I received a free copy of The Art of the National Parks: Coloring Book to check out and review. Opinions are my own.
I am a big fan of coloring books. I love having some colored pencils or crayons to use to just put color on paper and enjoy losing myself in the activity. I also like nature and have been to a few National Parks. This is one fantastic coloring book, not only in the content but the physical book itself. When I first opened it up I was immediately impressed. For one thing when you open up the book the spine lays flat and the pages lay flat so you do not have to keep the left side down with your hand like you normally do with most books. The back cover it a thick hard cardboard, too so you have something firm to color upon. This is perfect.
The content is also phenomenal. There are 63 pages to color and 63 pages of information on the parks. So you have the coloring page on the right side and a description of the park on the left side. It is really informative and interesting. The back of the book has images of each of the pages colored by the artists who created each page.
Here is the official information on the coloring book and how you can order it (with my affiliate link).
The Art of the National Parks: Coloring Book
By Fifty-Nine Parks
The Art of the National Parks: Coloring Book features poster-sized and stylized line-art renderings from the popular Fifty-Nine Parks print series. Using a contemporary take on the famous W.P.A. posters of the 1930s, each coloring image is an original rendition of the artist’s unique perspective on a park, resulting in one-of-a-kind illustrative tributes to the majesty of each national park.
The Art of the National Parks: Coloring Book includes all 63 US National Parks, including the Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, Zion, Rocky Mountain, Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Cuyahoga Valley, Acadia, Olympic, Joshua Tree, and more. Many of the posters in this deluxe coloring book are seen in full color in last year’s art book The Art of the National Parks. Learn fascinating facts as you color by reading the brief description of each park included with each poster. Fifty-Nine Parks collaborated with some of the world’s foremost contemporary artists and designers to create original posters that celebrate the unique beauty of the US National Parks.
About the Author
Fifty-Nine Parks believes that public lands and the art of printmaking are traditions worth preserving. Each of Fifty-Nine Parks’ posters are beautifully screen printed in the United States and represent artists from around the world. The poster series is archived by the Library of Congress, and a portion from each poster sale is donated to support the conservation of American public lands.
About Insight Editions:
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