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Book Description: The Oxford First Book of Art is a dazzling introduction for young children to the mesmerizing beauty of art. It collects a wonderfully varied collection of images paintings, drawings, sculptures, and textiles from around the world and through the ages. The author encourages children to look carefully at the art, ask questions about its contents, and be curious about who created it and when. Pictures are grouped by themes, starting with more accessible subjects such as 'Mother and Child' and 'Faces' and proceeding to such abstract concepts as 'Light,' 'Patterns,' and 'Shapes.' Superb, full color reproductions of art by traditional artists like Mary Cassatt's 'The Bath' and William Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire' alternate with works from modern art's foremost representatives, including Picasso, Fernand Leger, Klee, Henri Moore,and Giacometti. The selections range from Native American and Maori to Indian and Iraqi paintings and sculptures. Simple, vivid text encourage children to get involved with the pictures, to look closely and to share their observations. For every theme there is an 'Art Activity' which demonstrates to the young reader ways in which the ideas and concepts presented in the book can be applied to his or her own drawings. Wolfe intersperses numerous quizzes and games among the more serious themes of this special gift book that will provide gentle, entertaining guidance to talented, artistically inclined children.

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