Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids

Author(s): MaryAnn F. Kohl

Education

"Good Earth Art" contains over 200 easy fun art projects that develop an awareness of the environment and a caring attitude towards the earth. Projects use common materials collected from nature or recycled. The book is filled with sensible creative ideas to help recycle and reuse through art, for all ages, and includes a charted Table of Contents, two indexes, and a great list of environmental resources. 1992 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award 1992 Midwest Book Association Gold Award for Excellence


Product Information

"Full of enough projects to keep a classful of inquisitive minds exploring art for years, with materials as close as your garden or the burrs on your sweater." ~ Lynn Johnston, Cartoonist, "For Better or for Worse" "Celebrate Earth Day every day with "Good Earth Art" ... a book of useful, easy, and important learnings for earth's young citizens." ~ Kim Solga, editor, KidsArt Magazine and author of the Art for Children series "We have enjoyed MaryAnn as a regular guest on our children's television show, Take Part!, sharing projects from "Scribble Art" and "Mudworks". The creative recycling in "Good Earth Art" is perfect for our young viewers and for our planet." ~ Lois Walker, author, columnist, and host of Take Part!, children's television series "A wealth of ideas for creating beautiful art utilizing the earth's natural resources as well as recycled materials." ~ Dr. Robert Rockwell, Director of Early Childhood Education, Southern Illinois University, and author of "Hug a Tree" and "Mudpies to Magnets"

MaryAnn F. Kohl is the author of "Discovering Great Artists", "Scribble Art", "First Art," "Preschool Art," and 15+ other titles. MaryAnn F. Kohl keeps a busy schedule of presentations, workshops, keynotes, and interviews around the country, all year long. She also is active in social media and sends an eNewsletter to her followers each month. Her website is full of art resources and free ideas. Cindy Gainer is the co-author of "Math Arts" with Kohl, and the author/illustrator of "I'm Like You, You're Like Me." Gainer is working on illustrating and writing children's books.

General Fields

  • : 9780935607017
  • : Bright Ring Publishing, Incorporated
  • : Bright Ring Publishing,U.S.
  • : 0.625
  • : 01 December 1990
  • : 280mm X 215mm X 14mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : MaryAnn F. Kohl
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : Cindy Gainer
  • : English
  • : 702.8
  • : 8-10
  • : 244
  • : 200 line drawings