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James BlueWolf and Carolyn Wing Greenlee recently did a series of video conferences relating to writing and art for both Native and non-Native students. They discussed the creative process and answered questions from students at six Lake County California schools. Their book Speaking for Fire (Earthen Vessel Productions, 2007), written by BlueWolf in a traditional storytelling style to present examples of virtue and values important to his family, is being used in at least fifteen classrooms in a number of Northern California counties, and the list is spreading. The illustrations for Speaking for Fire done by Greenlee are receiving very high acclaim from both the publishing and art communities. Speaking for Fire received the 2007 Best Children's Book award from the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. | ||||||
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The Art Of The Seeing Eye | ||
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Learning to draw what you really see.
Ten lessons with explanations, examples, exercises and evaluation instructions designed to encourage the Right Brain to see more accurately—to judge space and relationships, and to notice.
By art teachers Carolyn Wing Greenlee and Stephanie C. Del Bosco, who have successfully used these methods on studensts of all ages over the past thirty years. | ||||
The Aardvark-To-Zebu-Animal-Cartooning-How-To Book | ||
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"The Aardvark-to-Zebu-Animal-Cartooning-How-to Book" is a whimiscal approach to the art of cartooning animals. Practical, playful and informative, it offers a part-by-part look at what makes each animal uniquely itself. It’s fun to look at, fun to read, and fun to try. | ||||||
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Speaking for Fire | ||
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Winner of the 2007 Best Children's Book Award The Thunders were having a friendly competition seeing who could come closest to hitting the target, but one flaming bolt hit a dry pine tree instead and Fire raged across the prairie destroying all in his path. Now the Peoples are angry. The Grandfathers say Fire will be removed from Earth if no one speaks for him. In the wake of so much destruction and death, will anyone speak for Fire? In this tale presented in lyrical storytelling style by former Lake County Poet Laureate James BlueWolf and lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Carolyn Wing Greenlee, readers witness the persistence of life after destruction and the importance of cooperation, community and the value of the individual voice. This book is destined to be a classic for all ages. | ||||
Eternal River | ||
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Things were vastly different in 1951 when Tom and Kay Wing moved their family to Claremont, California. At age 4, their daughter Carolyn was about to spend the next 13 years experiencing life from the inside of their custom house, being reared in the combination of old Chinese and new American ideas that her parents chose from navigating their own difficult pasts. With brilliant, dynamic, powerful parents, and an older sister who excelled at everything; through the rigors of childhood, the brutality of junior high and the awkwardness of high school, Carolyn must fight for a place of her own. With great insight and humor, Carolyn Wing Greenlee tells of these years in a way that is poignant, captivating and deeply touching. | ||||||