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13 Architects Children Should Know by Florian Heine
$32.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Children Should Know | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
This lively and engaging volume in Prestel's successful "Children Should Know" series opens a door into the fascinating world of architecture. Buildings of every shape and size, and from all corners of the world, populate this colorful and beautifully produced book that introduces children to history's ...Show more
13 Art Illusions Children Should Know by Silke Vry
$32.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
Children love to be fooled--and artists are some of the greatest tricksters around. This collection features artworks that incorporate a variety of methods for tricking our eyes: including trompe l'oeil, clever uses of color and perspective, Surrealism, and Photo-Realism. Arranged thematically, each wor ...Show more
13 Art Inventions Children Should Know by Florian Heine
$37.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
This new volume in the highly successful 13A" series uses colourful reproductions, glossaries, and a timeline to explore milestones in the history of art. Kids will learn about important innovations in art while they discover answers to questions such as: Why was oil painting invented? What were the sub ...Show more
13 Art Materials Children Should Know by Narcisa Marchioro
$32.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Children Should Know Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
This fun and educational journey through art history shows young readers how the materials artists use in their work have evolved over the centuries, around the world. The earliest artists wielded bones, pieces of ivory, and wooden sticks to create works that tell us much about how ancient civilizations ...Show more
13 Art Movements Children Should Know by FINGER BRAD
$0.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
The latest volume in this successful series introduces young readers to major movements in art history--from Romanesque to Pop art. Filled with gorgeous color reproductions and packed with fascinating information, this beautiful book presents a chronological sampling of the world's important artistic st ...Show more
13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know by Angela Wenzel
$37.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
In this intriguing book, young readers will be introduced to the unsolved mysteries behind some of the world's greatest art and artists.For as long as people have been viewing the masterpieces in this book, they've been asking the same questions: Why is the Mona Lisa smiling? Who was that girl with the ...Show more
13 Art Techniques Children Should Know by WENZEL A
$24.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
This new book in the 13 Series introduces young readers to a variety of important art techniques, explained through some of the world's most recognizable masterpieces. What's the difference between watercolor and gouache, or between a collage and an assemblage? How are frescoes and mosaics made? Why do ...Show more
13 Artists Children Should Know by Angela Wenzel
$32.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
This heavily illustrated book featuring the world's greatest painters is an excellent introduction for young readers to artists and their works.Whether it's Leonardo da Vinci's mysterious Mona Lisa, Vermeer's vibrant depictions of light, Van Gogh's mesmerizing brush strokes, or Matisse's playful cutouts ...Show more
13 Buildings Children Should Know by Annette Roeder
$32.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
The world's most iconic buildings are made accessible and exciting for young readers in this colorful introduction to architecture that changed the world.Children's fascination with buildings is a natural outgrowth of their curiosity about anything strange or huge or complex. This unique book brings tog ...Show more
13 Modern Artists Children Should Know by Brad Finger
$37.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
From Cubism to cartoons, this book of eye-popping art and engaging activities introduces young readers to modern art.Picasso, Chagall, Calder, Lichtenstein, Hockney--these artists and the others profiled here offer a world of interest to children. This exciting exploration of modern, Pop, and postmodern ...Show more
13 Painters Children Should Know by HEINE FLORIAN
$24.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know Ser.
A colorful, accessible and engaging introduction to art history that children will remember for years to come. It's never too early to introduce children to art. Featuring thirteen painters from a variety of historical periods and styles, this book demonstrates just how interesting and exciting art can ...Show more
13 Paintings Children Should Know by Angela Wenzel
$32.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: 13 Children Should Know
People of all ages are fascinated by Mona Lisa's beguiling smile, Van Gogh's hypnotic night sky, and Frida Kahlo's depiction of herself with a monkey. These paintings and ten others are featured in the book in large reproductions with accompanying details. The readable text offers biographical informati ...Show more