Camille and the Sunflowers

Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780711210509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Camille is the son of the local postman, and the yellow man is a painter called Vincent in this story based on the life of Vincent van Gogh. The book includes several reproductions of Van Gogh's work, including Vase with 14 Sunflowers. Laurence Anholt is the author of The Forgotten Forest.

Van Gogh and the Sunflowers

Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9780764138546
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy and his family befriend the lonely painter who comes to their town and begin to admire his unusual paintings.

Anholt's Artists Activity Book

Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9781438001142
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Presents seven art projects, sharing tips and techniques on painting, sculpting, and drawing to develop reader's creative confidence.

Katie and the Sunflowers

Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 053130325X
Category : Art appreciation
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" is world renowned, but only Katie--a young museum goer with an amazing ability to step into paintings--would think of it as a good source of seeds for her garden. Full color.

The Magical Garden of Claude Monet

Author: Laurence Anholt
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 9781847808134
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Part of the highly-successful Anholt's Artists series about great painters, which tells the stories of real meetings between world-famous artists and the children who knew them. When Julie's dog disappears into a mysterious garden, Julie follows him - and finds herself in a beautiful garden-within-a-garden where the roses grow like splashes of paint and a Japanese bridge bows over a silent pool. There she finds not only her dog, but also Claude Monet. The famous artist introduces her to his work and his garden, giving her encouragement that the young would-be artist will never forget. Set against the romantic, world-famous backdrop of Monet's garden at Giverny, the story is accompanied by reproductions of the artist's most celebrated paintings and a biographical note on Monet.

This Is the Sunflower

Author: Lola M. Schaefer
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688164137
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
First there is a sunflower. Seasons pass ... and soon there is a patch of sunflowers. Budding young gardeners will discover that what makes this happen is not magic - but is most definitely magical.

In a Garden

Author: Tim McCanna
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN: 1534417974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
“McCanna's superb scansion never misses...Like its subject: full of bustling life yet peaceful.” —Kirkus Reviews Acclaimed author Tim McCanna celebrates gardens, nature, and all sorts of critters in this delightful and vibrant read-aloud picture book. In the earth a single seed sits beside a millipede worms and termites dig and toil moving through the garden soil How does a garden grow? Follow along from seed to sprout to bud to flower as a garden blooms. Worms, ladybugs, millipedes, and more help a garden grow each season. Tim McCanna’s gorgeous, rhyming text, combined with Aimée Sicuro’s stunning illustrations make this charming picture book as informative as it is fun to read aloud. Bonus backmatter features tons of cool facts about ecosystems and the symbiosis between plants and bugs.

Mad as a Wet Hen!

Author: Marvin Terban
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780899194790
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors.

Vincent's Colors

Author: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811850995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Combines van Gogh's paintings with his own words, describing each work of art and introducing young readers to the concept of color.

Chimp and Zee

Author: Catherine Anholt
Publisher:
ISBN: 0711217610
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Chimp and Zee go to Jungletown with Mumkey to buy some bananas. But Chimp and Zee think shopping is boring and start to monkey about. They play hide-and-seek with Mumkey, and hide in her banana basket on top of a big grey stone. But the stone starts to wobble, then gets up and walks away!