The Cookie Stall (STEAM Stories Art) by Jonathan Litton

$15.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists | Series: STEAM Stories

Max and Suzy have baked some delicious cookies to sell, but no one is coming to their stall to buy any! Can the dynamic duo use their creativity to make their cookies more attractive and encourage people to visit their stall? Help them be creative with a range of materials, use your imagination, and exp eriment with different techniques and colors in this fun, interactive art story. STEAM Stories is a series of interactive picture books, each introducing a different STEAM topic: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Join dynamic duo Max and Suzy in these action-packed problem-solving adventures which introduce children to key STEAM concepts through a gripping, interactive story. A review section at the back of each book highlights the key topics, invites children to relate the story to their own experiences, and improves reading comprehension. This STEAM story introduces different concepts of art, including drawing, design, and mixing colors. Together with Max and Suzy, young learners will explore the wonders of art. ...Show more

Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids: Family-Friendly Projects for Exploring and Teaching Math, Science, History, and Culture Through Creative Building by John Miller; Chris Fornell Scott

$33.00 NZD

Category: Film, Media & Gaming

The Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids comes with a variety of creative exercises that explore the game's aspects and uses them to teach fun, educational lessons.An Amazon Best Kids' Books of 2016 pick Balancing your child's screen time can be difficult, especially when it comes to wildly popular, open- ended video games like Minecraft. Minecraft offers players an environment focused on exploration, imagination, and creation, but its nonlinear game structure can mean spending a lot of time in the game. You will start the book by brushing up on some common Minecraft language and examining each of the four game modes: survival, creative, adventure, and spectator. Then, you'll use this knowledge to venture off onto the six different quests that encourage child and adult participation. These "gamified" labs will allow your child to earn stickers and badges as rewards as they complete quests. You'll even learn how to screencast and narrate your own videos to share with family and friends The Unofficial Minecraft Lab for Kids provides a fun, educational gaming goals that you and your child can reach together ...Show more

Edouard Manet (In the Picture With...) by Iain Zaczek

$24.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists | Series: In the Picture with

This title looks at the life and works of Edouard Manet, including an examination of paintings such as Music in the Tuileries Gardens, Monet in his Floating Studio, Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass), A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, Gare Saint-Lazare, Portrait of Emile Zola and The Banks o f the Seine at Argenteuil. It looks at the techniques and colour palette that Manet used in these works, encouraging readers to look more closely at the interesting elements of each painting. It also includes a timeline of his life, information on museums and galleries where his work is currently displayed and a chance for readers to use what they have learned to make their own painting in the style of Edouard Manet. ...Show more

Art-tastic (HB) by Sarah Pepperle; Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

This Art-tastic activity book has some of the best art you'll ever see in Aotearoa New Zealand. And don't freak out, but you'll probably learn stuff too. By the time you've finished, you'll have your own artists' workbook full of artworks that will possibly make you famous at home (if not around the wo rld).  Bold, bright, daring and a little bit BANANAS, Art-tastic gets into the nitty gritty of how to look at, connect with and make art.  ...Show more

Stories of Famous Buildings by Stepanka Sekaninova

$28.00 NZD

Category: Design & Architecture

Offices built like baskets, super-tall towers, magnificent cathedrals, designer villas, suspension bridges - all these plus many more buildings, some very important, others just plain peculiar, await everyone who joins Philip the stork and his friend Leap the frog on their quest to crack the mysteries o f architecture. Will Philip find the inspiration he needs to build the best-ever nest for his beloved Helen, making up for his first (rather lopsided) attempt? He'll investigate all kinds of architecture - Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Art Nouveau, Functionalist. Take a seat between Philip's wings - the international adventure is about to begin! ...Show more

Street Art (EDGE) by Rita Storey

$23.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists | Series: Edge: Street

This is your chance to get the inside track on the hottest street scenes today. - Incredible installations - Hot video links - Inspirational photos - Star artists - Art styles Could you be a street art star of the future? EDGE Street Art is written specifically for readers who struggle with longer sente nces and paragraphs, but who want to find out more about this dynamic high-interest area. Perfect for readers aged 7 and up. ...Show more

Buildings, Bridges and Tunnels (It'll Never Work) by Jon Richards

$25.00 NZD

Category: Design & Architecture | Series: It'll Never Work

Have you ever wondered what made human beings want to reach for the skies by building higher and higher? And how they did it? Learn all about the the history of construction in It'll Never Work: Buildings, Bridges and Tunnels, a book that explores the medieval castles, underwater hotels, tunnels under t he sea and the successes and failures that have led to the building feats that we know today. ...Show more

Stories of Famous Artworks by Stepanka Sekaninova

$28.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists

Who's in the Picture? by Susie Brooks

$22.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists

This simple, engaging introduction to art combines superb reproductions of an imaginative selection of artworks by artists ranging from Rousseau and Seurat to Mondrian and Van Gogh. With beautifully pitched text supported by friendly cartoon-style illustrations, Who's in the Picture? invites young child ren to search for particular people or animals or other detail in the paintings displayed. Further questions encourage children to examine each artwork and to explain, very simply, what is happening in the pictures. ...Show more

Maori Art For Kids by Julie Noanoa & Norm Heke

$25.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists

This collection of 15 projects offers children aged 7 and over a range of unique Maori art experiences. Practical skills cover sculpture, photography, design, paint, mixed media, collage and more. Easy-to-follow instructions include illustrations of the steps involved, using everyday craft materials, re cycled and found objects. Examples of taonga (treasures) created by leading contemporary artists are shown alongside each project with a brief explanation of the object, its purpose and use in the past and present. While teaching as a museum/art gallery educator, the author had numerous requests from parents, teachers and educators over the years for ideas on how they could teach art and Maori culture to their children. These projects have been compiled in response to those requests, along with research and observation about how children connect with art. By engaging in these projects children will recognise that art takes many forms and can be enjoyed by everyone. This book will appeal to anyone looking for art activities that focus on Maori art and culture, and will suit both girls and boys. An emphasis on upcycling means that the ideas are accessible to the budget conscious without compromising on quality. Parents, grandparents, caregivers, primary school teachers, early childhood educators and community youth groups will find it a valuable resource. ...Show more

The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon

$23.00 NZD

Category: Design & Architecture

From straw huts to skyscrapers, palaces to arts centres, 'The Story of Buildings' takes us on a journey across continents and over centuries. Patrick Dillon selects 16 of the most iconic buildings from around the world including the Parthenon, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City, the Bauhaus, Crystal Palace, the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre, and tells the remarkable human story behind each of them. Stephen Biesty's detailed, intricate cross-sections allow us to see inside these incredible structures and appreciate the inspiration of their creators. ...Show more

Picasso (Biographic) by Natalia Price-Cabrera; Pablo Picasso

$23.00 NZD

Category: Art & Artists | Series: Biographic

Many people know that Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet, a pioneer of Modernism and Cubism whose works include Les Demoiselles D'Avignon. What, perhaps, they don't know is that his full name is 23 words long; that he painted 15 different versions of Les Femme s D'Algers, one of which sold in 2015 for $179 million; that doctors thought he was stillborn until his uncle blew cigar smoke into his face; and that he was interviewed by police over the theft of the Mona Lisa. Biographic: Picasso presents a modern study of his life and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the artist behind the pictures. ...Show more