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Exploring other cultures is a favorite classroom activity for teachers and students alike. Now, author Sue DiCicco draws on her background as a writer, illustrator, sculptor, and former Disney animator to take kids on an imaginative tour of China, Japan, Korea, India, and beyond through artifacts on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Adventures in Asian Art travels from exhibit to exhibit, inviting kids to picture themselves in a variety of Asian countries as they ride on a rhino, become a samurai, or climb Mt. Fuji! Asia is home to an endless array of wonderful places to go and things to see and do, and through the magic of DiCicco's charming verse narrative, readers join a cartoon mom as she takes her three cartoon children through the museum for an afternoon of nonstop fun and learning.
This delightfully illustrated, classroom-friendly book shares a series of fun facts about each of the exhibits and explains the culture, beliefs, and daily life informing these wonderful works of art.
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Release date
November 22, 2016 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781462918706
- File size: 70055 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781462918706
- File size: 57399 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 830
- Text Difficulty: 4-5
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Reviews
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March 1, 2017
K-Gr 2-The realm of Asian art and antiquities isn't what one would typically think of as child-friendly subject matter, but this book aims to change that. Three animated children explore San Francisco's Asian Art Museum with their mother, imagining what it might be like to wear samurai warrior armor from Japan or ride on the back of a glossy camel from ancient China. Each page contains a short passage of rhyming text, along with questions designed to encourage children to look more closely ("How many animals can you see surrounding the Buddha?") or make connections between the objects and their own lives and interests ("Do you wear protective gear for any of your favorite activities?"). The illustrations merge photographs of the museum's collection with cartoonish characters whose exaggerated expressions of curiosity and delight belie the somewhat serious endeavor of interpreting art. The endpapers are adorned with miniature images and item numbers for each piece that can be cross-referenced in the museum's online catalogue, welcoming readers to investigate further. The authors neatly synthesize a vast and complex subject into a read-aloud selection. VERDICT A useful title to precede museum field trips. This may also help meet a need for materials on Asian art appreciation for lower elementary schoolers.-Suzanne LaPierre, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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