The terrifying Wîhtikow Rex takes centre stage in this exciting second book in The Lukas Encounters.The mysterious creature---a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that Lukas and his cousin KC accidentally bring to life---is described in Cree mythology as a ravening monster that grows as it consumes its victims.The adventures begin when Lukas and KC meet paleontologist Mekwen Calf Robe at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. From Mekwen they learn that Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provinci...

When Marco is sent into apprenticeship with the young master, Michelangelo Buonarroti, much rides on his success. His father has worked very hard as a chemist so that Marco can have a better life, and the boy simply cannot let his family down. Armed with good advice, but more importantly, secret color formulas that his father has taught him, the boy has a good chance at success.But then he meets the jealous senior apprentice Ridolfo, and before Marco knows it, he has been tricked i...

Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’...

“IN THE FUTURE EVERYBODY will be world famous for 15 minutes.”The Campbell’s Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very name is synonymous with the 1960s American art movement known as Pop.But Warhol’s oeuvre was the sum of many parts. He not only produced iconic art that blended high ...

GROWING UP IN Russia in the late 1800s, Marc Chagall doesn't know what art is. He doesn't even know what drawing is until one of hisschoolmates shows him how to trace a picture in a magazine. Marc tries it himself, then decides to pull pictures out of his own mind - his Uncle Noah on the roof, giant chickens, flying cows, happy men with fiddles, and women with lambs. Suddenly Marc knows what he wants to do with his life. He wants to be an artist!

Discover Bruegel's life and work as you read, draw and playJump into your time machine and travel back to the 16the century!Enter the wonderful world of the famous Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder.It is the age of the Renaissance, of the first voyages around the world, of printing and the humanists.You’ll discover towns and villages, crafts and inventions, games and toys, costumes and festivals of the 16th century.You can choose ...

**A 2015 Caldecott Honor BookA 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) AwardDistinguished author/illustrator Yuyi Morales illuminates Frida's life and work in this elegant and fascinating book, Viva Frida.**Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.A Neal Porter Book

**A Robert F. Sibert Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book Award**An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's BookWinner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenAs a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him. He drew pictures for ...

Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award!Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocketed to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's v...

If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures?Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.A Neal Porter Book

Discover Monet's life, art, home and garden as you read, draw and playWelcome to Monet’s home at Giverny.Discover the big, lush flower garden.Stroll along the garden paths.Learn the flowers’ name.Dress up in a Japanese kimono.Paint beach scenes with Monet.Go swimming in the River Seine on a hot summer day.Visit the first Impressionist art exhibit.Go for a ride in Monet's studio-boat.The Lu...

As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge.Edward Hopper's story is one of courage, resilience, and dete...