Category Archives: art

Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Market Day

Posted on February 21, 2010 by openwidearchive

  Introduction and Summary Market Day, written and designed by Lois Ehlert, tells the story of a family preparing to take goods they have made and grown to the Market. The story starts off with a child going around to do their … Continue reading →

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Teaching Ancient Civilizations with Children’s Literature: Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book about Ancient Egypt

Posted on February 9, 2010 by openwidearchive

Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book about Ancient Egypt was written by Gail Gibbons and illustrated by Saho Fujii.   “One of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations began about five thousand years ago, in the land of Egypt.”  The book gives … Continue reading →

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Teaching Process Skills with Children’s Literature: Big and Small, Room for All

Posted on August 30, 2009 by openwidearchive

Big and Small, Room for All, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, is a wonderfully illustrated new book that introduces young children to the concept of size and how they fit in the world. Using simple language and eye-catching watercolor paintings, this book successfully explains … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Monday – Getting to Know Artists

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Tricia

Hello Matisse!: Get to Know Matisse Through Stories, Games and Draw-It-Yourself Fun and Hello Rousseau!: Get to Know Rousseau Through Stories, Games and Draw-It-Yourself Fun both by Catherine de Duve, are engaging translations from the French that offer young readers … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Monday – Animals, Animals

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Tricia

There are many, many books written every day about animals. Here are two recent publications for young readers that take innovative approaches to looking at baby animals. Baby Animals: Little Ones at Play in 20 Works of Art by William … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Monday – Gallery Ghost

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Tricia

Remember those “spot the difference” puzzles you solved as a kid? I loved the challenge of comparing two illustrations or photographs and finding all differences between them. Imagine my surprise and utter delight to find a book that uses this … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Monday – Artist to Artist: 23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children about Their Art

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Tricia

My son has been enamored of art, looking at it and creating it since he could pick up a crayon and scribble. He’s particularly interested in how pictures tell stories and how they are created, so reading Artist to Artist: … Continue reading →

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