Be a Creative Changemaker: A Kids' Art Activity Book (Creative Changemakers)

by Paula Liz (Author) Bambi Ramsey (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

Celebrate the lives and work of 25 amazing artists from around the world!

Get to know their stories, and then make your own creations inspired by their art. Although you may not recognize all of their names, the artists featured in Be a Creative Changemaker: A Kids' Art Activity Book transformed history and paved the way for others. Discover their unique stories through colorful illustrations and biographies before getting creative with hands-on art activities based on their artwork.

  • Gu Kaizhi (b. 344, China): Tell a story through scroll painting.
  • Luisa Ignacia Roldán (b. 1652, Spain): Construct a sculpture of a historical figure. 
  • Jamini Roy (b. 1887, present-day India): Paint an animal motif.
  • Emily Kame Kngwarreye (b. 1910, Australia): Use batik to create a design on fabric. 
  • Lygia Clark (b. 1920, Brazil): Make a movable sculpture.
  • Kenojuak Ashevak (b. 1927, Canada): Print a colorful series of creatures.
  • Bodys Isek Kingelez (b. 1948, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo): Build a cardboard utopian city.

This book will help you see art from new perspectives and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for artists worldwide. Spend hours developing your artistic skills while envisioning and expressing creative ideas inspired by these marvelous makers!

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Review quotes

Be a Creative Changemaker is full of unique and inspiring art techniques, each paired with a fascinating art history lesson and beautiful illustrations. The techniques are based on 25 artists from around the world, almost all of whom have been left out of art history for kids. I love how the author highlights the way these artists pushed the boundaries of their time and then offers simple instructions for fairly complicated art techniques. I'm so inspired by the projects in this book that I'm going to do some alongside my kids!—Megan Schiller, founder of The Art Pantry and author of The Art Playroom
Paula Liz

Paula Liz is an artist, activist, educator, and author. She was born in Puerto Rico and attended the Maryland Institute of Art, receiving a BFA in Painting and an MAT in Art Education. She has taught K-12 art in New York; Texas; Washington, DC; and Maryland, where she was named Art Educator of the Year in 2022. Her passion for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the center of her lessons and expand beyond the classroom. Learn more at paulalizart.com.

Bambi Ramsey is an illustrator, artist, and pattern designer living in Northern California with her family, two dogs, and two rabbits. She works in multimedia, mostly with pen and ink, gouache, watercolor, and graphite and loves to mix it all together with digital techniques. When Bambi is not drawing, you can find her creating costumes, growing tomatoes, hunting for treasures in antique and thrift stores, or backpacking in the Trinity Alps.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780760378021
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Rockport Publishers
Publication date
January 16, 2024
Series
Creative Changemakers
BISAC categories
JNF007010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Art
JNF006040 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art | History
JNF015000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Crafts & Hobbies | General
Library of Congress categories
Artists
Art
Creative activities and seat work

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