Outdoor Museum: The Magic of Michigan's Marshall M. Fredricks (Great Lakes Books)

By Marcy Heller Fisher and Marshall Fredericks

Book Overview

An illustrated children's book designed to help children appreciate the work of a major sculptor, Marshall M. Fredericks. It follows a young girl named Abby, who is captivated by the sculptures she sees around Detroit, and also covers how the sculptures are created.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814329322
• ISBN13: 9780814329320
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 67 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Beautiful images, great subject!

If you remember the first time you saw the "Spirit of Detroit" as a child, or walked past "Two Bears" at Quarton School, this book is for you. It is full of wonderful, whimsical illustrations that look at great art from a child's innocent perspective.I believe the title "The Outdoor Museum : The Magic of Michigan's Marshall M. Fredericks" fits the book well, as it captures the magic of Marshall Fredericks's art, which is best appreciated out of doors, i.e. at Cross in the Woods in Indian River, MI, "Freedom of the Human Spirit" in Birmingham, MI, "Spirit of Detroit" downtown . . .

Superb introduction to art

This is a delightful tour of sculpture in Michigan, with a guide both knowledgeable and able to capture the imagination of the reader. I can't imagine a better way to introduce your children to the beauty and meaning of art. Warmly illustrated, wonderfully written, highly recommended.

EXCELLENT

This book was an EXCELLENT representation of Marshall Fredericks and his works. This book captivates his long and endearing career of creating masterpieces that many have come to love and cherish. This book tells an excellent story of a girl who discovers a secret treasure of Marshall Frederick's works and presents the sculpture making process in a wonderful easy to understand way. The illustrations in this book are SUBURB. A MUST BUY FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS MARSHALL FEDERICKS WORKS such as the SPIRIT OF DETROIT!

GREAT

A great book that appeals to people of all ages especially people in the Midwest area who see Marshal Fredericks works evreywhere. This book hi-lights a very gifted man who has touched so many lifes.