Electives C

Broaden your children's education and help them explore new interests, become well-rounded, and discover their gifts through Sonlight's electives.

Includes the following three titles:

How Artists See Feelings
Carroll. An engaging, conversational book with 17 famous paintings, lots of thought-provoking discussion questions and imaginative activities. From a stone sculpture of a boy so happy you can almost hear his laughter, to a scared person's world painted with wavy lines, the author shows how artists communicate the feelings of joy, sadness, fear and love. Hb, illus.

How Artists See the Elements
Carroll. How Artists See is an interactive, inquiry-based book series designed to "teach children about the world by looking at art and art by looking at the world." Guiding children through 15 different famous paintings the author helps them see both the beauty and danger in the elements of earth, fire, wind and water and demonstrates how artists evoke feeling through their technique. Hb, illus.

Classical Kids Collection
Through imaginative stories and carefully selected background pieces from the composers, this internationally-acclaimed, best-selling series of CDs brings some of the worlds great classical composers and their music "to life"—in a way that engages the minds and hearts of young people (and older ones, too!). Includes four recordings: Mr. Bach Comes to Call, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery, and Mozart's Magic Fantasy.