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Arts
Grades 5-8Music
Resources
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Print and Media Resources
Ganeri, Anita. (1996). The
Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra. San
Diego: Harcourt Brace & Company. 56
pages, 0152013040, $25.
This book looks at each section of the orchestra, composers, great orchestras, instruments
of the world, and playing in and running an orchestra.
Includes a CD of music by British composer Benjamin Britten, which is
narrated by Ben Kingsley.
Audience: Grades 5,6.
Subjects: Orchestra. Music appreciation.
Standard: Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Music
George-Warren, Holly. (2001). Shake,
Rattle & Roll: The Founders of Rock & Roll.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Unpaged,
0618055401, $15.
Rather
similar to Katherine Krull’s books, this book introduces 14 rock musicians, including
Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, and Elvis. Wonderfully
illustrated with acrylic/mixed media paintings by Laura Levine.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Rock Musicians--Biography.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4, 9.2.
Strand: Music.
Geras, Adele. (1997). The Random
House Book of Opera Stories. New York:
Random House, 127 pages, 0679893156, $30.00.
Retelling of 8 well-known operas accompanied by brief biographies of each composer and
illustrations (including costume sketches).
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Operas.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 8.5,
Strand: Music.
Gottlieb, Robert and Robert Kimball.
(2000). Reading Lyrics. New York: Pantheon Books. 896 pages. 0375400818. $39.50.
The best of American and English lyrics, presented
like poems. 1000 lyrics from 1900 to 1975, presented chronologically, by Ira Gershwin,
Oscar Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, and others.
Audience: Teachers of
grades 5 and up.
Subjects: Lyrics--American, Lyric--British.
Standard: Music 1.8 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4
Strand: Music.
Karolyi, Otto. (1998). Traditional African & Oriental Music.
London: Penguin.
288 pages. 0140231072. $13.95 (pbk). This reference book examines the musical traditions
of Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Japan, Indonesia, Tibet, and China, as well as the
Arabic musical tradition. Black and white illustrations include traditional instruments,
and reveal harmony and melody in sections of songs.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8.
Subjects: Music--Africa, Music--Asia
Standard:Connections 7.2, 8.5
Strand: Music, Connections.
Koscielniak, Bruce. (2000). The
Story of the Incredible Orchestra. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company. Unpaged, 0395960525, $15.00.
This well-illustrated picture book discusses various periods in the orchestra's history
(baroque, classical, romantic), and provides information about the instruments.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6.
Subjects: Orchestra. Picture book.
Standard: Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Music.
Krull, Katherine. (1993). Lives
of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought). San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Co. 96 pages, 0152480102, $20.
Did you know that Mozart liked to play pool? Learn about the lives of 20 musicians, from
Vivaldi to Woody Guthrie. A glossary of
musical terms and a list of resources for further reading and listening are included.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6.
Subjects: Musicians--Biography.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 8.5.
Strand: Music.
Lester, Julius. (2001). The
Blues Singers: Ten Who Rocked the World. New
York: Jump at the Sun (Hyperion). 47 pages,
0786804637, $15.99.
Biographies on Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, James Brown, and more. Includes bibliography and discography. Colorful
paintings of each musician by Lisa Cohen.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Blues Musicians. Blues (Music).
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Music.
Levine, Robert. (2001). The
Story of the Orchestra. New York: Black
Dog & Leventhal Publishers. 96 pages, 1579121489, $20.
Includes a CD with 41 selections from great composers.
A colorful, fun book.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Orchestra. Musical
Instruments.
Standard: Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Music.
Miller, Hugh M. and Dale Cockrell. (1991). History of Western Music.
New York: Harper Collins. 320 pages. 0064671070 (pbk). $15.00. From Antiquity through the
20th century, with timelines. An excellent reference book.
Audience: An excellent resource for teachers and high school students.
Subjects: Music--History
Standard:Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.5
Strand: Music, Connections.
Monceaux, Morgan. (1994). Jazz: My
Music, My People. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 64 pages, 0679856188, $18.00.
Beautifully illustrated with pastels, paint, markers, and multimedia collage. Foreward by
acclaimed jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Over 40 brief biographies of those who made jazz
what it is today. Contains a glossary.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Jazz Musicians--Biography.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music.
Parouty, Michel. (1993). Mozart: From Child Prodigy to Tragic Hero.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
0810928469. $12.95 (pbk). Well-illustrated, with primary sources, including Mozart’s
letters, newspaper articles from the time, etc.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8.
Subjects: Mozart
Standard:Connection6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5
Strand: Music, Connections.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. (1998). Duke
Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra. New
York: Hyperion. unpaged, 0786801786, $15.95.
This picture book serves double duty as a biography of the great jazz composer and an
excellent example of a work by a children’s book illustrator. Brian Pinkney employs his scratch technique to
illustrate his wife’s lyrical text.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6
Subjects: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Jazz
musicians. Picture book.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music.
Randel, Don Michael. (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of
Music. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 0674372999.
$39.95.
This biographical dictionary emphasizes classical and art music, but also covers jazz,
blues, pop, hymns, and show tunes. Includes composers, performers, music theorists, and
instrument makers.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8.
Subjects: Music--Biography
Standard:Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.2, 9.3
Strand: Music.
Randel, Don Michael. (1999). The New Harvard Dictionary of Music.
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 0674615255. $39.95.
A one-volume music dictionary with nearly 6,000 entries and more than 220 drawings.
Audience: an excellent reference book for middle and high school
libraries.
Subjects: Music--Dictionaries
Standard:Connections 7.2
Strand: Music, Connections
Shange, Ntozake and Romare Bearden. (1994). I
Live in Music. New York: Stewart Tabori
& Chang. unpaged, 1556703724, $15.00.
The lyrical text by Ntozake Shange places the reader right into the heart of a musician.
“Sound, falls round me like rain on other folks” Shange writes, inviting the
reading to experience music with all the senses. The poem is enhanced by the collage-style
paintings of Romare Bearden.
Audience: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Music--Poetry. Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988. Picture book.
Standard: Connections: 6.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music.
Siberell, Anne. (2001). Bravo!
Brava! A Night at the Opera: Behind the Scene with Composers, Cast, and Crew. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 64 pages, 0195139666, $19.95.
This
wonderful introduction to the opera reveals what it takes to make an opera happen. Each person’s role is producing an opera is
explained. Includes a synopsis of 27 popular operas, a glossary, and suggestions for
further reading. Watercolor illustrations.
Audience: Grades 5, 6.
Subjects: Opera.
Standard: Theatre 4.8 Connections 7.3,
7.4, 8.5.
Strand: Theatre, Music.
Tate, Eleanora. (2000). African
American Musicians (Black Stars series). New
York: Wiley. 170 pages, 0471253561, $22.95.
A collective biography that features musicians from the 1800s to the present, including
Scott Joplin, Marian Anderson, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, and more. It begins with Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield
(1809-1876) and ends with Queen Latifah. Includes
a chronology and bibliography.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: African-American Musicians--Biography.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music.
Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns. (2000). Jazz: A History of
America’s Music. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 490 pages. 06794451X. $65.00.
The companion volume to the ten-part PBS series. As much a history text as a music
reference book, this book has more than 500 photographs. Teachers can make use of the
videos, web site (http://www.pbs.org/jazz), and kid’s web site, as well to supplement
this book.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
Subjects: Jazz -- History, Jazz -- Pictorial works
Standard:6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.4, 9.2, 9.3, 10.2
Strand: Music, Connections.
Arts
Grades 5-8
Music Resources
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Web Sites
Beckett, Samuel & Jason Williams
(1999). Energy in the Air: Sounds from the
Orchestra.
An excellent
student-created web site that allows one to hear the different instruments, learn about
each instrument, and includes activities that teach about vibration and sound. RealPlayer needs to be installed in order to hear
the music...this can be downloaded by looking at the web site in advance.
URL: http://www.junior.thinkquest.org/5116
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6.
Subjects: Orchestra. Musical
instruments.
Standard: Music 5.7, 5.8.
Strand: Music.
Blackwell, Brian and Andre Dauwalder. (1998). The Symphony – An
Interactive Guide.
Two high school students won a ThinkQuest award for this site, which includes
a timeline, excellent biographical info on composers, citations and references, a glossary
and a guide to the instruments and layout of the orchestra. Students can listen to
symphonies, learn about the four movements in a symphony, take a quiz, and use links.
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/22673/index.html.
Free.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Symphony.
Standard:Music 5.8 Connections 7.2
Strand: Music, Connections
Duke University. (1999). Historic American Sheet Music.
This is a
wonderful site for getting sheet music from 1850 to 1920.
Battle songs from the Civil War, songs from WWI, and more.
URL: http://www.scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/
Free
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Historical and Patriotic music.
Standard: Music 1.8 Connections
6.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music,.
Glass, Sean. (1998). All That Jazz.
Listen to jazz music and learn about the history of jazz at this web site created by high
school students.
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/18602/full/fullstart/indexfull.html.Free.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Jazz
Standard:Music 5.8, Connections 7.2, 8.4, 9.3, 10.2
Strand: Music, Connections
The Kennedy Center. (date unavailable).
ARTSEDGE.
An excellent site for teachers with complete lesson plans in all areas of the arts
(performing, visual, and design). Music
lessons include: voice ranges, rhythm, Vivaldi, Spirituals, Louis Armstrong, and more. The civil war music lesson is especially
noteworthy. Excellent curriculum web links
also.
URL: http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/artsedge.html Free
Audience: Teachers grades 1-12.
Subjects: Visual Arts. Design Arts.
Performing Arts.
Standard: all.
Strand: Music,.
Nelson, Lesley. (2000). Popular Song in American History.
Lyrics to American folk and traditional music from the 17th century into the 1900s. Songs of the sea and songs of other countries are
included. Links to folk music web sites.
URL: http://www.contemplator.com/america/index.html. Free.
Audience: Teachers. Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Folk songs--American.
Standard: Music 1.8 Connections
6.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music,.
PBS. (2000). PBS--Jazz a Film by Ken Burns.
This web site is a
companion to both the videos and book and has audio samples,
biographies, lesson
plans, and more. Students can click on JazzKids to see a
timeline, listen to
instruments, etc.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/jazz/ Free
Audience: Teachers. Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Jazz.
Standard: Music 5.7, 5.8 Connections
6.3, 8.4.
Strand: Music,.
ThinkQuest Team 17321. (1998). Hooked
on Symphonies.
Read and listen to Prokofiev’s opus Peter and the Wolf: the site explains how each
character is represented by an instrument. This site was created by high school students.
URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/17321/.
Free.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Symphonies, Peter and the Wolf.
Standard:Music 5.8 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 8.5
Strand: Music, Connections |
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Arts
Grades 5-8Visual
Arts Resources
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The Art of North America. [Video]. (Available
from Clearvue). A16VH 1915, 66 minutes,
$80.00.
This video looks at past and present artwork from
prehistoric Indians, Eskimos, and Native Americans.
Includes black-and white-prints and a teacher’s guide.
Audience: Grades 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Native Americans--Art.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5,5.6
Connections 6.3, 6.4,7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Ayo, Yvonne. (1995). Africa
(Eyewitness Books). New York:
Knopf. 64 pages, 0789466104, $19.99.
An introduction to the kingdoms and people of pre-colonial Africa, this book has beautiful
photographs and illustrations of African art and crafts.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Subjects: African History. African
Social life and customs.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5., 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Baquedano, Elizabeth. (2000). Aztec,
Inca, and Maya (Eyewitness Books). New
York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789461153, $15.95.
This book
includes information about music and dance, masks, objects made from precious stones and
metals, pottery, weaving and spinning, daily life, hunting and fishing, religious life,
etc., using photographs of artifacts and temples to illustrate throughout.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8, 9.
Subjects: Aztecs. Incas. Mayas.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5., 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Barber, Antonia. (1998). Apollo
& Daphne. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty
Museum Publications. 45 pages, 0892365048, $16.95.
Masterworks of art by Botticelli, Rembrandt, Raphael, and others are accompanied by the
myths that were their inspiration. Fifteen myths are included in this beautiful volume.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Mythology. Greek. Painting.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Begay, Shonto. (1995). Navajo:
Visions and Voices Across the Mesa. New
York: Scholastic. 48 pages, 0590461532, $16.95.
The paintings
and poems of contemporary Navajo artist and writer Shonto Begay enable students to gain a
perspective of the Navajo through the artist’s eyes.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Navajo Indians--Poetry.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Connections.
Belloli, Andrea. (1999). Exploring
World Art. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty
Museum. 116 pages, 0892365102, $24.95.
This book puts Western Art into a broader global context and looks at artistic treatment
of such themes as daily life, history and myth, and nature.
Includes color illustrations and maps.
Audience: Grades
Subjects: Art - Themes, motives. Art
appreciation.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 Connections:
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2, 9.3, 10.2
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Bernard, Bruce. (2000). Van
Gogh. New York: Dorling Kindersley Pub. 64 pages, 0789448785, $19.95
This beautifully illustrated book describes Van Gogh’s life with incredible detail,
discusses his work, and shows the types of methods and materials Van Gogh used.
Audience: Grades 7, 8. 9. 10.
Subjects: Gogh, Vincent van.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7,
5.5 Connections 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts,
Connections.
Bohm-Duchen. (1991). An
Usborne Introduction to Understanding Modern Art.
London: Usborne Pub. 64 pages,
0746004753, $9.95.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Art, Modern--20th Century.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6. Connections
6.3, 6.4, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Chambers, Veronica. (1998). The
Harlem Renaissance. Philadelphia: Chelsea
House Pub. 128 pages, 0791025977, $19.95.
Includes accounts of the leading artists of this black community: the writers, musicians,
and intellectuals. An excellent overview of
the social and political forces of the 1920s. The author also looks at individual works of
art from a social and an aesthetic point of view. Illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Subjects: African American arts. Harlem
Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts: 1.7, 5.5, 5.6
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.4, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Caraway, Caren. (1987). African
Designs of the Congo, Nigeria, the Cameroons
and the Guinea Coast. Owings Mills, Md.
: Stemmer House. 140 pages, 0880450932 (pbk), $15.95.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Decoration and Ornament--Africa.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5.5.6
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Clarke, Michael. (2000). Watercolor
(DK Eyewitness Books). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 078945584-6, $15.95.
Looks at the history of water color art from the Egyptian tomb paintings to the 20th
century.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Water color painting.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Clay, Rebecca. (1995). The Arts. Rourke Publishing, Inc.,
Vero Beach, FL.
0866255516. $30.00.
One of a series of 6 books on Native Latin American Cultures, each with a different theme.
This book covers: Northwestern Mexico, Central Mexico (The Aztecs, etc.), The Maya, the
Caribbean Coast, the Andes, and the Amazon Basin. Well-illustrated, with age-appropriate
text and a glossary.
Audience: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Subjects: Native American Art
Standard: Visual Arts 5.6. Connections 6.3, 7.2, 8.4,10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Cole, Alison. (2000). Perspective
(DK Eyewitness Books). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789455854, $15.95.
In
association with The National Gallery, London, this book contains full-color reproductions
of Western art and is an excellent resource for learning about perspective.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8,
9, 10.
Subjects: Perspective.
Standard: Visual Arts 2.8, 5.5 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Cole, Alison. (2000). Renaissance
(Eyewitness). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 078945582X, $15.95.
This book covers: famous artists (Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Durer, Titian, Raphael,
Michelangelo), cities (Rome, Venice, Florence, Siena), and discusses movements, classical
inspiration, ideals of beauty, religious images, and the artist’s role. Contains a chronology and glossary.
Audience: Grades 7, 8.
Subjects: Art, Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 6.6, 5.7 Connections:
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 9.2
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Cotterell, Arthur. (2000). Ancient
China (Eyewitness Books). New York:
Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 078946604X, $15.95.
Using photographs of artifacts such as embroidery, carvings, bronze ware, ceramics, and
cloisonne to illustrate, this book discusses gardens of Heaven, the Silk Road, home life,
life in the fields, book making, and more.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Subjects: China--Civilization.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Cummings, Pat (1992). Talking with Artists. New York:
Bradbury Press. 96 pages. 0027242455. $18.95.
In this book, children's book illustrator Pat Cummings interviewed 14 children's book
illustrators, including Leo and Diane Dillon, Jerry Pinkney, Chris Van Allsburg, and David
Wiesner.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Illustrators -- Children's literature
Standard: Visual Arts 5.6. Connections 6.3, 7.2, 8.4, 10.2
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections
Cummins, Julie. (1999). Wings of an Artist: Children’s Book
Illustrators Talk About Their Art. Harry
N. Abrams. 31 pages, 0810945525, $17.95.
More than 20 illustrators, including Maurice Sendak, Maira Kalman and James Ransome, talk
about their art.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Illustrators.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6
Connections 6.4, 7.3, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Dorling Kindersley. (1994). The
Visual Dictonary of Ancient Civilizations (Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries). London: Dorling Kindersley Limited. 64 pages, 1564587010, $18.95.
A brief look
at the following civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Celts, Greece, North and South
America, China, India, and Japan. Well-illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8.
Subjects: Civilization-Ancient.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Dorling Kindersley. (1992). Visual Dictionary of Buildings. New York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 1564581020, $16.95.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Architecture--Dictionaries. Buildings.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2, 9.3, 10.2
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Duggleby, John. (1998). Story Painter: The Life of Jacob Lawrence. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 55 pages, 0811820823, $16.95.
A biography of the
African-American painter who used his art to tell stories about historical events in the
lives of his people.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000. African-Americans
in Art.
Standard: 1.7, 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 7.2, 8.4
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Elleman, Barbara. (1999). Tomie
DePaola: His Art and His Stories. New
York: G.P. Putnam. 218 pages, 0399231293,
$38.95. This is a great book for learning
more about DePaola’s life, stories, and art.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: DePaola, Tomie. Illustrators.
Standards: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections 7.3
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Freeman, Linda. Faith Ringgold Paints Crown Heights. [Video]. (Available
from libraryvideo.com). 5A0054, 28 minutes,
$39.95.
This video discusses the creation of a quilt created to represent the 12 diverse cultures
of Brooklyn’s Crown Heights.
Audience: Grades 7, 8.
Subjects: Ringgold, Faith. Quilts.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Gherman, Beverly. (2000). Norman
Rockwell: Storyteller with a Brush. New
York: Simon & Schuster. 58 pages,
06898200101, $19.95.
Color
reproductions of Rockwell’s paintings, as well as photos of the artist and his family
accompany the easy to read text. This is a
useful book to use in a social studies class to look at different eras in American
history.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6,
7, 8.
Subjects: Rockwell, Norman.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
7.3, 6.3
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Giudici, Vittorio. (2000). The
Sistine Chapel; Its History and Masterpieces.
Chicago: Peter Bedrick. 48
pages, 0872266389, $16.95.
This is a beautifully illustrated book that tells about the Chapels history, the frescoes,
and the Florentine workshops.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo
Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6, 5.7
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections
Glubok, Shirley. (1994). Painting (Great Lives series).
Atheneum.
246 pages. 0684190524. $24.95.
A brief introduction to the lives and works of 23 European and American painters,
including Michelangelo, Rembrandt, O’Keefe, Cassatt. Good information on the
influences on each artist, as well as excellent background information on the time periods
and places in which the artists lived.
Audience: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Subjects: Artists, Painting
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5 Connections 6.3, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Green, Jen and others. (2000). The
Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas. London:
Southwater Publishing Limited. 256 pages,
784215186X, $29.99.
Discusses the Aztec, Maya, Inca, North American Indians, and the Arctic peoples. Full of easy projects for readers to do at home
or in the classroom. Color and
black-and-white photos and illustrations.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Indians--History.
Standard: Visual Arts
5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4,
7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Greenberg, Ian and Sandra Jordan. (1998). Chuck Close Up Close.
New York: DK Publishing. 48 pages. 078942486X. $19.95
Close discusses how he became an artist, his style, and the accident that changed his life
and the method he uses to paint the room-size portraits for which he has become
well-known.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
Subjects: Close, Chuck
Standards: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5 Connections 6.5, 9.3.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connection
Greenberg, Jan. (2001). Heart
to Heart: New Poems Inspired by Twentieth-Century American Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 80 pages, 0810943867, $19.95.
Greenberg
selected 43 works of art from artists such as Alexander Calder, Jim Dine, Romare Bearden,
and Georgia O’Keefe and asked writers to write poems to add another dimension to each
work of art. Works of art are from all
mediums: sculpture, photographs, mixed media, lithographs, and paintings. Writers include Jane Yolen, Peter Neumeyer, and 41
others. There are short biographies on both
the artists and the writers.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Art, Modern. Poetry.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 8.4.
Strand: Connections
Greenway, Shirley. (2000). Art:
An A to Z Guide. New York: Franklin
Watts. 128 pages, 0531165531 (pbk.), $19.95.
A dictionary of terms and concepts related to art history and art techniques, which also
includes artists and schools of art, and includes examples of art from all over the world. The 225 color illustrations make this a very
appealing, fun book for students interested in learning more about art.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Art--Dictionaries.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.4, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Hamanaka, Sheila and Ayano Ohmi. (1999). In
Search of the Spirit: The Living National Treasures of Japan. New York: Morrow Junior Books. 48 pages, 0688146082, $16.00.
A excellent
resource for learning about 6 of Japan’s national treasures (master artists who
practice and teach ancient arts such as acting in the Noh theater, hand-painting kimonos,
weaving bamboo, acting as a puppet master, swordmaking, or making pottery). Color photos.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8.
Subjects: Arts, Japanese. Artists--Japan--Biography.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Hardy, P. Stephen and Sheila Jackson. (2000). Extraordinary
People of the Harlem Renaissance. New York:
Children’s Press. 288 pages, 051621201X,
$37.00.
This book looks at 44 notable
individuals from the Harlem Renaissance, including W.E.B. Du Bois, Countee Cullen, and
Bessie Smith. Black-and-white photographs and
reproductions of sheet music, magazine covers, and artwork.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: African American Artists. Harlem
Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts: 1.7, 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.4, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Harris, Geraldine. (1999). Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Lincolnwood,
Il: Peter Bedrick Books. 176 pages,
0872266060, $29.95.
A must for
any 5-8 collection! A to Z entries,
informative, well illustrated with photos of artifacts primarily found in the British
Museums collection.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8, 9.
Subjects: Egypt--Civilization.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Hart, George. (2000). Ancient
Egypt (Eyewitness). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages,
0789465728, $19.95.
Beautifully illustrated like all the Eyewitness books with photos of artifacts from
ancient Egypt to help describe daily life, religious beliefs, etc.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Egypt--Civilization.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Herbert, Janis. Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. 104 pages, 1556522983, $16.95.
Well-illustrated and informative, with activities appropriate for elementary and middle
school students. A great resource for
teachers and students alike.
Audience: Teacher. Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci. Artists-Italy-Biog.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Howard, Michael. (1992). Gauguin
(Eyewitness Art). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 1564580660, $16.95.
Includes color reproductions of Gauguin’s paintings, ceramics, wood carvings, and
sculptures and discusses his interest in art from other parts of the world.
Audience: Grades 7, 8.
Subjects: Gauguin, Paul.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.6 Connections
6.3, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Hurdman, Charolotte and others. (2000). The
Encyclopedia of Ancient History. New
York: Lorenz Books. 512 pages, 0754805921,
$40.
A time chart
at the beginning of this book shows how the civilizations of 5 continents fit into time
and how they relate to each other. Covers:
the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, the Aztec and Maya worlds,
the Incas, the Chinese Empire, and Ancient Japan. Full
of projects such as making an Egyptian pastry or an Aztec rattle. Well-illustrated.
An excellent value; however, the exact same information/illustrations on the
Aztec, Maya, and Inca are found in Greens book above.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8.
Subjects: Civilization-Ancient.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
James, Simon. (2000). Ancient
Rome (Eyewitness Books). New
York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages,
0789457881, $15.95.
This book describes ancient Rome
primarily by looking at artifacts such as vessels, statues, coins, jewelry, and musical
instruments. Discusses craftsmen in
metalwork, bonework, and blown glass. Some
information about the theater.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Rome Antiquities. Rome social life and customs.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Krull, Kathleen. (1995). Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and
What the Neighbors Thought). San Diego:
Harcourt Brace & Co, 96 pages, 0152001034, $20.
Did you know that Leonardo was a vegetarian and felt sorry for animals? Learn interesting and bizarre facts about Georgia
O’Keefe, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Mary Cassatt, Frida Kahlo, WIlliam H. Johnson
and 13 other artists. Includes artistic terms
and a list of suggestions for further reading and looking.
Like all of her collective biographies, this book is great fun.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Artists--Biography.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 8.5.
Strand: Connections.
Langley, Andrew. (2000). Leonardo
& His Times (Eyewitness Books). New
York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages,
0789462907, $15.95.
Discusses design and private patronage, proportion and perspective, his rivals, a
rediscovery of the classical past, the new architecture, the Medici family, artists’
workshops, creating an alterpiece, music and leisure, and bookmaking.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci. Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 6.6, 5.7 Connections:
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Langley, Andrew. (2000). Medieval
Life (Eyewitness Books). New York:
Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages,
07894603386, $15.95.
Discusses medieval life by
looking at artifacts, such as shields, musical instruments, carvings, vessels, stained
glass windows. Discusses mystery plays,
building a cathedral, bookmaking, the guilds (dyers, mail-making, armor-making), stone
masons, and the life of the peasant, the Baron, the soldier, and the clergy.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval. Middle
Ages.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Lascaux Revisited. [Video]. (Available
from Clearvue). A16VH 1897, 35 minutes,
$35.00.
Since the Lascaux caves are now closed to the public, this video offers a unique
experience: examining the entire collection of paintings.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Lascaux Caves.
Standard: Connections 6.3.
Strand: Connections.
Lauber, Patricia. (1998). Painters
of the Caves. Washington, D.C.: National
Geographic Society. 48 pages, 0792270959, $17.95.
Describes the
1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6,
7, 8.
Subjects: Cave Paintings--France. Art,
Prehistoric.
Standard: Connections 6.3.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Lyons, Mary E. (1998). Talking with
Tebe: Clementine Hunter, Memory Artist. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin. 48 pages, 0395720311, $16.00.
The editor gathered quotations from magazines, newspapers, and taped interviews in order
to tell the story of Clementine Hunter, the first African-American woman folk artist to
receive national attention. A self-taught
artist, who lived from 1863-1988, her paintings reflect plantation life (working in the
fields, cooking in the kitchen, etc.) and include scenes of a rich community life
(baptisms, church socials, etc.).
Audience: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: African-American Artists.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 7.2, 8.4, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Macaulay, David. (2000). Building
Big. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 192
pages, 0395963311, $30.
A companion
to the PBS series, this book looks at well-known bridges domes, tunnels, dams, and
skycrapers, including the Woolworth Building in NYC, the Hoover Dam, and Boston’s Big
Dig. With color illustrations and maps.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Architecture.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4, 8.5, 9.2, 9.3.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Macaulay, David. (1982). Castle. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 74 pages, 0395257840, $18.00.
A fictional tale in which Macaulay has traced the step-by-step planning and construction
of a castle, using pen and ink drawings. A
Caldecott Honor book.
Audience: Grades 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Castles. Fortifications.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts,
Connections.
Macaulay, David. (1981). Cathedral. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Co. 77 pages, 0395175135, $18.00.
With brief, precise text and
magnificent pen-and-ink drawings, David Macaulay describes the building of a 13th century
Gothic cathedral. Set in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux, this book follows every
step of the process from the hiring of a team of master craftsmen to the hoisting of four
huge, bronze bells into the tower. This is a classic for learning about Gothic
architecture. A Caldecott Honor book.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Cathedrals. Middle Ages. Civilization, Medieval.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Macaulay, David. (1983). City,
a Story of Roman Planning and Construction.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
112 pages, 039519492X, $18.00.
This detailed introduction to Roman methods, tools, and ideas is presented in the form of
a story about the creation of an imaginary city, Verbonia, based upon the Roman cities
founded between 300 B.C. and A.D. 150. A glossary is included.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Rome Antiquities. City
planning in Rome.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Macdonald, Fiona. (1991). A Medieval Cathedral (Inside Story
series). New York: Peter Bedrick Books. 48 pages. 0872263509. $18.95.
Text and cutaway illustrations depict the construction of a medieval cathedral.
Architectural terms, craftsmen of the time period, and the miracle plays are three of the
topics discussed.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8
Subjects: Catherdrals, Middle Ages. Civilization, Medieval
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Marcus, Leonard S. (1998). A Caldecott Celebration: Six
Artists and Their Paths to the Caldecott Medal. New York: Walker and Company.
082786561.
Six artists (Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van
Allsburg, and David Wiesner) discuss one of their works.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8
Subjects: Illustrators -- Children's literature
Standards: Visual Arts 5.5. Connections 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Matthews, Rupert. (2000). The
Renaissance (Art and Civilzation). New
York: Peter Bedrick Books. 36 pages,
0872266184, $16.95.
This book is unique because it looks
at 14 major works of Renaissance art, such as Paolo Uccello’s. The Battle of San Romano and Jan van Eyck’s
painting of the Arnolfi marriage, as a means of learning about life in 14th century Italy. Other artifacts, maps, and documents are included.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Meyer, Susan. (1997). A Treasury of the Great Children’s Book
Illustrators. Harry N. Abrams. 272 pages, 0810926946, $24.95.
Introduces the now-classic works
of Edward Lear, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, N.C. Wyeth, and more. More than 250 illustrations.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Illustrators--Biography.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.6 Connections
7.3.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Murdoch, David. (2000). North
American Indian (Eyewtiness Books). New
York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages,
0789460289, $15.95.
This book looks at Native Americans from each area of what is now the United States.
Exquisite photos of pottery, clothing, tools, everyday items, potlatch gifts, masks, totem
poles, etc. illustrate throughout.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Indians of North America--Social life and customs.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Myers, Walter Dean. (1997). Harlem. New York: Scholastic Press. 32 pages, 0590543407, $16.95.
Myers’ son, Christopher, illustrated this poem which celebrates the people, sights,
and sounds of Harlem with ink, gouache, and collage.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Harlem. Picture book.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6
Connections 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Nilsen, Anna. (2000). Art
Fraud Detective: Spot the Difference, Solve the Crime!
New York: Kingfisher. 48 pages,
0753453088, $15.95.
Written in
association with the National Gallery, London. In
this spot-the-difference game, mystery story, and art book, readers try to tell which
paintings are genuine and which are forgeries. Includes
a magnifying glass and glossary.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8.
Subjects: Art appreciation.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5 Connections
8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Normandin, Christine, ed. (1997). Echoes
of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska. New York: DK Pub.
38 pages, 078942455X, $24.95.
Chief Lelooska illustrates ancient 5 Northwest Coast Indian legends with his paintings,
masks, and totem poles. A CD-ROM of the Chief
reciting the tales accompanies the book.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Indians of North America--Northwest Coast . Native American Legends.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Normandin, Christine, ed. (1998). Spirit
of the Cedar People: More Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska. New York: DK
Ink. 38 pages, 0789425718,
$24.95.
Like its predecessor, there are 5 tales of a life long ago when spirits and animals could
change their shapes at will. Chief Lelooska
illustrates these Kwakiutl (Northwest Coast Indian) legends with his paintings, masks, and
totem poles. A CD-ROM of the Chief reciting
the tales, drumming, and chanting accompanies the book.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Indians of North America--Northwest Coast . Native American Legends.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. (1998). The
Space Between Our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East. New York: Simon & Schuster. 144 pages,
0689812337, $24.00
A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern and North African
countries. Includes poems translated from
Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.
Audience: Grades 7, 8, 9, 10.
Subjects: Poetry--Collections. Middle
East--Poetry.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections 6.3, 6.4,
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Pearson, Anne. (2000). Ancient
Greece (Eyewitness Books). New
York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789457504, $15.95.
Illustrated with photographs of artifacts from ancient Greece, such as armor, jewelry,
vases and vessels, coins, and toys, this book discusses lifestyle, symbols, and crafts and
trades.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Greece, Antiquities. Ancient Greece--Social life and customs.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5., 5.6, 5.7
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Pfleger, Suzanne. (1999). A
Day with Picasso. Munich:
Prestel Verlag. 28 pages, 379132165X, $14.95.
A wonderful book that allows readers to follow PIcasso around for a day, learning about
his art, friends, and family. With photos and
reproductions of his art.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6
Connections 6.3, 7.2, 7.3, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Proctor, Richard M. (1990). The
Principles of Pattern Design. New York:
Dover Publications. 135 pages, 0486263495 (pbk).
$8.95.
Explores a diversity of patterns that can be created by using single motifs. 280 illustrations depict historical and
contemporary examples of pattern.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Subjects: Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts).
Standard: Visual Arts 2.10 Connections 8.5,
10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Richardson, Joy. (1997). Looking
at Pictures: An Introduction to Art for Young People.
New York: Harry N. Abrams. 80
pages, 0810942526, $19.95.
A children's guide to the collection of the National Gallery, London, with over 150 color
illustrations.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Art, appreciation.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5, 5.6
Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Romare Bearden; Visual Jazz. [Video]. (Available
from library video.com). 5A0068, 28 minutes,
$39.95.
Narrated by Wynston Marsalis, this video looks at the life and works of African-American
artist Romare Bearden and includes rare footage of the artist at work.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Bearden, Romare. African-American
Artists.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections
6.3, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Romei, Francesca.
(1994). Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, and Scientist of the Renaissance. New
York: Peter Bedrick Books. 64 pages, 0872263134, $22.50.
Beautifully illustrated with information on Leonardo’s contemporaries, the
Renaissance, Florence in 1467, Milan, the Medicis, his rivalry with Michelangelo, and his
contributions to science, art, engineering, and music.
Audience: 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci. Artist-Italy-Biography.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Rochelle, Belinda. (2001). Words
with Wings: a Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art. Harper Collins.
48 pages, 0688164153, $.
This book
pairs 20 poems by African American poets with 20 works of art by African American artists. Poets include Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni,
Langston Hughes, while artists include Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, and more. There are short notes on each poet and artist.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7,
8.
Subjects: African American art.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Rubin, Susan Goldman. (2000). Margaret
Bourke-White: Her Pictures Were Her Life. New
York: Harry N. Abrams. 96 pages, 0810943816,
$19.95.
An excellent biography of this talented female photographer. Black-and-white photos of the artist and her work.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Bourke-White, Margaret. Photographers.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7 Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Seibold, J. Otto. (1997).
Going to the Getty: a book about the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Los Angeles: J.P. Getty Museum. Unpaged, 0892364939, $16.95.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Art Centers. Getty Center.
Standard: Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Connections.
Sills, Leslie. (1989). Inspirations:
Stories about Women Artists. Niles, IL :
Albert Whitman & Co. 51 pages,
0807536490, $16.95.
A collective biography that features Georgia O’Keefe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, and
Faith Ringgold. There are color and
black-and-white photos of the artists and their work.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Bourke-White, Margaret. Photographers.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Skira-Venturi, Rosabianca. (1996). A Weekend with Renoir.
New York: Rizzoli.
0847819213 (pbk). $9.95.
In this picture book, Renoir narrates and allows the reader to spend a weekend with him.
Students learn about the materials he used, his techniques, and his lifestyle. This is one
book in a series by the author; however, most titles are now out of print.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8
Subjects: Renior, August. Artists
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7 Connections 6.3, 6.5, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections
Slade, Catharine. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Illustration Techniques. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press. 176 pages, 0762400838, $24.95.
An A to Z guide that describes different media and techniques. Well-illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Illustration.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5.
Strand: Visual Arts.
Stanley, Diane. (2000). Leonardo da Vinci. New
York: Harpercollins.
48 pages. 0688161553 (pbk). $6.95.
A picture book with lots of detail, this biography looks at all of da Vinci’s
accomplishments, not only his artwork. Includes excerpts from his notebooks, revealing his
practice of writing in a backward script.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8.
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci. Artists -- Italian
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Stanley, Diane. (2000). Michelangelo. New York: Harpercollins.
48 pages. 0688150853. $15.95.
An excellent introduction to the Renaissance and life in Italy during the 15th and 16th
centuries, this biography is well-illustrated, informative, and compelling.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8
Subjects: Michelangelo Buonarroti. Artists -- Italian.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections 6.3, 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Stelzig, Christine. (1997). Can
you Spot the Leopard? African Masks. Munich: Prestel Books. 28 pages, 3791318748, $15.00.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Masks--Africa.
Standard: Visual Arts 1.5, 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5. 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Streissguth, Tom. (1999). Mary Cassatt: Portrait of an
American Impressionist. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
112 pages. 1575052911. $24.00.
Age-appropriate text with photos from her life and examples of her works.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8
Subjects: Cassatt, Mary. Artist -- American. Women Artists.
Standards: Visual Arts 1.7, 5.5 Connections 7.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Sullivan, Charles. (1991). Children
of Promise: African-American Literature and Art for Young People. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. 126 pages, 0810931702, $24.95.
A wonderful resource that contains more than 100 poems, as well as songs, stunning
reproductions, biographies, photos, and primary sources by and about African-Americans,
from colonial times through the present.
Audience: Grades 4,5,6,7.
Subjects: African Americans--Literary Collections.
Art appreciation.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Sullivan, Charles. (1994). Here
is My Kingdom: Hispanic-American Literature and Art for Young People. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 119 pages, 0810934221, $24,95.
A colorful anthology with poems, texts, and art from Hispanic Americans.
Audience: Grades 7, 8, 9, 10.
Subjects: Hispanic Americans in art. Hispanic
Americans--Literary collections.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Thomson, Peggy. (1997). The
Nine-Ton Cat: Behind the Scenes at an Art Museum. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin. 96 pages, 0395826551, $21.95.
This wonderful book lets us look behind the scenes at the National Gallery. We learn about the many people employed at the
museum, including the conservation department, the education staff, the carpenters, and
the full-time light-bulb changer.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Subjects: National Gallery
of Art.
Standard: Connections 7.3, 7.4.
Strand: Connections.
Tubb, Jonathan. (1991). Bible
Lands (Eyewitness). Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789465795, $19.95.
Photographs and text document life in Biblical times, surveying the clothing, food, and
civilizations of the Israelites, Babylonians, Persians, Romans, and others.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Bible--Antiquities. Middle
East--Civilization--to 622.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Welton, Jude. (2000). Impressionism. London: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789455838, $15.95.
Discusses the impressionists, their influences, and how they changed the course of Western
art. Full-color reproductions.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Impressionism (Art).
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5 Connections
8.4, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Wilkinson, Philip. (1993). Amazing
Buildings. London: Dorling Kindersley. 48 pages, 1564582345, $ 16.95.
This book has both color photographs and illustrations (inside and out) of 20 of the
world’s most spectacular buildings, including the Taj Mahal, Grand Central Station,
the Colliseum, and the Paris Opera.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Architecture. Buildings.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Wilkinson, Philip. (1995). Building
(Eyewitness). London: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages. 0789466074, $19.95.
This is the history of architecture around the world.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Subjects: Architecture. Buildings.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 9.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Wilkinson, Philip. (2000). Faces:
The Fascinating History of Faces in Art (Art
Gallery). Chicago: Peter Bedrick
Books. 48 pages, 0872266338, $14.95.
Looks at portraits by Frida Kahlo,Velasquez, and more.
Audience: 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Portraits. Paintings.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.5,, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Wilkinson, Philip. (2000). Stories...Paintings
That Tell a Story (Art Gallery).
Chicago: Peter Bedrick Books. 48 pages, 0872266346, $14.95.
Beautifully
illustrated, this book looks briefly at different time periods (Ancient through the 20th
century), as well as works by well-known artists, such as Picasso, Titian, etc.
Audience: 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Paintings.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4, 8.5, 10.2.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Winter, Jeanette. (1998). My Name is Georgia: A Portrait. San Diego: Silver Whistle. 48 pages, 015201649X, $
16.00.
This is the
picture book life of Georgia O'Keefe. Not truly an autobiography, the book is nevertheless
told as if it were a self-portrait and we learn about the woman who knew from the age of
twelve that she was going to be an artist.
Audience:
Grades 4, 5,
Subjects: O’Keefe, Georgia, 1886-1987. Artists.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5
Connections 8.4.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Wood, Tim. (1993). The
Renaissance. New York: Penguin Books USA. 48 pages, 0670851493,$19.99.
Topics include exploration, painting and sculpture, wealthy patrons, women at court,
printing, churches and cathedrals, palaces and villas, and more. Four plastic overlays
show building interiors. Well-illustrated.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Renaissance.
Standard: Visual Arts 5.5, 5.7 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.5.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Arts
Grades 5-8
Visual Arts Resources
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Web Sites
The Kennedy Center. (date unavailable).
ARTSEDGE.
An excellent site for teachers with complete lesson plans in all areas of the arts
(performing, visual, and design). Visual and
design arts lessons on topics such as William Johnson’s murals, color, Miro,
architecture, and bookmaking.
Exellent curriculum web links also.
URL: http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/artsedge.html
Audience: teachers grades 1-12.
Subjects: Visual Arts. Design Arts.
Performing Arts.
Standard: all.
Strand: Visual Arts, Connections.
Educational Web Adventures. (1997). Educational Web Adventures.
This site
offers many excellent, interactive online lessons that are fun, yet instructional. Students learn how to recognize an artist’s
work, compare works from various artists, art concepts, etc. Links to other web sites are provided. Some of the lessons (sites) have been reviewed in
School Library Journal and teacher’s guides are included.
URL: http://www.eduweb.com/
Free
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Visual Arts.
Standard: all.
Strand: Visual Arts,
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