An explanation of artistic terminology and technical principles prefaces a survey of architecture, sculpture, and painting from prehistoric to modern times

Product Description: Once upon a time, there was a king who discovered that there was a dragon on the loose in his kingdom. A knight, a dragon, and stolen treasure: what a thrilling tale this Touch the Art has to tell! As the brave knight pursues a dragon who has taken the king’s jewels, he races past famous paintings of kings, queens, and other royalty...read more

Product Description: Experience the wonders of ancient Egypt! This long-gone civilization will come alive for kids when they actually feel a gold coffin with the tomb of the legendary King Tut, the scratchy pyramids at Giza, the gauzy covering on a mummy, and Nefertiti’s jewels...read more

Product Description: Like most children, painters throughout history have loved animals—and this gallery of delightfully touchable creatures showcases a menagerie of artistic beasts. Little hands will enjoy stroking a red feather on Picasso’s The Rooster, feeling soft fleece in Milton Avery’s Sheep, 1952, and petting a kitten’s whiskers in Henri Rousseau’s The Tabby...read more

Invites young readers to touch twentieth-century pop paintings, including Warhol's 'Campbell's Soup Can,' Roy Lichtenstein's 'Girl with Ball,' and Wayne Thiebaud's 'Cakes.'

Invites young readers to touch Impressionist and other nineteenth-century paintings, including Van Gogh's 'Starry Night,' Degas' 'L'Etoile,' and Morisot's 'The Cradle.'

Invites young readers to touch Baroque and Renaissance paintings, including Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa,' Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' and Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring.'

Invites young readers to touch twentieth-century paintings, including Matisse's 'Goldfish,' Grant Wood's 'American Gothic,' and Chagall's 'Birthday.' On board pages.