Keesia and Henri Matisse have the same birthday--New Year's Eve That's why she picks him for her artist report. She finds out that over his long career Matisse made paintings, sculpture, books, costumes, and her favorite--his cut-outs, or what Matisse called "drawing with scissors." The report is filled with about 20 of Matisse's masterpieces as well as artwork that Keesia has created in his "style" (cut-out leaves, drawings through windows, fauvist animals). As she follows Matisse through his life she discovers why he is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
Keesia and Henri Matisse have the same birthday--New Year's Eve That's why she picks him for her artist report. She finds out that over his long care...
Out on the playground, kids are skipping rope and making trades. In the library, they re whispering, fi dgeting, and giggling. In the classroom, they re learning their lessons....or spinning tales about why they haven t turned in their homework. Throughout this collection of nineteen poems ideal for reading aloud in pairs, but just as much fun with one or many words, pictures, and voices erupt in an irresistible invitation to join an exhilarating ride around school. So hop on the bus The pencils are tapping, the clock is ticking, and reports are due...tomorrow?"
Out on the playground, kids are skipping rope and making trades. In the library, they re whispering, fi dgeting, and giggling. In the classroom, they ...
This clever celebration of words and their meanings features a strong cowgirl who wrangles words alongside cattle. Lexie is the best wrangler west of the Mississippi--word wrangler, that is. She watches over baby letters while they grow into words and ties shorter words together into longer ones; she herds words into sentences, hitches sentences together, and pens them all in to tell a story. But lately, something seems off at the ranch. First the d goes missing from her bandana, leaving her with a banana to tie around her neck, and soon afterward every...
This clever celebration of words and their meanings features a strong cowgirl who wrangles words alongside cattle. Lexie is the best wrangler wes...