children's art

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Signals from the child

learn to read the secrets in drawings and refrigerator art
2003
Explains how to read and understand the meanings of children's drawings and refrigerator art, describing how to interpret the meanings of basic symbols, how to identify signals of depression, why numbers are significant, and what certain elements of a drawing can mean.

The Point System

1998
Bewildered by the complex disciplinary system she must face as she begins middle school, eleven-year-old Josie is further distracted by having a new baby brother at home.

Children's homage to Picasso

1970
Describes the sport of bullfighting, profiles the artist Pablo Picasso, and presents 100 drawings and paintings of bullfight scenes illustrated by Picasso and the children of Vallauris, France.

Together we are together

children's dictation as poetry
1992
An illustrated collection of poems created by children participating in a Head Start program in Syracuse, New York.

The sweet and sour animal book

1997
Twenty-six short poems introduce animals for each letter of the alphabet, from Ape to Zebra.

Alphabet fiesta

an English/Spanish alphabet story
2004
Follows a group of animals from A to Z to Zelda the zebra's surprise birthday party at the zoo. Introduces letters of the alphabet and their sequence in three versions.

Y color?n, colorado...

1995
Stories written and illustrated by children, compiled for use in developing these skills.

Bunnies in my head

1998
A charming little girl joyfully explores the world--both real and imaginary--through her drawings. Features artwork by some of the young patients from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

My kind of family

a book for kids in single-parent homes
1990
Uses children's drawings and comments about their personal situations to invite readers to express, explore, and understand some of the issues and feelings associated with living in a single-parent home.

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