Art For All Seasons: 40 Creative Mixed Media Adventures for Children Inspired by Nature and Contemporary Artists
by Susan Schwake (Author) and Rainer Schwake (Photographer)
Booktalk: The BIG Picture
A well-thought-out handbook of nature-inspired art adventures that can be explored over and over with different results each time. Perfect for parents, teachers, grandparents or anyone working with children making art! The nature-based lessons are beautifully illustrated with more than 400 full-color photographs of the process and additional inspirational images of contemporary artists’ work. Included is information on how to set up a simple home studio, a comprehensive list of materials, how to display and save kid’s art work and ideas surrounding making art with others.
#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details
The GET READY! section introduces the Rainbow Shapes lesson on page 24:
Sitting at a window watching Spring rain fall in droplets in a fascinating way to pass the time. Each drop is formed in the air and when it hits the ground, the shape changes completely. You can capture this experience with a watercolor brush and watercolor paints on paper to “save for a sunny day.”
Nature’s inspiration is mentioned first:
Sitting at a window watching Spring rain fall in droplets in a fascinating way to pass the time.
Then the science is explained:
Each drop is formed in the air and when it hits the ground, the shape changes completely.
The paragraph ends with the art adventure:
You can capture this experience with a watercolor brush and watercolor paints on paper to “save for a sunny day.”
The promise made in the book title, Art For All Seasons, is clearly conveyed in the text.
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