Visual Arts category: 531 books
by Rick Jacobson
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
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 color...
Pocket Full of Colors
The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, and Brigette Barrager team up to tell the joyful and unique story of the trailblazing Disney artist Mary Blair.
Mary Blair lived her life in color: vivid, wild color.
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator...
by Leonard S. Marcus
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fueled an industrial revolution and train travel...
American Gothic
The Life of Grant Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
From humble beginnings sketching Iowa’s cornfields and rolling hills as a child, Grant Wood became the father of regionalism, an artistic movement that celebrated the simple and real-life surroundings of the people. When studying art in Europe in the early 20th century, Grant couldn’t find a style...
by Robert Burleigh
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped...
by Jack Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Are you the world’s biggest Nicole Richie fan? Or do you want to know everything there is to know about the fashion designer, author and reality TV star? If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are over one hundred facts about everything, from her unusual upbringing to her on/off friendship...
by Jack Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
For those who just can’t get enough of the Kardashians and the Jenners, this is the perfect book for you! With over one hundred facts about not just Kendall and Kylie but the rest of the Klan as well - including their father Bruce’s transition into a woman - this is a great read which you can pick...
Your Amazing Itty Bitty® Raising Your Child Actor Book
15 Expert Tips for Raising Kids in Show Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Raising Child Actors 15 Expert Tips for Raising Kids in Show Business by Lima Bergmann, PhD. Every year, thousands of parents help their children pursue their dreams of becoming an actor. Success requires not only determination, but an understanding of how to deal with the many issues that families...
by Kate Klimo
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a penchant for creating zany creatures. He grew up with a love of books and words from his mother, and...
Coco Chanel
Pearls, Perfume, and the Little Black Dress
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel. Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman Rubin traces Coco’s development as a designer and demonstrates how her determination to be independent...
Vivid
Poems & Notes About Color
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Playful poems and facts celebrate the colors of the rainbow in this beautiful nonfiction picture book.
Orange you sweet? Orange you plump and juicy? Orange you my favorite fruit?
Hey - you’re a tangerine!
B-lime-y.
With information about the science of sight and perception, pigment...
Is Nothing Something?
Kids' Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Every thing in Between
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2014
In Is Nothing Something? Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh answers heartfelt, difficult, and funny questions from children of all ages. Illustrated with original full-color artwork by Jessica McClure, Is Nothing Something? will help adults plant the seeds of mindfulness in the young children in their lives....
Clay Charm Magic!
25 Amazing, Teeny-Tiny Projects to Make with Polymer Clay
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
The ultimate book for adorable clay charm instruction!
Clay charms are taking the world by storm, and there’s no sign of slowing down for these bite-sized bits of fun! From Helga Jiang, creator of megahit clay charm instructional videos, these projects are handpicked for the best in clay-making...
Meet Cindy Sherman
Artist, Photographer, Chameleon
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
How does someone become a ground-breaking artist?
Does it start when you're very little and discover that you like to play dress up? Does it happen when you're ten years old and someone gives you a Polaroid camera for Christmas? Maybe it begins in college, when you're finally on your own to discover...