Visual Arts category: 531 books

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...

GROWING UP IN Russia in the late 1800s, Marc Chagall doesn't know what art is. He doesn't even know what drawing is until one of hisschoolmates shows him how to trace a picture in a magazine. Marc tries it himself, then decides to pull pictures out of his own mind - his Uncle Noah on the roof, giant...

Meester Rembrandt zat zó dicht bij de snijtafel dat hij het lijk moest kunnen ruiken. Maar hij keek naar Dirk, zijn tekenstift in de lucht. Amsterdam, 1632. Dirk gaat stiekem naar een anatomische les van zijn vader, chirurgijn Tulp. Hij zal zijn broers laten zien dat hij best tegen bloed kan! Later...

Historische jeugdroman over de verdwijning van de schrijfster Virginia Woolf. Zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op Soldaten huilen niet. Voorjaar 1941. Virginia Woolf, tante van de jonge schrijver Quentin Bell en zijn zestienjarige zus Angelica, verdwijnt spoorloos. Bij een rivier wordt alleen haar wandelstok...

Learn to Draw Dogs & Puppies includes fun, engaging content featuring the loyal and favorite canine companions children know and love. With this fun and educational drawing book, budding artists will discover just how easy it is to draw more than two-dozen breeds of dogs, ranging from small and...

The Secret of the Time-Selling Vending Machine The Pink Toe Shoes with pretty nose tip pays 60 sweat drops to buy 60 seconds to practice the high jump. Because the Pink Toe Shoes wanted to stay another second in the air, it asks the Time Selling Vending Machine if it can get another second....

Embark on an adventure of personal creativity and invention with fan favorite Rosie Revere! This activity book features art from the picture book Rosie Revere, Engineer and will inspire young readers with activities of all kinds. Kids will have the chance to design a better bicycle, build a simple...

Your nails can say a lot about you—so you want them to look their best. The first step to great-looking nails is making sure they're healthy. Then, with a few style secrets, you can make your nails glamorous. Caring for your nails—and the skin around your nails—can be as easy as using...

Bling may look complicated, but it doesn't have to be. If you know a few style secrets, there are plenty of ways to make your own fashionable jewelry. You can craft your favorite kinds of jewelry, from bracelets to necklaces to earrings. Learn what basic tools and materials you'll need, and find out...

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes is a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, penned by the legendary (and only some claim imaginary), ‘Mother Goose.’ They have inspired many folklorists and illustrators (including Charles Perrault, Arthur Rackham, Jessie Willcox-Smith and Jennie Harbour) –...

Drawing is fun and easy with Crayola®! Engage budding artists with wordless, step-by-step instructions that show how ordinary shapes can turn into scary monsters, fast vehicles, cool robots, and charming animals. Plus, a special feature identifies the Crayola colors used in each drawing, helping each masterpiece come to life in vibrant color.

Can you draw vehicles? You can if you start with simple shapes! Circles and squares become a mighty monster truck. Triangles and rectangles make a speedy race car. What kind of vehicle can you draw with shapes? Colorful, step-by-step illustrations show readers how to draw vehicles of all shapes and sizes.

Maira Kalman’s exuberant illustrations and humorous commentary bring design history to life in this inspired ABC book that celebrates thirty-one objects from the Cooper Hewitt, in time for its long-awaited reopening. "A. Ah-ha! There you Are." begins Maira Kalman’s joyfully illustrated...

This well known children's nursery rhyme, ‘Sing A Song For Sixpence – with Randolph Caldecott illustrations’, was originally published in 1880 as part of Caldecott's 'Picture Books' series. These were published in pairs, every year, from 1878 until his death in 1886. Randolph Caldecott was one...