{"id":1841390593,"title":"Come Look With Me: Asian Art","handle":"come-look-with-me-asian-art","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author Kimberly Lane\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kimberly-lane\"\u003eKimberly Lane\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e“At a hundred I shall be a marvelous artist. At a hundred and ten, everything I create—a dot, a line—will jump to life as never before.” \u003cbr\u003e     —Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Art \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights twelve masterpieces from South, East, and Southeast Asia, tracing artistic traditions through time and across cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom an 11th-century Indian sculpture of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, to the eye-popping “superflat” art of Japan’s Takashi Murakami in the 21st century, each piece of art is introduced with a full-page color reproduction. An accompanying page includes a brief biography of the artist, notes on the art form and its symbolism, and\/or information about the time period. Questions designed to encourage thoughtful responses to each piece provide points for discussion, to develop young readers’ greater understanding of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is published in cooperation with The School at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Come Look With Me series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/come-look-with-me\"\u003eThe Come Look With Me series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Perfect Sword\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-perfect-sword\"\u003eThe Perfect Sword\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rickshaw Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/rickshaw-girl\"\u003eRickshaw Girl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/paper-lanterns\" title=\"Paper Lanterns\"\u003ePaper Lanterns\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/asian-art-spread.jpg?7449579693888839542\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Lane, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimberly Lane is an art teacher at The School at Columbia University. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Kimberly Lane\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kimberly-lane\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kimberly Lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe White Ravens (International Youth Library)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is intended to introduce children to fine art in various Asian countries in an accessible manner, and it succeeds. Following the format of previous tiles, Lane presents a dozen full-color reproductions, done in various mediums and representing different time periods, along with background information and discussion starters. The author points out that while viewing art in person is best, this book can be a wonderful too for one-on-one or small-group usage. The information is interesting and similar to what one might learn on a museum tour. Such questions as, \"Where does your eye go first when you look at the painting?\" can be addressed to a broad audience. Similar to Joyce Raimondo's \"Art Explorers\" series (Watson-Guptill), \u003ci\u003eCome Look With Me\u003c\/i\u003e has enough differences for both sets to have a place on library shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLane rounds out this impressive series of a dozen interactive introduction to the fine arts with a wonderfully inclusive and engaging survey of the arts of Asia. A member of the faculty at the prestigious School at Columbia University (NY), she takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the world's most populous and culturally diverse region through its arts. In a brief journey from the sprightly Manga-inflected work of the Japanese master Murakami to a stunning Korean celadon-glazed porcelain vase at book's end, the text stops along the way to encourage young readers to look carefully at such unique and marvelous objects as Chinese scroll paintings, Indian images of a Bodhisattva, Japanese woodcuts and a contemporary Pakistani scroll painting. Knowledgeable and child-aware, the narrative does not strive to be comprehensive but rather to help children focus their attention and guide them in decoding and familiarizing themselves with these arts. 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Questions designed to encourage thoughtful responses to each piece provide points for discussion, to develop young readers’ greater understanding of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Art\u003c\/i\u003e is published in cooperation with The School at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Come Look With Me series\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/collections\/come-look-with-me\"\u003eThe Come Look With Me series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Perfect Sword\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-perfect-sword\"\u003eThe Perfect Sword\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Rickshaw Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/rickshaw-girl\"\u003eRickshaw Girl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/paper-lanterns\" title=\"Paper Lanterns\"\u003ePaper Lanterns\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/asian-art-spread.jpg?7449579693888839542\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKimberly Lane, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKimberly Lane is an art teacher at The School at Columbia University. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author Kimberly Lane\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kimberly-lane\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kimberly Lane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe White Ravens (International Youth Library)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is intended to introduce children to fine art in various Asian countries in an accessible manner, and it succeeds. Following the format of previous tiles, Lane presents a dozen full-color reproductions, done in various mediums and representing different time periods, along with background information and discussion starters. The author points out that while viewing art in person is best, this book can be a wonderful too for one-on-one or small-group usage. The information is interesting and similar to what one might learn on a museum tour. Such questions as, \"Where does your eye go first when you look at the painting?\" can be addressed to a broad audience. Similar to Joyce Raimondo's \"Art Explorers\" series (Watson-Guptill), \u003ci\u003eCome Look With Me\u003c\/i\u003e has enough differences for both sets to have a place on library shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLane rounds out this impressive series of a dozen interactive introduction to the fine arts with a wonderfully inclusive and engaging survey of the arts of Asia. A member of the faculty at the prestigious School at Columbia University (NY), she takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the world's most populous and culturally diverse region through its arts. In a brief journey from the sprightly Manga-inflected work of the Japanese master Murakami to a stunning Korean celadon-glazed porcelain vase at book's end, the text stops along the way to encourage young readers to look carefully at such unique and marvelous objects as Chinese scroll paintings, Indian images of a Bodhisattva, Japanese woodcuts and a contemporary Pakistani scroll painting. Knowledgeable and child-aware, the narrative does not strive to be comprehensive but rather to help children focus their attention and guide them in decoding and familiarizing themselves with these arts. 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