Worth a Thousand Words -- April 8, 2014

Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood
A curious little owl decides to stay awake and see what things look like during the day!  Readers explore all the colors of the rainbow as the little owl sees the world in a new light.

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle
Rather than use realistic colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. The book includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.









Artists use SHAPE and COLOR!  We practiced our colors at craft time
by making these super-fabulous artist palettes.