"Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilizations--from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewelry, and prehistoric tools--to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armor, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages through the objects they left behind"--

Presents illustrated step-by-step instructions for making art projects by using your hands and feet.

Some of the best art projects can be made from simple supplies that are already lying around the house. This innovative book encourages readers to reuse and recycle by using easy-to-find supplies, such as coins, forks, and toilet paper rolls, to make stunning art. Simple, step-by-step instructions guide young artists, while colorful illustrations help them visualize what they are going to create. Readers will learn and use fun techniques, such as...

"Get into Art: People features an incredible selection of art from a wide range of artists. It is also full of fantastic art activities inspired by these people pictures. Find out about each picture, then lift the flap to find out how to make your very own masterpiece!"--P. [4] of cover.

Introduces readers to works of art featuring animals by such esteemed artists as M.C. Escher, Andy Warhol, Georges Braque, and Henri Matisse, and provides instruction for animal-centered art projects.

This simple, engaging introduction to art combines superb reproductions of an imaginative selection of artworks by artists ranging from Rousseau and Seurat to Mondrian and Van Gogh. With beautifully pitched text supported by friendly cartoon-style illustrations, Who's in the Picture? invites young children to search for particular people or animals or other detail in the paintings displayed. Further questions encourage children to examine each artwork...

When the impressionists first started exhibiting in the late 1800s, they shocked the art world with their bold brushstrokes and compositions and their adventurous use of color.

Exciting and edgy, the cubism movement changed art forever. The movement presented the world in a fresh and challenging new way, merging viewpoints and celebrating shapes and space.