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Raben and Sjogren Books. Also available in Chinese, Spanish, and as an
audio recording. VHS
*Blizzard, G. [1992]. (1999). Come look with me: Animals in art. West Palm
Beach, FL: Lickle.
Blizzard, G. (1992). Come look with me: Exploring landscape art with children.
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French and as an audio recording.
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Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman.
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Abbeville Kids.
*Carroll, C. (1996). How artists see the elements: Earth, air, fire, water. New
York: Abbeville Kids.
*Carroll, C. (1996). How artists see the weather: Sun, rain, wind, snow. New
York: Abbeville Kids.
*Carroll, C. (1997). How artists see families: Mother, father, sister, brother. New
York: Abbeville Kids.
*Carroll, C. (1997). How artists see work: Farm, factory, office, home. New York:
Abbeville Kids.
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Danbury, CT: Grolier.
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Braille, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, and as an audio
recording. VHS and computer software
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Korean.
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as an audio recording
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Braille and as an audio recording.
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HarperCollins. Also available in Braille, Chinese, French, Hebrew,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and as an audio recording. VHS
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Braille, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and as an audio
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Books.
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available in Chinese.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art and Viking Children’s Books. Also available
in Chinese and Portuguese.
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*Muhlberger, R. (1993). What makes a Monet a Monet? New York: Metropolitan
Museum of Art and Viking Children’s Books. Also available in Chinese and
Portuguese.
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*Venezia, M. [1988]. (1989). Getting to know the world’s greatest artists:
Rembrandt. New York: Watts. Also available in Braille and Hebrew. VHS
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Gogh. New York: Watts. Also available in Hebrew. VHS
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Cassatt. Danbury, CT: Children’s Press.
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available in Afrikaans, Braille, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Big Book
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York: Dorling Kindersley. Also available in French and Portuguese.
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Williamsburg Foundation.
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in French.
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French.
*Yenawine, P. (1991). Shapes. New York: Delacorte Press. Also available in
French.
*Yenawine, P. (1991). Stories. New York: Delacorte Press. Also available in
French.
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