Books by Linda Falken
Can You Find It? America: Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 20 Works of Art
by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken
The Can You Find It? books have delighted countless children, inviting them to look more closely at works of art by searching for hidden details. Now comes a new title in the series, featuring paintings, prints, and textiles from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work is characteristically American, and each is filled with a wealth of details to discover. Among the works featured are Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emmanuel Leutze; Across the Continent: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”, by Frances Flora Bond Palmer for Currier & Ives; The Last Moments of John Brown, by Thomas Hovenden; Thanksgiving Turkey, by Grandma Moses; The Photographer, by Jacob Lawrence; and Street Story Quilt; by Faith Ringgold. Praise for the Can You Find It? series
Family Fun Our Favorite Things” selection
This is art as entertainment with an educational bent.” School Library Journal
It’s hard to fault a book that encourages young readers to pore over every square centimeter . . .” Booklist
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Stereobook: Wild Animals
by Linda Falken, Rosanna Hansen
Stereobooks feature built-in stereo speakers, so readers feel surrounded by sound as they listen to the 15 action-packed scenes in each book. Wolves howl and humpback whales sing their haunting melodies in Wild Animals, which uses actual recordings of animal sounds.
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
The renowned artist and author of Gnomes gives his special imaginative touch to the famous biblical story through more than two hundred full-color paintings and a lively retelling of the saga of Noah, his construction of the Ark, his gathering of the animals of the world, and the Great Flood.
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
The author and illustrator gives his special imaginative touch to the most famous animal story through more than two hundred full-color paintings and a lively text
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
An imaginative interpretation of the story of Noah and his ark filled with animals showcases the distinctive and fanciful illustrations of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist.
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
When God tells Noah to build an ark to keep earth's creatures safe during the coming mighty flood, Mrs. Noah and their sons all give him a hand. Scene by scene, six appealing 3-D pop-ups tell the story building the Ark, gathering the animals, birds, and reptiles, weathering 40 days of rain, sending out a dove to look for land and, in a splendid finale, the doors of the Ark open and the animals come out two by two!
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
Children and adults will love this beautiful retelling of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood that destroyed the earth. The story is illustrated with paintings and drawings in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured artists include Gustave Courbet, Marc Chagall, John Henry Dearle, Lodewijk Tieling, Aurelio Luini, Giulio Bonasone, Jacob Bouttats, and Joseph Anton Koch. The book concludes with a note about each artwork.
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Noah's Ark
by Rien Poortvliet, Heinz Janisch, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken, Francesca Crespi
The story of Noah's ark filled with animals, and the terrible flood that covered the earth, has always held particular appeal for children—and great fascination for artists. This retelling, faithful to the spirit of the Bible text, is graced with distinctive illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger. Fanciful yet reverent, her full-page pictures and charming vignettes offer an imaginative interpretation of this favorite Old Testament story.
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Puzzling Cats
by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken
A cat-themed book with eight puzzles on board stock with die-cut thumbholes. Each cat artwork is accompanied by a short verse and a description of the painting. The works are from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, reflecting various styles, periods, and cultures. Featured artists include Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Utagawa Hiroshige, Fernand Léger, and Dona Nelson.
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Puzzling Dogs
by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Linda Falken
A dog-themed book with eight puzzles on board stock with die-cut thumbholes. Each dog artwork is accompanied by a short verse and a description of the painting. The works are from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and reflect various styles, periods, and cultures. Featured artists include Frank W. Benson, Rosa Bonheur, Totoya Hokkei, Auguste Renoir, Zeruah H. Guernsey Caswell, and Giovanni Francesco Castiglione.
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