What Is a Sculpture?

Written by Diane Borsato · Illustrated by Laura Carlin

Is a building a sculpture? What about an ice cream cone?

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64 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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Bookroo's summary

A visual artist invites readers to look at the world like a gallery, asking what makes something a sculpture: statues, buildings, everyday objects and more. Along the way it shows how art is all around us and offers ideas for making sculptures of your own.

From the publisher

TWO STARRED REVIEWS! - Learn how art and sculpture are all around us in this captivating, gallery-like picture book for kids and curious humans ages 8 and up. For fans of Elizabeth Haidle's Drawing Is . . . and the books of Hervé Tullet. Is a statue a sculpture? Is a building a sculpture? How about my ice cream cone? What is a sculpture? And . . . how can YOU make one? Join acclaimed visual artists Diane Borsato and Laura Carlin on a creative adventure through a gallery of wonderful, wobbly sculptures inspired by famous artworks from around the world. Sculptures like a bronze spider as a big as a house, a tree fluttering with wishes, an arch made of river stones, a portrait made entirely of chocolate and so many more. This irresistible book will inspire kids to look closer -- and build things, bake things, stack things, collect things, wrap things and even ride things -- in ways you'd never expect. Includes back matter with titles, credits, descriptions and sources.

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