(3) 4-6 For children with some drawing experience who want to learn techniques to improve their sketches, this is a useful reference guide and practice book. The text takes readers through steps toward understanding color wheels, seeing one- and two-point perspective, and representing light and shadow. Lessons progress from simple concepts to complex studies of people, their facial expressions and bodies in motion. Ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 4-6 Art for Kids series. Starting with important ground rules, such as "there's really no messing up" and "practice," Temple encourages young artists to identify simple shapes and lines within objects. She then provides guidelines for shading, proportions, and perspective to draw things such as landscapes, people, and imaginary pictures. Although she doesn't include examples of children's drawings, her exercises and activities will encourage experimentation. Ind.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley