Theme: artist

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours

By Book Importer | Published: April 17, 2012

This charming book introduces one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera, to young readers. It tells the story of Diego as a young, mischievous boy who demonstrated a clear passion for art and then went on to become one of the most famous painters in the world. Duncan Tonatiuh also prompts [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Graffiti Moon

By Book Importer | Published: April 10, 2012

Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she’s going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He’s out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall [...]

Descriptors: Australia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

David

By Book Importer | Published: April 10, 2012

An eighteen-year-old stonecutter who is caught in the middle of political conflict in Florence, Italy, in the early 1500s, must flee for his life in disguise because his has become the best-known face and figure in Florence.

Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Italy, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Drawing from Memory

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2012

Caldecott Medalist Allen Say presents a stunning graphic novel chronicling his journey as an artist during WWII, when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan’s premier cartoonist DRAWING FROM MEMORY is Allen Say’s own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn’t understand his son’s artistic [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Biography, Graphic Novel, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

This book describes how some of Paris’s famous artists and writers, such as Pablo Picasso, Max Jacob, and Guillaume Appollinaire, spend their day before preparing to attend a party at Gertrude Stein’s apartment.

Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

This picture book is about two huge supporters of modern art and literature, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Gertrude is Gertrudeis Gertrudeis Gertrude.And Alice is Alice.And Gertrude and Alice are Gertrude and Alice.And you are welcome to join them for tea. But beware, for there you will find a bear in a chair, just barely scary. [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Europe, France, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Master Swordsman & the Magic Doorway: Two Legends from Ancient China

By Book Importer | Published: February 17, 2011

In two original stories set in ancient China, Little Chiu masters the sword and Mu Chi escapes death through his marvelous painting.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Short Stories » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

A Gift from Childhood:Memories of an African Boyhood

By Book Importer | Published: February 2, 2011

Baba Wagué is only four years old when he is sent to the tiny Malian village of Kassaro to be raised by his paternal grandparents, according to the family tradition. He is most unhappy about this at first, but under his grandmother’s patient and wise tutelage he comes to love his close-knit village community. He [...]

Descriptors: Africa, Awards, Biography, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mali, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

In 1781, Thomas Paine came up with a model for a single-span bridge; in 1887, Adolf Eugen Fick made the first pair of contact lenses; and in 1907, Paul Cornu built the first helicopter. But Leonardo da Vinci thought of all these ideas more than five hundred years ago! At once an artist, inventor, engineer, [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Europe, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color. He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Europe, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment