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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters [DISCOVERING GRT ARTISTS]
  
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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters [DISCOVERING GRT ARTISTS] [Paperback]

Kim Solga (Author), MaryAnn F. Kohl (Author)
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  • Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing (May 31, 1997)
  • ASIN: B0029HKLO2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,493,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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228 of 235 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I just wish this book were in color !, July 3, 2001
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As a former public school teacher, and now a homeschool parent, I can honestly say I've seen a great deal of art curriculum materials. This book stands hand and shoulders above the rest in terms of what it attempts to cover and the way it brings the great artistic styles into undestandable terms for children and their educators.

My only complaint (and what's kept me from giving this book 5 Stars) is that the black & white photocopies of pictures show so little detail of each artist. You really need to have a good full color guide to the world of art (showing at least one major work from each artist) to be able to use this curriculum effectively.

My hope is that the authors will consider this for future printings. If they do so, I think this will be the perfect art curriculum to teach both hands on art and art history.

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138 of 143 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile., September 11, 2000
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This wonderful book features just about any artist you can think of (most of which I've never even heard of!). It's divided into four chapters: Renaissance & Post-Renaiisance, Impressionists & Post-Impressionists, Expressionists...& Surrealists (say what?), Modern & Folk Art. Each page features a different artist, with a simple sketch of the artist, a brief biography, and several ideas on how to re-create that artist's style. The only gripe I have, which is the reason it didn't get 5 stars, is that there are not nearly enough reproductions of the artists' best work. Many pages show only a picture drawn or sketched by a student in the style of the artist, which I found extremely unhelpful. What would have been great is if the publishers would have included a postcard-size reproduction of the best known artists. I ended up having to buy several other books with postcard-size reproductions to use in class. This book will give you a lot of great ideas, but it's not overly functional.
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56 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for teachers or parents, December 3, 1999
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Intoduce your kids to the great artists by doing projects that imitate the artists style. For example, read a short paragraph about Michelangelo's life and then mimic his technique by lying on the floor and painting the "ceiling" above (tape paper to the underside of a table for the "ceiling").
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