books about: museum     books:       The Everything Kids' Mazes Book: Twist, Squirm, and Wind Your Way Through Subways, Museums, Monster Lairs, ...12 reviews Beth L. Blair Adams Media, 2001 Maze Crazy Again for my son. He is a Maze Crazy kid and loved this one the best.             From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler309 reviews E.L. Konigsburg Aladdin, 1998 A proper mystery! I think you have to be a kid or a kid at heart to properly understand the magic of this book. What kid did not dream of running away? Here is a girl, a very practical girl, who makes that dream come true. She and her younger brother create an elaborate plan to run away and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Remember, this was written before huge advancements in security. As they live an ...             The Marvel Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the World of Marvel18 reviews Roy Thomas, Peter Sanderson Running Press, 2007 The Marvel Vault This was purchased as a gift for my husband who is an avid comic book collector. He was thrilled with the book and is enjoying it very much. Even though my order was close to Christmas, I received it in time to make it a Christmas gift.             Giorgio Morandi 1890-1964: Nothing Is More Abstract Than Reality3 reviews Skira, 2008 Much more than just a still-life This is the catalogue for the current Morandi exhibition at the Met in NYC. It basically follows a strict chronology after two introductory essays, one attempting a reassessment of the artist's oeuvre in the light of the many studies that have been carried out in recent years and of his influence on contemporary art (no longer limited to abstraction)and the other dwelling on the visual sources ...             Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel102 reviews Kate Atkinson Picador, 1997 Haunting hat trick - surreal and yet real; hyper tragic yet heartwarming This is a weird and wonderful and amazingly talented bit of writing. I'm not surprised to see the controversy in the reviews here on Amazon. Behind the Scenes at the Museum is a difficult story emotionally - and uses some extremely unconventional tropes and techniques that can be hard to swallow. But it is a brilliant depiction of family dynamics, English culture, and the weird twisted nature ...             William Eggleston: Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 (Whitney Museum of American Art) Elisabeth Sussman, Thomas Weski The Whitney Museum of American Art, 2008 Elvis?s Graceland, a freezer stuffed with food, a Gulf gasoline sign standing in a deserted rural landscape?these are only a few of the iconic images captured by the ?democratic camera? of photographer William Eggleston. Not only has he drawn upon images so telling of American culture, he has produced them with an intensity and balance of color that have helped elevate the entire field of color photography to a fine art, especially since his ...             Loot: The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World Sharon Waxman Times Books, 2008 A journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own the great works of ancient art Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis? Why do there seem to be as many mummies in France as there are in Egypt? Why are so many Etruscan masterworks in America? For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the ...             Fancy Nancy at the Museum (I Can Read Book 1)14 reviews Jane O'connor HarperTrophy, 2008 Oh la la! We're going to a museum to see masterpieces! What is there not to like about Fancy Nancy! Since this series began, young readers (and their parents) have held in their hands someone precious and pretty and sweet and fancy. The artwork is simply adorable and utterly feminine in depicting the precious and precocious Nancy. With this reader, Fancy Nancy joins the I Can Read! group of books. At Level 1 (which this book is) the reader is ...             Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, No. 6)30 reviews Elizabeth Peters William Morrow, 2008 A Great Addition This was one of those books where time stops for a little while and nothing in the world matters as much as King Tut's stolen mummy and the fact that John has been accused of stealing it! Peters' writing hasn't grown stale, and her characters are just as fresh and fun as ever. I really recommend this sixth book in the Vicky Bliss series. For me, it was a keeper.             The DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe2 reviews Martin Pasko Running Press, 2008 A must buy for all DC Comics fans! I like this even more than the Marvel Vault, which came out last year. The DC Vault has better content as far as the history of DC is concerned, starting with More Fun comics and leading up to recent history. Martin Pasko, who many longtime DC fans will remember as a key writer during the 1970s, wrote the text that accompanies the multitude of pictures and collectibles. He includes numerous ...             Just Me and My Mom (A Little Critter Book)11 reviews Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001 My Mom When I was three or four years old, I saw this book in the window of a book store and asked my mother to buy it for me. Fifteen years later, the book still brings me incredible joy. Beyond the events in the story itself, it represents the connection between a child and his mother; she is analogous to the giving tree in the Shel Silverstein book. She created me, and with that creation, created the ...             Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy and Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed and Captivated a Nation2 reviews Margaret Leslie Davis Da Capo Press, 2008 Engrossing and charming This was a very engrossing account of how the Mona Lisa made it to the United States for public viewing during Camelot. The details of Jacqueline Kennedy's plan and the implementation of that plan were extremely interesting as I was a child of the sixties (but sadly did not live near D.C. to view the Mona Lisa). I was also fascinated with the First Lady's mutually adoring relationship with the ...             The Photographer's Eye10 reviews John Szarkowski The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007 A good overview of B&W photography I like collections of photos by many different artists, and this book has a good number of diverse pre-1970 photos to browse. There is a minimum of text and that is fine with me. The book's main contribution is that it suggests a means of systematizing photography, by frame, subject, time, details and other aspects, and as such provides a compelling jumping off point from which the aspiring ...             The Printed Picture1 review Richard Benson Museum of Modern Art, 2008 A core addition to Art, Photography, and Technological History reference collections The technological evolution of distributing identical copies of a single picture has dramatically impacted upon and made practical the phenomena of mass culture. Author Richard Benson presents an informed and informative perspective and presentation of just how far the photographic printing processes have come. Beginning with the early years of relief printing which includes woodcuts, and ...             Explorabook: A Kid's Science Museum in a Book (Klutz)9 reviews Klutz, 1991 This was My First Science Book! I am 20 years old now and I still remember when I got this book and read it for the first time. It made science so cool and was a great way to show kids how science can be cool. I actually just found this book in a big stack and decided to look it up on Amazon. GREAT to hear they still sell it. I recommend this book to every kid!             Can You Hear It?7 reviews Dr. William Lach, Metropolitan Museum of Art Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006 An Armchair Cultural Experience This elegant picture book and Cd combo provide adult and child partners at any level of maturity with a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the symphony concert hall at the same time. Page after page provide opportunites for delight,discussion and description. We danced, we laughed and we were amused ,even deliciously frightened, by the music and visual art. Brilliantly done, and ...             Dry Storeroom No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum4 reviews Richard Fortey Knopf, 2008 The Museum, the Scientists and their Specimens About a month ago, (September 2008) I had a chance to hear Richard Fortey himself lecturing about this book. The lecture, very fittingly, was happening in a natural history museum. As his lecture unfolded, I found myself with many of the most interesting characters that have ever contributed to natural history, both famous and obscure. I also learned about what goes on behind the scenes of the ...             The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World 2008 (Complete Guide to Walt Disney World)59 reviews Julie Neal, Mike Neal Coconut Press, 2007 A unique and helpful book! I'm a long time Disney World visitor and I've read just about every Disney guide available. In fact I'm the author of a guide called Walt Disney World® with Disabilities. In my opinion, what makes The Complete Guide to Walt Disney World so unique (in addition to the photos) is the level of detail the authors go into for many of the attractions. They do an excellent job of giving you a sense of ...             A Book of Artrageous Projects8 reviews Klutz Klutz, 2000 big hit with my kids! This was a huge hit with my two daughters, ages 6 and 8. They passed many hours going through every project/exercise in the book. Later they devised ways to create their own projects based on ideas form the book. We also discovered which crafts the kids wanted to follow up on, we have ordered materials for metal foil embossing, etc. based on our experiences with this introductory book. I ...             How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum2 reviews Keri Smith Perigee Trade, 2008 Fun with Keri I really enjoyed reading this book. Each exercise seems like sound advice from a caring friend. 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