Picture Books for Looking and Learning: Awakening Visual Perceptions Through the Art of Children's Books.

MARANTZ, Sylvia S.

ISBN 10: 089774716X ISBN 13: 9780897747165

Published by Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1992

Language: English

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Picture Books for Looking and Learning: Awakening Visual Perceptions Through the Art of Children's Books.

Publisher

Oryx Press, Phoenix

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

089774716X

ISBN 13

9780897747165

Binding

Paperback

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

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With the art in 43 award-winning books as your palette, and the author's constructive insight and guidance for support, you can introduce the elements of design and explore the various media used by illustrators. Clear explanations of terms and styles, and exciting new ways to extend art and social studies activities are included along with explanations of the techniques that artists employ to achieve their desired effects.

About the Author

SYLVIA S. MARANTZ was a school librarian for nearly 30 years./e She is a picture book columnist for Library Talk and regularly reviews books for School Library Journal and Five Owls. With art educator Kenneth Marantz, she is the coauthor of The Art of Children's Picture Books: A Selective Reference Guide and Artists of the Page: Interviews with Children's Book Illustrators. She is a library volunteer and gives workshops and presentations on the art of the picture book.

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