Reviews

Art That Moves is a good choice for children interested in animated movies. Bliss looks at techniques from the early beginnings to modern times and mentions recent film releases such as Cars (2006) and Where the Wild Things Are (2010). Guillain delves into the history of punk and follows its influence on modern art, fashion, and politics. Art for All focuses on descriptions of art applications in memorials; public installations; and in politics, religion, and nature. Examples represent a sampling of artwork from around the world, such as the Berlin Holocaust Memorial, Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, and a Diego Rivera mural in Mexico. Shakespeare discusses modern adaptations of the Bard's classic works; teachers may find this a useful resource to help students see how Shakespeare remains a part of today's culture. All four volumes are quick, interesting, up-to-date reads with plenty of supportive, captioned, full-color photographs. They also provide related project suggestions, including designing a September 11 memorial, making a stop-action movie with a digital camera, designing punk apparel, and creating Shakespearian word art. Worthy additional purchases, better for general interest than reports.-Lynn K. Vanca, freelance librarian, Akron, OH School Library Journal Feb. 2011 issue-- "School Library Journal"

Public Art is explored in this book. Simple explanations depict the different types of public art (memorials, political, religious, and others). The reason and examples of the different types are given. At the end of each type of public art chapter, directions are given for children to develop their own example of this type of public art. Within each chapter, the controversies surrounding the type of art are lightly touched on and explained in a way understandable by young children. The book includes a table of contents, timeline, glossary, more information section, and index. While the book thoroughly explains the types of art presented, I was disappointed that it didn't include mention of many cities' trends, like Omaha's John Doe project or O!s. I also wish that it had shown pictures of all of the art work talked about within the book. I had to look several up to fully understand the concept presented. The artwork presented came from many places and included a variety of cultures. -Angie Ralph, Harrison Elementary School Omaha Public Schools 10/15/2011-- "Omaha Public Schools"

Show examples of different forms and types of public art. This book is great because we don't have very many art books. -Beth Curry, Suburban Park School Norfolk Public Schools3/8/11-- "Norfolk Public Schools"