The Usborne Book of Art Skills

Once parents see all the super-cool projects in this breathtaking volume, art class is guaranteed to become a family affair! Roll up your sleeves with your 8- to 12-year-olds and try "dragging" paint to make rainbow skyscrapers; blending salt and watercolor for underwater turtles; splattering a snowy snowscape; and more! Features step-by-step instructions for over 120 projects using pastels, acrylic paint, tissue paper, watercolors, and ink. 96 pages, hardcover. For a complete look at all the quality books Usborne carries, check out our Usborne Books link on our website.

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Usborne Book of Art Ideas

Do you have a budding artist in your family? Develop that creative talent with this colorful activity book. Packed with innovative ideas for all kinds of projects, it features step-by-step instructions and color photographs to teach children ages 10 and up how to use different paints, pastels, inks, crayons, and more to create their own stunning art works. 96 pages, hardcover.

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How to Teach Art to Children

Teach your 6- to 12-year-olds the elements of line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space! This thematically progressive nuts-and-bolts curriculum features 96 simple projects with step-by-step instructions and full-color examples. Kids will "soak up" the basics of great design as they create color wheels, mold clay pots, trace tessellations, "texture" trees, and more! A valuable foundation for any budding artist. 160 pages, softcover from Evan-Moor.

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Art Works for Kids, Grades 1-6

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Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe grew up on a farm. She was close to nature, and this is evident in her many paintings. Georgia was a trailblazer in the world of art - not only in her style, but because she was a woman artist.

These popular readers include easy-to-read information, fun facts and trivia, humor, activities and a whole lot more. They are great for ages 7-12 (grades 2-6), because although simple, these readers have substance and really engage kids with their stories. They are great for social studies, meeting state and national curriculum standards, individual and group reading programs, centers, library programs, and have many other terrific educational uses.

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Do You Doodle?

With all the pressure for kids to achieve at whatever they try, here is the perfect antidote-a book that simply invites them to enter and play. Nikalas Catlow has made a start on each of the generous-sized pages-a few beginning strokes of pictures and prompts like a boy looking into a bowl and asking what's in there. Doodlers go off from there on a liberating flight of mindless fancy. There are over 200 pages to complete and create. A book that will be as irresistible to overtaxed adults as it is to kids eager to enjoy its spirit of adventure, imagination, and creativity.

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