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The Story of Paintings: A History of Art for Children smithsonian author of Song for theFrom prehistoric cave art to graffiti, this beautiful compendium introduces children to the world of paintings. Get ready to feast your eyes on an exhibition of fantastic art! Kids can time travel through the centuries and learn all about 39 paintings, from a galloping horse drawn in the Lascaux Caves during the Stone Age, to Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and Velzquez's Las Meninas, to masterpieces by Dal, Picasso, Kahlo, and Basquiat. Each spread