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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring eighteen women creators, ranging from writers to inventors, artists to scientists, this board book adaptation of Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World introduces trailblazing women like Mary Blair, an American modernist painter who had a major influence on how color was used in early animated films, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, and architect Zaha Hadid. The irresistible full-color illustrations show the Dreamers as...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Invites young art lovers and artists to learn about painting through the lives and masterpieces of 24 women from the 16th to the 20th century. In each chapter, readers arrive at a masterwork, explore it with an artist's eye, and learn about the painter's remarkable life and the inspirations behind their work. Young artists will discover how these 24 amazing women used composition, color, value, shape, and line in paintings that range from highly...
3) Sylvie
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"When a teacher asks Sylvie's class what they want to be when they grow up, Sylvie is the only one without an answer. In this funny, perceptive graphic memoir, a girl who works very hard to be the perfect student, daughter, and friend must figure out who she is to the least demanding person in her life: herself."--Book jacket flap.
4) Frida Kahlo
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
When Frida Kahlo was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed. Her self-portraits, which show her pain and grief but also her passion for life and instinct for survival, have made her one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. This story of her life features a facts and photos section at the back.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A richly illustrated book, We Are Artists celebrates the life and work of fifteen female artists from around the globe and the distinctive mark they made on art. Presented as a collection of exciting biographical stories, each section reveals how the artist's unique approach and perspective provided art and society with a new way of seeing things. We Are Artists places the spotlight on women painters, sculptors, printmakers, illustrators, designers,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Desde el arte popular hasta la fotogra̕fa, desde la arquitectura hasta la pintura, desde la escultura hasta la msica, las artistas cubanas han pasado desapercibidas a escala mundial durante mucho tiempo. Esta colecc̤in de poe̕sa destaca las vidas y legados de ocho mujeres cubanas que han redefinido el arte en sus comunidades."--Translated.
From folk art to photography, architecture to painting, sculpture to music, female Cuban artists have long...
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