Book Description
for Can You Find It? America by Linda Falken
From the Publisher
The Can You Find It? books have delighted countless children, inviting them to look more closely at works of art by searching for hidden details. Now comes a new title in the series, featuring paintings, prints, and textiles from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work is characteristically American, and each is filled with a wealth of details to discover.Among the works featured are Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emmanuel Leutze; Across the Continent: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way , by Frances Flora Bond Palmer for Currier & Ives; The Last Moments of John Brown, by Thomas Hovenden; Thanksgiving Turkey, by Grandma Moses; The Photographer, by Jacob Lawrence; and Street Story Quilt; by Faith Ringgold.Praise for the Can You Find It? series
Family Fun Our Favorite Things selection
This is art as entertainment with an educational bent. School Library Journal
It s hard to fault a book that encourages young readers to pore over every square centimeter . . . Booklist
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Family Fun Our Favorite Things selection
This is art as entertainment with an educational bent. School Library Journal
It s hard to fault a book that encourages young readers to pore over every square centimeter . . . Booklist
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