The Art Book for Children, Book Two
Why are none of the students in Raphael’s school paying attention? Who made a doodle into a masterpiece? How do you paint speed? Can collecting things be art? What kind of sculpture is supposed to disappear? Can you trust a painting? How would you make a self-portrait of yourself? Can you paint music? Following the international success of THE ART BOOK FOR CHILDREN (BOOK ONE), this second volume will continue to expand the minds and creativity of children aged from seven to eleven. Thirty new artists and key examples of their works have been selected to encourage children to ask why the artists do what they do. Both volumes of THE ART BOOK FOR CHILDREN are fun for young readers, ideal tools for teache… More >>
- ISBN13: 9780714847061
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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The Art Book for Children, Book Two
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I doubt yours will be either. She’d much rather look at other art books. I’d love to hear what kids think. Obviously the parents/adults who have reviewed it love, love love it but let’s remember the ultimate customer.
A better book, though neither as high brow nor of the same ilk exactly, might be Babar’s Museum of Art by Laurent De Brunhoff.
Rating: 2 / 5
Based on the book’s description and my quickly reading some of the laudable reviews published here, I thought “The Art Book for Children” would be the perfect gift for one of my favorite 11-year olds, an art-prize winner. Surprisingly, it’s two days after Christmas and still he hasn’t shown much interest in it. Today, his mother read through it and announced that she “doesn’t like it.” Because she’s an art lover and all-around creative person in her own right, I was a bit flummoxed. Neither of them – nor I – can articulate exactly why this book doesn’t work the expected magic. It’s more than an introduction with seemingly all the right ingredients: various forms, thought-provoking commentary, works familiar to students and written at an age-appropriate reading level. What’s not to like? Perhaps it’s the anthology format that makes it difficult to see a pattern, to connect the ideas that tie together the different approaches to making art. Maybe it’s the missing world-view: a focus heavy on pre-1950 European and American artists. Regardless of the possible reasons that “The Art Book” misses the mark, the real joy killer is the need for an adult hand to guide this 6th grader through it like a classroom lesson. That’s no fun, and voluntary reading should be.
Rating: 2 / 5
The book looks wonderfull, I guess it will make a great gift for [...] (or their teachers). After the success of The Art Book it’s to understand that PHAIDON Press is addressing youngsters (and their parents). For (almost) the same price, probably used, you may get The Art Book BUT ::: There’s ALL ARTS in this edition, Nude too …
Rating: 4 / 5
I was disappointed in the quality of the photographs and the selection of artwork chosen for this book. Selection of artwork was not interesting to our kids. We have read other books like My Little D’Orsay and My Little L’Ouvre that had such clear, colorful photographs. This book could not even compare.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this book as a birthday gift for my little niece, the age this book aims for, but later I decided not to give it to her.
Why? Here is the reason. Looking through this book, I’m so disapointed since the content not only has none of an introduction or overview of art, but also does not show any artwork that can inspire children in the appreciation of art. The book only shows a few artwork that are so popular to us, adult people. Worser, it shows some pictures of Marilyne Moroe which, I think, is not approriate for children. Marilyne Monroe is adoralbe to adults who admire her beauty and sexiness, however, for my litle niece, what I can tell her about MM? Telling that she was an actress and a famous sex idol, she was adicted to drug, she was in relationship with our late Predident JFK while he was married, she killed herself, etc??
Finally, I have found another gift for my niece.
Right now I still have that book, not for myself but properly to be returned to Amazon. I don’t like that book myself and will not give to any niece or nephew.
Rating: 2 / 5