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32 pp.
| Gareth |
September, 2004 |
LibraryISBN 0-8368-4381-9$22.00
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K-3What Makes a Masterpiece? series.
Eclectic collections of art on the given topic are presented on uncluttered pages. An Egyptian relief of a cow being milked is introduced with, "Milk is a child's first food." Every piece has limited but accessible text with full documentation available. The books' answers to the series's question is implied but not stated, which may be obscure for elementary-age reader. Glos., ind. Review covers these What Makes a Masterpiece? titles: Faces in Art, Figures in Art, Food in Art, and Houses in Art.