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• The Art of Ancient Egypt

  Robins, Gay

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  From the awesome grandeur of the great pyramids to the delicacy of a face etched on an amulet, the spellbinding power of the art of ancient Egypt persists to this day. This beautifully illustrated book takes us through the splendors of this world,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vivid

  Poems & Notes About Color

  Paschkis, Julie, 1957-

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  Playful poems and facts celebrate the colors of the rainbow in this beautiful nonfiction picture book. Well suited to readers aged 4-8.

• The Scraps Book

  Notes From a Colorful Life

  Ehlert, Lois

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  Popular and successful children's book author/illustrator (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and many more!) takes readers and aspiring artists on a delightful behind-the-scenes tour of her books and her book-making process. Part fascinating retrospective,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Many Colored Days

  Seuss, Dr

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  Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a menagerie of animals, this unique book brings to life the range of human moods and emotions. Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings. Written for young readers but fun…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue Period. 1

  Yamaguchi, Tsubasa,

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  Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately... a dull one. But he wanders into the art room one day, and a lone painting captures his eye, awakening him to a kind…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creating Books & Boxes

  Fun and Unique Approaches to Handmade Structures

  Rinehart, Benjamin D.

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  A comprehensive resource for creating basic book-making structures as a starting point, but then adds unique twists to make them a little more surprising, fun, and dimensional. The book includes all the basics (tools, adhesives, archival properties,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colores De La Vida

  Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish : Folk Art by Artists From Oaxaca

  Weill, Cynthia

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  Have you ever seen an orange lion? A purple rabbit? These funny animals and more fill this delightful book brimming with bright colors. Young children learn color names -- both the basics such as red and yellow, and a few unusual ones such as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sky Color

  Reynolds, Peter, 1961-,

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  Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can’t wait to begin! But how can Marisol make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chromatopia

  An Illustrated History of Colour

  Coles, David

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  Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? The royal color, used in the Roman Empire, resulted in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Spy Colors in Art

  Micklethwait, Lucy

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  I spy with my little eye . . . a yellow circle, an orange orange, two blue eyes staring right back at me! The whole family will delight in exploring fine art through these fourteen glorious paintings, ranging from ancient to contemporary, their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sky Is Not Blue

  Jones, Joy, 1954-

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  What do you see outside your window? If you're like Robert, you'll see that the sky isn't always blue. Robert has an artist's eye and an independent mind who knows what he knows, even when his teacher, Mrs. Murphy, disagrees. She wants Robert to use…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Magic Paintbrush

  Zhang, Kat, 1991-

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  Amy has always loved art, but lately her drawings have been less than impressive. There's no passion, no personality, no...magic. Until Amy visits her Lao Lao, her grandmother, and finds an ancient paintbrush that brings anything Amy creates to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Egypt Game

  Snyder, Zilpha Keatley

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  The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she's not sure they'll have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard behind the A-Z Antiques and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gilded Ones

  Forna, Namina

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  Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Making Mini Books

  Big Ideas for 30+ Little Projects

  McCafferty, Kathleen, 1977-

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  Everyone loves handmade books--and these adorable mini volumes are generally easier to craft than their larger counterparts! Some even require only folding and stapling. This charming collection includes beautiful leather-clad journals, block print…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creating Handmade Books

  Golden, Alisa J.

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  An illustrated step-by-step guide to a variety of techniques for creating handmade books. Get ready to get creative when you open this book about making books. The gorgeous ideas are completely accessible through illustrations and samples. From…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marbled Paper

  Its History, Techniques, and Patterns : With Special Reference to the Relationship of Marbling to Bookbinding in Europe and the Western World

  Wolfe, Richard J., 1928-2017

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  Richard Wolfe personally tracked down and sorted out historical records of paper marbling, and it's relationship to historical bookbinding and drew on his own experience to write eloquently on technical and stylistic questions. The resulting book…Read moreRead more of this annotation