Learning About World War I and World War II with Arts & Crafts


Book Description

World War I and World War II both had a huge impact on the modern world. Readers explore the history of these wars in a very creative way—through making crafts inspired by these events in American history. Readers learn about different styles of warfare as they make their own periscopes, and they learn about the role the United States played in each conflict as they make their own war posters. These projects are accompanied by enlightening text, including helpful sidebars and fact boxes. Photographs from this period in history engage readers with each turn of the page.




GREAT WORLD WAR II PROJECTS


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From spy maps and victory banners to spotter planes and ration cakes, Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself brings one of the most defining periods of American and world history to life through hands-on building projects and activities. Detailed step-by-step instructions for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia about the real-life models. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life at home and on the front lines during America's war years.




World War I and American Art


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-World War I and American Art provides an unprecedented look at the ways in which American artists reacted to the war. Artists took a leading role in chronicling the war, crafting images that influenced public opinion, supported mobilization efforts, and helped to shape how the war's appalling human toll was memorialized. The book brings together paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, posters, and ephemera, spanning the diverse visual culture of the period to tell the story of a crucial turning point in the history of American art---




World War I and the Visual Arts


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Published on the occasion of the centenary of World War I, this Bulletin, which accompanies the related exhibition “World War I and the Visual Arts,” on view at The Met until January 7, 2018, explores the myriad and often contradictory ways in which artists responded to the world’s first modern war. Drawn primarily from The Met’s collection of works on paper and supplemented with loans from private collections, both presentations move chronologically from the initial mobilization in early August 1914 to the tumultuous decade that followed the armistice of November 1918. Ranging from expressions of bellicose enthusiasm to sentiments of regret, grief, and anger, the selected works—from prints, photographs, and drawings to propaganda posters, postcards, and commemorative medals—powerfully evoke the conflicting emotions of this complex period. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}




Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book


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Contains over 100 digitally-produced outline maps for regions of the world, many individual countries, and all the states of the United States.




The Art of Gaman


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"A photographic collection of arts and crafts made in the Japanese American internment camps during World War II, along with a historical overview of the camps"--Provided by publisher.







Layers of Learning Unit 4-11


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Layers of Learning Unit 4-11 begins with the history of WWII. We include the Miracle at Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, Bataan Peninsula, the home front, rationing, D-day, Battle of the Bulge, the Pacific Theater, the Holocaust, and more. Next in geography learn about symbols and landmarks of the United States including the flag, the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, sights of the National Mall, the bald eagle, Uncle Sam, and more. Then in science learn about the chemistry of air and water. We cover the composition of the air, that air is needed to burn, the weight of air, water as a solvent, polarity of water, freezing properties of water and more. Finally in art learn about war art from famous paintings to poster propaganda, and patriotism. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, and lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages. Sidebars include a bunch more ideas including Additional Layers, Fabulous Facts, On The Web, Writer's Workshop, Famous Folks, and Teaching Tips. Printable maps and worksheets are included at the end of each unit and may be printed as often as needed for your family or class.




The Art of War


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Examines various aspects of World War II, focusing on how the U.S. and other countries used posters to encourage support of the war effort.