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Behind the Museum Door: Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums

Lee Bennett Hopkins

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Praise for Lee Bennett Hopkins
University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions to the field of childrens literature
Parents Choice Gold Award winner
Christopher Award winner
Hopkins . . . captures the wonder and exuberance of childhood."School Library Journal"
Fourteen poems on the many dazzling collections featured in museums
The art, artifacts, and anthropological treasures found in museum collections are coupled with stunning poetry by acclaimed writers Lee Bennett Hopkins, Jane Yolen, Myra Cohn Livingston, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and many more in this unique volume. Perfect for art, natural history, and childrens museums, this is also an ideal book for classroom teachers before they bring their students on a museum visit. The lively verse captures the wonder and amazement of the exhibition experience, from mummies to medieval relics, and from fine art to fossils.
Selected by childrens poetry luminary Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by award-winning artist Stacey Dressen-McQueen, "Behind the Museum Door" will allow young readers to bring the experience home with them to enjoy again and again, long after the museum doors are closed.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: April 04, 2007

ISBN: 081091204X

ISBN 13: 9780810912045

Behind the Museum Door: Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums

Lee Bennett Hopkins

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Praise for Lee Bennett Hopkins
University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions to the field of childrens literature
Parents Choice Gold Award winner
Christopher Award winner
Hopkins . . . captures the wonder and exuberance of childhood."School Library Journal"
Fourteen poems on the many dazzling collections featured in museums
The art, artifacts, and anthropological treasures found in museum collections are coupled with stunning poetry by acclaimed writers Lee Bennett Hopkins, Jane Yolen, Myra Cohn Livingston, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and many more in this unique volume. Perfect for art, natural history, and childrens museums, this is also an ideal book for classroom teachers before they bring their students on a museum visit. The lively verse captures the wonder and amazement of the exhibition experience, from mummies to medieval relics, and from fine art to fossils.
Selected by childrens poetry luminary Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by award-winning artist Stacey Dressen-McQueen, "Behind the Museum Door" will allow young readers to bring the experience home with them to enjoy again and again, long after the museum doors are closed.

Language: English

Pages: 32

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: April 04, 2007

ISBN: 081091204X

ISBN 13: 9780810912045

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