I Am the Artist!

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing age-appropriate vocabulary. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I - Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. Individual Development and Identity: IV - Explore factors that contribute to one's personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions.Anderson, Dawn is the author of 'I Am the Artist!', published 2006 under ISBN 9780516249124 and ISBN 0516249126.