The author's poetic words combine with exquisite watercolors to create a spellbinding experience for readers interested in art. This book provides a wonderful guide to making comic books. It describes the jobs involved in comic book production and tells readers how to develop comic book characters and plots. It also describes how to write a comic book script and do a story board. This would be an excellent choice for the child interested in drawing comic book characters.
Marvelous photographs show native artists in Africa as they work to create their art.
At the end of each chapter, readers will find an activity page that gives instructions on how they can create art similar to that made by these native artists. While creating your own wonderful arts and crafts, grow to understand one another by experiencing the unique artistic expressions nurtured in cultures different from your own. Children will feel comfortable reading this book. Marc Brown, the author of the popular Arthur books and his wife, Laurene Krasny Brown, invite readers to join a family as they wander through an art museum. The family sees examples of various art styles from primitive through 20th-century pop art.