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The classic How Artists See series that opens children's eyes to the world as seen by great artists, now available in boxed sets perfect for home or classroom. Includes: Animals, People, Feelings, and Weather
About the author
Colleen Carroll is an educational consultant whose clients have included MTV, Bravo, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, Black Entertainment Television, CNBC, and Edison Schools. She has taught sixth grade in California and now lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York with her husband and three daughters.
Summary
Designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. This title presents sixteen diverse works of art, all devoted to a subject that every child already knows from personal experience. It is filled with thought-provoking questions and imaginative activities.
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Praise for the
How Artists See
series:
"Carroll's series
eclipses the competition
How Artists See has the makings of a classica 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
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These are first-rate art appreciation guides for adults and young children together, or older readers alone." — Children's Literature Review
"With wonderful symmetry and utter simplicity, each volume presents sixteen works of art [that] capture the feeling of seeing works of art in a museum. The text reads as the dialogue a child and adult might have as they stroll through a museum gallery. These books hold treasures for the eyes, heart, and mind." — Hungry Minds
