by anna nilsen
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Kelsey Means
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by anna nilsen ![]() “The Great Art Scandal” has the reader act as detective to find a painting that has an element of another famous work of art without permission. If the reader doesn’t figure it out, the art gallery will be the subject of a nasty lawsuit and be forced to shut its doors. The gallery was also broken into and all the labels to the paintings were removed! The reader needs to fix all of this before the gallery opens. The book instructs the reader to look through the gallery’s catalog and at the artist’s information and use this to solve the mystery! This book is a great introduction into modern art for children. It introduces the topic in a fun and interesting format and engages the reader in an exciting way. The physical book has pages that are split lengthwise with pictures of the paintings at the top, and information about them on the bottom. This book holds a wealth of excellent information on modern art. 2003, Kingfisher/Houghton Mifflin, Ages 8-12, $16.95. Kelsey Means
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A Drop of Blood is a book that is short enough that it doesn’t overwhelm a curious child, but long enough that it actually allows for the reader to learn something (in this case ALL about blood). This book explains everything that a child could possibly ever want to know about blood in the simplest terms possible. Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and the journey that food as well as oxygen take through the bloodstream are all explained. There is the explanation of how a scab is formed which nearly every child will find interesting since it is something that they have all experienced themselves. This book does well in answering the questions of “why” and “how” on everything having to deal with blood. There are absolutely no difficult to understand or diagrams that children would find difficult to understand. The illustrations are simple and they do the job of explaining what they have to explain in the simplest way possible just like the text does. The illustrations include a dog and his boy as they figure out everything about blood along with the reader. Even though the illustrations are simple they show the expressions on both of the characters quite well (the dog looks shocked/worried when the boy cuts his finger). This book does what it sets out to do, which is teach the reader about blood. This book (the older version) is perfect for any library with curious readers (even if it looks a bit outdated).
Category: Books for the Young--Nonfiction year 1989 published by HarperCollins prices $15.99, $16.89, $4.99. for readers K-Gr. 2. -Andrea Dow |
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AuthorStudents from Kutztown University enrolled in LIB 221 and LIB 222
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