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Art and Music

ART

Foundation Year


	Preschool Art: It's the process, not the product MaryAnn F Kohl Gryphon House; Paperback; 260 pp.
This is one of our favorite art instruction books. It teaches real art concepts for preschool children and keeps the emphasis where it should be—on the process, not the product.
	$24.95

Grade One


	The Little Hands Art Book Judy Press Williamson Publishing; Paperback; 156 pp.
This introductory art book is just right for little hands. Little Hands… picks up where the LB Foundation Year art book leaves off. The activities will help your child continue to learn art skills and improve hand-eye coordination. The author has an good understanding of how to inspire a child’s creative spirits.
	$12.99

Grade Two

	Art Basics for Children: ABCs of art Sharon Jeffus and Richard Jeffus Visual Manna; Spiral Bound; 50 pp.
This primer teaches basic drawing skills in an ABC format. Each letter page teaches a different skill. While the format is simple, the techniques of shading, use of color and form are timeless.
	$12.95

	Ancient Egyptian Art Susie Hodge Heinemann Library; Paperback; 32 pp.
Why did the Egyptians make mummies? How many pictures were there in their alphabet? How big is the largest Egyptian statue we know of? The clear text explains how beliefs, events and inventions affected art and uses full, large photographs.
	$8.49

Grade Three and Above Art and Music

For the early grades in LBC, we recommend art studies to improve hand-eye coordination. The music studies for the early grades create interest and readiness for more in-depth studies later on. For Grade Three and up, LBC provides study guidelines (though not the literature or CD’s) in the teaching manual for picture study and composer study. Following Charlotte Mason’s guidelines, we introduce an artist or composer each of the four terms.

MUSIC

See also
COMPOSER STUDY

Foundation Year

Music and Movement is included in the
complete Living Books Foundation Year Teaching Guide
(included in the complete curriculum package).

Grades One, Five, & Six

See
COMPOSER STUDY

Grade Two

	The Story of the Orchestra Robert Levine Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Hardcover; 96 pp. + CD.
An introduction to the various instruments, famous composers, and well-known music of the orchestra. The CD includes forty-one segments of music, most of which highlight a different instrument or well-known theme.
	$19.95


ART