The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Written by Hester Bass
Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.99
Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson — perhaps the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or...
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The Master's Apprentice
Written by Rick Jacobson
Illustrated by Rick Jacobson and Laura Fernandez
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $18.95
When Marco is sent into apprenticeship with the young master, Michelangelo Buonarroti, much rides on his success. His father has worked very hard as a chemist so that Marco can have a better life, and the boy simply cannot let his family down. Armed with good advice, but more importantly, secret...
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What's the Big Idea?
Written by Joyce Raimondo
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $13.95
Big ideas in abstract art—for little people!
The Art Explorers series offers a new approach to art, encouraging kids to interpret what they see in famous artworks, then try the techniques themselves.
What’s the Big Idea?: Activities and Adventures in Abstract Art, the fifth book in the series, draws children into...
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Cause
Written by Tonya Bolden
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $19.95
After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would be “fraught with...
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Picture This!
Written by Joyce Raimondo
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $12.95
This second book in the Art Explorers series introduces kids to the world of impressionism, featuring the art of five famous impressionist artists: Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Edward Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Mary Cassatt. For each artist, a color reproduction of his or her famous artwork is paired with questions to...
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