{"id":11134,"date":"2020-03-27T20:18:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T00:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/?p=11134"},"modified":"2021-08-15T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:46:14","slug":"art-recreated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/","title":{"rendered":"Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why art? Because it\u2019s mind-expanding, creativity-promoting, empowering, fun to do, and fun to look at. Check out these resources on famous artists, famous works of art, art history and appreciation, art in fiction, and a lot of great hands-on projects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9a2e8e94b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9a2e8e94b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/#FAMOUS_ARTISTS\" >FAMOUS ARTISTS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/2\/#SERIES_ART_BOOKS\" >SERIES ART BOOKS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/2\/#APPRECIATING_ART\" >APPRECIATING ART<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/3\/#ART_IN_FICTION\" >ART IN FICTION<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/4\/#SCIENCE_MATH%E2%80%A6AND_ART\" >SCIENCE, MATH\u2026AND ART<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/4\/#HANDS-ON_ART\" >HANDS-ON ART<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/5\/#ART_IN_POETRY\" >ART IN POETRY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/5\/#ART_AT_THE_MOVIES\" >ART AT THE MOVIES<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/art-recreated\/5\/#ART_CONTESTS\" >ART CONTESTS!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAMOUS_ARTISTS\"><\/span>FAMOUS ARTISTS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 11811px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/artist-who-painted-a-blue-horse.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Eric Carle\u2019s <em>The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse<\/em> (Philomel Books, 2011) is a gorgeous celebration of art, complete with blue horse, red crocodile, black polar bear, yellow cow, and polka-dotted donkey. A delightful book for young artists \u2013 and a tribute to one of Carle\u2019s inspirations, artist Franz Marc, who painted <em>The Blue Horse<\/em> in 1911. For ages 2-5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 22px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 22px;\">See Franz Marc\u2019s <em>Blue Horse<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.franzmarc.org\/Blue-Horse.jsp\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11211 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cornell-dream-boxes-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cornell-dream-boxes-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cornell-dream-boxes-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cornell-dream-boxes.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\">By Jeanette Winters, <em>Mr. Cornell\u2019s Dream Boxes<\/em> (Beach Lane Books, 2014) is the picture-book story of artist Joseph Cornell, who made wonderful \u201cmemory boxes\u201d from found objects. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11242 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-1184x1536.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box-1579x2048.jpg 1579w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Cornell-Box.jpg 1974w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Joan Sommers\u2019s <em>The Cornell Box<\/em> (Cider Mill Press, 2016) has background info on artist Joseph Cornell, who created artworks in small glass-fronted boxes incorporating found objects, trinkets, book pages, and more. The book \u2013 housed in a keepsake box \u2013 includes six project ideas and a handful of materials to get hopeful artists started. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Make your own! See these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/toribyrd\/joseph-cornell-box-ideas\/\">Joseph Cornell Box Ideas<\/a> from Pinterest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11217 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-What-You-See-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-What-You-See-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-What-You-See-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-What-You-See-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-What-You-See.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Kathleen Benson\u2019s <em>Draw What You See<\/em> (Clarion Books, 2015) is the inspirational story of African-American artist Benny Andrews, one of ten children, born to sharecroppers in rural Georgia in the 1930. He painted wonderful folk-art-like scenes of ordinary people in the South and fought against the exclusion of black artists from the greater art world. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11220 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dreamer-from-Village-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dreamer-from-Village-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dreamer-from-Village.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Michelle Markel\u2019s <em>Dreamer from the Village<\/em> (Henry Holt and Company, 2005) is a picture-book biography of Russian-French artist Marc Chagall \u2013 who \u201cwas different from other boys. He saw things they didn\u2019t see.\u201d For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderart.com\/art-lessons\/painting\/daydreaming-with-marc-chagall\/\">Daydreaming with Chagall<\/a> is a hands-on art project based on Chagall\u2019s painting \u201cI and the Village.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patty_palmer2\/chagall-art-project-for-kids\/\">Chagall: Art Projects for Kids<\/a> on Pinterest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 261px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 261px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11224 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Fantastic-Jungles-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Fantastic-Jungles-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Fantastic-Jungles.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 261px;\">Michelle Markel\u2019s <em>The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau<\/em> (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2012) begins \u201cHenri Rousseau wants to be an artist. Not a single person has ever told him he is talented. He\u2019s a toll collector. He\u2019s forty years old. But he buys some canvas, paint, and brushes, and starts painting anyway.\u201d A charming picture-book biography for ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 76px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 76px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 76px;\">From the Incredible @rt Department, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incredibleart.org\/files\/Rousseau.htm\">Henri Rousseau \u2013 Art and Science<\/a> is an illustrated lesson plan with many suggestions for hands-on art projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\">Try creating <a href=\"http:\/\/artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/create-your-own-rousseau-jungle.html\">Your Own Rousseau Jungle<\/a> using construction paper and magazine collage materials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11308 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vincents-colors-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vincents-colors-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vincents-colors-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vincents-colors-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vincents-colors.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, <em>Vincent\u2019s Colors<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 2005) pairs reproductions of Van Gogh paintings with his comments upon them, in the form of gentle rhymes: \u201cLeaves of silver, turning to green\/stars sparkling, greenish, yellow, white\/a big bunch of violet irises\/and in my head a starry night.\u201d For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 212px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 212px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OurStarryNight-3-1024x673-1-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OurStarryNight-3-1024x673-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OurStarryNight-3-1024x673-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OurStarryNight-3-1024x673-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 212px;\">Make Van Gogh\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeducatorsspinonit.com\/2011\/09\/afterschool-express-our-starry-night.html\">Starry Night<\/a> with paper cut-outs and pencil-eraser and apple prints.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 94px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 94px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 94px;\">See a collection of Van Gogh-inspired art projects for kids <a href=\"http:\/\/artsycraftsymom.com\/van-gogh-projects-for-kids-inspire-your-heart-with-art-day\/\">here<\/a>, among them 3D models of Van Gogh paintings, a sunflower collage, and hanging Starry Night ornaments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 293px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 293px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11276 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse-1024x988.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse-1536x1481.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pigasso-and-Mootisse.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 293px;\">In Nina Laden\u2019s <em>When Pigasso Met Mootisse<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 1998), the two painters (shown as a pig in a beret and a shaggy orange bull) are neighbors who fall out when each criticizes the other\u2019s artworks. They build a fence between their houses \u2013 but then find that they miss each other\u2019s company. They end up painting their respective sides of the fence, eventually producing a wonderful collaborative work of modern art. Loosely based on the real-life relationship between Picasso and Matisse. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 76px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 76px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 76px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artprojectsforkids.org\/category\/view-by-artist\/artist-picasso\/\">Art Projects for Kids: Picasso<\/a> has a list of Picasso-themed hands-on projects, among them cubist faces and self-portraits and cubist paper-bag masks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patty_palmer2\/picasso-art-project-for-kids\/\">Picasso: Art Projects for Kids<\/a> on Pinterest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11213 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-778x1024.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-768x1011.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-1167x1536.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter-1556x2048.jpg 1556w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diego-by-winter.jpg 1945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Jonah Winter\u2019s <em>Diego<\/em> (Dragonfly Books, 1994), written in both English and Spanish, is the story of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, illustrated with richly colored folk-art-themed paintings. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Check out this collaborative project for making your own <a href=\"http:\/\/kidworldcitizen.org\/2014\/03\/23\/diego-rivera-for-kids-make-your-own-mural\/\">Diego Rivera mural<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommymaestra.com\/2011\/12\/diego-rivera-lesson-plans-books-and.html\">Diego Rivera Lesson Plans, Books, and More<\/a> has several hands-on art projects, coloring pages, and a book list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 263px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 263px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11226 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter-1536x1328.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-by-winter.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 263px;\">Also by Winter, <em>Frida<\/em> (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2002) is the story of brilliant artist Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera\u2019s wife, who turned her often painful life into magical surreal paintings. For ages 4-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11225 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos-1286x1536.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frida-and-animalitos.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\"><em>Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos<\/em> by Monica Brown (NorthSouth Books, 2017) is a charmer of a picture book about Kahlo\u2019s life, art (and pets) for ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mommymaestra.com\/2011\/07\/frida-kahlo-lesson-plans-activities.html\">Frida Kahlo Lesson Plans<\/a> has background info, hands-on projects, arts and crafts, and a book list.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"253\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Make this <a href=\"http:\/\/artprojectsforkids.org\/portfolio\/frida-kahlo\/\">Frida Kahlo portrait<\/a> with black construction paper and oil pastels.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11304 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle_andys-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle_andys-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle_andys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle_andys-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/uncle_andys.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\">The Uncle Andy of James Warhola\u2019s <em>Uncle Andy\u2019s<\/em> (Puffin, 2005) is artist Andy Warhol. The book, written by Warhol\u2019s nephew, describes his family\u2019s visits to Uncle Andy\u2019s amazing NYC apartment, crammed with all kinds of things that the author\u2019s mother claims is junk, but Uncle Andy insists is art. For ages 4-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-1194x1536.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/uncle-andy-cats.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">James Warhola\u2019s <em>Uncle Andy\u2019s Cats<\/em> (G.P. Putnam\u2019s Sons, 2009) tells the story of artist Andy Warhol\u2019s 25 cats \u2013 beginning with the first little blue cat named Hester. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">See these great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patty_palmer2\/andy-warhol-art-project-for-kids\/\">Andy Warhol-themed art projects<\/a> on Pinterest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">From KinderArt, make <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderart.com\/art-lessons\/painting\/pop-art-portraits\/\">Warhol Pop Art Portraits.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11233 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henris-scissors.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\">Jeanette Winters\u2019s <em>Henri\u2019s Scissors<\/em> (Beach Lane Books, 2013) describes how Henri Matisse, when he became ill late in life and was too weak to paint, began making glorious cut-paper pictures. The simple story is embellished with quotes from Matisse; illustrations include Matisse\u2019s paper-collage shapes. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11265 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/matisses-garden-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/matisses-garden-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/matisses-garden.jpg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">In Samantha Friedman\u2019s <em>Matisse\u2019s Garden<\/em> (Harry N. Abrams, 2014), Matisse makes a bird out of cut paper \u2013 and then goes on to create a wonderful paper garden on the walls of his apartment. The book itself is illustrated with cut-paper collages. For ages 5-8. See more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moma.org\/explore\/inside_out\/2014\/10\/30\/inside-matisses-garden\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"255\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">See this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GN0okOq8Hyc\">You Tube film clip<\/a> of Henri Matisse making paper cut-outs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Make Matisse-style <a href=\"https:\/\/artprojectsforkids.org\/make-matisse-collage-2\/\">paper collages<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11284 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-866x1024.jpg 866w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-768x908.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-1299x1536.jpg 1299w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/sandys-circus-1732x2048.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">In <em>Sandy\u2019s Circus<\/em> by Tanya Lee Stone (Viking Juvenile Books, 2008), artist Alexander Calder is hired to draw pictures of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum &amp; Bailey Circus \u2013 and goes on to create the marvelous wire-sculpture circus figures that made him famous. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">See how to make your own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.k6art.com\/2012\/02\/16\/calder-wire-sculpture-for-fifth-grade\/\">Calder Wire Sculpture<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_2706-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_2706-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_2706.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Check out these great <a href=\"http:\/\/princessartypants.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/kinetic-sculpture.html\">Calder-style kinetic sculptures<\/a> made by first-graders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cat-and-the-bird-a-childrens-book-inspired-by-paul-klee-hardcover_1_fullsize-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cat-and-the-bird-a-childrens-book-inspired-by-paul-klee-hardcover_1_fullsize-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cat-and-the-bird-a-childrens-book-inspired-by-paul-klee-hardcover_1_fullsize-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cat-and-the-bird-a-childrens-book-inspired-by-paul-klee-hardcover_1_fullsize-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-cat-and-the-bird-a-childrens-book-inspired-by-paul-klee-hardcover_1_fullsize.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Geraldine Elschner\u2019s <em>The Cat and the Bird<\/em> (Prestel Publishing, 2012) is based on a painting by artist Paul Klee. It\u2019s a simple story of a pampered cat who longs for freedom; finally, with the help of a sympathetic bird, he escapes from the house to dance on the roof in the moonlight. The book ends with a beautiful color reproduction of Klee\u2019s \u201cCat and Bird.\u201d For ages 5 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 76px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 76px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 76px;\">From Deep Space Sparkle, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepspacesparkle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/GK-6-klee-cat.pdf\">Klee Cat &amp; Bird<\/a> is a great lesson plan based on the book, in which kids learn to paint wonderful Klee-style cats.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"194\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paintedpaperart.com\/2014\/02\/paul-klee-inspired-villages\/\">Paul Klee Inspired Villages<\/a> is an art project in which kids make gorgeous painted-paper villages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat-1318x1536.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magrittes-hat.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">In D.B. Johnson\u2019s <em>Magritte\u2019s Marvelous Hat<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012), surrealist painter Rene Magritte \u2013 represented by a very elegant dog \u2013 acquires a mysterious hat that floats just above his head. Eventually it inspires him to paint a wonderful picture. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\">From Museum Masters<a href=\"https:\/\/museummasters.wordpress.com\/tag\/magritte-for-kids\/\">, Rene Magritte<\/a> has images of Magritte\u2019s work, fun facts, and Magritte-based hands-on art projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11291 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/summer-birds-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/summer-birds-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/summer-birds.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Margarita Engle\u2019s <em>Summer Birds<\/em> (Henry Holt and Company, 2010) is the enchanting story of a little-known artist, Maria Merian, born in Germany in 1647. At the time, most people believed that insects came from mud, in a process called spontaneous generation \u2013 but Maria, who was a keen observer of nature, disagreed. She eventually became famous both as a scientist and as an artist for her wonderful paintings of insects and of butterflies, then sometimes called \u201csummer birds.\u201d For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For many more resources, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/marvelous-moths\/\">Marvelous Moths, Beautiful Butterflies<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11181 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-from-her-heart-1639x2048.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Kathy Whitehead\u2019s <em>Art from Her Heart<\/em> (G.P. Putnam\u2019s Sons, 2008) is the picture-book biography of self-taught African-American artist Clementine Hunter, who used to hang her wonderful folk-art paintings on the family clothesline. Eventually her talent was recognized and her paintings ended up hanging in museums \u2013 but even so, during the days of segregation, Clementine wasn\u2019t allowed to see them, but had to be smuggled into the museum after-hours. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 390px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 390px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"1268\" class=\"wp-image-11273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/noisy-paint-bos.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/noisy-paint-bos.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/noisy-paint-bos-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/noisy-paint-bos-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/noisy-paint-bos-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 390px;\">Barb Rosenstock\u2019s <em>The Noisy Paint Box<\/em> (Knopf, 2014) is a picture-book biography of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the first abstract artists \u2013 who was a very proper little Russian boy until he was given his first paintbox. When he mixed colors, he found that he could hear them as marvelous musical sounds \u2013 and so he set out to paint music. Kandinsky had a condition called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/169-rare-real-people-feel-taste-hear-color.html\">synesthesia<\/a>, in which people have two or more intertwined senses. Synesthetics can see, hear, or smell colors; some associate colors with words, letters, or numbers; some perceive tastes as shapes. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepspacesparkle.com\/2013\/11\/14\/kandinsky-and-the-rainbow-art-project\/\">Kandinsky &amp; Color<\/a> is a paper circle project for preschoolers and early-elementary kids.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/kinderart.com\/art-lessons\/drawing\/kandinsky-circle-studies\/\">Kandinsky Color Circles<\/a>, kids create circular color studies while listening to music.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/370.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/shevaunsirmans\/art-kandinsky\/\">Kandinsky art projects and lesson plans<\/a> on Pinterest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11325 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-1194x1536.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red-1593x2048.jpg 1593w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/splash-of-red.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Jen Bryant\u2019s award-winning <em>A Splash of Red<\/em> (Knopf, 2013), with wonderful illustrations by Melissa Stewart, is the picture-book biography of self-taught African-American artist Horace Pippin. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 130px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 130px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 130px;\">From the National Gallery of Art, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nga.gov\/content\/ngaweb\/education\/teachers\/lessons-activities\/counting-art\/pippin.html\">Pippin\u2019s Story<\/a>, which has background info, a slide show of Pippin\u2019s paintings, interactive activities, and a project in which kids paint a picture of a room in their house in the style of Pippin. (Learn all about Pippin\u2019s \u201csecret number.\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11302 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/through-georgias-eyes-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/through-georgias-eyes-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/through-georgias-eyes.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Rachel Rodriguez\u2019s <em>Through Georgia\u2019s Eyes<\/em> (Henry Holt and Company, 2006) is a gorgeously illustrated biography of artist Georgia O\u2019Keeffe, from her childhood in Wisconsin through art school, her life in the city, and finally her move to the desert of New Mexico. The theme of the book is allowing readers to see the world as the artist saw it, \u201cthrough Georgia\u2019s eyes.\u201d For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11269 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-name-is-GA-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-name-is-GA-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/my-name-is-GA.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">In Jeanette Winters\u2019s <em>My Name is Georgia<\/em> (HMH, 2003), Georgia O\u2019Keeffe knew that she wanted to be an artist from the time she was a free-spirited little girl, who refused to wear shoes, sashes, and braids like her sisters did. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OKeeffe-Inspired-DGC-1-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OKeeffe-Inspired-DGC-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OKeeffe-Inspired-DGC-1.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">From Deep Space Sparkle, make <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepspacesparkle.com\/2011\/10\/31\/okeeffe-flowers-art-project-for-kids\/\">Georgia O\u2019Keeffe-inspired flowers<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\">See these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patty_palmer2\/georgia-okeeffe-art-project-for-kids\/\">Georgia O\u2019Keeffe art projects<\/a> on Pinterest. (Poppies, skulls, and ladders to the moon.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 250px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 250px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11240 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden-1536x1257.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/in-marys-garden.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 250px;\">By Tina and Carson Kugler, <em>In Mary\u2019s Garden<\/em> (HMH, 2015) is the picture-book story of contemporary artist Mary Nohl, who loved art from the time she was a little girl. Eventually Mary filled her Wisconsin garden with fantastical creatures crafted from concrete and found objects, turning it into a marvelous art gallery. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-971x1024.jpg 971w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-768x810.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-1457x1536.jpg 1457w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/action-jackson-1942x2048.jpg 1942w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\"><em>Action Jackson<\/em> by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan (Square Fish, 2007) is a picture-book account of Wyoming-born artist Jackson Pollock, beginning as Pollock pulls on his paint-splattered boots and heads out to the barn to create one of his best-known paintings, <em>Lavender Mist<\/em>. (An appendix has a more detailed biography in smaller print.) For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-018-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-018-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/museum-018.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Try this great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notimeforflashcards.com\/2009\/09\/fine-art-friday-field-trip.html\">Jackson Pollock project<\/a>. Outdoors. In old clothes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11248 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/klimt-and-cat-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/klimt-and-cat-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/klimt-and-cat.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">Berenice Capatti\u2019s <em>Klimt and His Cat<\/em> (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2004) is a fictionalized story of 19<sup>th<\/sup>-century Viennese artist Gustav Klimt as told from the point of view of his cat, Katze. Illustrations include glittering views of Klimt\u2019s works. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 94px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 94px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71Y6gTHIrbL._SL1181_-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71Y6gTHIrbL._SL1181_-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71Y6gTHIrbL._SL1181_-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71Y6gTHIrbL._SL1181_-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/71Y6gTHIrbL._SL1181_.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 94px;\">A glorious Klimt painting is featured in the 2015 film <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2404425\/\">Woman in Gold<\/a>, based on the true story of an elderly Jewish woman\u2019s attempt to recover the portrait of her aunt, stolen from her family by the Nazis. Rated PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/draw-klimt-tree-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/draw-klimt-tree-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/draw-klimt-tree.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 40px;\">Make your own version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepspacesparkle.com\/2012\/08\/23\/gustav-klimt-art-project\/\">Gustav Klimt\u2019s Tree of Life<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artprojectsforkids.org\/category\/view-by-artist\/artist-klimt\/\">Klimt-themed art projects<\/a> include making jeweled art trading cards and patterned line art.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11277 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pish-posh-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pish-posh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pish-posh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pish-posh.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\">Nancy Willard\u2019s <em>Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch<\/em> (HMH, 1991) is a fantastical tale of 15<sup>th<\/sup>-century painter Hieronymus Bosch, as told from the point of view of his frustrated housekeeper: \u201cI\u2019m quitting your service, I\u2019ve had quite enough\/Of your three-legged thistles asleep in my wash\/Of scrubbing the millstone you use for a dish\/And riding to shops on a pickle-winged fish.\u201d (\u201cPish, posh,\u201d said Hieronymus Bosch.) Illustrations are in the form of lush period paintings in gold frames, featuring a wild array of strange Boschian creatures. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kinderart.com\/art-lessons\/drawing\/oh-my-gosh-its-a-bosch\/\">Oh My Gosh, It\u2019s a Bosch!<\/a> is a Bosch-based art project in which kids make their own strange surreal portraits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11251 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/linnea-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/linnea-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/linnea.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\">In Christina Bjork\u2019s <em>Linnea in Monet\u2019s Garden<\/em> (Sourcebooks, 2012), the exuberant Linnea has come to visit Paris \u2013 and to see the house and garden of impressionist painter Claude Monet. Written in the first person in Linnea\u2019s voice. A charming mix of art, history, and story. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 58px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 58px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 58px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artsycraftsymom.com\/art-appreciation-10-claude-monet-art-projects-for-kids\/\">10 Claude Monet Art Projects for Kids<\/a> include a 3D waterlily pond and a seascape painting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11299 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds-1191x1536.jpg 1191w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-boy-who-drew-birds.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Jacqueline Davies\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The Boy Who Drew Birds <\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004) is a beautifully illustrated picture-book biography of John James Audubon for ages 6-9.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 308px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 308px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11234 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr-768x988.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr-1194x1536.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hi-im-norman-9781442496705_hr.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 308px;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Robert Burleigh\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Hi, I\u2019m Norman<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2019) is a picture-book biography of American artist Norman Rockwell, with illustrations by Wendell Minor. For ages 5-9.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 304px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 300px; height: 304px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11330 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hopper-by-burleigh-2046x2048.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 304px;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Also by Burleigh and Minor, see <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Edward Hopper Paints His World<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> (Henry Holt, 2014). For ages 5-9.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>SERIES ART BOOKS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11258 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-van-goghs-bed-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-van-goghs-bed-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-van-goghs-bed.jpg 389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Julie Appel\u2019s Touch the Art series (Sterling) is what you might get if you crossed <em>Pat the Bunny<\/em> with the Metropolitan Museum. Kids can count Monet\u2019s waterlilies, pop the top on Andy Warhol\u2019s soup can, make Van Gogh\u2019s bed, and brush the Mona Lisa\u2019s hair. For a complete list see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchtheart.com\/\">Touch the Art<\/a>. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11307 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Venezie-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Venezie-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Venezie-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Venezie.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Mike Venezia\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mike-Venezia\/e\/B000APGE6E\">Getting to Know the World\u2019s Greatest Artists<\/a> is a catchy picture-book biography series, illustrated with color reproductions of the featured artist\u2019s works, timelines, photos, and clever cartoons. 48 titles in all. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11201 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/camille-and-sunflowers-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/camille-and-sunflowers-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/camille-and-sunflowers-831x1024.jpg 831w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/camille-and-sunflowers-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/camille-and-sunflowers.jpg 1245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Anholt\u2019s Artists Books for Children (Barron\u2019s Educational Series) by author\/illustrator Laurence Anholt are stories from the lives of famous artists, all featuring children. In <em>Van Gogh and the Sunflowers<\/em>, for example, a little boy named Camille brings a visitor to his town a gift of sunflowers \u2013 which the visitor, Vincent van Gogh, turns into a wonderful painting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11204 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cezanne-and-apple-boy-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cezanne-and-apple-boy-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cezanne-and-apple-boy-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cezanne-and-apple-boy-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cezanne-and-apple-boy.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Other titles in the series include <em>Picasso and the Girl with a Ponytail<\/em>, <em>Leonardo and the Flying Boy<\/em>, <em>Degas and the Little Dancer<\/em>, <em>Cezanne and the Apple Boy<\/em>, <em>The Magical Garden of Claude Monet<\/em>, <em>Rockwell: A Boy and His Dog<\/em>, and <em>Matisse: King of Color<\/em>. See the complete list <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anholt.co.uk\/\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11210 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/come-look-with-me-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/come-look-with-me-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/come-look-with-me-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/come-look-with-me.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">In the Come Look With Me series by Gladys S. Blizzard (Charlesbridge), each book introduces readers to 12 different paintings, with interactive discussion questions. Titles include <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Exploring Landscape Art with Children<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Animals in Art<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">American Indian Art<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, and <\/span><em style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Discovering African American Art for Children<\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">. For ages 4-8.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11289 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/series\/DU7\/smart-about-art\">Smart About Art<\/a> series (Grosset &amp; Dunlap) is a collection of illustrated artist\u2019s biographies, each presented in the style of a child-written school report \u2013 that is, a particularly appealing school report in which kid-style drawings and printed comments are interspersed with photographs, art reproductions, and a brief printed text. Each book covers the details of the artist\u2019s life and describes his or her art style and techniques.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11288 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/smart-about-art-Degas.jpg 1517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Maryann Cocca-Leffler\u2019s <em>Edgar Degas: Paintings That Dance<\/em> (2001), for example, kids discover that Degas learned all the ballet steps in order to paint them \u2013 there\u2019s a sketch of a little girl in pigtails and a pink tutu demonstrating the five basic ballet positions. There\u2019s also a double-page spread of the charcoal sketches Degas made while working on his famous sculpture of \u201cThe Little Dancer,\u201d photographs of the finished statue, and an account of how the statue was made. A dollmaker, readers learn, made the dancer\u2019s tiny ballet slippers, tutu, and wig of real hair; and a recent X-ray showed that the dancer\u2019s \u201cskeleton\u201d is made of wire and broken paintbrushes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Other titles in the series include <em>Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies<\/em> and <em>Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules<\/em>, by True Kelley; <em>Mary Cassatt: Family Pictures<\/em> and <em>Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors<\/em> by Jane O\u2019Connor; and <em>Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars<\/em> by Joan Holub.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"242\" class=\"wp-image-11324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-artists.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Angela Wenzel\u2019s <em>13 Artists Children Should Know<\/em> (Prestel, 2009) is a collection of short biographies, reproductions of artists\u2019 works, and background info, paired with games, quizzes, and activities. (The Amazon reviews list several protests about the inclusion of paintings of nudes.) There are many more books in the Children Should Know series, among them <em>13 Modern Artists Children Should Know<\/em>, <em>13 American Artists Children Should Know<\/em>, and <em>13 Women Artists Children Should Know<\/em>. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>APPRECIATING ART<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/A-for-art-museum.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Katy Friedland and Marla Shoemaker<em>, A is for Art Museum<\/em> (Temple University Press, 2008) is an interactive alphabet book based on full-color images of paintings, sculptures, prints, tapestries, and photos from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. D, for example, is for a Degas dancer; F (for Flowers) is paired with Van Gogh\u2019s <em>Sunflowers<\/em>; M (for Music) with Picasso\u2019s <em>Three Musicians<\/em>. For ages 3 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11208 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childsized-masterpieces-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childsized-masterpieces-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childsized-masterpieces.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Aline Wolf\u2019s <em>Child Size Masterpieces<\/em> (Parent Child Press, 2010) is an eight-book series in which kids use the included postcard-sized reproductions of famous paintings for a wide range of sorting, ordering, and matching exercises. Art appreciation for a range of ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11239 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Spy-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Spy-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/I-Spy.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Lucy Micklethwait\u2019s <em>I Spy an Alphabet in Art<\/em> (Greenwillow Books, 1996) leads readers through the alphabet with 26 famous paintings, using the childhood game \u201cI spy with my little eye something beginning with A\u2026\u201d A, in this gorgeous book, is for the big green apple in Rene Magritte\u2019s <em>Son of Man<\/em>; B for the ball in Henri Rousseau\u2019s <em>Football Players<\/em>; V for the violin in Marc Chagall\u2019s <em>The Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower<\/em>. A great interactive read for ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Other books by Micklethwait in the same format include <em>I Spy Shapes in Art<\/em>, <em>I Spy Colors in Art<\/em>, and <em>I Spy Animals in Art<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11191 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met-1024x1022.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/balloon-into-the-met.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Jacqueline Priess Weitzman\u2019s wordless picture book <em>You Can\u2019t Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum<\/em> (Puffin, 2001), a little girl and her grandmother visit the museum \u2013 but a museum guard forbids the girl to take her yellow balloon inside. The balloon is left tied to a railing, from which a pigeon sets it free. While the girl and her grandmother tour the museum \u2013 there are reproductions of 18 famous works of art \u2013 the museum guard dashes across the city, trying to retrieve the adventurous balloon. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also by Weitzman, see <em>You Can\u2019t Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery<\/em> (Washington, DC; orange balloon) and <em>You Can\u2019t Take a Balloon Into the Museum of Fine Arts<\/em> (Boston; green balloon).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15656 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-300x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-1536x1400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie_starry_night-2048x1867.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In James Mayhew\u2019s <em>Katie and the Starry Night<\/em> (Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 2013), young Katie, on a trip to the museum, explores six masterpieces by Vincent Van Gogh \u2013 first spilling the stars from Starry Night, then borrowing a chair, a ladder, and a fishing net from other paintings in order to catch and put them back again. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11245 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie-and-sunflowers-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie-and-sunflowers-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/katie-and-sunflowers.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Other books in the same format in which Katie hops in and out of famous paintings include <em>Katie and the Sunflowers<\/em>, <em>Katie Meets the Impressionists, Katie and the Spanish Princess<\/em>, <em>Katie and the Mona Lisa<\/em>, <em>Katie and the Waterlily Pond<\/em>, and <em>Katie\u2019s Picture Show<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11298 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-1238x1536.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-shape-game-1651x2048.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Anthony Browne\u2019s semi-autobiographical <em>The Shape Game<\/em> (Farrar, Straus &amp; Giroux, 2003), young Anthony, with his parents and brother George, spends the day at the art museum. It\u2019s a revelation to Anthony, though Dad remains stubbornly clueless. (\u201cWhat on earth is that supposed to be?\u201d asked Dad. \u201cIt\u2019s supposed to be a mother and child,\u201d said Mom. \u201cWell, why isn\u2019t it?\u201d said Dad.) At the end, Mom teaches the boys to play the Shape Game \u2013 a clever drawing game \u2013 that\u2019s irresistible for all ages. For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>In the Shape Game, one player draws an abstract shape, another transforms it into a recognizable picture. Try it!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seen-art-159x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seen-art-159x300.jpg 159w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seen-art-543x1024.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/seen-art.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Jon Scieszka\u2019s <em>Seen Art?<\/em> (Viking, 2005), the narrator \u2013 looking for his friend Art \u2013 is mistakenly directed to New York City\u2019s Museum of Modern Art, where he gets a tour of the collection. Great illustrations by Lane Smith. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11184 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Is-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Is-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Is.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Bob Raczka\u2019s <em>Art Is\u2026<\/em> (Millbrook Press, 2003) uses a simple rhyming text to cover a large assortment of unusual styles of art, from a cave painting to a Tiffany lamp, a Greek vase, an African mask, a collage, and a Pollock painting. Included are 27 different works of art. For ages 5-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11271 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style-1587x2048.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/name-that-style.jpg 1984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Bob Raczka\u2019s <em>Name That Style<\/em> (First Avenue Editions, 2009), the author explains \u2013 with great examples \u2013 the basics of 14 different art styles, among them naturalism, realism, cubism, impressionism, and surrealism.(The subtitle is \u201cAll About Isms in Art.\u201d) For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11338 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/picture-this-book-cover-1-of-1-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/picture-this-book-cover-1-of-1-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/picture-this-book-cover-1-of-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Artist Molly Bang\u2019s <em>Picture This: How Pictures Work<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 2000) is a dissection of pictures and what makes them work, using as an example the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Find out how lines give depth, why diagonals are dramatic, and how size and shape impact mood. (And what about color? What\u2019s the difference between a black and a lavender wolf?) A fascinating look at composition for artists of all ages. See an excerpt <a href=\"http:\/\/steve.muratore.tripod.com\/graphic_ss_picture-this.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11177 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Book-Phaidon.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From the Editors of Phaidon Press, <em>The Art Book for Children<\/em> features 30 great artists and their most famous works, from Leonardo da Vinci to Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, and Donald Judd. The accompanying text encourages adults and kids to explore and discuss the paintings. For ages 7 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11328 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-877x1024.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-768x897.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-1315x1536.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Detective-1754x2048.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>One of these things is not like the other! In Doris Kutschbach\u2019s <em>Art Detective: Spot the Difference <\/em>(Prestel, 2013) famous paintings are paired with forgeries. Try to spot the differences, with some help from Charlie, an art-sleuth dog. For ages 7-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childrens-bk-of-art-DK-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childrens-bk-of-art-DK-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childrens-bk-of-art-DK-861x1024.jpg 861w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childrens-bk-of-art-DK-768x914.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childrens-bk-of-art-DK.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Dorling Kindersley\u2019s gorgeously designed <em>Children\u2019s Book of Art<\/em> (2009) is a 144-page tour of art history from prehistoric to modern times. Included is info on art styles and schools, famous works of art, and the lives of famous artists. The book is divided into three parts: Early Art (prehistoric times to 1850), Modern Art (Impressionism to the present), and Sculpture. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11206 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childs-intro-alexander-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childs-intro-alexander-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childs-intro-alexander-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childs-intro-alexander-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/childs-intro-alexander.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Heather Alexander, the 96-page <em>A Child\u2019s Introduction to Art<\/em> (Black Dog &amp; Leventhal, 2014) is a charmer, with historical background, 40 featured artists, informational side boxes, and hands-on projects. For example, kids can try upside-down painting like Michelangelo, experiment with Q-tip pointillism, make a (tissue-paper) stained-glass window, and create a Pollock spatter-paint painting. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11309 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vincents-starry-night-and-other-stories-mr-michael-bird-9781780676159.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Michael Bird, <em>Vincent\u2019s Starry Night and Other Stories <\/em>(Laurence King, 2016) is an illustrated history of art told through stories, from the cave painters (\u201cLion Man\u201d) to the present day. And, of course, through stories is the way we all learn best. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11182 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-in-story-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-in-story-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-in-story.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Marianne Saccardi\u2019s <em>Art in Story <\/em>(Libraries Unlimited, 2006) is an art curriculum for elementary-level kids that variously covers prehistoric art; the art of the Middle East, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Asia and Africa, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance; European Masters, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists; and the art of the Americas. Included are background information, stories, journal-writing and viewing suggestions, activities, and cross-curriculum connections.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eye-for-Art-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eye-for-Art-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eye-for-Art.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>An Eye for Art<\/em> (National Gallery of Art, 3013) is an introduction to over 50 famous artists and their works in themed chapters, variously covering nature, places, portraits, telling stories, everyday life, and questioning tradition. Included are a timeline, wonderful illustrations, and 40 hands-on activities. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11236 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hist-of-pictures-Hockney-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hist-of-pictures-Hockney-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hist-of-pictures-Hockney-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hist-of-pictures-Hockney-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hist-of-pictures-Hockney.jpg 1013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>A History of Pictures for <\/em>Children by David Hockney and Martin Gayford (Harry N. Abrams, 2018) covers art from cave paintings to computers, with interesting commentary and wonderful illustrations. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11172 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona-804x1024.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona-768x978.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona-1207x1536.jpg 1207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/annotated-mona.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Carol Strickland\u2019s <em>The Annotated Mona <\/em>Lisa (Andrews McMeel, 2018), subtitled \u201cA Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Present,\u201d includes short essays, sidebars, factoids, and over 300 photographs. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11241 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Janson-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Janson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Janson.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Anthony F. Janson\u2019s <em>The History of Art for Young People <\/em>(Prentice Hall, 1997) is a time-honored classic, packed with information and illustrations. Recommended for grades 7-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11189 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-that-changed-world-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-that-changed-world-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-that-changed-world.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>Art That Changed the <\/em>World (DK, 2013) is a lavishly illustrated chronological overview of art, from ancient times to the present emphasizing key artworks and paintings that inspired major art movements. 400 pages; a good reference work for a wide range of ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenofpraise.com\/art.htm\">Famous Paintings<\/a> is a collection of online art appreciation lesson for kids ages 8 and up. Each includes a biography of the artist, descriptions of his\/her work, and images of paintings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/\">Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History<\/a> is an illustrated timeline of art and culture through images from the museum collection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ART IN FICTION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11187 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-mcdonnell-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-mcdonnell-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-mcdonnell-881x1024.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-mcdonnell-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-mcdonnell.jpg 1101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Patrick McDonnell\u2019s splatter-patterned <em>Art<\/em> (Little, Brown, 2006) is the freewheeling tale of an exuberant little boy named Art who makes art \u2013 drawing scribbles that squiggle, splotches with blotches, and zigs and zags with crayons, pencils, and paintbrushes. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/matthews-dream.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"254\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Leo Lionni\u2019s <em>Matthew\u2019s Dream<\/em> (Dragonfly Books, 1995), Matthew, a young mouse, lives with his parents in a dusty attic draped in cobwebs. Then, after a class trip to the art museum, Matthew decides to become a painter and sets about transforming his dingy world. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TEc5eIJe8dY\">Matthew\u2019s Dream on You Tube<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11336 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold.jpg 1801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Crockett Johnson\u2019s <em>Harold and the Purple Crayon<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2005), originally published in 1955, young Harold, after thinking it over for some time, decides to go for a walk in the moonlight. Off he goes, armed only with his purple crayon, with which he draws an entire purple world. A delightful classic for ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Pen-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Pen-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Pen-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/My-Pen.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Christopher Myers\u2019s <em>My Pen<\/em> (Disney-Hyperion, 2015) is illustrated in pen-and-ink, which is appropriate because the simple story line is about what a little boy \u2013 with a bit of imagination \u2013 can do with his pen. (It can ride dinosaurs, put an elephant in a teacup, tell stories, and draw a new face every morning.) The last line encourages readers to do the same: \u201cLet those worlds inside your pen out!\u201d For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magnificent-thing-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magnificent-thing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magnificent-thing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/magnificent-thing.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Ashley Spires\u2019s cleverly illustrated <em>The Most Magnificent Thing<\/em> (Kids Can Press, 2014), a pigtailed little girl decides to build a \u201cmagnificent thing.\u201d She designs the thing, collects tools and materials, and sets about constructing it \u2013 only to have absolutely everything go wrong. Frustrated, she pitches a fit (\u201cIt is not her finest moment\u201d) \u2013 until her dog convinces her to go for a calming walk. Restored, she returns to her project and finds a solution. A good pick for young engineers and found-object artists, plus there\u2019s a nice message about perseverance, For ages 3-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bears-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"298\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Daniel Pinkwater\u2019s <em>Bear\u2019s Picture<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008) is a tribute to the creative spirit. Bear paints an imaginative picture, only to be confronted by a pair of stuffy gentlemen who point out that bears can\u2019t paint and that bear\u2019s picture is silly. \u201cIt is MY picture,\u201d says the bear bravely, \u201cand a splendid one it is\u201d \u2013 and goes on to detail all the wonderful things he sees in it. For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-dog-300x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-dog-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-dog.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The title character of Thatcher Hurd\u2019s <em>Art Dog<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1997) is by day a guard at the Dogopolis Museum (and admirer of Leonardo Dog Vinci), but by night a masked superhero who uses his paintbrush to apprehend art criminals. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon-1216x1536.jpg 1216w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Draw-by-colon.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Raul Colon\u2019s wordless picture book <em>Draw!<\/em> (Simon &amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books, 2014), a little boy reads a book about Africa, then with paper, pencils, and paint, creates a living African adventure of his own. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-930x1024.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-768x846.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-1395x1536.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-pencil-1860x2048.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Allan Ahlberg\u2019s <em>The Pencil<\/em> (Candlewick, 2012), the pencil is all alone \u2013 until one day it begins to draw. First it draws a boy, then a dog, a cat, a bicycle, and a whole world of cranky characters, soon with demands and complaints. The pencil, struggling to please, produces a paintbrush which adds color \u2013 and then, disastrously, an eraser, which promptly runs amok. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-1118x1536.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art-1490x2048.jpg 1490w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Louise-loves-art.jpg 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Kelly Light\u2019s <em>Louise Loves Art<\/em> (Balzer + Bray, 2014), Louise loves to draw \u2013 and she also loves Art, her disruptive little brother, who turns her drawings into paper dolls. A humorous story with some helpful reflections from Louise on the nature of art. (\u201cTo be a great artist, you have to notice everything.\u201d) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11185 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-816x1024.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-1225x1536.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola-1633x2048.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Art-Lesson-depaola.jpg 2041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Tomie de Paola\u2019s <em>The Art Lesson<\/em> (Puffin, 2001), mop-headed Tommy loves to draw \u2013 and his pictures are everywhere. He can\u2019t wait to get to school so that he can learn to be a real artist \u2013 but first grade is a disappointment; he finds that he\u2019s expected to follow the rules and draw the same thing as everyone else in the class. The somewhat uncomfortable solution is that Tommy does the class drawing first, then can do a second drawing of his own, in his own way. I don\u2019t like Tommy\u2019s first-grade teacher. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11250 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Liang.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Demi\u2019s <em>Liang and the Magic Paintbrush<\/em> (Square Fish, 1988), a poor Chinese boy is given a magic paintbrush with which everything he paints becomes real. Then the wicked emperor captures Liang and forces him to use the paintbrush for his own greedy purposes \u2013 but defiant Liang manages to thwart the emperor\u2019s plans. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11175 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-and-max-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-and-max-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-and-max-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-and-max-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-and-max.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>David Weisner\u2019s <em>Art &amp; Max<\/em> (Clarion Books, 2010) is the story of a pair of lizards, serious Art, an artist, and happy-go-lucky Max, who hopes to become one. When Max lacks ideas, Art replies \u201cWell\u2026you could paint me\u201d \u2013 and Max, literally, does. There follows a chaotic romp through art media and styles \u2013 that ends, eventually, with Max painting a portrait and Art throwing paint at a cactus. A nice lead-in for discussions of the nature of art. (What is art, anyway?) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11243 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/journey-on-cloud-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/journey-on-cloud-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/journey-on-cloud.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Veronique Massenot\u2019s <em>Journey on a Cloud<\/em> (Prestel Publishing, 2011) is a story based on the paintings of Marc Chagall. The main character, Zephyr, a postman, lives in a little blue village in the mountains where everything always stays the same \u2013 so he flies off on a cloud in search of adventure. The book ends with a reproduction of Chagall\u2019s \u201cThe Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower.\u201d For ages 5 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11193 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bird-in-winter-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bird-in-winter-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bird-in-winter-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bird-in-winter.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In the same vein, see Stepanie Girel\u2019s <em>A Bird in Winter<\/em> (Prestel, 2011), based on the work of Pieter Breugel; Lucie Albon\u2019s <em>Little Ballerina<\/em> (Prestel, 2011), based on the work of Edgar Degas; and Veronique Massenot\u2019s <em>The Great Wave<\/em> (Prestel, 2011), inspired by the famous Hokusai print.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11296 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-DOT-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-DOT-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-DOT.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Peter Reynolds\u2019s <em>The Dot<\/em> (Candlewick, 2003) is a must-read for kids who insist that they can\u2019t\u2026well, in this case, it\u2019s draw, but the story applies to a wide range of childhood despairs. Vashti, frustrated in art class, claims she simply can\u2019t draw. When urged by her teacher, she grabs a pencil and angrily makes a dot \u2013 \u201c<em>There!<\/em>\u201d \u2013 in the middle of her blank sheet of paper. The teacher (a kind and inspired person) asks her to sign it. Vashti, startled, does \u2013 and lo and behold, the next day she finds that her dot has been framed (in gold) and hung on the classroom wall. Immediately Vashti decides that she could make a better dot than <em>that<\/em>; and soon she has amassed an impressive collection of marvelous dots \u2013 so many, in fact, that she soon has an entire art exhibit all her own. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11229 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-768x1149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-1027x1536.jpg 1027w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885-1369x2048.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/from-the-mixed-up-files-today-170329-inline_2d621ca39b6825dacdb6ea7bc8bec885.jpg 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>E.L. Konigsberg\u2019s <em>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<\/em> (Atheneum Books, 2007), originally published in 1967, is the story of twelve-year-old Claudia and her little brother Jamie who run away from home to live in the Metropolitan Museum. There they discover a statue of an angel that just might have been carved by Michelangelo, originally the possession of the smart and eccentric Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hideaways-1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hideaways-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hideaways-1.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070079\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">The Hideaways<\/a> (1973), a movie version of the book, stars Ingrid Bergman as Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Rated G.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The Metropolitan Museum gets so many questions about <em>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<\/em> that they decided to devote an issue of Museum Kids to the book. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/~\/media\/Files\/Learn\/Family%20Map%20and%20Guides\/MuseumKids\/The%20Mixed%20Up%20Files%20Issue.pdf\">The Mixed-Up Files Issue<\/a> includes photos and information about the artifacts Claudia and Jamie saw, notes on Michelangelo, and a message from E. L. Konigsberg. (Find out how the book started with a piece of popcorn on a blue silk chair.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11205 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-1058x1536.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer-1410x2048.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/chasing-vermeer.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Blue Balliett\u2019s <em>Chasing Vermeer<\/em> (Scholastic, 2005), clever sixth-graders Petra and Calder deal with patterns and puzzles while trying to discover what happened to a stolen Vermeer painting. For fans of <em>The Westing Game<\/em> and <em>From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<\/em>, ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11199 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game-768x1108.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game-1064x1536.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/calder-game.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Also by Balliett, see <em>The Calder Game<\/em> (Scholastic, 2010) in which the eleven-year-old art sleuths deal with a mysterious Calder mobile; and <em>Pieces and Players<\/em> (Scholastic, 2015) in which thirteen valuable pieces of art have gone missing from a small family museum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11262 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Masterpiece-Broach-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Masterpiece-Broach-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Masterpiece-Broach.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Elise Broach\u2019s <em>Masterpiece<\/em> (Square Fish, 2010), Marvin, a beetle, lives under the floor of the Pompaday apartment. When James Pompaday turns eleven, the beetles give him a pen-and-ink set as a gift \u2013 with which Marvin discovers that he has great artistic talent. Because of Marvin\u2019s drawing ability, he and James become embroiled in a plot to steal a Durer drawing from the Metropolitan Museum. Funny and suspenseful, and Marvin and James make a great pair of friends. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11272 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nest-for-celeste-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nest-for-celeste-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nest-for-celeste.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Henry Cole\u2019s <em>A Nest for Celeste<\/em> (Katherine Tegen Books, 2012), Celeste is talented basket-weaving mouse who lives under the floor of Oakley Plantation where wildlife artist John James Audubon and his assistant, Joseph, spend several months in 1821. Celeste, who has to deal with mean rats and a cat, makes friends with Joseph; and also does her best to save Audubon\u2019s captured birds. (Audubon shot his bird specimens; be warned.) A fat book illustrated with wonderful pencil drawings, reminiscent in style of <em>The Invention of Hugo Cabret<\/em>. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11260 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-in-ceiling-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-in-ceiling-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-in-ceiling.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Jules Feiffer\u2019s <em>The Man in the Ceiling<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1995) is a great read for budding cartoonists. Funny and poignant, this is the story of young Jimmy Jibbett who likes nothing better than drawing comics \u2013 but it\u2019s not easy pursuing his dream, what with a father who wishes he\u2019d play sports instead of draw, nagging sisters, and trouble with friends at school. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11305 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-768x1182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-998x1536.jpg 998w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/under-the-egg-scaled.jpg 1663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Laura Marx Fitzgerald\u2019s <em>Under the Egg<\/em> (Puffin, 2014) covers everything from Renaissance art to World War II in a mystery involving a painting by Raphael. Thirteen-year-old Theo, struggling to make ends meet in Greenwich Village after the death of her grandfather, Jack, spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol and discovers, under her grandfather\u2019s painting of an egg, what appears to be a Renaissance masterpiece. Theo and new friend Bodhi, daughter of a pair of movie stars, comb New York City, trying to find out the truth about the mysterious hidden painting. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11301 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the_van_gogh_deception-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the_van_gogh_deception-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the_van_gogh_deception.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Deron Hicks\u2019s <em>The Van Gogh Deception<\/em> (HMH, 2018), a young boy is found in the National Gallery in Washington, DC, with no memory of who he is or why he\u2019s there. An un-put-down-able thriller and a race to uncover one of the greatest art frauds of all time. Included are QR code links to famous paintings. For ages 9-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11196 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-of-painted-cave-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-of-painted-cave-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/boy-of-painted-cave.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Set in Stone Age France, Justin Denzel\u2019s <em>The Boy of the Painted Cave<\/em> (Puffin, 1996) is the story of young Tao who wants to be a cave painter \u2013 but is forbidden, since he\u2019s not a Chosen One, having a crippled food. Isolated from the tribe, he tames a wild dog, meets a shaman named Greybeard who teaches him to paint, and ultimately overcomes adversity to attain his dream. For ages 10-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11293 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Teaching-art-w-books-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Teaching-art-w-books-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Teaching-art-w-books-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Teaching-art-w-books-768x999.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Teaching-art-w-books.jpg 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Darcie Clark Frohardt\u2019s <em>Teaching Art with Books Kids Love<\/em> (Fulcrum Publishing, 1999) covers the elements of art, principles of design, and artistic styles, pairing illustrated explanations with fine-art examples, favorite children\u2019s picture books, and hands-on projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From London\u2019s National Gallery, check out this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/learning\/teachers-and-schools\/teaching-english-and-drama\/paintings-for-storytelling\">list of suggestions for using paintings for storytelling<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For older teens and grown-ups: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/10-books-inspired-by-paintings\/\">Ten Books Inspired by Paintings<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>SCIENCE, MATH\u2026AND ART<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The STEM disciplines \u2013 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math \u2013 are certainly worthwhile, but we need the arts too. See the <em>Scientific American <\/em>article <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/guest-blog\/from-stem-to-steam-science-and-the-arts-go-hand-in-hand\/\">Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11285 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Science_arts_900-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Science_arts_900-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Science_arts_900-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Science_arts_900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By MaryAnn Kohl and Jean Potter, <em>Science Arts<\/em> (Bright Ring Publishing, 1993) is a collection of creative hands-on experiments and activities that teach science concepts through art. A short science explanation accompanies each project. For ages 2-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11264 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-terpieces-the-art-of-problem-solving-hardcover_1_fullsize-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-terpieces-the-art-of-problem-solving-hardcover_1_fullsize-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-terpieces-the-art-of-problem-solving-hardcover_1_fullsize-924x1024.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-terpieces-the-art-of-problem-solving-hardcover_1_fullsize-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/math-terpieces-the-art-of-problem-solving-hardcover_1_fullsize.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Greg Tang\u2019s creative <em>Math-terpieces<\/em> uses paintings by many famous artists \u2013 among them Degas, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Mondrian, and Dali \u2013 to pose clever math puzzles and problems. For ages 7-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IK005-9781782404989-this-is-not-another-maths-book-11-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IK005-9781782404989-this-is-not-another-maths-book-11-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IK005-9781782404989-this-is-not-another-maths-book-11.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Anna Weltman\u2019s <em>This Is Not Another Maths Book<\/em> (Ivy Kids, 2017) is packed with creative mathematical art activities and puzzles. For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/math-art_cover42-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/math-art_cover42-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/math-art_cover42-870x1024.jpg 870w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/math-art_cover42-768x904.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/math-art_cover42.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Karyn Tripp\u2019s <em>Math Art + Drawing Games for Kids<\/em> (Quarry Books, 2019) is a wonderful collection of mathematical art projects. Kids experiment with Klee geometric mosaics, Frank Lloyd Wright stained-glass windows, pattern block cookies, Native American quill art, and much more. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/islamic-geometry-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/islamic-geometry-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/islamic-geometry-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/islamic-geometry-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artfulmaths.com\/mathematical-art-lessons.html\">Artful Math<\/a> has lessons on everything from Celtic knotwork to insect symmetry to mazes, patchwork patterns, and snowflakes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/alexander-calder-fish-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/alexander-calder-fish-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/alexander-calder-fish.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From PBS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/parents\/thrive\/picture-this-using-art-to-explore-math-and-math-to-create-art\">Picture This<\/a>, kids explore art and math using Calder sculptures, Picasso\u2019s <em>Three Musicians<\/em>, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/61MNQpDJgBL._AC_SL1000_-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/61MNQpDJgBL._AC_SL1000_-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/61MNQpDJgBL._AC_SL1000_.jpg 692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>With <a href=\"https:\/\/mondrianblocks.com\/\">Mondrian Blocks<\/a>, kids are challenged to reproduce Mondrian-style painting patterns with colorful blocks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11327 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-768x951.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-1240x1536.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how-1653x2048.jpg 1653w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/where-why-how.jpg 2018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Matt Lamothe, Julia Rothman, and Jenny Volvovski, in <em>The Where, the Why, and the How<\/em> (Chronicle Books, 2012), 75 different artists illustrate the \u201cwondrous mysteries of science.\u201d Each double-paged spread pairs a scientific question with a spectacular illustration. Questions include: How are stars born and how do they die? Do rogue waves exist? Why do we dream? Why is the world green? Aimed at an adult audience, but could make a wonderful art\/writing project for all ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11197 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bright-earth-ball-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bright-earth-ball-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bright-earth-ball.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Philip Ball\u2019s <em>Bright <\/em>Earth (University of Chicago Press, 2003) is the story of how art, chemistry, and technology have interacted throughout history to give us colors. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11209 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Color_A_Natural_History_of_the_Palette-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Color_A_Natural_History_of_the_Palette-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Color_A_Natural_History_of_the_Palette-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Color_A_Natural_History_of_the_Palette-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Color_A_Natural_History_of_the_Palette.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Victoria Finlay\u2019s <em>Color<\/em> (Random House, 2004) is a fascinating history of the palette, combining history, geography, art, culture, and human-interest stories.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/square-stack-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/square-stack-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/square-stack.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/10-geometric-art-explorations\/\">10 Geometric Art Explorations for Kids<\/a> &#8211; a fun collection that includes spiraling triangles, a polygon robot, and a square explosion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Teachervision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachervision.com\/art\/math\/52566.html\">Popular Art Activities for Math Class<\/a> include tessellations, tangrams, quilt patterns, and geometry with Piet Mondrian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/sfneedham\/art-and-math\/\">Art and Math<\/a> Pinterest board includes many terrific mathematical art projects, variously based on Fibonacci numbers, the Golden Ratio, Escher tessellations, paper polyhedral, and more.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/bridging-the-gap\/\">Bridges<\/a> is an annual conference featuring mathematical connections in art, music, and science. This article includes some examples of remarkable featured artwork.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/math.dartmouth.edu\/~matc\/math5.geometry\/\">Geometry in Art and Architecture<\/a> is a fascinating annotated syllabus from Dartmouth College. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artandsciencejournal.com\/\">Art &amp; Science Journal<\/a> is a publication about artworks with themes of science, nature, and technology. For teens and adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>HANDS-ON ART<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/young-rembrandts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/young-rembrandts.png 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/young-rembrandts-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youngrembrandts.com\/\">The Young Rembrandts Program<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> \u2013 founded in 1988 \u2013 uses a step-by-step method to teach kids drawing. Now a national franchise, Young Rembrandts provides drawing classes for preschoolers (ages 3 \u00bd \u2013 5) and elementary-level students (6-12). See the website to learn more about the program or to locate classes in your area.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11215 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/doodle-crate-febuary-2016-review.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">From KiwiCo, <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiwico.com\/doodle\">Doodle Crate<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> is a monthly box of quality art materials, instructions, and suggestions, available by subscription. For example, kids made a cool wooden clock, sumi-e wash paintings, and colorful votive candles. For ages 9-16.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11221 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ed-emberleys-drawing-book-of-animals-293052616-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ed-emberleys-drawing-book-of-animals-293052616-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ed-emberleys-drawing-book-of-animals-293052616.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Ed Emberley\u2019s wonderful step-by-step drawing books are terrific for ages 7 and up. Many titles, all fun. For free downloadable samples, see <a href=\"http:\/\/edemberleydrawingpages.blogspot.com\/\">Ed Emberley\u2019s Drawing Pages<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11183 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-is-everyday-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-is-everyday-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-is-everyday.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Eileen S. Prince\u2019s <em>Art Is Every Day<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2012) is a collection of 65 great art project ideas that can be done at home or out and about \u2013 every day. Among these: make paper-bag puppets, try paper weaving, make vegetable prints or a photo-design quilt, write a story about a painting, invent cartoon characters, and much more. For ages 5 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11238 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-draw-a-dragon-9781442473997_hr-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-draw-a-dragon-9781442473997_hr-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-draw-a-dragon-9781442473997_hr-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-draw-a-dragon-9781442473997_hr-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-draw-a-dragon-9781442473997_hr.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Douglas Florian\u2019s <em>How to Draw a Dragon<\/em> (Beach Lane Books, 2015) is a terrific rhyming picture-book on \u2013 yes \u2013 how to draw a dragon. (\u201cDrawing dragons isn\u2019t hard\/Drag a dragon to your yard\/Dragons may be large in size\/You\u2019ll need lots of art supplies.\u201d) Read and prepare to draw dragons! For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11176 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-around-world-Press-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-around-world-Press-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-around-world-Press-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-around-world-Press.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Judy Press\u2019s <em>Around the World Art and Activities<\/em> (Williamson Publishing, 2000), kids tour the continents, having their homemade passports stamped and making dozens of art projects along the way. Among these are a Masai necklace and a Greek vase, a set of nesting Russian dolls, an Indian elephant, and a model Eiffel Tower. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11332 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q-1520x1536.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-lab-for-kids-52-creative-adventures-in-drawing-painting-original-imaf5yy3ct5egu5q.jpg 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Susan Schwake\u2019s <em>Art Lab for Kids<\/em> (Quarry Books, 2012) \u2013 subtitled \u201c52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media\u201d \u2013 is a photo-illustrated collection of inventive projects, each paired with an example of work by a professional artist. Arranged as weekly lessons. An excellent resource for ages 6 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also see <em>Art Lab for Little Kids<\/em> (Quarry Books, 2013, which has 52 projects targeted at ages 4-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11174 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-activ-pack-matisse-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-activ-pack-matisse-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-activ-pack-matisse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-activ-pack-matisse.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Mila Boutan\u2019s Art Activity Pack Series (Chronicle Books), each pack contains a paperback book about the featured artist and materials for a related art project. The <em>Matisse Art Activity Pack<\/em>, for example, comes with stencils and colored paper for making Matisse-style cut-paper collages. Activity Packs are available for Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Monet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11259 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Making-Amaz-Art-Henry-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Making-Amaz-Art-Henry-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Making-Amaz-Art-Henry.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Sandi Henry\u2019s <em>Making Amazing Art<\/em> (Ideals Publications, 2007) shows readers how to use the seven elements of design (line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space) to make \u2013 well, amazing \u2013 works of art. Techniques used include grid drawing, cut-out collage, and texture rubbing. Among the projects: a Complementary Color Puzzle, in which kids cut and glue shapes of complementary colors to make an abstract collage. For ages 7-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11180 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-for-kids-Temple-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-for-kids-Temple-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-for-kids-Temple-871x1024.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-for-kids-Temple-768x903.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/art-for-kids-Temple.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Kathryn Temple\u2019s <em>Art for Kids: Drawing<\/em> (Sterling, 2014) is a step-by-step instruction book on drawing in pencil. Eight chapters deal with shapes and lines, light and shadow, proportion and scale, perspective, and drawing faces and bodies. Many creative exercises. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11214 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Disc-Grt-Artists-Kohl-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Disc-Grt-Artists-Kohl-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Disc-Grt-Artists-Kohl-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Disc-Grt-Artists-Kohl-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Disc-Grt-Artists-Kohl.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>MaryAnn Kohl\u2019s <em>Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters<\/em> (Bright Ring Publishing, 1997) combines brief biographies of 75 famous artists with particularly cool projects using a range of media, including paint, chalk, pen-and-ink, sculpture, photography, collage, and more. The book is divided into four sections: Renaissance and Post-Renaissance, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Expressionists and Surrealists, and Modern and Folk Art. A common complaint is that the book is in black-and-white, which means that the reproductions of the artists\u2019 works aren\u2019t all that great. But there\u2019s a lot of not-to-be-missed stuff here. For ages 4-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11268 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Monet-for-Kids-CRP-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Monet-for-Kids-CRP-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Monet-for-Kids-CRP.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Carol Sabbeth\u2019s <em>Monet and the Impressionists for Kids<\/em> (Chicago Review Press, 2002) combines a history of the impressionist movement and biographies of famous impressionist painters with 21 hands-on art-related projects and activities. Among these are planting a Monet garden (in a flowerpot), drawing faces in the style of Renoir, writing a story based on a Cassatt picture, and painting a Cezanne-style still life. Included are many color reproductions of artworks. For ages 10 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>In the same format from Chicago Review Press, see Carol Sabbeth\u2019s <em>Van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids<\/em>, Janis Herbert\u2019s <em>Leonardo da Vinci for Kids<\/em>, and Michael Ross\u2019s <em>Salvador Dali and the Surrealists for Kids<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11218 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-1075x1536.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley-1434x2048.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Lesson-Crilley.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>The Drawing Lesson <\/em>by Mark Crilley (Watson-Guptill, 2016) is an award-winning graphic novel that teaches you how to draw \u2013 along with David, a hopeful young artist, who meets a mentor in the park. For ages 9 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11335 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-with-Children-Brookes-scaled.jpg 1956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Mona Brookes\u2019s <em>Drawing with Children<\/em> (Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1996) is a creative lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing highly recommended for kids and beginning adults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also by Brookes, see <em>Drawing for Older Children and Teens<\/em> (Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1991).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11219 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-247x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-844x1024.png 844w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-768x932.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain.png 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Betty Edwards\u2019s <em>Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain<\/em> (Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2012), now in its 4<sup>th<\/sup> edition, is touted as the world\u2019s most widely used drawing instruction book. For teens and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11194 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bob-ross-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bob-ross-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bob-ross-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bob-ross.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Paint along with Bob Ross! Art instructor and painter Bob Ross was the host of the popular PBS series <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Joy_of_Painting\">The Joy of Painting<\/a>. Episodes are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCxcnsr1R5Ge_fbTu5ajt8DQ\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kidzaw-Master-Kitz-Starry-Vincent\/dp\/B005G8BOME\/\">Master Kitz<\/a> are packaged art kits containing all the tools for kids to recreate such masterpieces as Van Gogh\u2019s Sunflowers and Starry Night, Monet\u2019s Waterlilies, and Hokusai\u2019s Great Wave.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11212 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deep-space-sparkle-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deep-space-sparkle-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deep-space-sparkle-579x1024.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/deep-space-sparkle.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepspacesparkle.com\/\">Deep Space Sparkle<\/a> has art lesson plans and teaching resources for K-6, categorized by grade, subject, and technique. Various subject categories include Birds, Animals, Nature, Art and Literature, Architecture, and The Masters.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/thecraftyclassroom.com\/crafts\/famous-artist-crafts-for-kids\/\">Famous Artist Crafts for Kids<\/a> includes hands-on projects based on the works of Van Gogh, Monet, Warhol, Miro, Mondrian, Seurat, Pollock, and Matisse.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Check out this great Pinterest page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/4thrprogram\/kids-art-from-famous-artists\/\">Kids Art from Famous Artists<\/a>. Projects include everything from Warhol soup cans to Escher tessellations, Chihuly sculptures, and Kandinsky circle paintings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/makingartfun.com\/htm\/art-library-index.htm\">Art Library<\/a> is a terrific resource: a wide-ranging collection of lesson plans, multi-lesson courses on learning to draw, watercolor, and cartoon, a long list of artist\u2019s biographies, a student art gallery, and the National Standards for Art Education (for grades K-4 and 5-8).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinderart.com\/index.html\">KinderArt<\/a> has painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, recycled art, and art history and appreciation lessons, variously categorized by medium, theme, age, or grade. Click on Art 101 for color-mixing projects and exercises, articles on art education, and a long list of the birthdays of famous artists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thatartistwoman.org\/\">That Artist Woman<\/a> has dozens of excellent hands-on projects for a wide range of ages, variously categorized under 3D Sculpture, Paint &amp; Paper, Textiles, Mixed Media, Art Elements (which focuses on the basics of art education), Seasonal Projects, and Writing and Visual Arts Projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From No Time for Flash Cards, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notimeforflashcards.com\/2011\/11\/artist-inspired-preschool-projects.html\">Artist Inspired Art Projects for Kids<\/a> includes clever hands-on projects for elementary-level students based on the works of Emily Carr, Hokusai, Jasper Johns, Kandinsky, Matisse, Money, Poll0ck, Seurat, and Van Gogh. Projects are paired with picture books.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Learn your artists! Make this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notimeforflashcards.com\/2011\/06\/masterpiece-memory-game.html\">Masterpiece Memory Game<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/museummasters.wordpress.com\/tag\/art-appreciation-for-kids\/\">Museum Masters<\/a> covers art appreciation for kids. For each featured artist, there\u2019s background information, fun facts, a photo or portrait of the artist and samples of his\/her work, a related hands-on project, and book suggestions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>ART IN POETRY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11313 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/world-make-way.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>World Make Way<\/em> (Lee Bennett Hopkins, ed. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018) is a collection of poems inspired by and gorgeously illustrated with works of art from the Metropolitan Museum. Something for everyone, of all ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11292 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/talking-to-the-sun-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/talking-to-the-sun-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/talking-to-the-sun.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em>Talking to the Sun<\/em> (Henry Holt, 1985), compiled by Kenneth Koch and Kate Farrell, is an anthology of poems for young people, illustrated with art works from the Metropolitan Museum. The title refers to Frank O\u2019Hara\u2019s poem \u201cA True Account of Talking to the Sun on Fire Island.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/61q-jHwDwL._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"293\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Belinda Rochelle&#8217;s <em>Words with Wings<\/em> (Amistad, 2000) pairs twenty poems by African-American poets such as Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Langston Hughes with gorgeous works by African-American artists. For all ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.15.16_blackout_poem_3-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.15.16_blackout_poem_3-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.15.16_blackout_poem_3.jpg 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Try a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachkidsart.net\/the-art-of-blackout-poetry\/\">black-out poetry project <\/a>as a work of art!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>ART AT THE MOVIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11286 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Secret-of-Kells-The.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0485601\/\">The Secret of Kells<\/a> (2009) is an animated film set in the Middle Ages in which young Brendan sets out on a dangerous quest after a master illuminator brings him an ancient book, filled with secrets. NR. Suitable for kids. There\u2019s one scene of a Viking attack.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cave-of-forgotten-dreams-movie-poster-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cave-of-forgotten-dreams-movie-poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cave-of-forgotten-dreams-movie-poster.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Werner Herzog\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1664894\/\">Cave of Forgotten Dreams<\/a> (2010) is a wonderful documentary filmed inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, home to some of the oldest paintings in the world. Rated G.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11231 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-517530l-576x0-w-ce930c21-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-517530l-576x0-w-ce930c21-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-517530l-576x0-w-ce930c21.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0335119\/\">Girl with a Pearl Earring<\/a> (2003) is the story of a young peasant maid, played by Scarlett Johansson, who becomes to model for one of painter Johannes Vermeer\u2019s most famous works. Rated PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11347 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-1040x1536.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg-1387x2048.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Monuments-Men-Movie-Posterjpg.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2177771\/\">The Monuments Men<\/a> (2014), with an all-star cast including George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Bill Murray, is the story of the World War II platoon tasked with rescuing art masterpieces stolen by the Nazis. Rated PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11311 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-in-gold-movie-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-in-gold-movie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/woman-in-gold-movie.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2404425\">Woman in Gold<\/a> (2015), Helen Mirren plays an elderly Jewish refugee attempting to recover a Klimt painting stolen from her family by the Nazis. Rated PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/raiders-of-lost-art-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/raiders-of-lost-art-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/raiders-of-lost-art-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/raiders-of-lost-art-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/raiders-of-lost-art.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5067190\/\">Raiders of the Lost Art<\/a> (2014-2016) is a series about art thefts and the attempts to recover them, with archival footage and dramatic re-creations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/loving-vincent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt3262342\/\">Loving Vincent<\/a> (2017), young Armand is sent to find a recipient for Vincent Van Gogh\u2019s last letter, and ends up exploring Van Gogh\u2019s last days and troubled life. The movie is done entirely in animations based on Van Gogh\u2019s oil paintings. PG-13.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy-1080x1536.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/agony-and-ecstasy.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0058886\/\">The Agony and the Ecstasy<\/a> (1965), Michelangelo, played by Charlton Heston, struggles to paint the Sistine Ceiling. Not rated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11255 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-1052x1536.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life-1402x2048.jpg 1402w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lust-for-life.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049456\/\">Lust for Life<\/a> (1956) is the story of the unhappy life of brilliant painter Vincent Van Gogh (played by Kirk Douglas). Not rated.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11227 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frida-movie-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120679\/\">Frida<\/a> (2002), directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek in the title role, is the story of artist Frida Kahlo. Rated R.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11168 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/139402_aa.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2473794\/\">Mr. Turner<\/a> (2014) is the story of eccentric 19<sup>th<\/sup>-century British painter J.M.W. Turner. Rated R.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11279 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pollock-movie-158x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pollock-movie-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pollock-movie-538x1024.jpg 538w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/pollock-movie.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0183659\/\">Pollock<\/a> (2000), starring Ed Harris as Jackson Pollock, is the story of the life and work of the artist. Rated R.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>ART CONTESTS!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest-1-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/contest-1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/educators-and-students\/congressional-art-competition\">Congressional Art Competition<\/a> is a nationwide visual art competition for high-school-level kids. Contact your representative to confirm your district\u2019s participation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngarts.org\/\">National YoungArts Competition<\/a> is an emerging artists competition for ages 15-18 in the fields of cinema, photography, music, dance, design, theater, and writing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ngstudentexpeditions.com\/2019-photo-contest\">National Geographic Student Photo Contest<\/a> is an annual contest for ages 13 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why art? Because it\u2019s mind-expanding, creativity-promoting, empowering, fun to do, and fun to look at. 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