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Art Is... (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures)
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Product description When you think of art, do you think of painting and sculpture? Bob Raczka shows us that even these traditional artistic mediums can be created in untraditional ways. Art can also be draped, chiseled, pasted and drizzled. But unusual approaches to painting and sculpture are only the beginning. We learn that art comes in many forms – a wall or a ceiling, a lamp or a rug, a goblet or a musical instrument. Simple rhyming verse pairs beautifully with reproductions of twenty-seven works of art, ranging from 17,000-year-old cave paintings to some very interesting contemporary creations. Each piece is as unique as the artist themselves, and each is included here to expand our notions of what art is. Review "An interesting look at the forms art can take." -- School Library Journal "The clean, simple design and beautifully printed reproductions enhance the presentation; useful age-appropriate notes provide context." -- The Horn Book Guide "The crisp font and vibrant illustrations make this suitable as a read-aloud for any age group. " -- Library Media Connection From the Author If a child asked you, "What is Art?", how would you answer? This book is my humble attempt to do just that. Actually, it contains 27 different answers, based on 27 different pieces of art from around the world. In the end, I hope it leaves children with the impression that art is everywhere, not just in museums, and that some questions have more than one right answer. About the Author Bob Raczka and his wife Amy are the co-creators of three masterpieces: Robert, Carl and Emma. They live in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with their dog Rufus, who is also a piece of work. As a boy, Bob loved to draw―especially dinosaurs, cars, and airplanes. He also enjoyed making paper airplanes and model rockets. He's a lifelong Cubs fan. Thanks to good grades (and some help from his high school art teachers) he went to college at the University of Illinois, where he majored in art. On a whim, Bob took an advertising copywriting class and loved it. When he graduated, he became an advertising writer. But when his first child, Robert, was born, he rediscovered children's books and thought, "I want to do this." So Bob began sending out manuscripts and collecting rejection letters. Five years later, he sold his first manuscript, a book about art called No One Saw. Little did he know, it would become the first book in his ongoing series, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Art is lines. Art is shapes. Art is a face made with apples and grapes. Art is draped. Art is chiseled. Art is pasted. Art is drizzled.
