Masterpiece by Elise Broach

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MASTERPIECE
by Elise Broach
A Junior Library Guild Award Book
Kids' Wings Award for Outstanding Literature

"'A great friendship was like a great work of art,' he thought. 'It took time and attention, and a spark of something that was impossible to describe. It was a happy, lucky accident, finding some kindred part of yourself in a total stranger.'"

Marvin is one of a family of little black beetles that live under Mr. and Mrs. Pompaday's kitchen sink. He watches the Pompadays carefully and has learned how to secretly, and safely, pilfer food that has fallen from the baby's high chair. He takes a particular interest in 11-year-old James who is Mrs. Pompaday's son by an earlier marriage. James is different, not boisterous and rude, but compassionate, gentle, and for the most part, ... ignored.

When James receives a pen-and-ink set for his birthday and inadvertently leaves the ink bottle open on his desk, Marvin dips his leg into the ink in the cap and creates a tiny, exqusite, unique drawing that, strangely enough, resembles the work of the great Reniassance artist, Albrecht Dürer. James gets all the credit for the masterpiece. From there, the unlikely friends begin an adventure that takes them into a fast-paced mystery involving some stolen masterpieces, centered in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The story will bring art treasures to life for students, introducing the works of some of the most famous artists in history.

Research Links
for MASTERPIECE by Elise Broach

Author Elise Broach
Praying Hands by Albrecht Dürer
Imitate the Masters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Stolen Works of Art
Famous Paintings, Art Appreciation
CyberArt Kids: Art Masterpieces, Learning About Art
Who was Albrecht Dürer?

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MASTERPIECE by Elise Broach

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The Unit Contains:
Discussion Cards
Anticipation Guide
Two-Page Readers’ Theater Introduction
Preparing Your Intellectual Tools
Making Connections: Predict/Read/Confirm Chapter Questions
Vocabulary Lists and Activities
Map Activities
Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities
Visualizing Chapters 1 and 2
Families and Friends: Analyzing Characters
Sentence Gymnastics
A Special Beetle: An Art and Writing Activity
Comparing Friends
Two Crossword Puzzles
Exploring Ways to Communicate and Research Project on American Sign Language
Research an Artist
Visualizing Chapter 17
Virtues
Act It Out
Discussion of Laws
Writing a Book About Friends
Retelling the Story Through Art
Artist Vs. Assembly Line Simulation
Discussion and Writing Prompts

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