Art Concepts

". . .The books are clean and appear simple, yet the topics covered in each are complete. They're great unit studies." -- teacher In 1959, when Alaska joined...See more » ". . .The books are clean and appear simple, yet the topics covered in each are complete. They're great unit studies." -- teacher In 1959, when Alaska joined the United States, I created lessons for my class on the people, land, and animals of the Arctic. A study of the Arctic naturally led to a unit on the Antarctic. -- Marie Hablitzel Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1-8 I remember drawing the musk ox (Book 4) in 1963, when I was a student in my mother's class. As we worked on our pictures, she talked about the defensive position musk oxen take with predators. The herd forms a circle with their horns pointed outward, while their young and weak stand safely in the center of the circle. This unique defensive position protected the herds successfully until Europeans and Asians introduced guns to North America. Suddenly, the defense made musk oxen vulnerable, bringing the herds close to extinction. In the early 1900s, concerned people were able to create laws to ban the use of guns on musk oxen, which has helped increase their numbers. My mother's lesson covered nature, history, and social studies. It was fascinating and intriguing. --Kim Stitzer Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1-8See less »