'Provides excellent insight into the achievements of many great artists and excitingly brings to life the challenges, difficulties, and dangers they faced' - Parents In Touch 'It is a brilliant book, full of great information for kids and provides excellent insight into art history' - World Kids 'Brilliant … children who are fascinated by art, or budding artists in their own rights, will absolutely love this book' - Global Mouse Travels 'Describes the life, works, challenges and historical background of great artists with a good sense of what historians of nine-plus will find engaging' - New Statesman 'This would be a great gift to give to a family member before heading out to a gallery or a trip to Paris or Italy. The book is bang up to date, including modern-day artists such as Cornelia Parker RA and Pipilotti Rist' - RA magazine 'Introducing children to the world of art can be tricky to get right. Splat! achieves this with brilliantly designed infomatics and diagrams to great effect throughout' - Read It Daddy 'This book attempts a most difficult task, and achieves it: to explain and enthuse the reader about Art' - School Librarian 'Artworks are beautifully reproduced and accompanied by loads of information about the artists' life and times' - The School Run