How Artists See Animals: Mammal, Fish, Bird, Reptile (How Artists See new series) - Hardcover

Carroll, Colleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789213486 ISBN 13: 9780789213488

Publisher: Abbeville Kids, 2019

Synopsis

One of the first two volumes in a relaunch of the best-selling series that encourages children to learn about the world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world
 
How Artists See is a series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children the art of observation and increase their visual literacy. Each volume presents eighteen diverse works of art, all devoted to a subject that children know from personal experience. Author Colleen Carroll’s friendly, conversational text is filled with thought-provoking questions that promote exploration, self-expression, and fun.
 
In this revised and redesigned edition of the classic How Artists See Animals, more than half the artworks are newly selected—and they range from contemporary street art to an ancient Greek coin. Children will discover how Andy Warhol’s rhinoceros resembles a prehistoric cave painting, how Frank Gehry turned a fish’s sleek aquatic shape into architecture, and how Georgia O’Keefe captured a bird in flight using just a few curving lines.

About this title

About the Author:

Colleen Carroll has been involved in education for nearly three decades as a classroom teacher, curriculum writer, and literacy specialist. She lives in the New York City area, where she writes and teaches reading.

Review:

“Carroll's prose is simple but lively: engaging, questioning, sometimes humorous, often invoking sensory responses... This book would provide an excellent jumping-off point for a teacher or parent to encourage children to engage with art, to spark creativity, and to build visual-literacy skills.”

Praise for the How Artists See series:

"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

" These are first-rate art appreciation guides for adults and young children together, or older readers alone." Children's Literature Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Kids
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0789213486
• ISBN 13: 9780789213488
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 48