Come Look With Me
Subtitle: The Artist at Work (Come Look with Me)
Series: COME LOOK WITH ME
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: January 1, 2003
Place of publication: Watertown, MA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781890674090
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History - General; Art appreciation; Juvenile Nonfiction; Art & Art Instruction; Children: Grades 2-3; Miscellanea; Art - General; 19th century; Art, Modern
Other titles: Come Look with Me: The Artist at Work
First sentence: List three words you feel describe the expression on this man's face.
Notes: "COME LOOK WITH ME: The Artist at Work is part of a series of interactive art appreciation books for children. Like the other books in the series, this one can be shared with one child or a small group of children. Each of the twelve works of art is paired with a set of questions meant to stimulate thoughtful discussion between adults and children. The accompanying text, which gives background information on the artist and the work, can be read silently or aloud by the adult while the children look at the illustrations. 
Ask a child to point to part of the image while he or she discusses it. When working with a group, ask if anyone has a different idea. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions, and everyone will benefit from the different perspectives that experience, age, and personal taste can bring to a group discussion. To keep the interaction lively, it is best to limit each session to the discussion of two or three works of art. 
This book can be used in the classroom, at home, and of course, in museums. There is no substitute for a visit to a museum to see the color and texture of an artist's brush strokes or to take in the size of an original artwork. However, the methods given here can help children learn a way of looking at original works of art, and encourage them to share their understanding with others." (Page 7, How to use this book)
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: 6; label: How to use this book
title: 7; label: Charles Willson Peale. The Artist in His Museum
title: 8; label: Albert Bierstadt. The Oregon Trail
title: 10; label: Dorinda Moody Slade. Victory Quilt
title: 12; label: J. M. W. Turner. Burning of the Houses of Parliament
title: 14; label: Jean-Francois Millet. The Gleaners
title: 16; label: William Michael Harnett. The Old Violin
title: 18; label: Claude Monet. Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning and Grainstack, Sun in the Mist
title: 20; label: Edgar Degas. Dancer Lacing Her Ballet Slipper
title: 22; label: James McNeil Whistler. Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen. Suzuki Harunobu. Woman Admiring Plum Blossoms at Night
title: 24; label: Vincent van Gogh, Gauguin's Chair
title: 26; label: Paul Gauguin. Portrait of Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers
title: 28; label: Paul Cezanne. Mont Saint-Victoire
title: 30