Famous Figures of Ancient Times
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Famous Figures of Ancient Times   -     By: Cathy Diez-Luckie

 Famous Figures of Ancient Times

Figures In Motion / 2009 / Paperback

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Perfect for creating your own timeline, setting up scenes, and putting on historic plays, this collection of 20 moveable Ancient Times figures will provide hours of hands-on exploration. Created by a homeschool mom, illustrations are true to period costume, and where possible are based on mosaics, paintings, and statues. Both colored-in and black-and-white versions are included, and placement for brads or other fasteners are clearly marked. Create Khufu, Sargon the Great, Moses, King David, Nebuchadnezzar II, Cyrus the Great, a Greek Hoplite, Aristotle, Alexander, Hannibal (and his elephant), Julius Caesar, Jesus, and others. 95 pages, softcover.

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Title:  Famous Figures of Ancient Times
By: Cathy Diez-Luckie
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 96
Vendor: Figures In Motion
Publication Date: 2009
Dimensions: 11 X 8.5 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 2 ounces
ISBN: 0981856608
ISBN-13: 9780981856605
Ages: 9-12
Stock No: WW856605

Author/Artist Review

Author: Cathy Diez-Luckie
Located in: Oakland, CA
Submitted: October 19, 2010

    Tell us a little about yourself.  I am a homeschool mom of three (ages 11, 9, and 9) who loves to study history, art, literature, and science with my children. I am an airbrush artist and illustrator who has illustrated several children's books for an educational publisher and have started my own publishing company, Figures In Motion. We publish children's history and science activity books. Our books have won national awards for educational and publishing excellence.

    What was your motivation behind this project?  I wanted to create a hands-on activity for my children that would reinforce the history lessons and biographies that we were reading. My sons were younger and could not write narration pages for the history lesson, but I wanted to include them in a project. My older daughter didn't want to be left out of the fun so we all made movable action figures together.

    What do you hope folks will gain from this project?  It's my desire that children will enjoy creating and playing with these figures while learning about the people who shaped history. These are real people with captivating stories. We also hope that these hands-on activities will engage children with different learning styles to have an activity that reinforces their lesson. We selected these figures so that they could be used with any history curriculum.

    How were you personally impacted by working on this project?  I have been encouraged by parents and children who also enjoy making these figures. I have given presentations and local libraries and have been told by parents that their son or daughter wants to read and learn more about the historic person after making a moving figure of them. Seeing children act out history is rewarding!

    Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists?  While my current work is rendered digitally using Adobe Illustrator/InDesign, I also like to paint realistically. Rembrandt and the Dutch painters, Durer, David,and Fantin Latour are some of my favorite artists.

    Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know:  Famous Figures of the American Revolution and Famous Figures of Medieval Times are scheduled for publication in 2011.

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