Museums

June 1, 2018
Grades 2-4 Cultural, educational, and entertaining institutions occupy the pages of the Kids' Day Out series, which offers concise histories of popular field-trip and vacation spots. Museums establishes peoples' predilection for collecting objects, tracing the evolution of royal and private collections into displays for the public; the incredible variety of museum types is emphasized. Though the illustrations don't always directly correlate to the text on the page, they are in keeping with the chapter's topic. Readers will come away from these interesting guides with a better understanding and appreciation of places they love?or are required?to visit.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)