Books in Full Steam Ahead!: Arts in Action series

Do you play an instrument? Read about the different families of musical instruments and discover what makes each family unique.

Read about the ways painters, musicians, and dancers are able to tell stories in art and make the viewer feel a certain way.

Read all about primary colors, and how they mix together to make secondary colors.

Art you can look at and enjoy, such as a painting, is made by combining five basic parts: line, color, shape, space, and texture. Read about how the parts work together to create a great variety of interesting art!

Children will enjoy reading that art can be made from any kind of material, even unusual things such as trash or old bicycle parts.

Do you play an instrument? Read about the different families of musical instruments and discover what makes each family unique.

Read all about primary colors, and how they mix together to make secondary colors.

Different art forms require different kinds of tools. Read about the tools different artists use, such as brushes for painting, computers for digital art, and instruments for music. connect core arts concepts to other STEAM topics.

Do you have a favorite comic-strip character? Read about how art combines with a story or joke to create a comic strip, as well as what steps artists follow to make a comic.

Do you have a favorite comic-strip character? Read about how art combines with a story or joke to create a comic strip, as well as what steps artists follow to make a comic.

From painting murals to playing in orchestras, artists around the world often combine their ideas and talents together to make art in many different forms. Read about how working together helps create beautiful and unique art!

Different art forms require different kinds of tools. Read about the tools different artists use, such as brushes for painting, computers for digital art, and instruments for music. connect core arts concepts to other STEAM topics.