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Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants: The Step-By-Step

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drawing
For young art lovers
Not a good book
Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants

Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants: The Step-By-Step
Lee J. Ames , and P. Lee Ames
Manufacturer: Broadway
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0385471505
Release Date: 1994-06-01

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drawing.......2007-01-18

book is good for drawing from scratch. it's helpful for someone just beginning to study art.

For young art lovers.......2005-09-09

On library day at school my daughter usually brings home an art book of some kind. Most of the time it was a book by Lee J. Ames. Marissa really wants to draw well but at 8 doesn't understand that you have to work hard at it. I suggested to her that she get a piece of white paper and trace over the drawings and then color them in. She has really made some beautiful drawings using this book.

Not a good book.......2005-01-17

I am a horrible but determined artist. I have enjoyed the "How to Draw 50..." series since I was very young. However, this particular book is not helpful: majority of the drawings are far too intricate to follow, most of them are unknown plants and flowers, and it fails to teach something.

Unlike the "How to Draw 50 Athletes" this book doesn't have a goal, other than to instruct you on how to mimic some plants and flowers. Whereas, after going through the "Draw 50 Athletes," I learned how to draw the human body; the muscles, head features, proportions, and how they moved.

This book is not for beginners I assure you of this. I understand nature is harder to recognize and capture, but the book just was too difficult to follow, I was only capable of drawing 12 of the 50, and I do each one many times, and I still showed no improvement.

It's just not worth owning. You won't learn anything, and you wont enjoy the process of drawing the plants and flowers. I promise.

In My Humble Opinion
John G (Who am I)

Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants.......2002-07-31

This is a great instructional book. It takes you step by step thru the process. I would reccommend it to anyone starting out in drawing.

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One of my favorites to read
10 Stars for Eric Carle
A nice new spin on the religious creation stories
Draw Me a Star
some people are ignorant

Draw Me a Star (Paperstar Book)
Eric Carle
Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0698116321

Book Description

Draw me a star. And the artist drew a star. It was a good star. Draw me a sun, said the star. And the artist drew a sun. And on the artist draws, bringing the world to life picture by beautiful picture until he is spirited across the night sky by a star that shines on all he has made. In Draw Me a Star, Eric Carle celebrates the imagination in all of us with a beguiling story about a young artist who creates a world of light and possibility. A remarkable, quintessentially simple book encompassing Creation, creativity, and the cycle of life within the eternal. -- Kirkus Reviews, pointer review This book will appeal to readers of all ages. An inspired book in every sense of the word. -- School Library Journal A fable about the passage through life and its fullness of possibilities, children will like the cumulative effects of the tale, the creation of the world through paints, and Carle's collages flaring with rainbow hues. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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One of my favorites to read.......2006-05-14

The paintings/illustrations in this book are classic Eric Carle and are actually on a bigger scale than many of his books. They are glorious and beatiful and in his completely unique style.

The story flows really well and can easily be seen as a religious tale. But, like the Chronicles of Narnia, it can be read just as a straightforward story, too.

Yes, the first time you read the story, if you aren't ready for it, the picture of the naked couple will catch you off guard. That isn't the usual fare for a children's book (although potty training books have no problem showing the same thing on children). The drawing is not highly detailed and almost impressionistic. So, if you are worried about that, be sure to preview it before you buy it and read it to your child. If you aren't aware of it, your reaction might only emphasize it more for your child and then they will focus on it, possibly in a way you don't want.

If you like Carle and his style, you'll probably like it, especially the drawings. The story is simple but can lead to discussion with older children about its meanings.

10 Stars for Eric Carle.......2006-01-10

This book is well written and well illustrated. I feel sorry for the children who will be steered away from this story because of closemindedness. The adults seem to really be the ones who are uncomfortable with the illustrations.

Check the book out & judge for yourself. The illustrations are very tasteful and the 'anatomically correct' parts are really not that anatomically correct...at least I've never seen any nudes that look like the illustrations in the book!

A nice new spin on the religious creation stories.......2005-11-12

I'm not a huge fan of Eric Carle's work, nor of religiously-themed books written for small children... But this charming, colorful (and refreshingly nondenominational) 1992 picture book strikes a nice balance, and is one of Carle's simplest, most visually appealing children's books. In an interesting twist on the creation story, Carle casts the god-figure as an artist, first as an infant, asked to draw a star, then as a lad swiftly maturing into a teen, a young man, and finally into a wizened, flowing-beard style diety, who flies away into the heavens with the very stars he created, after having drawn man, woman, and the world they inhabit. One aspect of the book -- that someone was there to ask "The Artist" to draw all these things -- raises some interesting theological questions, but the central message of celebrating art and the world around is, is uncomplicated and welcome. Worth checking out, as long as you're not militantly agnostic or atheistic.

Draw Me a Star.......2005-09-30

Disappointed w/Eric Carle. This is a wonderful story, but the illustration of the man and the woman are not appropriate for our second grade classroom. This book goes well with a Marilyn Burns math lesson , but we were unhappy with the book's illustration.

some people are ignorant.......2005-05-26

i heard people saying this book was borderline pornography. so i guess when you go to classic art museums and you see the body of a nude person it's porno. america is very ignorant for that stuff being so contraversial. if you go to european countries there are elementary children taking field trips to museums with completely exposed nude bodies and there is nothing wrong with it. it doesnt mean these kids are going to grow up with perverted minds. maybe if a a naked body wasnt made out to be such a dirty thing, children wouldnt care so much.

Skies and the Artist: How to Draw Clouds and Sunsets (Dover Books on Art Instruction)

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Skies and the Artist: How to Draw Clouds and Sunsets (Dover Books on Art Instruction)
Eric Sloane
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 048645102X

Book Description

One of the first books of its kind, Sloane's "talk on clouds" does much more than teach you how to draw. Before the sketching even begins, he describes different types of "cloudscapes" and offers homespun techniques that help add texture and realism to cloud illustrations. Includes 110 black-and-white illustrations.

Little Cloud: A Draw-with-Chalk Book (The World of Eric Carle)

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Little Cloud: A Draw-with-Chalk Book (The World of Eric Carle)
Eric Carle
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0448444186
Release Date: 2006-10-05

Book Description

Little Cloud likes to make himself into different shapes—animals and trees and even a clown! Children will love to use their imaginations to draw what they see in the clouds on the sky-colored chalkboard surfaces of every page of this fantastically imaginative book. Comes with three pieces of chalk and an eraser!

How to Draw Flowers And Trees (Doodle Books)

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How to Draw Flowers And Trees (Doodle Books)
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Manufacturer: Child's World
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Binding: Library Binding

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The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook: Learn About Nature and How to Draw It

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An ideal self-teaching guide

The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook: Learn About Nature and How to Draw It
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Manufacturer: Storytime Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 097549421X

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An ideal self-teaching guide .......2007-02-04

The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook: Learn About Nature & How to Draw It! is a simple, step-by-step guide for young people to sketching animals. Each two-page spread covers an animal and offers guidelines for drawing it in pencil, as well as some basic facts about the creature's life cycle. Reducing a profile to its simplest shapes, basic shading, and detail work are covered, with each step illustrated in black-and-white in a separate sample sketch. From loons and turtles to wolves and bears, The Wonders of Nature Sketchbook is an ideal self-teaching guide especially recommended for budding young artists.

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You Can Draw Dinosaurs
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Book Description

All ages. This is one in a series of easy drawing books. Learn how to draw brachiosaurus, tyrannosaurus, triceratops and many more dinosaurs. Basic drawing techniques and information about dinosaurs included.

Pencil, Paper, Draw!: Cars & Trucks (Pencil, Paper, Draw!)

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Pencil, Paper, Draw!: Cars & Trucks (Pencil, Paper, Draw!)
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Here’s a great topic to drive kids to pen and paper! Featuring not only cars but buses, motorcycles, and pick-up trucks, it’s got a parking lot’s worth of vehicles for children to draw.

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Draw Nature (Draw Books)
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How To Draw Things In Nature (The Scribbles Institute)

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How To Draw Things In Nature (The Scribbles Institute)
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