A Day at the Museum

(Hardback)

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Young children will learn everything they need to know about visiting a museum in this fun and engaging picture book. It explains the different types of museums and who works at them, whether touching works of art is allowed, what a museum catalog is used for, and all the other activities available to visitors. Including a funny comic, a poem with tasks, a large foldout page spread, and a miniquiz, this beautifully illustrated work combines facts and fun to turn the average kid into a wellinformed museum patron.

Author Bio

Florence Ducatteau has got the French nationality and lives in Brussels. She studied Theatre at the Broadcast Art Academy and she has worked at the creative team of two theatres: Thtre des Quatre Mains and Thtre Loyal du Trac. She has a masters degree Psychology from the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve. Currently, she works as a psychologist. Since 2002 she writes and publishes childrens books: fiction and non-fiction. She also works together with different youth magazines.

Chantal Peten lives in Brussels, in a cozy house with a small garden. From her desk, she can see the birds and the flowers, which often distracts her from her work. When she started her illustration studies, Chantal saw herself making animated movies in the future. Then she discovered childrens books and she strayed a little Today, shes very happy to tell stories in images to the smallest ones and the less big ones.