A is for Art Museum Temple University Press | ISBN 9781592139637
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2–11 business days. An art museum is a magical place. What will
you find inside? This playful primer features 37 full-color
illustrations of paintings, sculpture, tapestries, prints,
photographs, and installations from the collections of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. Children can learn their ABCs while
discovering the beauty of a bridge by Monet, a dancer by Degas,
a medieval knight's helmet, a Japanese teahouse, and other
wonders from around the world. In "A is for Art Museum",
children are encouraged to see art in new ways. Each image is
accompanied by questions designed to engage their imaginations
and spark lively conversations. Activities at the back of this
book suggest ways for children and adults to create stories out
of each picture, or to turn a trip to an art museum into a
'treasure hunt'. Like a visit to a museum, "A is for Art Museum"
provides endless opportunities fo