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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Jean Giono	Michel Gramain	Brings together texts and documents of all kinds, including workbooks, drafts, manuscripts, private and official photographs, paintings, correspondence, dedications, and rare and little-known writing…	OL10405247W
Monet (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)	Mike Venezia	Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.	OL106328W
Paul Cezanne	Mike Venezia	Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature.	OL106329W
Art Fraud Detective	Anna Nilsen	A spot-the-difference game, mystery story, and art book in which readers try to tell which paintings are genuine and which are forgeries. Includes magnifying glass and split-page format.	OL108870W
Art lessons	Demetra Georgopoulos	This teacher resource contains: suggestions for assessment and classroom set-up, easy to follow monthly art activities, lessons to develop elements of design, Canadian and other famous artists les…	OL12702312W
Eggs mark the spot	Mary Jane Auch	Pauline the hen uses her talent for laying eggs with the image of what she sees to help capture the thief who has stolen a famous painting from an art gallery.	OL15043355W
1, 2, 3, sí!	Madeleine Budnick	"A bilingual counting book from 1 to 10, in English and Spanish, featuring artwork from the collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art; the book is a partnership with the museum, the San Antonio Pu…	OL15942613W
In the time of Picasso	Antony Mason	Profiles some of the major artists of the early twentieth century and discusses such art movements of the time as Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism and Dadaism in the context of the politica…	OL16026103W
Children of promise	Charles Sullivan	Poems, prose, photographs, and paintings explore the African-American experience as seen through art and literature by blacks or about black subjects.	OL16479480W
An object of beauty	Steve Martin	"Steve Martin's latest novel examines the glamour and the subterfuge of the fine art world in New York City"--Provided by publisher.	OL17655977W
Starry nights	Daisy Whitney	Seventeen-year-old Julien is a romantic. He loves spending his free time at the museum musing over the great works of the Impressionists. But one night, Julien sees something strange-a peach falls ou…	OL17903463W
Pierre-Auguste Renoir	Susan Rayfield	Examines the life and work of this French impressionist painter and sculptor whose work reflects his joy in life.	OL1853560W
Paintings	T. Ross,Claude Delafosse,Gallimard Jeunesse (Publisher),Tony Ross	Presents famous paintings from around the world, using die-cut and transparent pages which permit the reader to "discover" interesting aspects of the artworks.	OL18856991W
Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper	Stephen J. Dubner	As a boy, Stephen J. Dubner's hero was Franco Harris, the famed and mysterious running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When Dubner's father died, he became obsessed—he dreamed of his hero every nig…	OL1939124W
I Spy Two Eyes	Lucy Micklethwait	Uses the subjects of well-known paintings to introduce the numbers from one to twenty.	OL1954441W
I Spy	Lucy Micklethwait	Presents objects for the letters of the alphabet through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Picasso, Botticelli, and Vermeer.	OL1954443W
Why Homer matters	Adam Nicolson	"In this passionate, deeply personal book, Adam Nicolson explains why Homer matters--to him, to you, to the world--in a text full of twists, turns and surprises. In a spectacular journey through myth…	OL19665340W
Shakespeare in Swahililand	Edward Wilson-Lee	Beginning with Victorian-era expeditions in which the Complete Works of Shakespeare were often the sole reading material carried into the interior of the continent, the Bard became a vital touchstone…	OL19670377W
How to visit an art museum	Johan Idema	The only way to understand art is to go to a museum and look at it, French painter Renoir suggests. But once inside, this is easier said than done. What do you do when the label simply reads "Untitle…	OL19751114W
Ways of Seeing	John Berger	How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes befor…	OL1980231W