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Author : Doris Kutschbach
Release : 2013
Genre : Art appreciation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 061/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Great Art Treasure Hunt by : Doris Kutschbach
Download or read book The Great Art Treasure Hunt written by Doris Kutschbach. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asks readers to find items in different works of art, from a Renaissance mural to an aboriginal work from Australia.
Author : Doris Kutschbach
Release : 2012-02-27
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 979/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Art Treasure Hunt by : Doris Kutschbach
Download or read book The Art Treasure Hunt written by Doris Kutschbach. This book was released on 2012-02-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing young readers to great art is as easy as A, B, see! Young children love a good game of "I Spy with My Little Eye." In this beautifully designed book they are playfully challenged to find details "hidden" in some of the world's greatest paintings. On each double-page spread, a large reproduction of a masterpiece such as Kandinsky's Heavenly Blue, Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Rousseau's The Dream or Breugel's Children's Games is paired with a list of items to search for: a dog, an umbrella, or a ball, for instance. A brief age-appropriate text makes connections between the art and the child's own environment. The pictures expose children to an endless array of artistic styles, periods, and cultures. Although the appendix contains solutions to the challenges, every child knows that the fun is in the hunt. Filled with hours of joyful discovery, this art book sets the stage for greater artistic appreciation as children grow older.
Author : Robert M. Edsel
Release : 2019-01-29
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 317/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) by : Robert M. Edsel
Download or read book The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) written by Robert M. Edsel. This book was released on 2019-01-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 NYT bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynamic, narrative nonfiction project packed with photos. Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt.As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of 11 men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers -- museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men -- found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
Author : Byron Preiss
Release : 2016-10-05
Genre : Games & Activities
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Secret by : Byron Preiss
Download or read book The Secret written by Byron Preiss. This book was released on 2016-10-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.
Author : David Anson Russo
Release : 2011-11-08
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 433/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Around the World by : David Anson Russo
Download or read book Around the World written by David Anson Russo. This book was released on 2011-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book of full-color puzzles, the selfish sleuth Sir Gordon is searching the whole world over to find Pembleton Derby’s twelve golden goblets. Take on the challenge and travel to foreign lands, looking for hidden treats in each locale. If you’re lucky, you’ll find the golden goblets—and a whole lot more.
