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

As an artist myself, I was very pleased to see the breadth of this survey. The tasks for young artist mastery are challenging but manageable and sure to excite a young person's curiosity.

I really enjoy this book. I am a homeschool mom, and we enjoy art. I wanted my children to learn more about non-contemporary artist, so I chose this book. The only reason I don't give it five stars is because it does not have enough of the original artist's work. While teaching, I end up searching the internet to show the kid's what artwork the artist is famous for. Other than that, it is a great book with engaging ideas for children to get them excited about different styles of art.

This book is a great quick overview of the great masters of art history. The projects are easy enough for more elementary and middle school kids. Only criticism would be more bio on each artist and what their specific contricution to the development of Western art was.

I was excited about this book before I even opened it, and having read through it and planned several projects for our homeschooled kindergartner and preschooler, I am even more excited! This book covers pretty much every possible art form and gives great background information on the artists represented, without being so much information that it would be boring to a child. The projects are creative and all of them look like great fun. This is one book that I feel was worth the money (so many craft books end up being an "I could have thought of that on my own" experience!). My only disappointment with this book is that the illustrations are other children's artwork and there are no examples of the artists' actual work. However, I am sure we can find all we need to supplement this book just by looking on the internet. All in all, this was a great buy and I am very excited to use this book with my children for several years to come! I give it five stars.

I bought this book for my son and I to do over the summer. It is so much fun. It gives a description of the artists and there style. Then it tells you how to imitate their style. It has been a lot of fun!!