Armor & Animals (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781616899554)

What do knights in shining armor have to do with slimy snails and porcupines? A lot, actually! Armor & Animals brings together two things kids love to provide an entryway into the world of art. The armor collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, beloved by its young visitors, provides the remarkable helmets, shields, and more that appear in the book, and which experienced museum educator Liz Yohlin Baill compares to the shells, scales, and spikes that protect animals.

Lively text paired with bright, modern graphics and real-life armor informs kids about art and animals in tandem. A rhino crashes into a knight, teaching kids that a group of rhinos is called a crash--so stay out of the way! Dragons may be imaginary, but a fire-breathing dragon etched on armor can still make a horse look extra tough. Kids can consider the helmets, goggles, and other "armor" they use that help make their own activities safer, and connect art to their world as they learn.

Author: Liz Yohlin Baill
ISBN-10: 1616899557
ISBN-13: 9781616899554
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2021
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.60h x 7.20w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 83