Art & Music

Draw...Then Write Teacher Resource. Children love to draw, especially when they can follow simple steps. In Draw…Then Write, students follow picture and written directions to draw animals, people, and vehicles. The finished drawings provide motivation for creative writing. Grades 4-6. From Evan-Moor. Learn More

Now, in an essential companion to her bestselling classic, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards offers readers the key to mastering this art form: guided practice in their newfound creative abilities. Here are forty new exercises that cover each of the five basic skills of drawing. The exercises are divided into the five basic skills of drawing, including “Perception of Edges,” “Perception of Spaces,” “Perception of Relationships,” “Perception of Light and Shadows” and “Perception of the Gestalt.” Each exercise includes a short section at the beginning which explains the purpose for the exercise, a list of materials needed, step-by-step instructions, helpful illustrations, and examples. Each practice session includes a brief explanation and instructional drawings, suggestions for materials, sample drawings, and blank pages for the reader's own drawings. Also provided in this spiral-bound workbook is a pullout viewfinder, a crucial tool for effective practice. Recommended Grades 9+ Learn More

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive, 4th Edition is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are drawing as a professional artist, as an artist in training, or as a hobby, this book will give you greater confidence in your ability and deepen your artistic perception, as well as foster a new appreciation of the world around you. This revised/updated fourth edition includes: •a new preface and introduction; •crucial updates based on recent research on the brain's plasticity and the enormous value of learning new skills/ utilizing the right hemisphere of the brain; •new focus on how the ability to draw on the strengths of the right hemisphere can serve as an antidote to the increasing left-brain emphasis in American life-the worship of all that is linear, analytic, digital, etc.; •an informative section that addresses recent research linking early childhood "scribbling" to later language development and the importance of parental encouragement of this activity; •and new reproductions of master drawings throughout A life-changing book, this fully revised and updated edition of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is destined to inspire generations of readers to come. Paperback. 320 pages. Learn More

This generously sized 9" x 12" drawing pad provides a clean sheet for every creative whim. Premium white bond paper is ideal for pencils, crayons, markers, chalk, watercolor or poster paints. From Melissa & Doug. Dimensions: 0.25" x 12" x 9" Packaged Recommended Ages: 3+ years Learn More

Drawing With Children, A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too. Using the five elements of shapes, Mona Brooks takes children through the steps of realistic drawing. Her easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her "Monart Method." Useful for all ages but particularly for kingergarten through 6th grade. Learn More

The exercises and examples in Drawing: A Complete Course teach the basic concepts of space, composition, media, and design. Students will have the opportunity to try everythign, from landscape perspective to political art, from seasscapes to abstractions. More than 100 activities with complete instructions to guide students through various drawing exercises; Reproductions of 111 drawings by master artists, from Degas to Picasso, Rembrandt to Roy Lichtenstein; 84 diagrams that guide students through every aspect of the drawing process; A perennial best-seller, Drawing: A Complete Course serves several purposes. It helps students (all students) feel more comfortable drawing. It introduces them to the history of artistic expression. And it lets them loose to discover ways to use their visual imagination creatively. Student Activity Text. Grades 8-12. From Walch Education. Learn More

Marker pens for every situation: Wide fibre-tips are available for large color surfaces, while thin tips are available for drawing fine lines and accentuating details. •Duo-Tip Markers mean twice the colors for double the coloring fun! All Faber-Castell® •markers have bright, washable inks for easy clean up •These markers have long-lasting, water-based ink which allows them to be re-hydrated by placing the nib in water •The markers have a ventilated safety cap that prevents choking •(Non-toxic - conforms to ASTM D-4236) Learn More

Marker pens for every situation: Wide fiber-tips are available for large color surfaces, while thin tips are available for drawing fine lines and accentuating details. •Duo-Tip Markers mean twice the colors for double the coloring fun! All Faber-Castell® •markers have bright, washable inks for easy clean up •These markers have long-lasting, water-based ink which allows them to be re-hydrated by placing the nib in water •The markers have a ventilated safety cap that prevents choking •(Non-toxic - conforms to ASTM D-4236). From Faber-Castell. Learn More

This Dover coloing book includes several images depicting crafts and occupations during the 1600-1700's. All ages. Learn More

Early American craftsmen made a vital contribution to the development of this country, and they are still a very important part of our heritage. This coloring book provides illustrations of 22 once widespread crafts: wigmakers, glassblowers, hatters, coopers, tinsmiths, and more. Tools of the trade are also illustrated and captions provide basic information on each craft. Dover Original. Learn More

This Bellerophon coloring book includes detailed illustrations for students to color as well as biographical information on famous composers such as Byrd, Vivaldi, Corelli, Schutz, Lully, Purcell, Scarlatti, Dowland Frescobaldi Gibbons, Couperin and many more who will delight you and your children. All ages.

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Art-supplies set to complement an easel or start off a home art studio 4 bottles poster paint, 4 paint cups, 4 brushes, paper roll, chalk, eraser, dry-erase marker

Perfect accessory for Melissa & Doug easels

Promotes creativity and fine motor skills

WARNING: Choking Hazard - Small parts.

Not for children under 3 yrs

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This original collection presents more than 20 popular folk songs that have been specially arranged for beginning guitarists. The timeless melodies are supplemented with a helpful tutorial on guitar basics that offers tips on identifying the strings, tuning, and basic chord patterns and strums.

These arrangements of Skip to My Lou, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, Oh! Susanna, Down in the Valley, Barbara Allen, and other tunes include advice for following the time signatures, strumming patterns, and other suggestions. Best of all, each song features a free MP3 download for students to listen to and play along with. The recordings will familiarize beginning guitarists with the pieces' melodies and tempos, and provide practical guidance for playing these beloved folk songs.

Dover Original.

This book includes free downloadable MP3s of each song.

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These optically engaging designs — based on the complex, symmetrical patterns found in a kaleidoscope — invite young coloring book fans to complete eight different intriguing patterns. Each intricate creation releases a lovely glow when colored and placed in a window or near another source of bright light.

Dover Original.

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Perfect first book of mazes provides youngsters ages 4-8 with hours of entertainment while helping to develop important problem-solving skills. 46 twisting mazes of increasing difficulty lead puzzlists to a treasure chest of gold, a gingerbread house, and much more. Learn More

Learn to crochet with this fun and simple kit. Includes two plastic crochet hooks, plastic needle, seven colors of wool and a 14-page instruction booklet. Enough to make any three of these items: coaster, handbag, placemat, or belt. /!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. Learn More

Once you master the basic cross stitch techniques outlines in this fun kit, you will have a hobby to last a lifetime! Kit includes all materials, detailed instructions and patterns sufficient to create either a butterfly fashion bag or a penholder and four coasters.

/!\ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

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Recommended Ages: 8+

A knitting kit ideal for kids and beginners. Includes detailed instructions and sufficient yarn to make a lovely handbag and a mini music player holder or a colorful cushion cover. The fun is unlimited!

Includes: 2 pairs of knitting needles (size 6), Plastic sewing needle, Different colored yarn, 4 buttons ,Detailed instructions

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.

Not for children under 3 years.

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For many centuries, Amerindian peoples of the south western United States have lived in communal villages, or pueblos, that are typically a complex of flat roofed buildings made of adobe or stone. Now children can recreate a pueblo willage with this simple, colorful scale model. All that's needed is a pair of scissors and a bit of glue. Simple instructions enable young model makers to assemble authentic pueblo dwellings and populate the village with two sided free standing figures of Indians engaged in day to day activities, games and rituals. Full color. A Dover Publication.

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With a clear, accessible format, Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, presents factual information about the artist in the style of a school report, interjecting the narrative with the voice of a child writer. Full-color photos and reproductions of the paintings illustrate the text. Part of the Smart About Art Series. Other titles available. Ages 5 and up. Learn More

From the mysterious land of the pharaohs comes the inspiration for this magnificent collection of fine art stickers.

Sixteen authentic images, all adapted from elaborate artworks found in the tombs and temples of ancient Egypt, depict female musicians, priests officiating at a funeral, a portrait of a high-born lady, as well as paintings from the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el Bahari; the Tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens; the Tomb of Ramses III in Thebes; and many others. Ideal for adding an eye-catching, decorative touch to almost any flat surface, these attractive stickers will also appeal to lovers of all things Egyptian.

Dover Original.

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Four large peel-and-apply images of ancient deities: Ra, the sun god; Osiris, god of the underworld; Isis, goddess of fertility; and Anubis, god who leads the dead to judgment. Dover Original. Learn More

With this book young Egyptologists can travel back in time for an exciting and accurate glimpse of everyday life in the land of the Pharaohs. Nineteen full-color stickers depict inhabitants of the ancient Nile River Valley as they ply their trades — scribe, musician, potter, farmer, warrior, homemaker, and more. Perfect for illustrating classroom assignments, these handsome peel-and-apply illustrations can be used to add a decorative touch to bulletin boards, posters, lockers, notebooks, and a host of other flat surfaces. Dover Original. Learn More

This kit contains a hieroglyphic block with digging tool, brush, mummy, and roll of paper gauze. Once the excavation is completed, use the gauze to wrap and preserve the archaeological treasure! Learn More