Art School - Softcover

Manning, Mick; Granstrom, Brita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753450003 ISBN 13: 9780753450000

Publisher: Kingfisher, 1996

Synopsis

Provides activities that involve different artistic skills and techniques, exploring scale, color, composition, and more

About this title

About the Author:

Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom have won many awards for their picture information books, including the Smarties Silver Award and the English Association Award. Their books for Frances Lincoln include The Beatles, Charles Dickens: Scenes from an Extraordinary Life, What Mr Darwin Saw, Tail-End Charlie, Taff in the WAAF, The Secrets of Stonehenge, Dino-Dinners, Woolly Mammoth, the Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Viking Longship, Pharaoh's Egypt and Greek Hero, and Nature Adventures. They have four sons, and divide their time between the North of England and Brita's homeland of Sweden. Find out more about their books at www.mickandbrita.com.MICK MANNING’and’BRITA GRANSTRÖM’have developed a unique approach to picture information books over the last 21 years. Sharing’the illustration between them and mixing words and pictures in inventive ways, they have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver’Award, and are five-times winners of the English Association Award. Mick fell in love with wildlife on primary school nature walks many years’ago, and has an MA in Natural History Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Brita grew up on a farm, and has an MFA from Konstfack in’Stockholm. They spend a lot of their time having both Swedish and British Wild Adventures with their four children. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include:’The Beatles;’Charles Dickens,’Scenes from an Extraordinary Life;’What’Mr Darwin Saw;’Tail-End Charlie;’Taff in the WAAF;’The Secrets of Stonehenge;’Woolly Mammoth;’and’the’Fly on the Wall’series:’Roman’Fort, Viking Longship;’Pharoah's Egypt;’Greek Hero.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2-5-This book explains in simple, readable language various creative methods for budding artists. The authors present a wide range of two- and three-dimensional techniques, from the traditional to the experimental. Topics such as scale, color theory, and use of light and shadow provide a good foundation for the suggested projects. Each lesson includes basic instructions, several project ideas, and special pointers set within colored borders. While some of the required supplies may be found at home, some of the brushes, paints, and papers may need to be purchased. This slim, attractive book has a casual and inviting format. Its bright colors, charming cartoon illustrations, and informal layout will encourage interested children to jump right in and exercise their imaginations.-Paula A. Kiely, Milwaukee Public Library, WI

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About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0753450003
• ISBN 13: 9780753450000
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48