What started as a typical family vacation takes a turn for the worse when you and your grandfather, a security guard at the local museum, find yourselves at the center of a serious scandal. It turns o
What started as a typical family vacation takes a turn for the worse when you and your grandfather, a security guard at the local museum, find yourselves at the center of a serious scandal. It turns o
Discover dinosaurs by drawing them with this fun activity book for children. Join time-travelling dino explorers Mini and Max on a dot-to-dot adventure and help them to reveal the incredible dinosaurs
This highly illustrated publication details the concepts, construction and design of the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at the British Museum. The book outlines not only the hi
National BestsellerWinner of the Whitbread Book of the YearKate Atkinson’s dazzling debut novel is a deeply moving story of family heartbreak and happiness.Ruby Lennox begins
"This nonfiction book for elementary-school-age children details the steps that brought a meteor from outer space, across the eastern US, to the roof of a car in Peekskill, New York, and thereafter to
The annual gathering presents research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present. A selection of 36 papers discuss such topics as the distribution of storage an
Contents: 1) New perspectives on Minaean expiatory texts (Alessio Agostini); 2) Investigating an early Islamic landscape on Kuwait Bay: the archaeology of historical Kadhima (Andrew Blair, Derek Kenne
Dino-Mike is at the Museum of Natural History in this chapter book adventure! Young Michael Evens and his dino-huntin' dad are unveiling their latest find: dinosaur eggs! The T. rex eggs are on displa
This book examines one of the most important and intriguing themes in art today: the often obsessive relationship between artist and museum.From Marcel Duchamp''s "Portable Museum" (Boite en valise) o
The next two titles in this quirky lift-the-flap book series from illustrator Gerry Turley appeal with their offbeat humor. Little readers will love helping Lois search for her friend Bob behind museu
This book takes a fresh look at visual representations of women in the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and analyzes them for indications of women’s roles in these societies. After examinin
Amber has fascinated mankind since the Paleolithic era. Through exquisite visual examples and vivid classical texts, this book examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic
Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was one of the most famous scholars of Indian art, culture, and religion. He served for many years as the Keeper of Indian and Islamic Art at the Boston Museum of Fine
In this beautifully illustrated book, Peter C. Marzio, director of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, offers his personal commentary on more than 100 of his favorite masterpieces chosen from the nearl
