Behind the Museum Door

Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums

By Hopkins, Lee Bennett & Dressen-McQueen, Stacey

Publishers Summary:
Praise for Lee Bennett Hopkins University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for “outstanding contributions to the field of children's literature” Parents Choice Gold Award winnerChristopher Award winner “Hopkins . . . captures the wonder and exuberance of childhood.”—School Library JournalFourteen poems on the many dazzling collections featured in museumsThe 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 children's 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 children's 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.

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ISBN
978-0-81091-204-5
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on June 1, 2007

Gr 3-5 This collection of poems touches on the sights and sensations a group of children experience on a field trip. Inside the museum, they encounter a suit of armor, a mummy, a dinosaur skeleton, an ancient wheel, paintings (Picasso, Cassat, Renoir), a modern mobile, a fossil, and an old tapestry. Selections are by ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2007

In this smart, lively collection of fourteen poems, readers will find intriguing descriptions of mummies and dinosaurs, fine art and t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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