No One Saw

Ordinary Things through the Eyes of an Artist

From the Series Bob Raczka's Art Adventures

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

With a simple, rhyming text and beautifully reproduced paintings, No One Saw explores modern art. Each painting highlights the way in which the artist looked at the world in his or her own way. One look at the oversized details of her calla lilies convinces us hat no one saw flowers like Georgia O’Keeffe. A city becomes art when looked at by Kandinsky. And Miró shows us the flight of a bird like we’ve never seen it before. The message is a clear one: no two people see the world in exactly the same way. There is beauty waiting to be seen and shared by you, so be creative and, more important, be yourself!

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Browseable Nonfiction
Copyright 2002
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2002-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF006060, JNF006070
Dewey 759.06
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10
Guided Reading Level P
Features Awards, Reviewed, and Source notes

Author: Bob Raczka

Author of the art appreciation series, Bob Raczka's Art Adventures, Bob Raczka studied both art and advertising in college. He has worked as an advertising writer for 30+ years, and has published more than 30 children's books. His work has received multiple awards including the Claudia Lewis Award for his first poetry book, Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor for Niko Draws a Feeling. Bob and his wife Amy have three grown children, Robert, Carl and Emma, plus two dogs, Penny and Pippa. He is based in Illinois.

Awards

  • ILA Children's and Young Adult's Book Award Notable, Runner-up, 2002
  • ILA Teacher's Choices, Winner, 2002

Reviews

Library Talk

“This picture book has some beautiful full-color reproductions of paintings. . . Reference features include a list of paintings, and brief biographical notes for all the contributing artists. An art teacher would find this a useful book for introducing artists and their work to a primary audience. Recommended.”
Library Talk

The Horn Book Guide

“Handsome reproductions of sixteen famous paintings, set against complementary backgrounds, reflect their creators’ unique viewpoints, while a gentle rhyming text comments on the masterpieces. The selections serve the impressionist through modern works well and conclude that ‘nobody sees the world like you.’”
The Horn Book Guide