(3) 4-6 Art Around the World series. This primer examines and interprets contemporary Australian art, including rock, sand, body, and bark painting, from three regions: Arnhem Land, the Kimberley, and the desert. The text is accessible and provocative ("Can you think of a weather event that you witnessed and would like to use as the subject of a work of art?"), and the reproductions are exceptionally crisp and vivid. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 4-6 Art Around the World series. Breadth rather than depth marks this survey of masks from three regions of Western and Central Africa. First giving a thumbnail sketch of the culture that made each mask, Finley then describes the mask and its use in religion or ritual. Color photographs and maps accompany the text. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) 4-6 Art Around the World series. This book begins with a brief history of the Inuit people, then moves to detailed descriptions of drawings, prints, and sculpture shown in full-color photographs. Also included are snapshots of the artists whose work is showcased. A great deal of information is conveyed in the clearly written text, which incorporates interesting facts (e.g., instead of a word for "art," the Inuit have a word that means "making a likeness"). Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Debbie Reese

(3) 4-6 Art Around the World series. Techniques used to carve wood blocks (a popular art form in the Japanese Edo period from 1600 to 1868), the process of printing and coloring pictures, and the influence of the prints on Western painting are described in text and demonstrated in art reproductions and photos. Exploration of six common print subjects demonstrates the art form's importance in recording over two hundred years of Japanese customs and culture. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges