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Read about the incredible life of Walt Disney in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series. Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and...

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one...

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the...

¿Sabías que Leonardo da Vinci, además de ser el pintor de la famosísima Mona Lisa, fue un increíble inventor que revolucionó el mundo? El pequeño Leo pasó su infancia en lo que hoy es Italia, viviendo aventuras extraordinarias con su tío Checco y alimentando, poco a poco, la llama de la curiosidad que ardía dentro de él. Gracias a su talento, es aceptado en el taller del maestro Verrocchio, en Florencia, para estudiar pintura… ¡emprendiendo así el camino que lo llevaría a la corte del rey de Francia!

A lively, colorful picture book biography detailing the life of one of children’s literature’s most celebrated and decorated authors, complete with extensive backmatter. Before famed author/illustrator Leo Lionni was anything--a Caldecott medalist, an artist, a graphic designer--he was a boy...

Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages, sculptures out of everyday objects, and beautiful ceramic plates. True...

Young Pauline Baynes lives in India, a land of towering mountains, sparkling lakes, and bright flowers. She even has a pet monkey that joins her for tea. Then her life takes a turn, and Pauline is sent to dreary England. Books bring light and color to her world, so she sets out to paint the stories she loves. Years later, two iconic authors see her paintings and know she’s the illustrator for their stories—of fire-breathing dragons, towering giants, a golden lion, and four brave children.

In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education, and spent his childhood days in his father's shop where he developed the curiosity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch, and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands. The blind artist's story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities.

Podcast educativo para niños en el que viajamos en el tiempo hasta el año 1656 para visitar el Siglo de Oro español y conocer a uno de los mejores pintores de la historia: Diego Velázquez. En este episodio nos adentraremos en los secretos de Las Meninas, una obra inmensa donde él mismo se pintó para reivindicar que los artistas no son simples artesanos, sino creadores. Un viaje inspirador para aprender a encontrar la belleza en lo cotidiano y mirar a los demás con respeto.

Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Renaissance Italy, more than 500 years ago, to meet one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in Florence to discover how one man could be a painter, inventor, anatomist, and architect all at the same time. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci and was a self-taught child who learned by observing nature, from the flight of birds to the flow of water.

Podcast educativo para niños en el que viajamos a la Italia del Renacimiento, hace más de 500 años, para conocer a una de las mentes más brillantes de la historia: Leonardo da Vinci. En este episodio de "La Historia tiene voz" aterrizaremos en Florencia para descubrir cómo un solo hombre pudo ser pintor, inventor, anatomista y arquitecto al mismo tiempo. Leonardo nació en 1452 en la villa de Vinci y fue un niño autodidacta que aprendió observando la naturaleza: desde el vuelo de los pájaros hasta el fluir del agua.

An educational podcast for children in which we travel back in time to 1656 to visit the Spanish Golden Age and meet one of the greatest painters in Spanish history: Diego Velázquez. In this episode of "History Has a Voice," we will land in the court of Madrid to talk to the creator of "Las Meninas." Velázquez was born in Seville in 1599 and began training in the art of painting at the age of 11.

Theresa Bernstein discovered her love for art at age seven when she drew her first portrait. As a teenager, her photographic memory and sketching skills earned her recognition in art school. After moving to New York, Theresa faced sexism in the art world but persevered. Using the name "T. Bernstein" to hide her gender, she gained attention for her work.

‘You could become the greatest living painter. Your paintings would be treasured for ever.’ Those were the words Lilias Trotter heard from John Ruskin, one of the world’s most established art critics. She had to make a choice between her talent and her calling. Both were gifts from God. In...

A picture book biography of beloved Chinese American photographer Corky Lee, written by APALA-award winner Julie Leung. In the 1960s, young Chinese American Corky Lee flips through an encyclopedia and learns about the Transcontinental Railroad and the Chinese migrant workers who helped build it...

In the mid-nineteenth century, most women who weren’t raising families became teachers or nurses. But Clara Driscoll longed to be an artist, drawing inspiration from nature: from every flower, weed, dragonfly, and even cobweb, on her family’s farm. In 1888, Clara was hired at the renowned Tiffany Glass Company, where Mr. Louis Comfort Tiffany was known for creating gorgeous stained-glass windows for churches, theaters, and libraries. Impressed by her talent at choosing and cutting glass, Mr. Tiffany eventually put Clara in charge of her own staff of 35 women designers.

Florence, 1469, en pleine Renaissance. Mais qui est donc cet apprenti qui ne tient pas en place dans l'atelier d'Andrea Verrochio ? C'est Léonard de Vinci, peintre précoce, qui bientôt surpassera son maître. Léonard se passionne aussi pour la sculpture, l'ingénierie... Il peint des chefs-d'oeuvre, comme la Joconde, et invente des machines incroyables. Ce touche-à-tout que les puissants d'Europe se disputent, gardera jusqu'à la fin un esprit libre, une curiosité insatiable et une inventivité hors du commun qui en font l'un des génies les plus brillants de notre Histoire.

Die Kunst zu leben. Frida Kahlo war eine der inspirierendsten Frauen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Eigentlich wollte die Mexikanerin Ärztin werden, doch es kam ganz anders. Feinfühlig und detailreich erzählt Christine Schulz-Reiss, wie Frida zur Malerei fand, von ihrem Leben und Leiden, ihrem politischen Engagement und ihren Erfolgen. Sie lebte mit unvergleichbarer Willenskraft und schuf Kunst mit einer strahlenden Wirkmacht. Mit ihren surrealistischen Bildern und Selbstporträts hat Frida Kahlo heute einen herausragenden Platz in der Kunstgeschichte.

Stan Lee is one of the most influential people in the comic book world. The memorable heroes he created, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, and Daredevil, helped build Marvel Comics into the publishing powerhouse we know today.

There are many forms of art, and all of them have changed over time. In literature, dance, and fine arts, artists and writers have shared Black life, culture, and history. Many of them have broken barriers and inspired future generations. Celebrate the artists and writers who have excelled in the past and present, including author Jason Reynolds, dancer Misty Copeland, artist Kehinde Wiley, and poet Nikki Giovanni.