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Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning (TM)) Paperback – May 1, 1997

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  • Age Range: 2 - 12 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool - 7
  • Series: Bright Ideas for Learning (TM) (Book 5)
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing; 64875th edition (May 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0935607099
  • ISBN-13: 978-0935607093
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 0.4 x 8.4 inches
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4.0 out of 5 starsI just wish this book were in color !
By E. Stanclift on 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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4.0 out of 5 starsWorthwhile.
By A Customer on 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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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for teachers or parents
By Jayna on 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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5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful and diverse
By A Customer on December 1, 2001
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This is a wonderful book for ways to spark an interest in both art as an activity and art history. I work with kids from ages 2 - 13 and this book has ideas that will work for most of that range. A variety of materials are suggested and the historical information helps bring perspective to the artists work, even for young minds. I highly recommend this for the home or school. I even bought one for my daughter's middle school art teacher for use at the school.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt was so great somebody stole it :o)
By Farah Aria on April 1, 2000
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This book was very helpful in putting together my art studio curriculum. I teach fine and creative art to small children. I needed more great lessons to expand my classes...This book was so great that it dissapeared soon after my classes started...I have looked everywhere...and assume that it is a lost cause. I am here to buy a new copy. I highly recommend this book for teachers as well as parents. No child is too young to start exploring art! Especially with an enthusiastic adult!
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5.0 out of 5 starsmarvelous art curriculum for homeschoolers
By Heidi Kroll on March 8, 2006
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We are using this excellent book at the basis of our art curriculum this year and next year in our homeschool co-op, involving boys and girls from age 7 to 14. Each week we learn about a different artist and do at least one project. The techniques taught have all been very well done; materials are easily found and the processes realistic for our small budget program, while being of high artistic quality, really helping our children deepen their understanding and art ability.

The teacher or the students research the artist, bringing in books or prints of his/her works as examples. The only shortcoming of this book is that only one example of the artist's work (OR of a child's work) is shown in black and white per page. We found that we wanted more input in this area to truly inspire the children's creativity. We have changed some of the projects to correspond to a holiday or specific interest of our children. For example, we used the projects in the book to make several kinds of holiday cards. We include social studies in our art study as this book is written in rough chronological order. Each student has an 11 x 14 sketchbook, a pencil case, and watercolor paper. We share our other materials and buy some materials as they are needed. Each student is keeping a timeline of the artists in the front cover of the sketchbook. We have assigned some drawing as homework during the week and in the fall each student wrote a report on an artist.

The techniques in this book could easily be used with younger children and, by adding the biographic and historical elements to the study, we are extending the curriculum into high school.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Resource for the Classroom!
By Bookworm on March 22, 2005
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As an elementary school art teacher, I refer to this book frequently when I need new ideas. It covers so many time periods and styles of art. Each page features a famous artist a small blurb about that artist, and an art activity. The difficulty of the projects range from easy to more challenging, and the prep time for the lessons range from a few minutes to more involved. It is easy enough to modify the lessons for different age groups. The back of the book has several cute art history games. I could even see this book being useful for scout leaders and after school programs. The only drawback is that there are no color photos of the artist or their work, so a good art history book or other source of color photos is essential.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsGood ideas. I wish there were more colorful examples ...

Good ideas. I wish there were more colorful examples and bold print shopping lists. But it tells you how to do them just fine.

Published 5 days ago by A Mom
1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Disappointing. Visually this is not at all stunning or appealing to a child.

Published 5 days ago by Pink Strawberry
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Just what we were looking for.

Published 28 days ago by Melanie Nofziger
5.0 out of 5 starsHands on Approach

We use this for Classical Conversations. Love it for teaching my kids art history with a hands on approach

Published 28 days ago by Leia Capatch
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat supplement to Art History class

Great supplement to Art History class. Only drawback is that the lessons correspond only to artists from the Renaissance on. Book was in excellent condition and arrived on time

Published 1 month ago by DH888
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Wonderful book

Published 1 month ago by Merle Green
5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful book of art projects for kids

Great book of art projects in the styles of many different artists. The materials needed are easily accessible; I don't expect to find many that are expensive either. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Tiggy
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Using for art class 3rd-5th graders--wonderful!

Published 2 months ago by Linda S.
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Nice

Published 2 months ago by Sharey
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book.

This book was even more than I expected! It gives ideas for imitating the art of various great artists in ways that even young children could succeed! Read more

Published 2 months ago by Tami

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