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Art in Action 1: Introducing Young Children to the World of Art with 24 Creative Projects Inspired by 12 Masterpieces » (Original)

Book cover image of Art in Action 1: Introducing Young Children to the World of Art with 24 Creative Projects Inspired by 12 Masterpieces by Maja Pitamic

Authors: Maja Pitamic, Mike Norris
ISBN-13: 9780764144400, ISBN-10: 0764144405
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2010
Edition: Original

Author Biography: Maja Pitamic

Maja Pitamic is the author of Child's Play, another activity book available from Barron's. She has taught younger children for many years and holds a degree in Art History and Montessori Teacher Training.

Book Synopsis

(back cover)
Introduce your child to the wonderful and imaginative world of art with Art in Action 1

Inspire and share the wonderful world of art with your children as you encourage their creative abilities. Together, you'll discover the stories behind key masterpieces of art while creating fun art projects based on each of the 12 examples presented in this book. Children will explore new art techniques ranging from charcoal drawing to fabric painting. They will also . . .

Create a colorful tissue-paper version of Matisse's The Snail

Make a cave painting inspired by van der Schley's Buffel, Buffle

Put together a 3D Jungle Box from figures in Rousseau's Surprised!

(front flap)
Art in Action 1 is your child's exciting introduction to paintings and art activities

Author and teacher Maja Pitamic explores the stories and meanings of 12 key masterpieces of art, presenting them as inspiration for children to create their own exciting and imaginative artworks. Covering a diverse range of media, from making a paper mosaic to drawing with charcoal, this book's 24 projects will encourage children to develop their own personal and entirely original styles.

Designed for children ages five to eight, Art in Action 1 is the first of a two-volume set. The companion volume, Art in Action 2, presents more advanced projects and is more suitable for children ages nine through twelve. Each chapter in this book covers a single theme, presenting one of the following paintings as an example:
Color

Matisse's The Snail Seurat's The Circus Lipundja's Aboriginal Bark Painting

Black & White Whistler's Symphony in White No. III Dürer's Bernhard von Reesen Van der Schley's Buffel, Buffle

Shape Gris' Nature Morte, violon et verve Doesburg's Composition

Malevich's Suprematist Composition

Animals Rousseau's Surprised!
Zucchi's Pergola with Birds Stubbs' A Couple of Fox Hounds

(back flap)
Maja Pitamic is the author of Teach Me to Do it Myself and Child's Play, successful activity books for pre-school children that are also available in North America from Barron's. She has taught young children for more than fifteen years and holds a degree in Art History and Montessori Teacher Training.

Mike Norris holds a Master of Arts in Classics and a Ph.D. in Medieval Art History. He has been a staff educator at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for more than fifteen years, and currently oversees and teaches in the Met's programs for families at their main building on Fifth Avenue. He has written several Museum publications for children and teachers, and has been the historical consultant for several research guides for young readers. He is also an advisor to HBO's program for very young audiences, Classical Baby: The Art Show.