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OverviewAbbeville Kids expands its award-winning series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world. Each volume in this innovative best-selling series, with over 200,000 in print, is devoted to a subject that every child already knows from personal experience. In How Artists See America, sixteen works of art show the many different ways a selection of great artists--from Winslow Homer and Childe Hassam to Georgia O'Keeffe and Romare Bearden--have perceived the breathtaking variety of landscapes and the diversity of people living in the four major regions of the United States. 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 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 naturally deepen their appreciation of art, the world around them, and most important, their own unique vision. About the Author Colleen Carroll is an educational consultant whose clients include MTV, Bravo, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Black Entertainment Television, CNBC, and Edison Schools. She has taught sixth grade and lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York. 32 colour illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colleen CarrollPublisher: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. ISBN: 9780789207722ISBN 10: 0789207729 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 16 May 2002 Recommended Age: From 6 to 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Children / Juvenile , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsWow! 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 1997 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 1997 ""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" Author InformationColleen Carroll is an educational consultant whose clients include MTV, Bravo, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Black Entertainment Television, CNBC, and Edison Schools. She has taught sixth grade and lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |