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Title: Child's Book of Art: Discover Great Paintings, A by Lucy Micklethwait ISBN: 0-7894-4283-3 Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Paintings Explored and Explained
Comment: "Children look straight into a picture and respond instinctively. Adults who have forgotten how to do this will find it refreshing to look again through the eyes of a child."
Paintings can be unsolved mysteries to many of us. When we look at a piece of art, we might want to know why people are wearing certain items or how old the painting is and what it all means.
In this book, investigation has been made easier by pictures being taken out of the actual piece of art. So, on the right hand page, you have the complete picture and on the left, you have various pictures "cut out" of the main picture and explained.
So, when you are looking at the picture of Saint George and the Dragon, you will see a picture of the dragon and a question that says: "What do you think the dragon stands for?" On the right side, you see an answer: "The dragon is a symbol that stands for evil."
In the "Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour" you might want to know what a rose stands for or why red wax is sitting on the writing table.
Lucy Micklethwait first started creating collections of paintings for children after many years of looking at pictures with her own children. This activity introduced her children to the world of art and helped Lucy rediscover her own love of art.
Lucy has selected various paintings for different periods in history.
Contents:
How to Investigate a Painting
Saint George and the Dragon
Primavera (Spring)
The Ambassadors
Hunters in the Snow (Winter)
An Old Woman Cooking Eggs
The Dancing Couple
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour
The Death of Major Peirson
Christ in the Carpenter's Shop
The Fog Warning
The Bedroom at Arles
Tropical Forest with Monkeys
Self-Portrait with Blue Guitar
Quick Quiz
Further Activities
Also look for:
A Child's Book of Art
A Child's Book of Play in Art
Spot a Cat
Spot a Dog
Rating: 5
Summary: Culture for kiddies
Comment: What a beautiful book! I bought this book for my first-grader with some hesitation since I wasn't so sure whether he would be interested in the fine arts in this era of Pokemon and Digidmon. To my surprise he loved it and wanted to go through the whole book in one sitting.
Ms. Micklethwait chose lovely, well-known paintings and she manages to guide young readers to find, understand and appreciate all the small details in these paintings, while at the same time, causing them to gain general knowledge in the process. I found my son copying down the names of the Greek gods in the Primavera painting. The then showed me that Mercurious, the messenger, has wings on his feet to speed his way. Way go go! I will be on the lookout for her other books.
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Title: A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures First Words by Lucy Micklethwait ISBN: 1564582035 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: A Child's Book of Play in Art: Great Pictures, Great Fun by Lucy Micklethwait ISBN: 0789410036 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: I Spy : An Alphabet in Art by Lucy Micklethwait ISBN: 0688147305 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 21 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: I Spy Two Eyes: Numbers in Art by Lucy Micklethwait ISBN: 0688161588 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 19 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Museum Abc Metropolitan Museum of Art by Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN: 0316071706 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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