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Title: Katie Meets The Impressionists by James Mayhew ISBN: 0-531-30151-6 Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a sweet, & educational tour of the masters of impressionism
Comment: For her birthday, Katie's grandmother takes her to the museum to see the impressionist paintings. At first, Katie thinks they look like dots, but her grandmother tells her to stand further back to see the flowers and the people. Katie has a rich imagination. She steps back and not only can she see the flowers, she can smell them. She closes her eyes and she finds herself within the painting itself, interacting with Jean Monet, son of Claude Monet, who is one of the subjects in the painting.
Katie picks flowers for her grandmother and enters one painting after another, meeting different artists and interacting with the various subjects. She is chased by bees that follow her into the museum, but her overall experience is one of adventure.
Katie and her grandmother are whimsical impressionistic drawings themselves, and in the museum are photos of the actual works of Monet, Renoir and Degas.
The book also tells readers the names and dates of the paintings and in what museums they are seen today.
This is not only a great book to introduce children into art, but also a great exercise for the imagination - picturing yourself escaping into a painting and meeting new people. It is a great book for parents to read to their kids or for children to read on their own.
Rating: 5
Summary: Meet the Impressionists.....
Comment: It's Grandma's birthday and she's taken Katie to one of her favorite places, the art museum. As Katie looks at The Luncheon by Monet, it looks so real and inviting that she thinks she can actually smell the flowers. A bouquet would be nice for Grandma and so she steps over the frame into the picture..... James Mayhew has written a wonderfully imaginative story that will introduce youngsters to the impressionists. As Katie moves from picture to picture, meeting Renoir's Girl with a Watering Can, playing with Monet's son Jean in Field of Poppies and dancing with the ballerinas in The Blue Dancers, children will explore the beauty and magic of these and other paintings. His simple, gentle text is combined with creative, detailed illustrations that transport kids, along with Katie, right into the pictures. With an afterword about the artists and their pictures to expand lessons and discussions, it won't be long before you're taking a trip to the museum!
Rating: 5
Summary: Katie Meets the Impressionists
Comment: We discovered this book at the D'Orsay Museum and our son immediately loved it. We also found that it was a wonderful tool to draw in a child such as our nephew that has learning difficulties & an attention deficit. Both children enjoyed the artwork and discussing museum etiquette. We were so impressed with this book that we purchased the other two in the series at the Lourve!
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Title: Katie and the Mona Lisa by James Mayhew ISBN: 053130177X Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Katie and the Sunflowers by James Mayhew ISBN: 053130325X Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Degas and the Little Dancer: A Story About Edgar Degas by Laurence Anholt ISBN: 0812065832 Publisher: Barrons Juveniles Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Picasso and the Girl With a Ponytail: A Story About Pablo Picasso by Laurence Anholt ISBN: 0764150316 Publisher: Barrons Juveniles Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Camille and the Sunflowers: A Story About Vincent Van Gogh by Laurence Anholt ISBN: 0812064097 Publisher: Barrons Juveniles Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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