1 to 10 and Back Again: A Getty Museum Counting Book

Getty

ISBN 10: 0892365250 / ISBN 13: 9780892365258

Published by J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1 to 10 and Back Again: A Getty Museum Counting Book
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892365250
• ISBN 13: 9780892365258
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Like its companion volume,A is for Artist: A Getty Museum Alphabet Book, this book provides a unique opportunity to help children learn basic skills while, at the same time, teaching them to look closely at great art objects.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2-A well-known portrait of Louis XIV sporting a bright white dialogue balloon introduces this counting book for young sophisticates. "To help you count/from one to ten,/Here's furniture/from France./Eh bien!" Each double-page spread features a number on one side with the object(s) on the other, e.g., one globe, two beds, three desks. Full-color photographs of characteristically ornate 17th- and 18th-century items and furniture found in the Getty Museum collection float awkwardly against white backgrounds. The second half of the book (with Louis XIV announcing, "That was easy,/n'est-ce pas?/OK:/Now count these up./Begin!/Commencez!") contains simple addition examples featuring the objects counted. "How many chairs and how many clocks? le grand total = 10." Some pieces are displayed in miniature, or in odd positions, and often only partially visible (the top of a globe or half of a candleholder). Finally, all of "Les Objets" appear together, each assigned a number that corresponds to a note running along the bottom of the page identifying what it is and a date. Editor's notes provide translation and pronunciation for the French phrases. Unfortunately, most children won't care about any of this, and few of us field requests for counting books catering to period-furniture enthusiasts. Comprenez-vous?-Alicia Eames, New York City Public Schools
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