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* 1996 ‘Pick of the Lists' (ABA)
* Children's Choices for 1997 (IRA/CBC)
* 1998 Red Clover Book Award (VT)


아서는 미술관의 경비원입니다. 그는 보름달이 뜨면 도시의 회색빛 벽에 멋진 그림을 몰래 그리는 것을 좋아합니다. 아무도 누가 그림을 그렸는지 알지 못하지요. 어느날 밤, 미술관에 도둑이 들어서 유명한 모나리자 그림을 훔쳐가고, 길거리에서 그림을 그리던 아서는 도둑으로 몰리지만...

그림과 문장에 상상력과 유머가 넘치는 재미있는 그림책입니다.



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Edition: Paperback, 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0064434893
ISBN-13: 978-0064434898
책 크기: 25.3cm x 22cm






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From Booklist
By day, he's Arthur, a mild-mannered museum guard. But at night, he becomes Art Dog, splashing the city with his own mile-high monsters and shimmering sun-drenched scenes. One night, there is a robbery at the Dogopolis Museum of Art, where Arthur works. The thieves have stolen the Mona Woofa, leaving a painting of a blond in its place. Naturally, Art Dog, who is caught painting a picture on an outside wall, is a suspect. He's thrown in jail, paints his way out, and finds the Mona Woofa because "he can smell art a mile away." His bravery rates him a show of his own at the Dogopolis, though Art Dog's identity remains a secret. This is exuberantly drawn by Hurd, who has imbued Art Dog with the flash and dash every artist feels at times; but Hurd also captures the shyness that comes with displaying your art. Kids will respond not just to the pictures but also to a story that does as well with characters as with plot. Ilene Cooper


Book Description
Oh, no!Someone has stolen the Mona Woofa from the Dogopolis Museum of Art and the police don't even realize that they are barking up the wrong tree when they collar their number one suspect.So it's up to Art Dog, the mysterious, masked painter who roams the streets of Dogopolis, to find the missing masterpiece.Zip! Splash! Smoosh!He paints himself a Brushmobile, and he's off on a wild and funny chase to capture the dastardly crooks.With the same deft touches of high-spirited fun and adventure that have made Mystery on the Docks and Mama Don't Allow(both Reading Rainbow Featured Selections) such perennially popular stories, Thacher Hurd serves up a new action-packed tale that will delight young readers.


From the Publisher
Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, more powerful than a locomotive -- well, that's Superman for you. But now there's Art Dog -- a new superhero on the block -- and he's fighting crime with a paintbrush and an unstoppable creative might.

Just as Superman and Batman lead quiet lives during the day as Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne, Art Dog spends his days as Arthur Dog, a mild-mannered guard at the Dogopolis Museum of Art. But under the light of a full moon, he undergoes a transformation into a creative force to be reckoned with. Through a little creativity and an astounding nose for art he manages to sniff out and apprehend a band of thieves who have stolen the priceless Mona Woofa.

Highlighted with characteristically bright and bold illustrations, Thacher Hurd has created an action-packed story that offers a whimsical view of many artistic masterpieces. Littering the pages of Art Dog are canine interpretations of paintings such as Wood's American Gothic, Matisse's Dance of Life and Jazz, Vermeer's Girl with Turban, Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, da Vinci's Mona Lisa and others. Children will recognize some of the paintings and will delight in the dogs replacing their human counterparts. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.



[ 작가 소개 ]

The author and illustrator of several books for children, including Mystery on the Docks, Mama Don't Allow (both Reading Rainbow Featured Selections), and Art Dog, Thacher Hurd makes his home in Berkeley, California.