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:	640,865
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 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

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