Product Description: In this intriguing book, young readers will be introduced to the unsolved mysteries behind some of the world’s greatest art and artists.For as long as people have been viewing the masterpieces in this book, they’ve been asking the same questions: Why is the Mona Lisa smiling? Who was that girl with the pearl earring? What made Magritte’s reading woman so frightened? These and other great mysteries of the art world are explored in this colorful, fun, and informative children’s book...read more

Explores the work of painter Edgar Degas, paying close attention to his delicate ballet paintings and his inspirations for creating them.

Explores how still-life paintings can look three-dimensional, how open doors can lead nowhere, and how other optical illusions are created in paintings by artists ranging from Raphael to Escher.

Provides biographical information on Gustav Klimat, discusses his technique, and illustrates some of his most important works.

Product Description: In his art Magritte depicts everyday objects from a new perspective; nothing he creates turns out quite the way we expect. A stone floats weightlessly in the air, a landscape dissolves into fragments, a seagull wears a dress made of summer clouds and a locomotive steams out of a firepalce...read more