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Great American Artists for Kids: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Maryann F. Kohl, Kim Solga
Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 71666
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0935607005
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
EAN: 9780935607000
ASIN: 0935607005
Publication Date: July 4, 2008
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Product Description
Fun and easy art-appreciation activities abound in this resource that features 75 American artists from colonial times to the present. A brief biography for each artist tells why his or her work is important, and a kid-tested art activity tries out the artist’s approach. For Georgia O’Keeffe, the activity is a desert painting; for Frederic Remington, a face cast; for Leroy Nieman, a sketch of athletes; and for James Whistler, a clay engraving. Projects stress the creative process and encourage kids to try unusual techniques such as block printing, soak-stain, and stone carving as they learn about architecture, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. A resource guide provides a glossary of art terms, a list that groups the artists by style, a list of the artists’ birthdays, an index of art supplies, and websites for viewing art online.
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Using Great American Artists for Kids Across the Curriculum August 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great American Artists for Kids is a wonderful book that can easily be applied across the curriculum to support other disciplines. Not only do our students learn about American heritage and the artists that have created it; but they can explore the techniques and methods of those artists. We find that the projects in the book fit into most areas of study and are relatively inexpensive. The best thing about the book is that it introduces our students to the artists they are most likely to encounter in life.
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thank you for sharing this wonderful book with me. The arts, whether performing or visual, are essential to a child's learning process. Great American Artists for Kids not only introduces the American Masters to children, it also makes connections by including their works. Artistic production is very subjective. Too often viewers do not understand what it is they are seeing. Great American Artists for Kids will help nurture young viewers to new ways of seeing and thinking.
Patricia Relay
Washington Art Consortium, Administrator
Bellingham, Washington
Great American Artists for Kids offers a concise overview of American artists and their techniques in a simple, easy to understand format readily adaptable to classroom use. Along with many well-known favorites are lesser known artists whose work children will appreciate. The resource section is very in-depth, with an art glossary and section on art styles. Even after teaching art for 27 years, I find this book a valuable addition.
Michael Robinson, Art Teacher
Woodcrest Elementary and Paine Elementary
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
An outstanding contribution to encouraging creative art experiences for young children. How exciting for children to have the opportunity to be introduced to so many great American artists! This is just the book to do it, with full color images right at the children's fingertips. Truly a treasure!
Dr. Robert Rockwell, Former Director of Early Childhood Education-professor emeritus, SIU Edwardsville, and author of Mudpies to Magnets and ScienceAdventures:Nature Activities for the Young
I have been teaching for over 23 years and never ever before have I seen such a comprehensive, all encompassing, useful and fun resource for any art teacher or parent. Great American Artists for Kids is a masterpiece, and one that every art teacher MUST have. It should be a required text for aspiring art teachers and history majors in every college around the world.
Faye Barber-Floyd
Art Teacher ( Creative Soul title)
Wisconsin
Great American Artists for Kids is ideal for homeschoolers who want both a solid art foundation and American art appreciation in a single swoop. The activities are unique, clear, and use accessible materials. I especially like that it takes very young artists into account. I couldn't ask for a better homeschooling aid for providing creative art.
Brandy Bergenstock
Homeschool Educator, Virginia
I sat up late and read your wonderful book. Congratulations! Your activities are excellent for children. Each one leaves you with a feeling of wanting more. It is a very user-friendly book with excellent graphics that will cheer the kids.
Kamla Ravikumar-Art teacher
Studio41
Chennai, India
As a Museum Curator of Education who believes in making art, art history and artists come alive -it is rare to find such an amazing resource - everything about this book is a very fun and creative educational experience - - I think this book is something every person young and old, who values and is interested in art and creativity must have. I will be using this book for inspiration."
Lucy Perera-Adams
Curator of Education
Harwood Museum of Art / Taos
This book is an inspiration to those who have no experience with art history as well as seasoned educators looking for a new twist on art lessons for kids of all abilities. Every library, home and school will find it a valuable resource. Follow history while exploring hands-on art. The value of owning this book? Priceless!
Diane Keen
K-12 Art Educator
Just seeing this book is a thrill. It shows art at its fullest and liveliest and brings out and inspires the would-be artist in all of us! The spirit of creativity streams off its pages. What a gift the authors have given student and teacher, child and adult alike, and indeed art itself. Looking at the book makes me want to rush into the studio and paint!
Joseph Raffael
American artist
Among many other emphases, Great American Artists for Kids focuses children on the delight of putting one color directly next to or on top of another color, as opposed to filling in black outlines which normally occur in conventional coloring books.
Wolf Kahn
New York, NY
American artist
As a Museum Curator of Education who believes in making art, art history and artists come alive, it is rare to find such an amazing resource. Everything about this book is a fun and very creative educational experience. I think this book is something every person, young and old, who values and is interested in art and creativity must have. I will be using this book for inspiration.
Lucy Perera-Adams
Curator of Education
Harwood Museum of Art / Taos
Great American Artists for Kids is wonderful! My daughter is a teacher and has worked with other fine Bright Ring books for years. This will be a treasure for all teachers and kids with its full color art images. And I am very pleased to see Elizabeth Catlett included among the 75 greats in this book.
Lee Stone
M. Lee Stone Fine Prints
San Jose, California
Great American Artists for Kids is ideal for home-schoolers who want a solid art foundation and American art appreciation in a single swoop. The activities are unique, clear, and use accessible materials. I especially like that it takes very young artists into account. I couldn't ask for a better homeschooling aid for providing creative art.
Brandy Bergenstock
Homeschool Educator, Virginia
An outstanding contribution to encouraging creative art experiences for young children. How exciting for children to have the opportunity to be introduced to so many great American artists! This is just the book to do it, with full color images right at the children's fingertips. A treasure!
Dr. Robert Rockwell, Former Director of Early Childhood Education-professor emeritus/SIU Edwardsville, author of Mudpies to Magnets and Science Adventures: Nature Activities for the Young
How refreshing! Not only is the visual design crisp and well-conceived, the flow of images and text is meaningful on many levels. I think students and teachers will respond with a smile! Great American Artists for Kids demonstrates how important the arts can be in the lives of all children-a fact some of our politicians have long forgotten. This book inspires me-and I'm turning 60!
Ruth V. Roberts
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Morse Museum of American Art is very pleased that Tiffany has been included in this children's creative art activity book as one of America's great artists. It will provide wonderful opportunities for children to experience not only Tiffany's techniques, but also the styles of other great American artists.
Ava Maxwell
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum
of American Art, Winter Park, Florida
Thank you for the opportunity to view your new book, Great American Artists for Kids. What a wonderful learning tool for children and adults alike. Very well done!
Carrie Rodamaker, Programs Director
Frank Lloyd Wright
Taliesin Preservation, Inc.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
Great American Artists for Kids is a wonderful resource for teachers and parents who want to introduce their children to great art. This book will keep kids of all ages interested in creative art as they explore the art techniques of great American masters. What a find!
Kay M. Albrecht, Ph.D.
Author and Early Childhood Specialist
Innovations in Early Childhood Education
The arts, whether performing or visual, are essential to a child's learning process. Great American Artists for Kids not only introduces the American Masters to children, it also makes connections by including their works. Artistic production is very subjective. Too often viewers do not understand what it is they are seeing. Great American Artists for Kids will help nurture young viewers to new ways of seeing and thinking. Thank you for sharing this wonderful book with me.
Patricia Relay
Washington Art Consortium, Administrator
Bellingham, Washington
I have taught for over 23 years and have never seen such a comprehensive, all encompassing, fun resource for and parents like Great American Artists for Kids-a masterpiece! A "must-have" - should be required for aspiring art teachers and history majors in every college around the world.
Faye Barber-Floyd
Art Teacher, Wisconsin
Art is an essential element in the education of children, and this full-color book provides the inspiration that every teacher or parent needs to encourage young artists to create in a personal way. The range of American artists and techniques covered provide all the information needed to begin today. This book is a treasure!
Dr. Rebecca Isbell
Director, Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning and Development
East Tennessee State University
MY MY -- this book is ASTOUNDING! COLOR COLOR COLOR August 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have quite a few of MaryAnn Kohl's books, all of them full of great ideas that are easy to set up and great for children to produce art in their own way. Kudos. All of them with very nice black line drawings. But get ready!!! Now, here she comes with a full color book that is absolutely astounding for the price. Quality artworks by great American masters are shown [alongside works by children who have taken the style of that artist and expressed it in their own work]. Still "Process, not Product" oriented. I am completely astounded by the quality of this book. And still, the projects require only basic art materials everyone has or can easily find. You've got to see this to believe it. I checked her website, and there are free sample pages to download there. www dot brightring dot com/ greatamericanartists dot html (Amazon doesn't like urls used so translate). Astounding.
From the Author August 13, 2008
"Great American Artists for Kids" (2008) is written in the tradition of my other best-selling art books, that is, it values the child's unique creativity, individual discovery, and joyful exploration of art. We often say "Process, not Product", but the activities presented are also satisfying to see. Each art project is all new and uses common materials like paint and glue. The most exciting aspect of the book is that it is packed with full color images of great masterpieces by great artists -- and also by amazing children! Full color images have been requested by many of my readers, and so I challenged myself and made it happen. Over 75 artists are featured, and the color examples of their art is fabulous. My website has sample pages you can download, as well as a full click-to list of masterpieces for each of the 75 artists. Go to: "www brightring dot com/greatamericanartists dot html" (URL's have to be written out on Amazon, sorry). Everyone who has seen this book says it has a really special spark. I hope you will like it too. I'm very proud of the quality of not only the art projects for kids, but the beautiful art-gloss paper and the full color images of great art.
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