The 2015 Summer Reading theme was Every Hero Has a Story. At the Chester County Library the youth services department chose to focus on biographies and real heroes. We decided to focus the Infomaniacs program on artists and different styles of artwork. This was the schedule for the summer.
Week 1- O'Keeffe's Story
Week 2 - Kandinsky's Story
Week 3 - Warhol's Story
Week 4 - Mondrian's Story
Week 5 - Calder's Story
Week 6 - Monet's Story
Week 7 - Graphic Novels tell a story
Here are some resources used during this program.
Hey Kids, Meet Wassily Kandinsky
Graphic Novel Template
Tree Sculpture Instructions
Here are a few books that may work for your program.
Georgia's Bones
The Noisy Paint Box
Fabulous! A Portrait of Andy Warhol
Sandy's Circus
Art Panels, BAM! Speech Bubbles, POW! Writing your own graphic novel
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
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