Art

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Art, a young boy, joyfully draws SCRIBBLES that SQUIGGLE, SPLOTCHES with BLOTCHES, ZIGS and ZAGS, DOODLES and DOGS, and so much more!

Author:

Patrick McDonnell

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

0:06

The Dot / El Punto (English and Spanish Versions)

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Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti at first ventures one small and unremarkable dot, but is soon making big d

Author:

Peter H. Reynolds

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:06

The Dot / El Punto (English and Spanish Versions)

This is the House that Jack Built

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This colorful and lively video brings to life the favorite children’s rhyme. Jack’s house is like no other and its inhabitants are full of fun and surprises.

Author:

Simms Taback

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:07

Ish

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Ramon loved to draw. He drew everywhere and everything. He never put down his pencil until...

Author:

Peter H. Reynolds

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:08

The fair distribution of water has long been a worldwide problem, and it is one that the United States may increasingly experience in the future. The Great Lakes contain 20% of the worlds fresh surface water, but that water is currently available to only a small portion of the U.S population. Should water-scarce regions of the country have access to this water, and, if so, should they have to pay for it? What effect would the piping of Great Lakes water to other areas have on the lakes and Midwestern environments?

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Grade Level:

High

Length:

02:00

Chasing Vermeer (Unabridged)

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When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra Andalee and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen: seemingly unrelated events connect, an eccentric old woman seeks their company, and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears.

Author:

Blue Balliett

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

770L

Length:

04:46

Girl with a Pearl Earring

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In 1664, 16-year-old Griet enters the Vermeer household as a servant. Daughter of a Delft tile maker, she has a natural eye for color and design. Daily, she cleans the studio, learning much about how Vermeer sees the people he paints. As his attention focuses on her, she slowly becomes one of his subjects.

Author:

Tracy Chevalier

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

770L

Length:

04:19

Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)

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Whether visiting museums and galleries or taking Art History courses, we often marvel at the brilliant artwork, but learn little about the artists behind the creations. Kathleen Krull's acclaimed Lives of the Artists examines 20 brilliant artists and tells us why their neighbors had so much to whisper about.

Author:

Kathleen Krull

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

02:02

Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Palazzo Inverso

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Copies: 7

Mauk, mischievous apprentice to the master architect, must not draw on the plans for the new Palazzo. But by turning the plans a bit each day, he finds a way to alter them, turning the master's creation onto its head! Discover what mystery and excitement a small change of perspective has brought to the Palazzo.

Author:

D. B. Johnson

Lexile:

AD450L

Crafts for Kids Who are Wild About Dinosaurs

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Copies: 1

THIS BOOK IS PART OF THE DINOSAURS CURRICULUM KIT

Provides instructions for twenty projects, including a triceratops ring-toss game, diplodocus body puppet, plesiosaur window decoration, necktie tree, and dinosaur feet.

Author:

Kathy Ross

Crafts for Kids Who are Wild About Dinosaurs

Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

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Grade 6 ELA Module 1 Unit 1 recommends that teachers take their students to a local art gallery or art museum to see the influence of Greek Mythology and culture on artwork across the ages. Here you can browse the collection virtually.

Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY

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Grade 6 ELA Module 1 Unit 1 recommends that teachers take their students to a local art gallery or art museum to see the influence of Greek Mythology and culture on artwork across the ages. Here you can browse the collection virtually.

Half a Chance

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Copies: 7

Lucy's family has just moved to an old house on a New Hampshire lake, and her dad, a famous photographer, is already leaving on another business trip.

Maybe it's because she misses him. Maybe it's because she wants to show him that she's talented too. So when Lucy discovers that her dad is judging a photography contest, she decides to enter. Is her eye for photography really something special? Now, at last, she might find out.

Author:

Cynthia Lord

Lexile:

690L