(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Nearly two dozen Vermeer paintings are reproduced and discussed here, with an emphasis on style, technique, and the artist's tendency to depict seemingly ordinary moments suspended in time. The darker themes underlying Vermeer's light-infused paintings are also touched on. A brief biographical sketch closes the volume, but it includes little information or historical context for the artist's life and work.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Placing pop art firmly amidst post–World War II consumerism, this overview attempts to convey the relationship between art and mass culture. Focused primarily on famous 1960s American pop artists, the text also provides a cursory overview of pop art in other countries and later decades. With bright colors, bold print, and retro headings, the book's busy design can be hard to follow.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Encouraging readers to "Look! And look again!" this book focuses on a handful of Johns's works. The choppy text asks readers questions to help them focus on close examination and observation. Arranged mostly chronologically, the excellent reproductions also tell the story of Johns's artistic development. Sidebars provide additional information on his biography, tools, and influences, though there's no reference material.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. These large-format books take different approaches to engaging young readers with significant paintings. Rousseau asks open-ended questions about a series of jungle-themed art, some reproduced in full double-page bleeds. Cézanne takes a biographical approach, focusing on the artist's working style and his relationship to the French landscape. Both volumes suffer from a lack of resources for further study. Picture index. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Henri Rousseau's Jungle Book and Paul Cézanne.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. These large-format books take different approaches to engaging young readers with significant paintings. Rousseau asks open-ended questions about a series of jungle-themed art, some reproduced in full double-page bleeds. Cézanne takes a biographical approach, focusing on the artist's working style and his relationship to the French landscape. Both volumes suffer from a lack of resources for further study. Picture index. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Henri Rousseau's Jungle Book and Paul Cézanne.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Mazes features mazes and labyrinths in the world of art; Niki focuses on the whimsical sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle; in Noah, masterworks illustrate various Bible stories; and Andy describes the methods of the pop-art progenitor. The cheerful (if at times awkwardly translated) treatments and playful designs distinguish these books, which will prove more useful as art-appreciation starting points than as reference sources. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Mind-boggling Mazes and Loopy Labyrinths, Niki's World, How Noah Saved the Animals, and Andy Warhol.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Mazes features mazes and labyrinths in the world of art; Niki focuses on the whimsical sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle; in Noah, masterworks illustrate various Bible stories; and Andy describes the methods of the pop-art progenitor. The cheerful (if at times awkwardly translated) treatments and playful designs distinguish these books, which will prove more useful as art-appreciation starting points than as reference sources. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Mind-boggling Mazes and Loopy Labyrinths, Niki's World, How Noah Saved the Animals, and Andy Warhol.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Mazes features mazes and labyrinths in the world of art; Niki focuses on the whimsical sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle; in Noah, masterworks illustrate various Bible stories; and Andy describes the methods of the pop-art progenitor. The cheerful (if at times awkwardly translated) treatments and playful designs distinguish these books, which will prove more useful as art-appreciation starting points than as reference sources. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Mind-boggling Mazes and Loopy Labyrinths, Niki's World, How Noah Saved the Animals, and Andy Warhol.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Mazes features mazes and labyrinths in the world of art; Niki focuses on the whimsical sculptures of Niki de Saint Phalle; in Noah, masterworks illustrate various Bible stories; and Andy describes the methods of the pop-art progenitor. The cheerful (if at times awkwardly translated) treatments and playful designs distinguish these books, which will prove more useful as art-appreciation starting points than as reference sources. Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Mind-boggling Mazes and Loopy Labyrinths, Niki's World, How Noah Saved the Animals, and Andy Warhol.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Degas concentrates on the artist's depictions of dancers, providing information about the models and the artist's techniques. Klee seems intended for a younger audience, presenting the artist's animal paintings and transfers using conversational questions to the audience, but occasionally states as fact something that is the author's speculation. The books are heavily illustrated, but the reproductions are not uniformly clear. A short biography is included on the last pages of each book. [Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Edgar Degas and Paul Klee.]

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. Degas concentrates on the artist's depictions of dancers, providing information about the models and the artist's techniques. Klee seems intended for a younger audience, presenting the artist's animal paintings and transfers using conversational questions to the audience, but occasionally states as fact something that is the author's speculation. The books are heavily illustrated, but the reproductions are not uniformly clear. A short biography is included on the last pages of each book. [Review covers these Adventures in Art titles: Edgar Degas and Paul Klee.]

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson

(4) 4-6 Adventures in Art series. This volume provides a wealth of information on Aztec history, culture, childhood, and hieroglyphs but only one double-page spread about art. While heavily illustrated, the reproductions are not uniformly clear. An explanation of hieroglyph place names is included on the last pages.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson