Behind the Museum Door: Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums

"Behind the Museum Door" is a delightful collection of poems curated by Lee Bennett Hopkins, featuring works by renowned children's poets like Jane Yolen and Myra Cohn Livingston. Each poem focuses on a different exhibit or aspect of a museum, from a suit of armor and a fossil to paintings by Picasso and Cassatt. It's designed for children aged 4-11, offering an engaging and accessible introduction to the diverse treasures found in museums. This book encourages appreciation for art, history, and science, making it a wonderful read-aloud or independent exploration for young readers.

Encounter a suit of armor, a mummy, a dinosaur skeleton, an ancient wheel, paintings (Picasso, Cassat, Renoir), a modern mobile, a fossil, and an old tapestry as you read poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Lilian Moore, Jane Yolen, Alice Schertle, and Myra Cohn Livingston