pick4 ⭐ This was a fun book about a girl who tries to bring some color to her drab world, when a muralist shows her how to go big. They get everyone involved and brighten up their community. This is based on real events in San Deigo, California and the creation of the Urban Art Trail. This book is not a biography, or a non-fiction, but a gateway to learning more about art and how it can change a city.
Tomas Rivera Award
April 12th, 2016
This book is all about how art can be such a beautiful thing. A great lesson for this book would be to have students create a beautiful art piece that is special to them and allow them to showcase this in the hallway.
pickPublished - 2016
Authors /Illustration - Theresa Howell, Isabel Campoy
Award - Thomas Rivera Book Award
A cute and inspiring story about how little changes can turn in to major ones to create beautiful things around us. I really liked the message of this book and the story line. Perfect for inspiring all age readers to follow their dreams and take the leap of faith into something they are passionate about.
pickThis Tomás Rivera Award winning book would be a perfect add to any elementary classroom library! This book is about a young girl who helps inspire a grey & colorless neighborhood with her passion for art through bright cheerful paintings. This RF book is inspired by the story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego. In this story we learn how art can inspire, transform & bring together a community of people.
pickGenre:RF. Award: Tomas Rivera Book Award. Teaching strategy: RA. Such an amazing book about a young girl named Mira and how she saw the world as her canvas. She united her community and created a colorful art to transform a dark gray city. Website: http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2016/09/maybe-something-beautiful/. The activity is to create a mural for the class. #UCFSU19 UDL:5.2. EL: visual aids and team work.
Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López is a B, International Latino Book Award winner. It would make an excellent addition to any classroom library. The theme of this book is to find something beautiful in everything you see. Mira finds the beautiful in her neighborhood and paints beautiful murals with the help of her neighbors. This book would be best used as a RA.
pick“Maybe Something Beautiful” by F Isabel Compoy and Theres Howell, illustrated by Rafael Lopez, is a heartwarming NF picture book that would be perfect for S or IR. The story is about a little girl named, Mira, who one day decided to post a picture of sun she drew in a dark alley. Little did she know that even the smallest of artists, like herself, could inspire transformation.
pickHow utterly charming. Based on a true story, Maybe Something Beautiful shows the impact of colour, community, and engagement on one neighbourhood.
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pick5/5. Bright acryllic on wood, original photography, and digital art illustrations captivate readers as they travel with Mira inspiring her community to actively spread color throughout their community. A great read-aloud pairing with I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
pick"Mira dipped it in the loudest color she saw. Yow-wee! The wall lit up like sunshine."
Lovely book about how art can add joy, light, and life and bring a community together.
My 5 yo: "Can we do that?" And then when I had to return it to the library today she tried to convince me to make a bootleg copy to return instead because she wanted to keep it. ?
pickOh! I loved this simple story of how a community came together through art to create a beautiful place to live. Based on a true story, and illustrated by one of the artists the story is based on, this is a gem.
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pickBeautiful. I loved everything about this. It is inspirational and practical and amazingly illustrated. It captivated my kids with bright colors and an interesting story, and I was taken in myself. I loved the note at the back about the real story it was based on, and only wish they had included even more photographs.
pickThe world is your canvas. Gorgeous picturebook.
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