Touch the Art: Feed Matisse's Fish
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The "Touch the Art" series is a fresh, funny introduction to fine art for kids. "Jump inside" the paintings with fun, tactile pages that introduce children to the works of the world's greatest artists and their famous paintings. Each book in the "Touch the Art" series gives kids the chance to tug, snap, lift and pull their way through art history. Modern art springs to life in this extraordinary collection—including paintings from Edward Hopper, Frida Kahlo, and Marc Chagall. Feel the scales of Matisse’s fish, scratch your nails on Jacob Lawrence’s Chalkboard, and trace the bumpy basket weave of Diego Rivera’s Flower Carrier.Children's LiteratureOne in the series of "Touch the Art" that exposes very young children to famous artists and important periods in art history. The focus of this book is great modern art from the twentieth century. Each of the reproduced paintings has a section that kids can touch or feel. In Matisse's Fish it is one of the orange goldfish. In Jacob Lawrence's The Migration it is the blackboard that the young girls are writing on. The closing pages, entitled "Artifacts," present information about the paintings and the artists. These books could be used with any age group and in art programs. Teachers could challenge kids to make their own reproductions and to add a tactile element. Others in the series include Brush Mona Lisa's Hair, Make Van Gogh's Bed, and Pop Warhol's Top.
