Sunday, April 15, 2012

Body Decoration by Adam Sutherland-OPTIONAL


Sutherland, Adam, Body Decoration. Lerner Publications Company, 2011. NON-FICTION.

Body Decoration. What is it? What makes people want to get tattoos and piercings? More importantly, how has it taken America by storm and become one of the most popular forms of expression? From ancient tribesmen to Kat Von D, body decoration has been around for a long time. One of the most unique ways of artistic expression, readers can learn how vast this art can be and what different ways people use this technique.

A great, non-biased approach to body decoration. The author does a great job of truly capturing the vast forms of expression. The layout is a little buys, but the text and pictures complement each other well. Readers who are interested in body decoration will enjoy reading this book. MS, HS. OPTIONAL. Reviewer: Kira M, Youth Services Librarian, WHI Public Library.