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Exploring Modern Art
Contributor(s): Wright, Jessica Noelani (Author)
ISBN: 1890674109     ISBN-13: 9781890674106
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: Well suited for both individual and classroom use, Exploring Modern Art pairs quality art reproductions with thought-provoking questions, encouraging children to learn through visual exploration and interaction. Thoughtful text introduces the world and work of the artist, making the most of a child's natural curiosity.

Children enter the feelings and flat shapes of Henri Matisse's The Red Room (Harmony in Red); they compare Pablo Picasso's Horse Head Mask
with a firespitter mask from the Ivory Coast; they imagine the expression on the face of the young girl in Diego Rivera's The Flower Vendor (Girl With Lilies).

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - History
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Techniques
Dewey: 709.04
LCCN: 2002103900
Lexile Measure: 900
Series: Come Look with Me
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 10.08" W x 10.05" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 70825
Reading Level: 6.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
COME LOOK WITH ME: EXPLORING MODERN ART introduces children to twelve magnificent works of art. More importantly, it offers both children and adults a whole new way of encountering any work of art, one which engages the imagination as much as the eye.

Well suited for both individual and classroom use, EXPLORING MODERN ART pairs quality art reproductions with thought-provoking questions, encouraging children to learn through visual exploration and interaction. Thoughtful text introduces the world and work of the artist, making the most of a child's natural curiosity.