Seen Art?

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Seen Art?
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Author Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
Cover artist Lane Smith
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
Genre children's book
Publisher Viking Press/Penguin Random House LLC, and the Museum of Modern Art
Publication date
2005
Pages48
ISBN 978-0-670-05986-7
OCLC 60348593
[E] 22
LC Class N7477 .S36 2005

Seen Art? is a children's picture book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. It was published in 2005 by Viking Press and Penguin Random House LLC, in cooperation with the Museum of Modern Art. It is aimed at a reading age of 4 to 8.

Contents

Plot

It depicts a child's view of the art collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City via a storyline that follows a young boy's quest for his friend called Art. Asking people whether they have seen Art, and where Art is, leads him on a journey around the Museum. At the end of the book, he finds his friend waiting for him outside the Museum. [1]

Translation

The book has been published in Spanish translation as En Busca de Arte. [2]

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References

  1. Scieszka, Jon (2005). Seen Art? (Hardcover). Viking. ISBN   0670059862.
  2. Scieszka, Jon (2006). En Busca de Arte / Seen Art (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover). RBA Libros. ISBN   8478716432.