Unit 20: Artistic Expression Reference Books

List of Reference books to go with Unit 20 of Big Ideas through History which covers the Baroque Period, Romanticism, Impressionists, and the British.

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I have not read all of these books and there is a wide range of levels. I suggest thoroughly researching the appropriateness of each book for your situation before sharing with your children.

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Art That Changed the World: Transformative Art Movements and the Paintings That Inspired Them
The Classical Music Book
Bach and Baroque Music
Handel: For Kids
The Baroque Period: Movements in Art
Chopin and Romantic Music
The Romantics: Artists, Writers, and Composers (Who and When)
Monet and the Impressionists for Kids
Van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids
Impressionism: 13 Artists Children Should Know
The Impressionists : The origins of modern painting
Edgar Degas (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists)
Claude Monet (Lives of the Artists)
A Sea of Stories: Renoir
Post-impressionists (Artists in Profile)
Eyewitness: Impressionism
France and the French
Celebrate: France
Focus on France
France: 72 Fascinating Facts For Kids
A History of France Through Art