What Are You Looking At?: This fantastic non-fiction book was produced in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery. (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

Gittings, Clare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007230915 ISBN 13: 9780007230914

Publisher: Collins, 2007

Synopsis

This fascinating book, written in conjunction with the London National Portrait Gallery, examines what portraits are and what they can tell you about the sitter (and the artist) through examining some of the world’s greatest portraits.

· Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

· Text type – Information book

· There is a useful glossary and index of pictures on pages 44-45 and a quiz on page 47, where readers have to guess the portrait from a given detail.

· Curriculum links – Art and design: the roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers; History: Victorian Britain.

· This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

About this title

Book Description:

This fantastic non-fiction book was produced in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery.

Synopsis:

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--9 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. This fascinating book, written in conjunction with the London National Portrait Gallery, examines what portraits are and what they can tell you about the sitter (and the artist) through examining some of the world's greatest portraits.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0007230915
• ISBN 13: 9780007230914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48