Klein, Carol Swartout.
Summary: "Painting for peace in Ferguson is the story of a community coming together, hundreds of artists and volunteers, black and white, young and old, to bring hope and healing to their community using the simplest of all tools- a paintbrush. Written in child-friendly verse, the actual artwork painted on hundreds of boarded up windows in Ferguson, South Grand and surrounding areas illustrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Treehouse Publishing Group, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Long, Ethan
Summary: "Queremos que cada nuevo lector diga: "¡Me gusta leer!".--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH LONMullarkey, Lisa
Summary: It's fall cleanup time at Storm Cliff Stables, and Freckles wants to help! Unfortunately, his ideas for brightening up the place make for a muddy mess instead. Luckily, his farmyard friends know just what to do! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC MULSummary: Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal works of genius are portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the culture of the time and the lives of their creators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 709 ARTHahn, Sabrina
Summary: "Nurture your child's creativity as they get ready for bed by reading gentle rhymes accompanied by delightfully curated artworks illustrating the night sky, sleeping animals, and more in this perfect book to end the day."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Wenzel, Angela.
Summary: Offers profiles of thirteen artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Andy Warhol, presents a few of their best-known works, and discusses their styles and techniques.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2009
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Summary: Explores color in art, discussing their origins, their symbolic power, and their uses in art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2011
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Summary: Zoya wants to give her dog Coco a birthday present, and with her mother's help finally settles on painting his bowl gold, with lots of glitter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN BOLBolling, Valerie
Summary: On a rainy day, a young artist struggles to find inspiration--until she remembers all the things she loves that are black and white.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn/Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR GREEN BOLFernandes, Eugenie
Summary: "Lucy is happy painting the color of laughter in her garden, but loses her way when she follows feedback from a series of animal critics. With wise encouragement from her cat, Lucy finds her authentic self in her work again and painting is rewarding once more."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FERWilliams, Sam
Summary: The animals of Noah's Park visit the art barn, where they put on their painting smocks, choose brushes, paint, and paper, and paint lovely pictures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2016
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD WILVere, Ed
Summary: "A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world, adding color and life to a drab, gray city"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VEROlson, Jessica S.
Summary: She's a portrait artist whose paintings alter people's bodies, which is a talent some would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor's wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra is she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC OLSFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Peschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: Second grader Kylie Jean joins her school art club, and learns to paint in the style of several different artists, but for the Mural Art Contest she decides to paint a watercolor picture of a local Texas barn and duck pond--until a squabble between her dog and the ducks turns it into an example of abstract art instead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED PESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PESDufayet, Danielle
Summary: Benford is delighted by his very first easel and canvas, he does not know what to paint, and as he searches for inspiration he imagines his blank canvas following him around demanding his attention.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DUFMerberg, Julie.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist Henri Rousseau, rhyming text reveals a dream of the jungle and its inhabitants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2007
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERCrow, Melinda Melton.
Summary: It is time to paint the Wonder Wheels Garage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2013
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Summary: "Presenting Olive Chen! The most magnificent and brilliant artist in the whole wide world! Her parents are also artists--serious artists--who paint prim, proper, perfect shapes. They know Olive has the talent to follow in their footsteps. But Olive likes to smear, splatter, splash, and even lick. With a brush in each hand, Olive cascades through town with her friends in tow, painting what she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHOPinkwater, Daniel Manus
Summary: A bear continues to paint what he likes despite criticism from two passing gentlemen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Pinkwater 2008Merberg, Julie.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Georges Seurat, rhyming text describes a variety of activities that fill one day, beginning at the shore and ending with a night at the circus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERAlber, Diane
Summary: "Never let a Princess Paint With Her Unicorn!" is a fun story that shows children the beauty in things that aren't perfect. And that when attempting art, a mess can turn into a masterpiece too! Join this little girl and her unicorn on a fun painting journey that turns out to be quite magical!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diane Alber Art LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E AlbBaker, Keith
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Green, two alligators, spend time together fishing, painting, and going to the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt, Inc. 2003