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32 pp.
| Kingfisher/Macmillan |
September, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7534-7182-1$14.99
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4-6
This compelling art-appreciation/hands-on-activity volume acquaints children with wide-ranging works of art and their creators then engages them with a related, (mostly) easy-to-follow project on a gatefold: e.g., printmaker Hokusai's Mount Fuji in Clear Weather leads to instructions for a cardboard printing plate to use "as many times as you like!" The art reproductions are crisp, and the book design is snazzy. Glos., ind.