Cultured Donuts: Take a Bite Out of Art History

In this "detailed and decadent" exploration of art history, children can "devour" the various styles of famous artist throughout history (Tyler, 2022). Tyler's intentional format and design of each spread that includes painted donuts in the style of the specific artist with facts to support it is both attractive and reader friendly. Nonfiction text features like a table of contents, glossary, bold words, and captions illuminate the authors expertise on this topic and reveal her enthusiasm about art history (simultaneously inspiring her readers as well).

Teachers can use this text:

in art class or general education
to teach nonfiction text features
to launch lessons about painting and how famous artists have inspired and influenced each other over time.

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Author/ Illustrator: Chloe Tyler

Year Published: 2022

Target Age/ Grade Level: Ages 8-12/ Grades 3-4

Genre: Nonfiction

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