Katie and the Bathers

Katie and the Bathers
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2015-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408338017

Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure! On a hot, sunny day, a painting of some bathers in a cool river proves too tempting for Katie, and so she dives straight into the picture! But Katie doesn't just cause a splash - she causes a flood! Paddling with new friends might be fun, but how will Katie stop the water pouring into the gallery? 'A wonderful way to engage children with art. A brilliant combination of education and storytelling' - Parents in Touch (Katie's Picture Show) This first introduction to Pointillism features five great masterpieces: Bathers at Asnieres, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and Port of Honfleur by Georges Seurat, Woman Hanging up the Washing by Camille Pissarro and Portrait of Felix Feneon by Paul Signac. Classic picture book character, Katie, has been delighting children for over 25 years. Why not collect all 13 titles in the series? Katie's Picture Show Katie and the Impressionists Katie and the Mona Lisa Katie and the Sunflowers Katie and the British Artists Katie and the Waterlily Pond Katie and the Starry Night Katie and the Spanish Princess Katie in London Katie's London Christmas Katie in Scotland Katie and the Dinosaurs

Katie and the British Artists

Katie and the British Artists
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Orchard Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781408331903

Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure! Katie can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery will be an inspiration, as the characters in five famous paintings come to life! Will she be an explorer, a train driver, a horse rider or an artist . . . ? 'A wonderful way to engage children with art. A brilliant combination of education and storytelling' - Parents in Touch (Katie's Picture Show) This art adventure features five famous British paintings:The Cornfield by Constable, Rain, Steam and Speed and The Fighting Temeraire by Turner, Whistlejacket by Stubbs, and The Painter's Daughters Chasing a Butterfly by Gainsborough. Classic picture book character, Katie, has been delighting children for over 25 years. Why not collect all 13 titles in the series? Katie's Picture Show Katie and the Impressionists Katie and the Mona Lisa Katie and the Sunflowers Katie and the Waterlily Pond Katie and the Starry Night Katie and the Spanish Princess Katie and the Bathers Katie in London Katie's London Christmas Katie in Scotland Katie and the Dinosaurs

Katie and the Mona Lisa

Katie and the Mona Lisa
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999
Genre: Art appreciation
ISBN: 053130177X

While visiting the art museum, Katie has an adventure stepping in and out of five paintings by van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne. Includes information about postimpressionism and the particular paintings and artists in the story.

Katie's Picture Show

Katie's Picture Show
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408337258

Katie's Picture Show was originally published in 1989 and has captured the imagination and hearts of budding art lovers for a quarter of a century. Now, Orchard Books proudly presents this new edition to celebrate this classic story's 25th birthday. Completely reillustrated throughout, and with a beautiful new cover look, this book will enchant Katie fans, new and old. My daughter was entranced. She demanded endless readings - The Times Join Katie as she visits the gallery for the first time with Grandma and discovers that art is wonderfully exciting, especially when five famous paintings come alive for her! Join the ever-curious Katie as she discovers that art can be fantastic fun - particularly when you step into the world inside the frame . . . The five masterpieces featured are: The Hay Wain by John Constable Madame Moitessier Seated by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Les Parapluies by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Tropical Storm With a Tiger by Henri Rousseau Dynamic Suprematism by Kasimir Malevich

Katie and the Waterlily Pond

Katie and the Waterlily Pond
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Orchard Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-07-12
Genre: Art appreciation
ISBN: 9781408304648

Can Katie capture the magic of the Monet masterpieces? There's an art competition at the gallery and Katie is desperate to win. All she has to do is paint a picture in the style of Claude Monet. Surely Katie can manage that ... can't she?

Katie and the Sunflowers

Katie and the Sunflowers
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2000
Genre: Art appreciation
ISBN: 053130325X

Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" is world renowned, but only Katie--a young museum goer with an amazing ability to step into paintings--would think of it as a good source of seeds for her garden. Full color.

Katie and the Dinosaurs

Katie and the Dinosaurs
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2014-10-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1408337304

A visit to the Natural History Museum turns into an adventure for Katie when she steps back in time to the world of the dinosaurs! Katie helps a baby dinosaur find his family, rides on the back of a Brontosaurus, and has a picnic with a Triceratops! But just what will she feed a very hungry and fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex? James has been delighting children with his Katie stories for a quarter of a century. As part of the 25th birthday celebrations, we will be reissuing the whole series with an exciting new cover look.

White Bones

White Bones
Author: Graham Masterton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2013-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1781852170

READ THE THRILLER THAT LAUNCHED THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING SERIES Eleven bodies. One grave. On a wet, windswept morning, a field on a desolate farm gives up the dismembered bones of eleven women. They have been buried there since 1915, their skeletons bearing the marks of a meticulous butcher. Then a young woman goes missing. When her remains are found soon after, police are horrified to discover the bones were carefully stripped before being arranged in an arcane pattern. With the crimes of the past echoing in the present, DS Katie Maguire must solve a decades-old murder steeped in ancient legend before this terrifying killer strikes again... Perfect for fans of Peter James, CJ Tudor and Chris Carter, White Bones is part of the darkly original million-copy-bestselling DS Katie Maguire thriller series, which can be read in any order. 'One of this country's most exciting crime novelists.' Daily Mail Also in the DS KATIE MAGUIRE series #1 White Bones #2 Broken Angels #3 Red Light #4 Taken for Dead #5 Blood Sisters #6 Buried #7 Living Death #8 Dead Girls Dancing #9 Dead Men Whistling #10 Begging to Die #11 The Last Drop of Blood # 12 Pay Back the Devil Why readers love Katie Maguire... 'A tough and gritty thriller.' Irish Independent 'A natural storyteller.' New York Journal of Books 'Any fan of mysteries should grab this book.' Irish Examiner 'Books in this series and they never fail to entertain.' Reader review ***** 'A fierce read with a plot that feels topical.' Reader review ***** 'Devastatingly brilliant...Brilliant, exhilarating writing.' Reader review **** 'Riveted from start to finish.' Reader review **** 'A first class detection novel.' Reader review **** 'Amazing, the man is a genius.' Reader review ****

Katie's Sunday Afternoon

Katie's Sunday Afternoon
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Art appreciation
ISBN: 9781415588338

On a hot day, Katie and her grandmother visit the art museum, where Katie climbs into the paintings of pointillist artists Seurat, Pisarro, and Signac. Includes information about pointillism.

Katie Meets the Impressionists

Katie Meets the Impressionists
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780531301517

While visiting the art museum with her grandmother, Katie has a fantastic adventure going into and becoming part of the pictures she sees.