Creative Arts
Children as Illustrators
Making Meaning through LanguageAuthor(s): Susan C Thompson (click on the author's name for more titles)
Art and literacy experiences can be integrated into the classroom to great effect, and Susan Thompson shows us how. Interpreting and creating pictorial representations is an important step on the road to literacy, as is experimenting with combinations of symbols and text.
RRP $39.95
Colors of Learning, The
Integrating the Visiual Arts into the Early Childhood CurriculumAuthor(s): Margaret H Johnson, Rosemary Althouse, Sharon T Mitchell (click on the author's name for more titles)
Unique in its creativity and depth of understanding, The Colors of Learning will change the way that teachers think about and react to children’s artwork This user-friendly volume features actual classroom dialogue throughout the text and many illustrations of children’s art, including some in full color.
RRP $47.95
In the Spirit of the Studio
Learning from the Atelier of Reggio EmiliaAuthor(s): Charles Schwall, Lella Gandini, Louise Boyd Cadwell, Lynn Hill (click on the author's name for more titles)
This beautiful book describes the revolution that the Reggio Emilia atelier (art studio) brought to the education of young children in Italy, and follows that revolution across the ocean to North America.
RRP $67.95
It's Not a Bird Yet
The Drama of DrawingAuthor(s): Ursula Kolbe (click on the author's name for more titles)
Building on her enormously popular book, Rapunzel?s Supermarket, Ursula Kolbe takes an in-depth look at the rich possibilities of drawing. Filled with engaging anecdotes that illustrate the often-overlooked social dimensions of drawing, It's not a Bird Yet offers new ways of looking at drawing. Beautifully illustrated, in full colour, it celebrates drawing as a powerful tool for thinking and imagining.
RRP $69.95
Language of Art, The
Inquiry-Based Studio Practices in Early Childhood SettingsAuthor(s): Ann Pelo (click on the author's name for more titles)
Inspired by an approach to teaching and learning born in Reggio Emilia, Italy, The Language of Art emphasizes investigation anchored by drawing, painting, and other art activities.
RRP $67.95
Rapunzel's Supermarket Second edition
All About Young Children and Their ArtAuthor(s): Ursula Kolbe (click on the author's name for more titles)
This inspirational book is filled with ideas for helping children realise their potential as image-makers. Building on children's curiosity about their world, it offers many suggestions for drawing, painting, collage, clay work, puppet making and much more.
RRP $69.95
Spotlight on Young Children and the Creative Arts
Author(s): Derry Koralek (click on the author's name for more titles)
The creative arts -- including music, movement, dramatic play, puppetry, painting, sculpture, and drawing -- are a crucial part of early childhood. Not only do the arts allow children to express themselves, but creative activity can enhance development of children's skills in literacy, science, math, social studies, and more. This engaging collection of articles from Young Children also includes resources and carefully designed questions and activities to aid readers in reflecting on best practice.
RRP $34.95
Stepping Stones to Dance and Movement
Author(s): Bridie Raban, Kay Margetts (click on the author's name for more titles)
A practical and imaginative guide brimming with ideas and activities to help early years practitioners develop creative approaches to drama, mime and role-play.
This book covers 40 of the most popular topics in the early years, from animals to weather, making it easy to dip into and combine with the Learning Outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework.
RRP $24.95
Stepping Stones to Drama and Role-Play
Author(s): Bridie Raban, Kay Margetts, Judith Harries (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book develops children’s sense of drama through simple drama games such as freeze framing, mime and progressing to more character-based and role playing drama.
RRP $24.95
Stepping Stones to the Visual Arts
Author(s): Bridie Raban, Kay Margetts, Judith Harries (click on the author's name for more titles)
With a wide range of imaginative and practical ideas to dip into this book is guaranteed to keep children fully engaged. It features both new and familiar topics to create a variety of art.
RRP $24.95
Story in the Picture, The
Inquiry and Artmaking with Young ChildrenAuthor(s): Christine Mulcahey (click on the author's name for more titles)
The Story in the Picture looks at the work of a variety of artists and offers guidance for using these artworks as provocation for conversations and creativity with a range of materials. The text includes lesson plans, examples of activities, and photographs of children working and interacting with each other and with works of art.
RRP $44.95
Visions of Creativity in Early Childhood
Connecting Theory, Practice and ReflectionAuthor(s): Joy Lubawy (click on the author's name for more titles)
This book brings together a variety of theories and influences together with the author's own research and experience. It connects philosophy, theories and practice alongside the development of a strong curriculum and is not just about child development, but about children discovering, theorising, experiencing, and learning. Easy to read, thoughtful and inspiring.
RRP $79.95
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