More Than Meets The Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures) [Paperback]

Bob Raczka (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Bob Raczka's Art Adventures

This book lets you do more than look at beautiful art. It shows you how to feel it, taste it, smell it, hear it, and touch it! Looking at art with the right attitude can let you hear a cannon boom or know what it feels like to stroke an ermine. You can smell a stinky pig or enjoy the tastes of teatime. In another unique tour through the world of art, Bob Raczka shares his enthusiasm for his subject with youngsters while introducing them to the work of many of the world's finest artists.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-6-Raczka stimulates an awareness of the breadth and diversity of art. He encourages children to use all of their senses when looking at paintings-a concept that makes art much more fun. Beginning with Levi Wells Prentice's very realistic Apples in a Tin Pail, the author asks, "-have you ever tasted a painting?" Indeed, one cannot help sensing the sweet, pungent juiciness of the fruit. Divided into sections according to the most obvious sense appeal, these paintings from museums and galleries around the U.S. and Europe evoke the sound of ships' cannons in the War of 1812, exude the odor of well-worn shoes, allow viewers to feel the luxurious fur of an ermine, or baffle the eye. Each work is beautifully reproduced in full color. The last two pages identify the artists and describe their artistic style or specialty. A fine addition for most collections.
Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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Gr. 1-3. Raczka, the author of Art Is (2003) and No One Saw (2002), encourages children to open their eyes to paintings, but also to experience art imaginatively with their mouths, ears, noses, and fingertips. Arranged thematically by the senses, the book presents pictures representing things to taste (Thiebaud's Cakes), to hear (Tanner's The Banjo Lesson), to smell (Wyeth's Portrait of Pig), to feel (Rivera's The Tortilla Maker), and to see (Close's Self-Portrait). The final pages tell a little about each of the artists, who are neatly identified with thumbnail reproductions of the paintings earlier featured in the book. Raczka's short, rhyming text gives structure to the book, but the color reproductions of well-chosen, vivid paintings steal the show. This art book rests on a simple concept, beautifully executed. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (September 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761319948
• ISBN-13: 978-0761319948
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love the concept!, December 8, 2011

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This review is from: More Than Meets The Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures) (Paperback)

I LOVE the concept of encouraging children to engage with art using all of their senses. My children and I have enjoyed speculating on the feelings, sounds, tastes etc. related to each work. For fun, we added actual tangible experiences while discussing the pieces. A few examples: tasting different teas in fancy china tea cups (The Tea), enjoying yummy cupcakes while picking out our favorite decorated baked good(Cakes), discussing what we tasted and smelled (The Kitchen Maid) over a cold glass of milk, patting a tortilla (The Tortilla Maker), and fanning each other (Sun and Wind on the Roof). Although I have really enjoyed the book, I do wish there was a bit more background information than just the one sentence regarding each artist and piece (but one could look more up online if they wish). Overall, the selections and presentation are wonderful, and concept is fantastic. I especially appreciate when close ups of portions of the paintings are included to show detail. I plan to purchase more of Bob Raczka's books in the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than meets the eye, December 20, 2008

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This review is from: More Than Meets The Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses (Bob Raczka's Art Adventures) (Paperback)

I peeked throught this book which I am giving my 5 year old for Christmas. It gives a breif snapshot of the artists and is just enough to whet my son's appetite for more....