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The Organic Artist for Kids: A DIY Guide to Making Your Own Eco-Friendly Art Supplies from Nature

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Did you know you can make your own paint from rocks and ink from plants? In this book, you'll head outside and turn nature into your very own art supply kit. What amazing thing will you create first?

Pre-K - 7th

Scrap Metal Swan

Written by Joanne Linden and Illustrated by Estrellita Caracol

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. What if a pile of rusty old scraps could become something absolutely amazing? In this inspiring story, a young child and her artist mom discover that one person's trash is truly another person's treasure as they transform discarded metal into a jaw-dropping masterpiece!

Pre-K - 2nd

Music! (Amazing Me!)

Written by Carol Thompson

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Get ready to sing, dance, shake, and strum because this group of amazing friends is here to show you that music and creativity live inside every single one of us!

Infant and Toddler - 1st

Milo Imagines the World

Written by Matt de la Peña and Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around...

Pre-K - 3rd

First the Egg

Written and Illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from...

Pre-K - 1st

What Do We Do With All This Stuff?

Written by Anna W. Bardaus and Illustrated by Mike Byrne

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Did you know that a pile of stuff around your house can turn into absolutely anything you want it to be?

Pre-K - 1st

The Dot

Written and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. Vashti stares at a blank piece of paper and thinks she can't make anything beautiful. What if one tiny dot could change everything? You won't believe where it takes her!

K - 5th

The Noisy Paint Box

Written by Barb Rosenstock and Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

RIF Summer Camp: Artistic Avenues Badge. When a young boy receives a new box of paints, other people question his unique painting style. Read to find out how he learned to follow his heart and introduced a new kind of painting to the world of art!