Focus on the Fine Arts

Book List created by the Schaumburg Township District Library

ART – A Sampling of Materials

R 703 NEW New International Illustrated Encyclopedia of Art by Greystone Press . Vol. 1-24.
R 709 ENC Encyclopedia of Artists edited by Willam H.T. Vaugh. Vol. 1-6.
709 SAYRE, H. Cave Paintings to Picasso: the Inside Scoop on 50 Art Masterpieces by Henry Sayre.
R 709.73 BRI The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art.
704.9436 THOMSON, R. Places by Ruth Thomson.
709 MASON, A. In the Time of Warhol by Antony Mason.
743.4 THOMSON, R. Portraits by Ruth Thomson.
750 BLAKE, Q. Tell Me a Picture by Quentin Blake.
751.58 NILSEN, A. The Great Art Scandal by Anna Nilsen.
759 RACZKA, B. More Than Meets the Eye: Seeing Art with All Five Senses by Bob Raczka.
759.4 GREEN, J. Vincent Van Gogh by Jen Green.
759.4 HODGE, S. Claude Monet by Susie Hodge.
759.6 ANDERSON, R. Salvador Dali by Robert Anderson.

DANCE – A Sampling of Materials

R 792.8 SIM The Simon and Schuster Book of the Ballet: a Complete Reference Guide, 1581 to the Present.
R 793.303 CHU The Dance Encyclopedia compiled and edited by Anatole Chujoy.
331.129 REEVES, D. Career Ideas for Kids Who Like Music and Dance by Diane Lindsey Reeves.
792.3 MAU World Dances by Tracy M. Maurer.
792.8 FON A Dancer’s World: an Introduction for Parents and Students by Margot Fonteyn.
792.8 GRAU, A. Dance by Andree Grau.
EASY 792.8 ISADORA, R. On Your Toes: a Ballet ABC by Rachel Isadora.
EASY 793.3 ANCONA, G. Let’s Dance! by George Ancona.
793.3 MED Dance by Angela Shelf Medearis.

MUSIC – A Sampling of Materials

R 780 ARD Music, an Illustrated Encyclopedia by Neil Ardley.
R 780.9 HUR The Oxford Junior Companion to Music 2nd Edition by Michael Hurd.
725 LER Places of Musical Fame by Sharon Lerner.
780.9 HAS Black Music in America: a History Through Its People by James Haskins.
781.1 ARD A Young Person’s Guide to Music by Neil Ardley.
781.17 SOU Listening to Music by Chris de Sousa.
781.643 DELL, P The Blues: Birth of an American Sound by Pamela Dell.
784.19 DEA Non-Western & Obsolete Instruments by Robert Dearling.
784.19 KALLEN, S. The Instruments of Music by Stuart A. Kallen.
784.2 GAN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Benjamin Britten’s Composition on CD narrated by Ben Kingsley by Anita Ganeri.
784.2 KOS The Story of the Incredible Orchestra: an Introduction to Musical Instruments and the Symphony Orchestra by Bruce Koscielniak.
784.5 PRE A Multicultural Portrait of America’s Music by David P. Press.
786 BLACKWOOD, A. Playing the Piano and Keyboards by Alan Blackwood.
787.2 HUNKA, A. Playing the Violin and Stringed Instruments by Alison Hunka.
788.3 WALTON, S. Playing the Flute, Recorder, and Other Woodwind by Simon Walton.

THEATER – A Sampling of Materials

R 372.6 SIERRA, J. Multicultural Folktales: for the Feltboard and Readers’ Theater by Judy Sierra.
R 808.2 BIG The Big Book of Large-Cast Plays: 27 One-Act Plays for Young Actors.
R 808.2 FRE Tadpole Tales and Other Totally Terrific Treats for Readers Theatre by Anthony D. Fredericks.
372.66 ALLEN, M. Fairy Tales Reader’s Theater: Develop Reading Fluency and Text Comprehension Skills by Margaret Allen.
372.66 BAN On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids by Lisa Bany-Winters.
372.66 HULTS, A. American History Reader’s Theater: Develop Reading Fluency and Text Comprehension Skills by Alaska Hults.
792 ELGIN, K. Theater and Entertainment by Kathy Elgin.
808.2 BAU Presenting Reader’s Theater: Plays and Poems to Read Aloud by Caroline Feller Bauer.
808.2 PLA Plays From Favorite Folk Tales: 25 One-Act Dramatizations of Stories Children Love edited by Sylvia E. Kamerman.
808.2 SHE Stories on Stage: Scripts for Reader’s Theater by Aaron Shepard.
808.82 RODDY, R. Minute Monologues for Kids by Ruth Mae Roddy.
812.54 BARCHERS, S. From Atalanta to Zeus: Readers Theatre from Greek Mythology by Suzanne I. Barchers.
822.33 BURDETT, L. Much Ado about Nothing for Kids by Lois Burdett.
822.33 NEL Starting with Shakespeare: Successfully Introducing Shakespeare to Children by Pauline Nelson.