning difficulties. This books covers the why, what and how of creative form drawing, providing a comprehensive, practical resource for teachers of children aged 6 to 12 years.
Learning how to paint with watercolour paints has never been easier or more enjoyable with Artmaker: Watercolour Masterclass. This comprehensive kit offers a practical guide and all the artistic tools that you need to begin practising this exciting and evocative art style straight away! This instructional 48-page book, Watercolour Masterclass, introduces you to the materials, equipment and skills associated with this popular technique. As a budding artist, you will be guided through a range of skills and styles of painting, before being taken step-by-step through stunning watercolour compositions with subjects ranging from a still-life composition to a picturesque canal and a fun scene of people unwinding at the beach. This kit features everything you need to get painting right away: five sheets of 300 gsm paper, a paint palette, four different paintbrushes and ten tubes of paints. In no time at all, you’ll be painting boldly and with confidence, producing interesting and beautiful effects and creating your own unique watercolour artworks that you can proudly put on display.
Winner of a Mom's Choice Gold Award! The Highlights Book of Things to Draw is the essential book for young artists. Kids ages 7 and up will find over 175 how-to-draw instructions, games and creative ways to practice drawing. From open-ended art prompts that invite kids to explore themselves and their world, to tips and how-tos, this 160-page book is the ultimate way for kids to express themselves through their artwork. This drawing companion journal to The Highlights Book of Things to Do opens doors for kids to flex their creativity. As kids work through this illustrated, flexi-bound book, they will enhance their illustration skills and expand their imaginations by creating characters, exploring patterns, interacting with their community, learning about art history and so much more. Kids can put themselves on the page and look back on this keepsake in years to come. It's a wonderful gift for any occasion or special holiday, giving young artists hours and hours of screen-free fun and entertainment with these unique activities and age-appropriate ideas.
In An Artist's Eyes, follow Jo as he journeys through the world of colour and creativity in an empowering story of confidence and imagination. Jo is a little boy who desperately wants to 'see like an artist'. He tries as hard as he can to see the things the way Mo the artist does, and when he starts to use his imagination, he realises that the things he can dream up are completely unique. From the autumn oranges of the forest floor to pink and lilac pigeons in flight, Mo teaches Jo to trust his own eyes, and to see like an artist. This is a magical story about the power of imagination and discovering that our individual perspectives make us all artists, and no two artist's eyes are the same.
Part of the highly-successful Anholt's Artists series about great painters, which tells the stories of real meetings between world-famous artists and the children who knew them. When Julie's dog disappears into a mysterious garden, Julie follows him - and finds herself in a beautiful garden-within-a-garden where the roses grow like splashes of paint and a Japanese bridge bows over a silent pool. There she finds not only her dog, but also Claude Monet. The famous artist introduces her to his work and his garden, giving her encouragement that the young would-be artist will never forget. Set against the romantic, world-famous backdrop of Monet's garden at Giverny, the story is accompanied by reproductions of the artist's most celebrated paintings and a biographical note on Monet.
'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER 'An absolute must-have for every young person's bookshelf' HUFFINGTON POST Over half of all the visual artists working today are women, but the paintings and sculptures shown in many galleries and museums tell a different story because they're usually the work of men. In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female artists. * Express your feelings and find your identity through art with Frida Kahlo * Run away to the circus and paint with Laura Knight * Help bring talented artists into the spotlight with Peggy Guggenheim * Challenge racism and segregation by creating powerful art with Faith Ringgold Including comic strips, family trees, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Artists and Their Stories is a celebration of just some of the women whose creativity and dreams have made a mark on the world. A fantastic gift for girls and boys alike! List of women featured: Amrita Sher-Gil, Elisabeth Le Brun, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Faith Ringgold, Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz, Dame Laura Knight and Peggy Guggenheim.
Perfect for fans of Liz Pichon's Tom Gates series! 'Fast and bonkers and very funny with very lovable characters' PERDITA CARGILL on The Cartoons That Came to Life When best friends and comic strip creators Finn and Isha discover a group of 'lost toons' stranded in the real world, they vow to help them get back home. But a mistake sees the pair zapped into Toon World themselves! With the help of their own characters - Arley, Tapper and Jenny Weatherlegs - Finn and Isha must defeat two of the worst baddies ever created, while navigating the biggest bump in their friendship. And make it back to the real world before it's all too late ... The rambunctious sequel to Tom Ellen's critically acclaimed The Cartoons That Came to Life; perfect for readers aged 8-12 Brilliant laugh-out-loud comic-style illustrations by Phil Corbett Perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and Tom Gates, this big-hearted, funny adventure series celebrates individuality, friendship and true loyalty
From a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator comes an inspiring picture book about the power of words. Some people collect stamps. Some people collect coins. Some people collect art. And Jerome? Jerome collected words . . . In this illustrated picture book from Peter H. Reynolds, a little boy discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, complicated words, words that stand out. But one day his carefully curated collection of words gets messy, and that's when Jerome discovers that words that connect, transform and empower. So Jerome starts using his words, and that's when they become powerful. Named an Outstanding Literary Work for Children by the NAACP The perfect gift for curious little ones learning how to spell and new words From the creator of The Dot, I Am Human, and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words -- and the impact you can have when you share them with the world. "Celebrates individuality, self-expression, and the joys of being a dreamer... a liberating validation of dreaming as restorative, comforting, and powerful, while giving kids full license to be themselves" -- Publishers Weekly
Why did Roman emperors wear purple? Which colour is made from crushed beetles? What green pigment might be used to build super-fast computers of the future? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they've played throughout history. From black to white, and all the colours in between, every shade has a story to tell. Each colour group is introduced with a stunning and interpretive double-page spread illustration, followed by illustrated entries exploring the `colourful' history of particular shades. With vivid, thought-provoking illustrations and engaging bite-sized text, this book is a feast for the eyes and the mind, ready to enthral budding artists and historians alike.
From rockets to robots, monkeys to monsters and lots more, find out how to draw everything you've ever wanted to by following the simple step-by-step instructions in this inspirational draw-in book. Young children will feel a real sense of achievement mastering the simple drawing activities in this book. Includes plenty of space in the book for practising your own drawings. A fun pastime that adults are sure to enjoy, too!
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