Just Like Me

I use this book and  Honoring Our Ancestors: Stories and Paintings by Fourteen Artists  by the same publisher, as a first-week activity in my 5th/ 6th classroom. We create self-portraits of ourselves and/ or family, and this book really helps because some of the paintings are abstract and aren't necessarily "traditional" face portraits. My kids love hearing the stories and I read them while they work on their own.I've had many kids remind me throughout the year of stories they remember about the artists, and many are inspirational because the artists came from a variety of backgrounds.

I've used this as a resource for teaching elementary generalist and visual arts pre-service teachers about incorporating culturally sensitive art experiences into their curricula. The book is an absolute favorite. in fact, at least three copies have 'walked out' of my library or become too worn out to use, due to students borrowing my copies for practicum teaches. I highly recommend as a teaching resource for students from k-12 - (Yes, even high schoolers find it inspiring).

Fun to know more of one of the artists, Elly Simmons. I am a collector of her fine art, Elly has works that will appeal to everyone.

I teach elementary art at a special needs school, and I bought this book on the advice of one of my colleagues. I plan to use it at every grade level for a self-portrait unit. The stories that accompany the illustrations will provide for the students additional insights into each artist's work and technique.

Book was in good condition. My daughter misplaced her library book. Glad that it was available here. Paid just .99 cents for it. Better than having to paid a fine. Thanks to the bookstore i brought this from.

The book has some great layouts and colorful designs presentations. But... it is dated to the 1960's. I used the book with my students. It was great for studying portrait painting.

Very thoughtful little book. Excellent information, clearly written. Good for starting a discussion.

Love this book. I use it for a jumping off point for my class, to write about themselves in an interesting and imaginative way. The illustrations are colorful and unique to each artist/author's contribution in the book.