{"product_id":"the-great-big-book-of-museums","title":"The Great Big Book of Museums","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVisit 13 spectacular museums around the world from the comfort of your home!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom Bilbao to Beijing, from New York to the Netherlands, explore the wonders of 13 extraordinary museums in this “great big” oversized book for readers 8 to 108. Whether you’re visiting Mexico City’s Frida Kahlo Museum, Paris’s treasured Louvre, or New York City’s American Museum of Natural History, you’ll be accompanied by the very best guides: curators, architects, landscape designers, artists . . . but also some more unexpected guests, like the beloved cats of St. Petersburg’s Hermitage, or the guardian of Rome’s Vatican Museums who carries hundreds of keys while making his rounds through the Sistine Chapel and beyond!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach of the 13 museums is splashed across two colorful double-page spreads: the first is a vivacious illustration of the museums’ architecture by the French artist Benjamin Chaud, bursting with quirky details and inside jokes. A second spread gives life to each museum with abundant cartoonish illustrations and fascinating, fact-filled captions of history, mystery, and more. This beautiful book by author Éva Bensard bubbles over with world renowned masterpieces; a glimpse into the lives and works of dozens of artists, scientists, and other luminaries; intriguing portraits of expert employees; and insider tips for visitors... museums have never seemed so vibrant and exciting..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe featured museums include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003eThe Vatican Museums (Rome, Italy)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; 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Full of fascinating facts and provocative, quirky designs, this is a museum page turner. 5\/5” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePortland Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRecommended for young museum fans aged 8-12 or in 3rd-5th grades. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eProduct Details: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Éva Bensard \u0026amp; Benjamin Chaud; Translated by Karin Snelson\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Oct. 14, 2025 by Red Comet Press\u003cbr\u003eHardcover, 60 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.49 x 1.57 x 10.47 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry N. 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