Global Art: Activities, Projects, and Inventions from Around the World

by MaryAnn Kohl, Jean Potter, Rebecca Van Slyke (Illustrator)

Overview

An ideal way to start children on an exciting, creative adventure towards global understanding! The fun, easy-to-do art activities in Global Art use collage, painting, drawing, printing, construction and sculpture to help children appreciate people and cultures from all over the world. Each activity is explained in step-by-step detail an accompanied by geographic and cultural background to help you make the most of the teaching possibilities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780876591901
Publisher:	Gryphon House Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/1998
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	90,936
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 - 11 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author MaryAnn F. Kohl has written 14 books for Gryphon House, and is a regular featured columnist for Parenting Magazine. She has written the best-selling favorites Preschool Art, The Big Messy Art Book, Making Make-Believe, MathArts, and First Art. She is co-author of Global Art and Cooking Art with Jean Potter. MaryAnn lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Interviews

Teachers, caregiveres, and parents of children ages 3-6

Editorial Reviews

"This book would be a great resource for teachers or others who work extensively with children. Parents who enjoy participating in craft projects with their children may also find inspiration here." - Grand Prairie News

"This 190-page book makes geography, culture and history real for school-age children through direct experience by crafting multi-cultural art from around the world." - Friends of the Earth

"Global Art combines the fun and creativity of art with the mysteries of history, the lure of geography and the diversity of the cultures of the world." - Jewish Journal

From the Publisher

One hundred and thirty ideas and instructions for art projects are included in this book. They are arranged by continent of origin, and cover the globe. My favorites are the Sandpaper Printed Cloth from Ghana; Gyotaku art from Japan and the Karensansui mini-garden, also from Japan. The selections are quite diverse, and imaginative. Cities built from milk cartons such as Hippodamos of Greece and double roller painting inspired by the Hungarian brothers who invented the ball point pen are two examples. This collection is well organized, each activity includes a icon indicating the level of experience necessary, the art technique featured and the ease or difficulty in preparing for the activity. The black-and-white illustrations are informative, although not works of art in themselves. A must have for teachers and parents who are looking for a lot of ideas, well packaged in an affordable format.

Children's Literature - Kristin Harris

Gr 3-6-Arranged in chapters by continent, these crafts will be useful for geography and cultural reports. The authors use a system of symbols to denote which continent is associated with the activity, the level of difficulty, the basic art technique involved, and how easy or difficult the required materials are to procure. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate the process and/or the finished product for each project. Most of the activities are interesting and directly linked to the cultures they represent. Others, like several for Antarctica, seem more contrived. Building a structure of icing and sugar cubes is sure to be a hit with children, but how illustrative is it of the Antarctic environment? Necessarily, not all countries and cultures are included but many are represented by more than one project. While children can use this book, the descriptions (e.g., "Young children create a miniature woodland scene..."), the pervasive use of symbols or icons, and the terse but accurate directions indicate that this book was designed for adults.-Torrie Hodgson, Burlington Public Library, WA

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