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  • My Masterpiece: Scythian Metalwork Kit

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Sterling, Sept. 6, 2011)
    Since the griffin--a mythological animal with the body of a lion and the head and wings of a bird--is said to possess protective powers, it's a good creature to have around. This metalwork version is based on a 2,600-year-old gold griffin in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the decorative box includes a plastic mold, two sheets of gold-colored metal, a rubbing tool, a stylus, a repoussé tool, and a foam pad.
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  • Lullabies: An Illustrated Songbook by Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Gulliver Books, Aug. 16, 1759)
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  • Van Gogh Art Kit

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Spiral-bound (Abrams Books for Young Readers, Sept. 1, 2008)
    WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. In association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art Kids will discover their inner artist with this interactive book. Children will want to make their own masterpieces time and again in this imaginative workbook featuring the art of Vincent van Gogh. Full of biographical details from Van Gogh’s life, as well as pastels and plenty of exercises allowing kids to make their own new creations, this kit makes learning about an artist fun in an innovative way. Plus, perforated pages let kids tear out and display their artwork. Perfect for budding artists and great for a classroom art library to show children that art is as fun as it is culturally enriching, this kit will instill a new appreciation for art and the work of Van Gogh.
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  • Sun, Moon, and Stars Stamps

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Dec. 1, 1996)
    Sun, Moon, and Stars STAMPS - brand new and sealed.
  • Masks

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, )
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  • Noah's Ark

    Linda Falken, Metropolitan Museum of Art

    eBook (Abrams Books for Young Readers, April 14, 2015)
    Children and adults will love this beautiful retelling of Noah’s Ark and the massive flood that destroyed the earth. The story is illustrated with paintings and drawings in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Featured artists include Gustave Courbet, Marc Chagall, John Henry Dearle, Lodewijk Tieling, Aurelio Luini, Giulio Bonasone, Jacob Bouttats, and Joseph Anton Koch. The book concludes with a note about each artwork.
  • By Metropolitan Museum of Art - Baby's Journal

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Little Simon, Nov. 16, 1978)
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  • Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Paperback (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 15, 2009)
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  • Cat Alphabet

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 15, 1994)
    Small format gift book reprints 26 amazing cat paintings from the MET. 27 color and b&w illustrations.
  • Baby Animals: Little Ones at Play in 20 Works of Art

    William Lach, Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Hardcover (Harry N. Abrams, March 1, 2008)
    Published in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Cubs, kittens, calves, and more warm the pages of this elegant and entertaining springtime gift book. In twenty works of art from the renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, young animals take center stage. From a Leonardo da Vinci drawing to an eighteenth-century Japanese netsuke, and from a Rosa Bonheur painting to a John James Audubon lithograph, baby animals of all kinds make their way in the world. Puppies play, tiger cubs nestle, goat kids gambol, an owlet stretches its wings, kittens follow their mother, an elephant calf nurses, and more, all alongside an irresistible rhyme that is great for storytime and to read aloud before bed. A delightful book to share, Baby Animals is a great gift for baby showers, baby birthdays, and also Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and holidays year-round.
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  • Leonardo Da Vinci: Notebooks of a Genius: 2006 Engagement Calendar

    Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Calendar (Universe Publishing, July 1, 2005)
    The works of Leonardo da Vinci, especially the Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, continue to draw millions of visitors to museums across the world from the Louvre in Paris to the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. But Leonardo completed remarkably few paintings. He did however leave us more than 4,000 drawings on various subjects, seamlessly merging the worlds of art and science. Included in this calendar are forty-seven of the Old Master's sketches, as well as five masterpiece paintings. " The only calendar to feature images of the artist's most legendary inventions and musings. " In the best-selling tradition of the novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, as well as the two books The Artist's Way and How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci (1998), both of which spurred workbook journals.
  • Animalphabet

    N. Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York

    Hardcover (Bulfinch Pr, April 1, 1996)
    A witty art lover's ABC book contains ordinary animal idioms--such as "holy cow," "jail bird," "quilting bee," and "watchdogs"--that assume hilarious new meanings when coupled with animal art from the museum's collection.