(3) 4-6 This large, attractive book introduces art techniques, from practices that will probably be familiar to budding artists, such as drawing, collage, and watercolor, to those that may be new to them: fresco, printing/woodcut, assemblage, installation, and more. Famous examples of their applications, tips for trying them out, activity ideas, and "test your knowledge" questions will help cement understanding. Timeline. Glos.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) 4-6 These large-format volumes provide engaging introductions to the art world. Photos includes both color and black-and-white images from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Mysteries raises such questions as "Why Is Mona Lisa Smiling?" and "To Whom Did van Gogh Give His Ear?" Sidebars, quiz questions, and brief information about the artists are included to enhance readers' curiosity and creativity. Timeline. Glos. Review covers these titles: 13 Photos Children Should Know and 13 Art Mysteries Children Should Know.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) 4-6 These large-format, brightly colored surveys provide well-organized introductions to the art world. Sculptures highlights a variety of works from antiquity to modern times. American and Modern provide short bios and reproductions of one or more works that illustrate the artist's accomplishments. Leading questions encourage budding artists to use the featured subjects and artworks as inspiration. Timeline. Glos. Review covers these titles: 13 American Artists Children Should Know, 13 Modern Artists Children Should Know, and 13 Sculptures Children Should Know.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 4-6 These large-format, brightly colored surveys provide solid, even inspiring introductions to the art world. Each title, refreshingly, ranges widely in subjects highlighted, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Beijing "bird's nest" National Stadium (Buildings), Cindy Sherman to Sofonisba Anguissola (Women Artists). Leading questions encourage budding artists to use the featured subjects and artworks as inspiration. Timeline. Glos. Review covers these titles: 13 Buildings Children Should Know, 13 Women Artists Children Should Know, 13 Artists Children Should Know, and 13 Paintings Children Should Know.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(3) 4-6 These large-format, brightly colored surveys provide solid, even inspiring introductions to the art world. Each title, refreshingly, ranges widely in subjects highlighted, from the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Beijing "bird's nest" National Stadium (Buildings), Cindy Sherman to Sofonisba Anguissola (Women Artists). Leading questions encourage budding artists to use the featured subjects and artworks as inspiration. Timeline. Glos. Review covers these titles: 13 Buildings Children Should Know, 13 Women Artists Children Should Know, 13 Artists Children Should Know, and 13 Paintings Children Should Know.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. These large-format books take different approaches to engaging young readers with significant paintings. Rousseau asks open-ended questions about a series of jungle-themed art, some reproduced in full double-page bleeds. Cézanne takes a biographical approach, focusing on the artist's working style and his relationship to the French landscape. Both volumes suffer from a lack of resources for further study. Picture index. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Henri Rousseau's Jungle Book and Paul Cézanne.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl