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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...
Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world's most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"By following the simple steps shown in red, mythical creature lovers and aspiring artists can create their own beautiful creatures. With only a few lines, young and young-at-heart artists can draw unikitties, unipiggies, uniowls, and unicorns, as well as hideaways where the most intrepid creature hunters dare to find them." -- Amazon.com.
"Step-by-step instructions on how to draw all kinds of one-horned animals-from narwhals to uni-kitties to the...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
Glitter is surprisingly scientific -- from the way it sparkles to how it got so small, learn the various ways human ingenuity has helped us all to shine."An informative picture book about the origins and present day uses of -- and obsession with -- glitter"--
Author
Publisher
Murdoch Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"All you need is paper, scissors and glue, and with the templates and step-by-step instructions in this book, you can create beautiful festive scenes at home. Start with snowflakes in different sizes and scatter them around the room, or hang them from your windows. Create the simplest Christmas tree topper, or a series of stars to decorate the family table. All sorts of paper can be used – from leftover wrapping paper, to baking paper and coffee...
Author
Publisher
Allworth Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Third edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this comprehensive manual, veteran art career professionals Angie Wojak and Stacy Miller show aspiring artists how to evaluate their goals and create a plan of action to advance their professional careers, using their talents to build productive lives in the art world. In addition, the book includes insightful interviews with professional artists and well-known players in the art scene. The third edition features a chapter on social media and...
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 6
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Zookeeper Fred's green snake Vern gets loose in the zoo, the Questioneers need all their talents to help find him, but in the end, it is Aaron's art that leads the way. Includes facts about snakes.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"This visually stunning portrait of Black photographer Roy DeCarava, a child of the Harlem Renaissance and an artistic collaborator of Langston Hughes, takes readers through 1940s Harlem where beauty is everywhere as he immortalizes and documents the lives of ordinary Black people. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."--
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"With 10 fun and easy drawing projects, Let's Draw Dinosaurs includes some of Earth's most awesome prehistoric animals! Starting with basic shapes, discover how to draw a variety of dinosaurs, including a Tyrannosaurus rex, a Triceratops, and a Stegosaurus. Also learn about drawing tools and materials, tips and techniques, and how to shade dinosaur skin and create different patterns. The awe-inspiring and fierce dinos in this book are easy for budding...
Series
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"With 10 fun and easy drawing projects, Let's Draw Dragons includes some of folklore's most awesome fantasy creatures! Starting with basic shapes, discover how to draw a variety of dragons in different poses, including flying, breathing fire, and even swimming. Also learn about drawing tools and materials, tips and techniques, and how to shade dragon scales and wings for a realistic look. The impressive beasts in this book are easy for budding...
13) One wrong move
Author
Series
Jeopardy falls volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Christian O'Brady was pulled into a life of crime at a young age by his con artist parents. Now making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost security experts. When a string of Southwestern art heists targets one of the galleries Christian secured, he is paired up with a gifted insurance investigator who has her own checkered past. Andi Forester was a brilliant FBI forensic analyst until one of her colleagues destroyed...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Meet four-legged, two-finned, and webbed-toe friends in this word-as-image introduction to the animal world, chock-full of interesting facts. In what looks like a simple image, there lies a fully formed word (and vice versa) for kids to read! As they giggle and make their best guess, tiny readers will discover new favorite creatures in this delightful interaction between image, shape, and letters."--Publisher marketing.
15) Oh, Olive!
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Presenting Olive Chen! The most magnificent and brilliant artist in the whole wide world! Her parents are also artists--serious artists--who paint prim, proper, perfect shapes. They know Olive has the talent to follow in their footsteps. But Olive likes to smear, splatter, splash, and even lick brush in each hand, Olive cascades through town with her friends in tow, painting what she wants to, what she feels--until she reaches her parents' pristine...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book is a celebration of tactile beauty and a tribute to human ingenuity. In-depth profiles tell the stories of 20 artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving traditional techniques. Gorgeous photographs reveal these craftspeople's studios, from Oaxaca to Kyoto and from Milan to Tennessee. Two essays explore the challenges and rewards of engaging deeply with the past. With an elegant three-piece case and foil stamping, this rich volume...
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A special guest has arrived at Ella Mentry School! Professor Pitt is the president of a local museum and has all sorts of wacky ideas about art. A.J. thinks it's all a total snoozefest...until the piece he turns in for an art assignment gets praised as a work of genius! Suddenly, Professor Pitt is introducing A.J. as the next big thing to happen to the art world. What could possibly go wrong?
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Un niño creativo. Un muro vacío y abandonado. Una Gran idea. Aquí hay un muro. A su alrededor, el barrio es un bullicio de vida: música, baile y risa. El muro, no. Es lúgubre. Un niño decide cambiar eso. Pero no lo puede hacer solo.
"Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Abuela Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, a boy and his neighbors paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless." --
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
Create dozens of beautiful paper wildflowers that look just like the real thing!
In this book, paper artist Emiko Yamamoto presents her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her flexible cut, curl and paste method makes it easy to create an amazing variety of different flowers and to tailor your creations to specific settings, occasions and color palettes.
This how-to guide has...
In this book, paper artist Emiko Yamamoto presents her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her flexible cut, curl and paste method makes it easy to create an amazing variety of different flowers and to tailor your creations to specific settings, occasions and color palettes.
This how-to guide has...
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