Baby Einstein: The ABCs of Art.Julie Aigner-Clark (illustrated by Nadiem Zaldi). New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY: Hyperion Press, 2002. Illus., hardcover, 64 pp., $15.99. This is a large hardcover children's book that offers a rather eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. collection of reproduced pictures. The artwork is by artists ranging from Audubon and Albers, to Rembrandt and Renoir, for example. On facing pages are the letters decorated in fancy frames, a word relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc an object in the picture, and some questions such as: "What song do you imagine the man is playing for the little girls?" or "What animals do you think live in this forest?" A cartoonish blue goat supplies some comic relief comic relief n. A humorous or farcical interlude in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension or heighten the emotional impact by means of contrast. as well. The reproductions can be useful to add to other resources to show some of the diversity of artistic imagery. A concluding page of "Ideas for Parents" is helpful for those using this book at home. |
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