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art masterpieces through the ages
By Desnoettes, Caroline
- ISBN
- 978-0-80279-614-1
- Publisher
- New York : Walker & Co., c2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2006
Gr 3-6 Creating an art-appreciation book for children that is both substantive and interactive is a challenging undertaking. This title succeeds admirably in certain respects. The die-cut cover arouses curiosity about the guilty facial expressions on Georges de La Tours card players. The reproductions of masterpieces, which range from the 14th-century illumination of the month of August from "The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry" by Jean de Limbourg to Marc Chagalls "Song of Songs IV", are exceptionally focused and vibrant, and the glos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
