This article presents a multimedia painting lesson based on chickens and their habitats. It describes how the author launched this lesson. Before launching this lesson, the author's third-grade students practice techniques for using tempera paint along with a variety of tools for printmaking. They have knowledge of primary and secondary colors,…

Whether one views art as a cultural record, a political or religious instrument, a celebration of form and color, or an instinctual force, it is a given that sharing diverse expressions of creativity with children plants fresh understandings and pathways for their own questions and drives. It is impossible to do justice to the many outstanding…

Describes the "Once Upon a Page" exhibition that is touring museums and galleries across the United States and is presented by the Meridian International Center. Explains that the exhibition is organized from the Mazza Collection of the University of Findlay that contains more than 1,000 examples of book illustrations. (CMK)