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Arts
Grades 5-8Dance
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Au, Susan. (1998). Ballet and Modern Dance. London:
Thames and Hudson.
0500202192. $14.95 (pbk).
Covers 16th century court ballet to recent trends today. Well-illustrated and informative.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8,
Subjects: Dance.
Standard: Dance 1.14, 2.11, 5.5, 5.8 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: the Arts, Connections.
Bowes, Deborah. (1999). The
Ballet Book: The Young Performers Guide to Classical Dance. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. 143 pages, 1552093522,
$19.95.
Written by a teacher at Canadas National Ballet School, this book gives students
practical advice (how to choose a studio and teacher, what to wear, exercises that promote
flexibility, etc.), as well as teaching steps, positions, etc. of classical ballet.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Ballet.
Standard: Dance 1.10, 1.14.
Strand: Dance.
Bussell. Darcey. (1994). The
Young Dancer. New York: Dorling Kindersley. 64 pages, 1564584682, $15.95.
This book was created in association with the Royal Ballet School and demonstrates how to
perform poses and movements. Includes
information on ballet companies and a glossary. Illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Ballet.
Standard: Dance 1.10, 1.14 Connections
7.4.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Ford, Carin. (2000). Legends
of American Dance and Choreography. Berkeley
Heights, NJ: Enslow. 112 pages, 0766013782,
$19.95.
Looks at 10
well-known dancers and choreographers, including Martha Graham, Fred Astaire, and Twyla
Tharp. There are two
black-and-white photos of each artist to accompany the text.
Audience: Grades 6, 7, 8,
9, 10.
Subjects: DancersUnited States--Biography.
Choreographers.
Standard: Dance 1.14 Connections:
6.3, 6.4 7.2, 7.4, 8.4.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Freedman, Russell. (1998). Martha
Graham: A Dancers Life. New York: Clarion Books. 175 pages. 0395746558. $18.00.
Well-illustrated with black-and-white photos. An excellent resource for students
interested in reading a detailed biography about a dancer pursuing her own dance style.
Audience: Grades 5, 6,7, 8.
Subjects: Graham, Martha. Women
dancers -- United States. Choreographers.
Standard: Connections 7.2, 7.4, 8.4.
Strand: Connections.
Grau, Dr. Andree. (2000). Dance
(Eyewitness Books). New York: Dorling
Kindersley. 64 pages, 0789466252, $19.99.
An excellent resource for learning a little about dances from all over the world.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Dance.
Standard: Dance 1.14 Connections:
6.3, 6.4 7.2, 7.4, 8.5.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Jessel, Camilla. (1999). Ballet
School: What it Takes to Make A Dancer. New
York: Penguin Putnam. 63 pages,
0670886289, $15.99.
Discusses taking classes, auditions, poses and movements, ballet over the centuries, and
other topics. Glossary; illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Ballet.
Standard: Dance 1.14 Connections:
6.3, 6.4 7.2, 7.4, 8.5.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Jonas, Gerald. (1992). Dancing: the Pleasure, Power, and Art of
Movement. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 0810927918. $24.95.
A beautifully illustrated book that explores great dance traditions to illuminate the many
roles of dance in cultures around the world. Describes dance traditions from six
continents.
Audience: An excellent resource for teachers.
Subjects: Dance.
Standard: Dance 1.14, 3.6 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 8.5.
Strand: Dance, Connections
Kirstein, Lincoln. (1984). Four Centuries of Ballet: Fifty
Masterworks. New York: Dover Publications.
290 pages. 0486246310 (pbk). $16.95.
Kirstein surveys the five components of theatrical dance choreography, gesture and
mime, music, costume, scenery and décor and traces their development over 400
years. Nearly 500 black and white illustrations.
Audience: Grades 5-8.
Subjects: Dance, Music.
Standard: Dance 1.14, 3.5, 3.6, 5.8 Connections 6.3, 6.4.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Pinkney, Andrea
Davis and Brian Pinkney. (1993). Alvin Ailey. New York: Hyperion. 32 pages, 0786810777 (pbk), $4.95.
Audience: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Ailey, Alvin. Choreographers. Picture Book.
Standard: Dance 1.14 Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 8.4.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Price, Leontyne. (1990). Aida.
San Diego: Gulliver Books. 32 pages. 015200405X. $19.00.
This picture
book by opera singer Leontyne Price retells the story of Verdis opera in which the
love of the enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all
involved. Caldecott Medal winners, Leo and Diane Dillon, have illustrated the story with
acrylics on acetate and marbleized paper, making it a valuable resource in the art
classroom, as well.
Audience: Grades 5-8.
Reading level grades 2-3.
Subjects: Aida. Opera. Picture book.
Standard: Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Connections.
Tythacott, Louise. (1995). Dance
(Traditions Around the World). New York: Thomson Learning. 48p., 1568472757, $20.00.
Introduces dance from four continents and the Pacific islands. Well-illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5,6.
Subjects: Dance.
Standard: Dance 1.14 Connections:
6.3, 6.4 7.2, 7.4, 8.5.
Strand: Dance, Connections.
Arts
Grades 5-8
Dance Resources
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Web Sites
American Ballet Theatre. (no date provided).
American Ballet Theatre.
This site has
biographical information and photographs of each dancer, information about the
companys history, and wonderful photo essays. Provides
information about jobs, educational programs, and membership to the ABT.
URL: http://www.abt.org/ Free
Audience: Grades 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Subjects: Ballet .
Standard: Connections: 8.4.
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Arts
Grades 5-8Music
Resources
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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 Krulls 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 Mozarts
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 childrens book illustrator. Brian Pinkney employs his scratch technique to
illustrate his wifes 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 persons 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
Americas 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 kids 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 Prokofievs 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
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Arts
Grades 5-8Theatre
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Aagesen, Colleen. (1999). Shakespeare
for Kids: His Life and Times. Chicago:
Chicago Review Press. 144 pages, 1556523475,
$16.95.
An excellent resource for teachers with 21 activities that introduce students to
Elizabethan times. Illustrated.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William.
Standard: Theatre 2.6, 2.7 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Aliki.
(1999). William Shakespeare
& the Globe. New York: Harper
Collins. 48 p., 0060278218, $16.
This well-illustrated book includes quotations from Shakespeares plays and
colloquial expressions that Shakespeare originated.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5, 6.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William. Globe
Theatre.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Claybourne, Anna. (1996). The World of Shakespeare. London: Usborne.
64 pages, 0746024541, $9.95.
A typical Usborne book that looks at all aspects of the theatre.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William.
Standard: Theatre 4.8 Connections 6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Coville, Bruce. (1996). William
Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. New York: Dial. 63 pages.
0803717849, $16.99.
This illustrated adaptation of the play provides an excellent introduction to
Shakespeares work.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Comedies.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections 6.3.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Coville, Bruce. (1997). William
Shakespeares Macbeth. New
York: Dial. 48 pages. 0803718993, $ 16.99 .
This illustrated adaptation of the play provides an excellent introduction to
Shakespeares work.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections
6.3.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Coville, Bruce. (1999). William
Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.
New York: Dial. 40
pages. 0803724624, $16.99.
This illustrated adaptation of the play provides an excellent introduction to
Shakespeares work.
Audience: 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections
6.3.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Evans, Cheryl. (1992). Acting
& Theatre. London: Usborne Pub. Ltd.
64 pages, 0746006993, $9.95.
Discusses voice, improvisation, characters, learning lines, the set, props, costume,
make-up, lighting, sound, jobs, the history of European theatre, and the history of Asian
theatre (Kabuki, Peking opera, Balinese dance). Includes
a Whos Who of playwrights and a glossary.
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Acting. Theatre.
Standard: Theatre 4.8 Connections
6.3, 8.5.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Ganeri, Anita. (1999). The
Young Persons Guide to Shakespeare. San
Diego: Harcourt Brace. 64 pages, 0152021019, $25.
This
well-illustrated book about Shakespeares life and works includes a CD that allows
students to listen to speeches from some of Shakespeares works, as performed by the
Royal Shakespeare Company.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections6.3,
6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Langley, Andrew. (1999). Shakespeares
Theatre. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
48 pages, 0199105650,
$18.95.
This book tells about the Globe of Shakespeares day and the New Globe, which was
reconstructed and opened in 1997. Watercolor
illustrations.
Audience: Grades 4, 5, 6, 7.
Subjects: Globe Theatre
(Southwark, London, England).
Standard: Connections
7.4.
Strand: Connections.
Nesbit, E., ed. (1999) The
Best of Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford
University Press. 12 pages, 0195132130, $9.95.
British
childrens author E. Nesbit retells 10 of Shakespeares plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs
from modern theater company productions.
Audience: Grades 3, 4, 5,
6.
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Standard: Theatre 2.7, 3.2 Connections6.3, 6.4, 7.2.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Vennema, Peter. (1998). Bard of
Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare. New York: William Morrow & Company. 48
pages. 0688162940(pbk.), $5.95.
In this picture book biography, students learn as much about the Elizabethan theater as
they do about the playwright. Illustrated by Diane Stanley.
Audience: Grades 5,6,7,8.
Subjects: Shakespeare,
William. Picture book.
Standard: Connections
6.3, 6.4, 7.2, 7.4.
Strand: Theatre, Connections.
Arts
Grades 5-8
Theatre Resources
Skip to Print and Media Resources
Web Sites
Thinkquest. (date
not available). Childrens Creative
Theater.
Created by four 5th-6th
graders, this site has a great history of the theater section, quizzes, vocabulary, and
ideas for activities.
URL: http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5291/?tqskip=1 Free
Audience: Grades 5, 6, 7, 8.
Subjects:
Theatre.
Standard: Connections
6.3, 7.2.
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Arts
Grades 5-8Visual
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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 teachers 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 artists 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 Goghs 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 artists 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: Childrens 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 DePaolas 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 Brooklyns 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 Rockwells 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, OKeefe, 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 OKeefe 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 Japans 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:
Childrens 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   |