How to Use Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation [Paperback]

Aline D. Wolf (Author), Janine Sgrignoli Wolf (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2010 | ISBN-10: 093919516X | ISBN-13: 978-0939195169 | Edition: Revised

This handbook enables adults, who need not be art experts, to present beautiful paintings to young children. Dispensing with the words 'don't touch', which normally accompany the study of fine art, this 8-step program invites children ages 3-12 to handle postcard size reproductions (sold separately in the 8 CHILD- SIZED MASTERPIECES books) in a series of activites.

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About the Author

Aline Wolf has written over 25 books for children, teachers and parents. She has long been regarded as one of the most respected interpreters of Maria Montessori's philosophy and methods. Other titles include: Nurturing the Spirit in Non-Sectarian Classrooms, Our Peaceful Classroom, A Parents' Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Montessori Insights for Parents of Young Children and Look at the Child, among others. Mrs. Wolf is the mother of 9 and grandmother of 17.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Parent Child Press; Revised edition (December 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093919516X
• ISBN-13: 978-0939195169
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for it's purpose- Easy and NON stressful., September 5, 2001

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This review is from: How to Use Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation (Paperback)

If you are interested in introducing your young child to art, this whole series is very good. Based on post card sized reproductions that kids can touch and manipulate, this book takes the parents/pre/elementary teacher through a series of activities that will help both adult and child alike learn about art. This book is the companion to the postcard reproductions. It explains why you should do an activity and how to do each activity. It is simple and straightforward. My only thought is that if you do this and you buy the books of postcard reproductions that go along with this program, you are into the whole thing for about 80 bucks. However, you do not need to buy all the books of postcards.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful way to introduce art to children, September 5, 2001

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This review is from: How to Use Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation (Paperback)

If you would like your children to appreciate art and learn about art, this is an easy way to introduce art to children as young as three.

There are some good reasons to introduce children to a variety of art forms and art styles. I believe that it is important for children to be exposed to a wide variety of experiences. Unfortunately, we live close to only one small museum. By using this book and the companion postcards books (bought seperately), I have been able to introduce my young son to many different pictures that he would not have seen otherwise.

This book is the companion book to postcard sized reproductions. This book explains how to introduce children to art without turning them off. There are several levels and different 'lessons' in each level. However, these are NON Stress 'lessons' (for lack of a better word). My son, who is two, enjoys looking at the pictures and talking about them. He has also enjoyed matching the pictures and I look forward to continuing this with him.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Child-sized art, October 25, 2002

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This review is from: How to Use Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation (Paperback)

This "HOW TO" book is used by teachers and/or parents for the Child-size Masterpieces 'Mommy It's a Renoir!' postcard books. It walks you through all the steps of introducing art and artists to young learners. Art appreciation one step at a time.