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Van Gogh Address Book (Van Gogh)
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bulfinch, 1998

4 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

Art appreciation actually isn't intimidating!
With this absolutely beautiful book both children and adults can enjoy many different styles of art and play a counting game. I notice this book is suggested for older elementary school aged children. I know it is a big hit with my 6 year old even though she knows how to count extremely well. The art is very interesting and it is a fun game to search for what objects are the matching number ...

Museum ABC

15 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2002

the best ABC ever
My grandchildren began enjoying this book well before their first birthdays and loved them, almost always wanting to have them "read." The book is beautifully produced and introduces each letter with four works of art from the Met collection that exemplify the letter. "B," for example, is "boat" and the four art works are from different periods and styles but all have recognizable "boats" in ...

Museum ABC Nesting Blocks

2 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2004

Non-stop entertainment
My 12 mo. old loves LOVES these nesting blocks! Loves to nest them, stack them, carry them around. His favorite play thing and not just for the moment. He seems to never tire of them like he does almost every other toy. Highly recommended.

Jacqueline Kennedy : The White House Years: Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum

21 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hamish Bowles, ...

Bulfinch, 2001

The Posh in Washington before Watergate
A refreshing look at Jackie Kennedy through the White House years when her unique style mesmerized a nation. Oleg Cassini may have helped create the distinctive looks but Jackie did have a knack of making herself her very own style masterpiece. A collage of images that celebrate the colors and clothes of Camelot.

Gifts of the Magi: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh (Gifts of the Magi)

6 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bulfinch, 1998

A fascinating collection of art and lore about the Magi.
The perfect accompaniment to celebrations of Epiphany! This exquisite little book, illustrated with masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval and Renaissance collections, tells the history and lore of the Magi and the precious gifts they brought to the infant Jesus. The beautiful samples of real gold, frankincense, and myrrh are treasures your children might add to the ...

What Can You Do with a Paper Bag?

4 reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chronicle Books, 2001

Children Create Ingenius Crafts From Humble Supplies
This is the best book for a rainy afternoon and a bored child (children)!"What Can You Do With A Paper Bag" written by Judith Cressy and published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has 21 paper bag projects geared to fascinate your child and encourage creativity and imagination. Step-by-step instructions, very easy to follow, illustrate how to make Mayan masks, a Pharoah's ...

Museum Shapes

4 reviews
The (NY) Metropolitan Museum of Art

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005

An Art Museum and the Element of Shape
I find this book a very nice way to introduce my elementary art classes to the element of shape in art. The pictures and presentation are clear and it gives a nice overview of what a museum might include for those that have not visited one. Students enjoy the pictures over and over.

Flowers Address Book
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York NY)

Crown, 1993

A beautiful addition to any desk, this address book celebrates a variety of flowers in art from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From single blossoms to glorious bouquets, this deluxe address book shows the many ways flowers have been interpreted in art throughout the centuries. Full-color photographs.

Whitfield Lovell (Note Cards)

1 review
Whitfield Lovell

Pomegranate, 2003

From the Publisher
"Artist Whitfield Lovell uses his personal archive of late nineteenth and early twentieth century studio photographs of African Americans as the basis for his charcoal drawings on wood. Paying close attention to the grain and texture of the wood as well as to any remnants of color from paint or wallpaper, the artist adds found objects, creating a three-dimensional work that brings strangers from ...

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