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Children’s Book Briefs
Mishara Mitchell
Travels with Monet. Susan Rodri-guez. Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions, 2010. Illus., hardcover, 32 pp.,
$15.95.
Travels with Monet introduces readers
to French Impressionist artist Claude
Monet. This creative and innovative
book, written in the style of a travel
diary, will engage young readers with
its colorful art images and unusual
stories about the artist. Each double-page spread opens up to full-color
examples of Monet’s artwork. The
book gives historical information that
helps to place the artwork in context, and facts about each work of art
help students learn about the paintings. With thirty-five art activities
included, teachers will never be at a
loss for ways to teach about Monet’s
artwork. Travels with Monet is recommended for school libraries as well
as art classrooms. This is a book that
will be used again and again.
—Reviewed by Mishara Mitchell, a pre-service art educator at Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff.
Bookmarks
Cindy Hasio
Taking Flight Standing Still. Richard
Lewis. Austin, TX: Touchstone Publishing, 2010. Illus., softcover, 127
pp., $15.00.
Author Richard Lewis uses his reflections and essays to reveal deeper
meanings on how children under-
stand and learn in today’s world.
Emphasizing the value of childhood
experiences, Lewis reveals how the
very essence of those experiences can
release creativity and enhance imagination. Lewis’s own thoughts and
writings from his previous experience
teaching children help strengthen
his argument. Thought-provoking
descriptions of writings and poetic
reflections from children enable the
reader to understand how imagination and play are important in student
learning. This book is recommended
for high-school and higher-education
educators.
—Cindy Hasio is a Ph.D student at the
University of North Texas in Denton,
Texas.
Video Reviews
Cindy Hasio
Creating Cultural Art. Glenview, IL:
Crystal Productions, 2009. DVD/
VHS, 27 mins., $29.95.
Host and artist Peggy Flores demon-
strates various lessons that show cul-
tural art from around the world. Using
a variety of materials, illustrations,
and techniques, Flores demonstrates
how to create art such as Celtic knots
and designs, milagros from Mexico,
bark painting art from Poland, and
tapa cloths from South America.
Flores demonstrates easy, step-by-step
instructions on using the materials to
create special effects such as textures,
and how to apply, transfer, and color
them. She also teaches vocabulary and
historical references in the beginning
of each lesson. This DVD is recom-
mended for younger-level students
through middle school.
—Cindy Hasio is a Ph.D student at the
University of North Texas in Denton,
Texas.
Instructional
Resources
Pam Stephens
Digital Photography Posters.
Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions.
$64.95 for a set of twelve.
Crystal Productions’ Digital Photography Posters set serves as an easy
reference for students and teachers
alike. Beginning with an introductory poster, the set guides viewers
to explore types of digital cameras,
shooting modes, lighting, lenses,
camera-to-computer transfer,
archiving, printing, and sharing of
photos. Each 18 x 24" ( 46 x 61 cm)
poster is printed in full color with a
variety of engaging images that effectively show the concept illustrated.
These long-lasting posters are printed
on heavy stock, covered with a protective coating, and pre-punched with
four holes for hanging. Digital Photography Posters is highly recommended
as a resource for upper elementary,
middle, secondary, and post-secondary
teachers.
—Pam Stephens is associate professor of
art education at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.
Web Reviews
Rebecca Arkenberg
Chuck Close: Process & Collaboration
www.chuckclose.coe.uh.edu/index.html
In 2003, the Blaffer Gallery at the
Art Museum of the University of
Houston organized a traveling exhibition of Close’s prints called Chuck
