No One Saw - Softcover

Raczka, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761316485 ISBN 13: 9780761316480

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™, 2002

Synopsis

With a simple, rhyming text and beautifully reproduced paintings, No One Saw explores modern art. Each painting highlights the way in which the artist looked at the world in his or her own way. One look at the oversized details of her calla lilies convinces us hat no one saw flowers like Georgia O’Keeffe. A city becomes art when looked at by Kandinsky. And Miró shows us the flight of a bird like we’ve never seen it before. The message is a clear one: no two people see the world in exactly the same way. There is beauty waiting to be seen and shared by you, so be creative and, more important, be yourself!

About this title

From the Author:

When I was in grade school and we did an art project, kids were divided into two groups: "kids who could draw" and "kids who couldn't". These groups weren't defined by the teacher, they were defined by the kids. I always felt fortunate to be one of the "kids who could draw", but as I grew older I felt bad for the kids who thought they had no artistic talent, because I think all kids do.

I think we need to find ways for all kids to stay interested in art, whether they can draw a "realistic" tree or not. Enjoying the creative process is what's important, because every person has his or her own way of looking at things. That's what this book is about, and I hope it spurs at least a few kids to keep doing their own thing with art, no matter what.

Bob Raczka

About the Author:

Bob Raczka and his wife Amy are the co-creators of three masterpieces: Robert, Carl and Emma. They live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with their dog Rufus, who is also a piece of work. As a boy, Bob loved to draw―especially dinosaurs, cars, and airplanes. He also enjoyed making paper airplanes and model rockets. He's a lifelong Cubs fan. Thanks to good grades (and some help from his high school art teachers) he went to college at the University of Illinois, where he majored in art. On a whim, Bob took an advertising copywriting class and loved it. When he graduated, he became an advertising writer. But when his first child, Robert, was born, he rediscovered children's books and thought, "I want to do this." So Bob began sending out manuscripts and collecting rejection letters. Five years later, he sold his first manuscript, a book about art called No One Saw. Little did he know, it would become the first book in his ongoing series, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures.

About this edition

• Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0761316485
• ISBN 13: 9780761316480
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32