This colorful book is filled with delightful images from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. But not just any images: this volume contains images of kids, accompanied by a bit of read-aloud rhyme. Designed and written for the youngest of art appreciators, these charming books introduce children to the many different ways artists see the world--and offer a glimpse into the treasures of the Getty Museum....

Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was "Cool Britannia." Records sold in the millions, a new celebrity elite emerged, and Tony Blair's Labour Party found itself returned to government. Drawing on interviews from all the major bands including Oasis, Blur, Elastica, and Suede, and from music journalists, record executives, and those close to government, Britpop!charts the rise and fall of the Britpop moment. In this wonderfully engaging, page-turning narrative, John Harris, currently the hottest young music journalist in the UK, argues that the high point of British music's cultural impact also signaled its effective demise. After all, if rock stars were now friends of government, how could they continue to matter? "Cool Britannia was an empty promise that was bound to end in tears. John Harris captures the moment when New Labour, desperately wanting to seem hip, invited Britpop into Downing Street. Irresistible." -Billy Bragg...

This colorful book is filled with delightful images from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. But not just any images: this volume contains images of cats, accompanied by a bit of read-aloud rhyme. Designed and written for the youngest of art appreciators, these charming books introduce children to the many different ways artists see the world--and offer a glimpse into the treasures of the Getty Museum....

In this delightful alphabet book, cleverly illustrated with paintings from the collection of the Getty Museum, A is for an artist by Jan Steen, B is for a bumblebee by Ambrosius Bosschaert, and C is for a candle by Jean-Francois de Troy. Details from twenty-six different paintings by artists including Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, and Edgar Degas provide the objects corresponding with each letter of the alphabet. The book also contains reproductions of all the paintings from which the details were selected.

This charming book provides a unique opportunity to help children learn the ABCs while teaching them to look closely at great works of art.

The other artists are:

Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787), Jan van Huysum (Dutch, 1682-1749), Luca Carlevarijs (Italian, 1663-1730), Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, 1588-1629), Francesco Salviati (Francesco de'Rossi) (Italian, 1510-1563), Bartolommeo Vivarini (Italian, about 1432-1499), Dosso Dossi (Giovanni de'Luteri) (Italian, active 1512--died 1542), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Jean-Simeon Chardin (French, 1699-1779), Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625), Sebastiano Ricci (Italian, 1659-1734), Carlo Dolci (Italian, 1616-1686), Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789), James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949), Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/English, 1836-1912), Georges de La Tour (French, 1593-1652), Pieter de Hooch (Dutch, 1629-1684), Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, 1612-1666), Joseph Ducreux (French, 1735-1802), and Joachim Wtewael (Dutch, 1566-1638)...

This colorful book is filled with delightful images from the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. But not just any images: this volume contains images of dogs, accompanied by a bit of read-aloud rhyme. Designed and written for the youngest of art appreciators, these charming books introduce children to the many different ways artists see the world--and offer a glimpse into the treasures of the Getty Museum....