• Biographies - 20 bks.

Get to know different kinds of actors: Sydney McNeal, a young star in the Broadway show Lion King, a young actor in television's American Dreams; actors who are never seen; actors …

Join us for a fascinating look at a brief period in time (approximately 11 years) as we go behind the scenes to find out the who, when, where, and why of the American Negro Theater …

Thanks to the work of many artists both in the thick of the Civil War and in the decades following it, we have a strong visual record of that pivotal event in American history. Thi …

Meet some famous artists and find out what inspired them when they were young. Learn about artists who have made a mark in history, look at ways artists influence our daily lives, …

What does a work of art tell us? Check out the colorful paintings and other creations in this informative edition also includes an in-depth biography of Mexican artist Diego Rivera …

From Albert Bierstadt's famous views of Yosemite to the bright images on fruit crate labels, artists helped shape and promote the image of California as an earthly paradise during …

Meet dancers of all kinds: deaf dancers and wheelchair dancers, young girls and elderly men; a Navajo fancy dancer who follows the footsteps of her ancestors, and a man who uses di …

Click’s introduction to the world of formal art as it is found in museums and public spaces. Meet an artist at work on a painting of an American buffalo. An extensive profile of Ge …

Handmade objects created by American families to fulfill useful needs or simply for their decorative value, is folk art. Sailors, ship carvers, sign makers traveling painters and s …

Just what is folk art? Is it something you can do? If not now, later? How many kinds of folk art are there? Are there folk artists still living today? We have the answers for you i …

The guitar is played by gypsies in makeshift camps and classical musicians in famous concert halls, tossed around by rock stars, and strummed gently by folk singers. Try some Flame …

Can you believe that the earliest movies cost only a nickel and that the first movie stars were silent? In the January 2007 issue, discover how the first, soundless motion pictures …

Take a discerning look at a group of American landscape artists whose works reflected their individual beliefs about painting. Meet Thomas Cole, Jasper Cropsey, Frederick Church, a …

Get the beat on the rise of jazz and how it was given shape by slaves and immigrants in this enthusiastic volume that looks at this rich and vital American phenomenon. With origins …

The play’s the thing in this behind-the-scenes look at theater from around the world. From backstage to show time, intermission to curtain call, this special edition also includes …

Click tunes in to everything musical, from orchestras and operas to soundstages and soundtracks. Get the beat on father-of-jazz Charlie Parker’s beginnings in be bop. Amy and Mart …

Features include: Art is Everywhere, Crazy for Color, The Art of Faking, What's Behind "Nestor's Dock", Playing with Mud

Features include: Click and the Kids, This Jazz Man, Victoria's Violin, Tweet, Tweet, Yo Wants to Know, Moses Goes to a Concert

Ready? Then, start the cameras rolling as we travel on site to studios in Hollywood and around the country that paved the way for blacks on screen. Sure, you've seen Danny Glover a …

Melody, harmony, composition and song. Snake charmers, folklorists, fiddlers and bands. Sitars, guitars, gamelans and drums. One man bands, bagpipes, orchestras and strings. There' …

Here's an issue that'll be a treat for your eyes and ears as well as your brain. Actually, once you've finished reading this issue, you'll never listen to any music as you did befo …

Kumbaya, "Were You There?," "Free At Last" - sound familiar? Turn the radio on, flip the channels on the TV, or go to the movies and you will surely hear at least one of these song …

How does music make sense to the ear and brain? What makes the sound of a distant trumpet beautiful? What is sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, and how do we hear them? How does …

Features to include: Susan Milius article, "Face the Music - Why are we such a musical species - and does it matter?", bass sounds and emotions (church organs, haunted houses), mus …

Meet some kids who have fun being serious about music, and join a group of students as they learn to write music. Learn what it's like to be a conductor or a jazz musician. Find o …

Take a trip back in time and tour with a pack horse librarian, or join a printer and his apprentice as they set type on a wooden press and mix up paste paper for covers in this edi …

Master storyteller Nina Jaffe recounts ten myths about drums and drummers from the world over, showing us both the universal power of drums and the richness of our many folk tradit …

The photographs of Matthew Brady and Edward Curtis, two of this country's early photographers, as well as those of Imogene Cunningham, Alfred Steiglitz, and others are displayed th …

Get your dancing shoes ready - FOOTSTEPS has a terrific issue on Blues music just waiting for you! You'll meet B.B. King and his favorite guitar, Lucille. You'll find out just when …

Welcome to the South and it's myriad collection of writers, painters, sculptors, craftspeople, songwriters, photographers and architects. Cast an eye at how products found in the n …

Whether made up or true, everyone loves a good story. This special feature concentrates on stories from all times and the artists who tell them, whether in paintings, puppet shows, …

Heard of trickster tales? How about Brer Rabbit and the Flying Africans? Reading folktales and folklore can be fun and exciting, but what makes them even better is understanding ju …

"The play's the thing..." William Shakespeare wrote in his famous play Hamlet, almost 500 years ago. In the December issue of APPLESEEDS, we take you behind the scenes in a communi …

American theater is big business and the history behind it is mighty as well. Take part in this investigation of early American theater, the variety of vaudeville, the early days o …

Thinkers, writers, philosophers and artists made up the transcendental movement of the nineteenth century. The beliefs of the strong individuals who are regarded as a group were ex …

Meet kids who are working reporters, explore about the publishing process, and investigate ideas of markets for writers-to-be. Interviews with well-known authors are included as a …