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This Book Will Make You an Artist by Ruth Millington

5.0

This book is fantastic! It showcases a range of artists from different time periods and countries and explains who they were, why their art was so good, what style of art they developed or were heavily focused on and does it all in child friendly terms and language. 

I am an art teacher and find this a valuable resource. It gives the background of the artists in an appropriate way and each artist is couples with instructions on how to produce your own art in the style of this artist. The art suggestions are great activities and I'll be trying a few out in my classroom for sure. There are even art styles that I see regularly taught in schools but didn't know the artist behind them or the artist that is famous for using them. I'll definitely be crediting them in the future. 

The art covered is a wide range of styles and using quite a few mediums. From textiles, to paint, to paper and sculpture. Would highly recommend that you add a copy to your classroom library.

Thanks to Netgalley and the author and publisher for a temporary copy in exchange for an honest review.