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1) Christmas is coming!: celebrate the holiday with art, stories, poems, songs, and recipes

Publisher

Abrams Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Description

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"It's the most wonderful time of the year, and this richly illustrated treasury celebrates everything there is to love about the holiday season! It's filled with favorite Christmas stories and songs as well as original poems from Lee Bennett Hopkins, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others; original recipes from Erin Gleeson, Yvette van Boven, and Yotam Ottolenghi; and other holiday trappings. All the artwork is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection,...

2) Colors: a colorful book of art

Author

Armstrong, Victoria

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2024.

Language

English

Description

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"Learn your colors at the museum! Little ones can discover the world through art. I went to the museum, and I saw... Featuring paintings and objects from Asia, America, and Europe, young readers can learn colors while discovering some of the world's most well-known paintings, textiles, and objects. Developed in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Colors is guaranteed to spark a lifelong love of learning and art appreciation....

3) The art of medicine in ancient Egypt

Author

Allen, James P

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

4) Can you hear it?

Author

Lach, William

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

Description

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Introduces children to music through works of art. Pictures set the scene for the music and each image is accompanied by a CD track number as well as guided questions

5) Can you find it inside?

Author

Schulte, Jessica

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

6) Christo and Jeanne-Claude: on the way to The Gates, Central Park, New York City

Author

Fineberg, Jonathan David

Publisher

Yale University Press in Association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

7) Cubism and fashion

Author

Martin, Richard

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

8) Georgia O'Keeffe, a portrait

Author

Stieglitz, Alfred

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

9) Can you find it outside?

Author

Schulte, Jessica

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Thirteen paintings from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that tell stories, hold surprises, and beckon the readers to look again at each work of art

10) The unicorn tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author

Cavallo, Adolph S

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

11) Can you find it, too?

Author

Cressy, Judith

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Description

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Presents a diverse collection of twenty well-known paintings which show how, through the centuries, artists have hidden small details to be discovered by curious eyes

12) When the pyramids were built: Egyptian art of the Old Kingdom

Author

Arnold, Dorothea

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

13) Georgia O'Keeffe: she saw the world in a flower

Author

Balkan, Gabrielle

Series

What the artist saw

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

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A picture book biography of the life of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Includes a time line of her works as well as related art appreciation activities

14) Claude Monet: he saw the world in a brilliant light

Author

Guglielmo, Amy

Series

What the artist saw

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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A picture book biography of the life of Claude Monet. Includes a time line of his works as well as related art appreciation activities.

15) Edgar Degas: he saw the world in moving moments

Author

Guglielmo, Amy

Series

What the artist saw

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Description

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"Meet the famous French painter and sculptor. Learn all about how he broke new ground and captured the energy and elegance of skilled ballet dancers"--

16) Degas, painter of ballerinas

Author

Rubin, Susan Goldman

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Through Edgar Degas's beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Susan Goldman Rubin conveys the wonder and excitement of the ballet world. Degas is one of the most celebrated painters of the impressionist movement, and his ballerina paintings are among the most favorite of his fans. In his artwork, Degas captures every moment, from the relentless hours of practice to the glamour of appearing on stage, revealing a dancer's journey from novice to...