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 MaryAnn F. Kohl, Kim Solga Available July 2008 |
NEW! Great American Artists for Kids:Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great American Mastersby MaryAnn F. Kohl & Kim Solga Bright Ring is very proud to introduce its first "full-color throughout" publication, just packed with original children's art and fabulous art images of the work of great American masters. This creative collection of over 75 easy art appreciation activities celebrates the greatest American artists of all time, including Grandma Moses, Dale Chihuly, Ansel Adams, Maya Lin, Wolf Kahn, Georgia O'Keeffe, Currier & Ives and many more. Special bonus art options for the very young artist are included. Each child-tested activity presents a biography with full color artwork and techniques covering painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more! Read more about Great American Artists • View art activities from the book |
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Kim Solga $18.95  |
Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters -Children ages 4-12 experience and enjoy painting, sculpting, drawing, and building works of art in the styles of the great masters such as Van Gogh, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt. 150 art ideas divided into five main chapters introduce children to over 80 great masters from the Renaissance to the present. Chapters include: Long Long Ago (Renaissance and Post Renaissance), Sunny and Free (Impressionists and Post Impressionists), Wild and Wacky (Abstract and Surrealists), Art Today Everyway (Pop, Op, and Modern), Make It and Play It (Games and Activities Kids Can Make), and a detailed Resource Guide (Indexes, lists of artists' birthdays, and many more things kids will love). Online Art Supplement: Bright Ring Publishing has carefully compiled a selection of beautiful online images for each and every artist featured in Discovering Great Artists.... try it now!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl, with Renee Ramsey & Dana Bowman $14.95 |
First Art - Art Exploration for Toddlers and Twos -Discover the natural curiosity and enthusiasm of toddlers and twos as they explore creative art experiences developed just for them. In First Art, you'll find 75 art experiences, with 100 variations that add to the fun, and tips for making the activities run smoothly. Adults will love the last chapter just for them with adult-made props to make the art activities even more fun, such as an Art Baggie Book to display a child's artwork, or a Tabletop Easel made from a pizza box to catch all of the drips. First Art starts children on a journey full of exploration and creativity! 160 pages - $14.95 paperback |
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $24.95 |
Preschool Art: It's the Process, Not the Product -Anyone working with preschoolers and early primary age children will want this book. Over 200 activities teach children to explore and understand their world through open-ended art experiences that emphasize the process of art, not the product. Activities are included for painting, drawing, collage, sculpture and construction. Preschool Art has recently been featured on the Discovery Channel TV show, Home Matters and on the Health Network TV Show, 1,2,3,Grow!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $19.95 |
Primary Art
Primary Art is the long-awaited sequel to First Art and Preschool Art. In Primary Art, award-winning author MaryAnn F. Kohl offers children ages five to eight over 100 art experiences that value the process of art more than the final product. A unique characteristic of Primary Art is that each art experience has three parts; it is introduced by a simple activity, progresses to a more experienced level, and finishes with a more intricate primary art experience. Budding artists get their feet wet with preliminary art experiences and then progress to more complex creativity within each art medium. With this book, teachers, parents, after-school caregivers, and anyone working with children will encourage creativity, promote the process of art exploration, and appreciate the significance of the resulting art. Activities include “Shimmer Paint,” painting on aluminum foil with tempera and dish detergent, “Squeezy Batik,” a batik resist using a flour-water mixture and watercolors, “Crinkle Scruncher,” crinkled paper formed into sculptures, and “Jellie Dangles,” ornaments made with gelatin! 184 pages, $19.95, Paperback |
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $14.95 |
Mudworks Bilingual Edition/Edicion Bilingüe : Experiencias creativas con arcilla, masa y modelado - Creative Clay, Dough and Modeling Experiences -Features 50 of the most delightfully messy mud activities from the original Mudworks but with full Spanish translations alongside the English version. Un libro de modelado en arcilla, masa y otras experiencias artisticas con final abierto. No hay projectos que terminen bien o mal. La exploración y la experimentación en la escultura, diseño y el juego se alientan para todas las edades. 160 pages, paperback $14.95 |
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $18.95 |
Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough and Modeling Experiences for Children -Categorized by art media, all 150 pages offer a delightful messy range of creative activities for children to explore and experience. "Preschoolers, art teachers, adventurous parents and most anyone who likes to play in mud, playdough, papier-mâché and similar media will be ecstatic over Kohl's book." -American Library Association Booklist. Mudworks has been recently featured on the Canadian Y-TV network show, Take Part!. Now available in a Spanish/English bilingual edition!
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The Big Messy *(But Easy to Clean Up) Art Book -Adventurous art beyond your wildest imagination! Combine the joy of creativity, the delight of imagination, and the thrill of an art adventure. The Big Messy Art Book opens the door for children to explore art on a grander, more expressive scale. Paint a one-of-a-kind masterpiece from a swing, or try painting a hanging ball while it moves! Squeeze paint from a rubber glove or toss paint-dipped tennis balls at wall of paper. Over 100 art ideas give children the opportunity to go beyond the ordinary and into the amazing!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter $18.95 |
ScienceArts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences -Children explore the world of science through art with these open-ended experiments categorized by scientific topic. One hundred and forty-one pages of art activities amaze and delight children as they discover the magic of crystals, light, constellations, plants and more. A unique approach to learning basic science concepts.
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $18.95 |
Scribble Art: Independent Creative Art Experiences for Children -Enter the world of creativity where children's imaginations soar with this broad spectrum of over 240 open-ended art activities and ideas. These projects allow each child to participate in an individual and unique art experience using common household items and ordinary art supplies. Scribble Art has recently been featured on The Health Network TV show, 1,2,3,Grow! and Canadian Y-TV network show Take Part!.
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer $18.95 |
Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids -Imagination is unlimited as children create their own unique experiences with 200 hands-on environmental art activities. Materials are readily available, recycled or found in nature. These captivating activities foster awareness and a love for the earth.
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter $16.95 |
Cooking Art: Easy Edible Art for Young Children -Introduce children to the creative world of cooking! Have you ever eaten a potato star? A cantaloupe canoe? A banana snake or a star biscuit? With Cooking Art, three to eight year olds will create edible masterpieces. And they will love serving these delicious beverages, salads, sandwiches, entrees and desserts to friends and family. Cooking Art has been recently featured on the Health Network TV show, 1,2,3,Grow!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl $16.95 |
Making Make-Believe: Fun Props, Costumes and Creative Play Ideas -Explore the world of make-believe with fun and easy-to-make props and costumes. Create a life-sized igloo out of milk jugs or put on a puppet show in your very own Box Stage! Making Make-Believe offers storybook play, games, cooking, mini-plays, dress-up costumes, puppet ideas, and more. Unlock the imaginations of young children, allowing them to create their own dramatic play experiences. With over 125 activities and projects, this book is packed with ideas for hours of creative fun!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter $16.95 |
Global Art: Activities, Projects, and Inventions from Around the WorldAn ideal way to start children on an exciting, creative adventure towards global understanding! The fun, easy-to-do 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 and accompanied by geographic and cultural background to help you make the most of the teaching possibilities.
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer $24.95 |
MathArts: Exploring Math through Art for 3 to 6 Year Olds -Get ready to create and count in this exciting introduction to math! MathArts is an innovative approach that uses creative art projects to introduce preschoolers to early math concepts. Each of the 200 hands-on projects is designed to help children discover essential math skills through a creative process unique to every individual. Math concepts include: One-to-one correspondence; matching; sorting; grouping; classifying; opposites; number recognition; number values, and counting.This well-organized book provides both teachers and parents with a diverse range of activities for making math both fun and fascinating. The possibilities are endless!
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 MaryAnn F. Kohl and Jean Potter $9.95 |
Snacktivities! 50 Edible Activities for Parents and Young Children -Making art that is good enough to eat - and requires no time-consuming cooking or baking - is easy with this kid-friendly approach to the kitchen. This crafty cookbook of 50 edible art ideas encourages children to go behond playing with their food, and like the creattions of great chefs, the finished products are tasty works of art. Some yummy recipes included are: Tomato Towers, Alphabet Sandwiches, Scoopy the Salad, and Dinosaur Eggs. All Snacktivities recipes are excerpted from the book Cooking Art: Easy Edible Art for Kids
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Drawing by MaryAnn F. Kohl Explore and create using chalk, crayons, stencils, textures, and more with these 50 fabulous drawing activities for young children. Excerpted from the national best-seller, Preschool Art, activities emphasize process of art, not product. Children are encouraged to be successful problem-solvers and experience the joy of exploration and discovery while it makes art fun and accessible for all ages. |
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Painting by MaryAnn F. Kohl Paint your way to fun with these 50 creative art experiences for children that encourage kids to experience the joy of exploration and discovery. Excerpted from the national best-seller, Preschool Art. Vegetable dyes, baking soda, cornstarch, shoe polish, and other surprising materials will delight and amaze children through painting and printing while enjoying the process of art. |
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Collage and Paper by MaryAnn F. Kohl Enjoy hours of fun with 50 collage and paper art activities for children of all ages. Make art fun and accessible to children with these creative, easy-to-do activities excerpted from the national bestsellers, Preschool Art and MathArts (co-author, Cindy Gainer). This book emphasizes the "process, not the product". Children are encouraged to experience the joy of exploration and discovery with buttons, paper, feathers, and other easy to find materials. |
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Clay and Dough by MaryAnn F. Kohl 50 great ways to create with playdough, tissue mache, yeast dough, peanut butter playdough, and more. Excerpted from the national best-seller, Preschool Art. The process of art, not the finished product, is encouraged as children explore and discover endless possibilities in doughs and clays and other squishy mixtures. |
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Craft and Construction by MaryAnn F. Kohl Cut, glue, and create with these 50 craft & construction art activities excerpted from the national best-seller, Preschool Art. With lace, string, fabric, glue, and other simple materials, children explore the process of art while creating individual unique products. Easy to do projects, easy to find materials. |
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