Are they the only animals on earth, apart from human beings, that can create. Arnold sticks with her initial comparison between kidsasartists and elephants asartists all the way through, and the most successful spreads are those that perfectly juxtapose the two such as the facing photos of a tangle of child hands and a tangle of elephant trunks. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Aug 03, 20 i do not own the rights to this book, it belongs to mcgraw hill companies. Snopes tackled this toogoodtobetrue question in detail. Videos of artistic elephants keep popping up, but is there more to this than meets the eye. Nov 03, 2005 conceptually, this is a cool book on an unusual topic. Arnold recounts, in alternating text and photographs, the basics of teaching art to children and elephants. On wednesday, he gets inspiration to try harder in a most unexpected place. Elephant forced to paint at the maesa elephant camp chiang mai, thailand duration. Elephants can paint too picture book, elephant, childrens books. The book is filled with pictures painted by both animals and children. This book shows that people are like animals specifically animals, too. Between the lions is designed to open up a world of literature and learning for 47 yearold children.
Her students are elephants, and their paintings reveal their eye for color and their. When our list has 20 people who want one, well get a new supply. Written and illustrated by katya arnold anne schwartzatheneum books for young readers. This riotously funny and provocative book offers valuable lessons about wildlife conservation in thailand, as well as startling revelations about the nature of art itself.
I think this book is good to use to show children that people and animals arent all that different. But elephants in the wild travel far distances for water. She gives many facts about an elephant but most importantly that they can be taught how to paint to. I do not own the rights to this book, it belongs to mcgraw hill companies. Aug 30, 2005 they eat three hundred pounds of food a day. The clip compares the art done by elephants with art done by real kids in thailand. Art teacher arnold, together with her artist husband, embarked on a project to support the diminishing number of asian elephants. Anne schwartz books arnold, katya, arnold, katya on. It tells the true story of elephants trained to make paintings. They range throughout subsaharan africa and the rain forests of central and west africa. Young elephants, old elephants, tall elephants, fat elephants and thin elephants.
Can they really paint pictures of flowers, trees and even other elephants. They like to eat cookies and hang out with their friends. Giant mammals informational nonfiction, 198 words, level h grade 1, lexile 480l multilevel book also available in levels r and y the largest of all land animals, elephants are amazing. Kids wings activities for elephants can paint, too by katya. Piggie suggests him to just try so he starts to learn dancing from her. The elephants artwork is displayed throughout the book in a way that is very inviting to the reader. Elephants can paint too is a great non fiction book that shows kids paintings done by animals as well as provides students with different facts about elephants.
We read the bookwatched the ebook version from between the lions and then watched a youtube playlist of animals painting. Traveling to thailand, india and cambodia, they trained 30 elephants to paint and. I would use this book in the classroom as more of an informational book on animals and what they can do. In this true story youll learn about an amazing class of elephants. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Meet third grader yesi kantu who loves everyones art work, except his own. Aug 30, 2005 elephants can paint too is a great non fiction book that shows kids paintings done by animals as well as provides students with different facts about elephants. Elephants can paint, too katya arnold learn about elephants and how they can paint just like human children in this true story of how katya arnold teaches painting to kids in brooklyn and asian elephants in thailand. Snopes tackled this too goodtobetrue question in detail. After the last copy is sold, we will offer reading seeds on cd.
When elephants paint is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs, including actual elephant paintings. Katya teaching children how to paint in school and elephants how to paint in the jungles of asia. Katya arnold is the author of elephants can paint too. Mar 30, 2006 elephants must surely be almost human in intelligence if they can paint pictures of flowers and trees in this way. This is a wonderful book for parents to read to young children. But their very loving and can form a bond over you.
In this true story youll learn about an amazing class of elephants that are taught to become artists by an amazing teacher. Traveling to thailand, india and cambodia, they trained 30 elephants to paint and supplied their keepers with materials and ideas to keep the project in place. Kids wings activities for elephants can paint, too by katya arnold. Ages 3 to 7 this is a wonderful book for parents to read to. Her students are elephants, and their paintings reveal their eye for color and their enthusiasm for expression. I knew lorelei would love it, and i knew ben would love it. This video segment from between the lions is based on an edited version of the published book elephants can paint too. Please email us saying you would like to have reading seeds on cd. What the audience overlooks are the actions of the mahouts as their animals are. While the paint brush might not bite we cant imagine it is a.
Atheneum books for young readers year of publication. The pictures of elephants make the story more real and can help kids gain a better understanding. Everyone can paint, everyone paints differently, and at the end of painting you need to go wash your hands. Anne schwartz books by katya arnold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the wild elephants will avoid acacia trees because these trees house ants that might crawl into the elephants trunk and bite. Some elephants drag the paint on the paper, others dab, some paint for a.
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