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It's a Scavenger Hunt: Can you find it in the painting?

by Jennifer Myers M.A.

22 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated children's book, full-color; catalogue #07-2716; ISBN 1-4251-5999-0; US$12.95, C$12.95, EUR8.85, £6.69

For children, going to an Art Museum can be exciting, but also challenging. It's A Scavenger Hunt is a fun educational game for children to explore looking at art.

About the Book

When you and your family go to an Art Museum, keeping children interested can be difficult. You want them to appreciate the art while at the same time you want to enjoy the Museum. Now you can! It's a Scavenger Hunt encourages children to explore while looking at art. An introduction to critically thinking about art by noticing common objects in paintings, the name of paintings, an opportunity to try to draw what they see and note the room they're in. As they move around the museum with anticipation of what they might find next, you will be able to foster an interactive and cooperative learning experience. See who finds all the objects first! No matter what room you're in, or what period of art you like, your child will find what they are looking for. It's A Scavenger Hunt will become an essential tool you will want to use again and again. Bring it along when you visit any art museum. What was once a difficult, but important experience is now a trip everyone will look forward to.

About the Author

Jennifer Myers is the author of the children's book Dinosaurs Get Divorced Too. As an Art Therapist she has worked with children and families in school and hospital settings using creative interventions to initialize coping strategies and resolve conflict. Ms. Myers studied clinical psychology at Columbia University and received a Master of Art in Art Therapy from New York University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL.