Museum 123

My grandson loves the trio of Metropolitan Museum books. He knows his colors, shapes, and numbers. This is a creative way to teach these concepts to little ones.

The three (so far) books of this kind published by the MMA are an excellent introduction to art for small children. In this book artwork is grouped by numbers. It makes for a nice counting book for children. The artists, etc., are listed in the back making it easy for the parent to tell the children who the artist was and when the work was created.

With this absolutely beautiful book both children and adults can enjoy many different styles of art and play a counting game. I notice this book is suggested for older elementary school aged children. I know it is a big hit with my 6 year old even though she knows how to count extremely well. The art is very interesting and it is a fun game to search for what objects are the matching number for the page. As we go along we casually discuss what we like about the pictures, or what we don't like. We also discuss how some things look similar or very different. There is a very nice selection of art from America, Europe, India, China, Japan and Egypt. I think there is even something from Australia and Syria and Iran. I did not notice anything from South America or anything from Africa south of Egypt, my applogies if it is there and I missed it. I plan on reading this with preschoolers. It is my firm belief that one can not develop an appreciation of art if one does not see art. This is a very engaging way to explore the world of art.

not only is this a very unique counting book but it allows you to share with your child fine art that they may not usually be exposed to. i use it as a counting book and an art book. it is an excellent gift to give someone as well.