Arts of China & Japan
Level: Grades 2-3
Included:
- Video: Liang and the Magic Paint Brush (READING
RAINBOW) RR-031 (30:00 min.) In an ancient Chinese legend,
a boy finds a
brush that brings everything he paints to life. As follow-up in an ancient
Chinese legend, a boy finds a brush that brings everything
he paints to life. As follow-up, Levar visits a colorful festival in New
York’s Chinatown.
- Video: The Paper Crane (READING RAINBOW) RR-022
(30:00 min.)
- Enter the rainbow world of origami with
the story of a magical gift, a demonstration of the
ancient paper
art,
and a performance of the Japanese “festival of drums.”
- Book: Easy Origami, by Dokuohtei Nakano, a Puffin Book
with origami art activities.
- Exhibit Guide for Children: “Yani:
The Brush of Innocence”
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