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Sturgis, Alexander

Dan's Angel: A Detective's Guide to the Language of Painting

40 pp. | Kane/Miller | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 1-929132-47-6 $$16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Lauren Child. Fra Angelico's angel Gabriel acts as docent to aspiring detective Dan on a tour of his local art museum. Along the way, young Dan gets an introduction to iconography and symbolism in a dozen paintings (primarily biblical and mythical subjects). Reproductions of the paintings appear against the backdrop of brightly colored museum walls, alongside cheerful cartoon-style museum goers.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl

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