I Am an Artist [Import] [Unbound]

Pat Lowery Collins (Author), Robin Brickman (Author)

Product Details

• Unbound
• Publisher: Ipicturebooks (July 2001)
• ISBN-10: 1588247708
• ISBN-13: 978-1588247704
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Taking time to smell the roses", April 18, 2000

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Sue (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Am An Artist (Paperback)

I am using this book, I am an Artist, as part of a homeschool curriculum for my four year old son. We have enjoyed it very much. I think the best thing about it is it really teaches a child the importance of noticing and appreciating this beautiful world we live in; that is, it tells us to "take time to smell the roses". The illustrations of nature in the book are wonderful and thought provoking, too.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am an artist!, August 3, 2000

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This review is from: I Am An Artist (Paperback)

ONE OF MY TEACHERS READ THIS TO MY CLASS. IT MADE US ALL FEEL WE ARE ARTIST. IT REALLY INSPIRED ME TO CREATE. I LOVED IT SO MUCH I WANT TO BUY IT SO I MAY BE ABLE TO SHARE IT WITH MY FRIENDS. JUST IMAGE IF YOU SEE SHAPES IN THE CLOUDS YOU TOO CAN BE AN ARTIST LIKE ME!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrating the artistic experiences we all have every day., October 9, 2001

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ArtCat (NY City) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: I Am an Artist (School & Library Binding)

This book beautifully and simply expresses the philosophy of the Lincoln Center Institute for Arts in Education, where I received training (I'm an elementary teacher). Basically, it is that art is about WAYS OF LOOKING, noticing, and interacting fully with our environment........appreciating the different, the beautiful, and the meaningful, for each of us as individuals. Cultivating this aesthetic awareness helps us live more fully, and connect to humanity. This book, appropriate for about age 4 and up, gently demonstrates this, and provides a valuable reminder for us grownups. On each page of 1-2 sentences, the narrator describes how her careful noticings of simple beauty makes her an artist. Truly, we all have it in us. Also, if this type of thinking excites you, try the work of Lincoln Center Institute's philosopher-in residence, Maxine Greene. Her new book, Reflections on the Blue Guitar: The Lincoln Center Lectures, can inspire your own reflections and connections. Enjoy!