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Adventures in Asian Art

An Afternoon at the Museum

Sue DiCicco author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Tuttle Publishing

Published:24th Aug '21

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**Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner**

Ride on a rhino, enter a mandala, or climb Mt. Fuji! Asia is an entire world of incredible places to go and things to see and do!

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 surprising 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 beautiful works of art.

"Sue DiCicco's beautiful and exuberant illustrations lead readers young and old on a lively tour of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum." --Retailing Insight magazine
"From a Japanese Samurai helmet to an Iranian Medallion rug, Adventures in Asian Art, An Afternoon at the Museum, gives children an introduction to a variety of Asian artwork. Join in the adventure and wander through the museum exhibit halls as you turn each page of the book." --The Educators' Spin on It blog
"Take a trip through the Asian Art Museum here in San Francisco to see Indian sculpture, Korean clothing, Indonesian puppets, an ancient bronze rhino from China, dragon vases, Japanese samurai armor and more. The perfect introduction to the museum, before you visit!" --TravelforKids.com

ISBN: 9780804854955

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 539g

48 pages