Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning)

We love this book because it gives short clips of history of many famous artists and easy ways to imitate each of their styles that range from easy to involved. It also has examples of art from children, of various ages, imitating the artists using their different mediums. Most of the mediums used can be found in your home. This helps your childs' master piece have a whole other meaning as it relates it to someone in history. It's great for homeschoolers, just flip through have a short history lesson and create away.

The Great Artists a teaching aid for directing children. Like an earlier reviewer I wish there had been some color, but maybe this will force you to look at art books and their pictures. With so many schools cutting back on the arts we need more books like this. Service great and arrived quicker than I expected.

This is a must have book for teachers who are always looking for new lesson plans in the arts. It combines brief biographies of the artist, including the pronounciation of the name, a concise materials list and a simple step process to complete the lesson. The book also includes an informative key icon that, once learned, helps the reader quickly locate the media, length of lesson and difficulty. The book includes a fairly wide range of artists, as well as media and is a very handy reference book for art teachers, as well as parents who want to continue art training at home after a visit to the museum. I have taught the creative arts for over thirty years and this book would have saved me many hours of research and lesson planning. It does not replace your own creativity but can spark new areas for research and planning.

I think this will be great for exposing young people to the masters. Hands on really works well for this age group (12-15.

This book is an excellent resource for art history lessons and projects that students can really get into. Each lesson is easily adaptable to other grade levels and can be changed to fit the supplies that you have in your classroom. Recommended.