The painting of Mona Lisa tells this story. From people staring and a guide lecturing in the museum, we flashback to the time when Leonardo da Vinci painted Lisa Gherardini. He was in love with her. The painting was famous because the artist was famous. The painting passed from hand to hand until Napoleon gave it to the Louvre. The painting tells how on one hot August night a man with a mustache who was wearing a white workman's smock "ripped me off the wall." The next day, people searched everywhere. A reward was offered. People came and looked at the empty space in the museum. The man with the moustache looked at me all the time. When he heard the police searching nearby, he stuck me under the stove. He took me to Italy and tried to sell me there. He was arrested and sent to jail. Then, our narrator says, "I was returned to my wall at the museum." The author's note explains that "[t]he Mona Lisa was stolen in August 1911 by Vincenzo Perugia." He said he wanted to return her to Italy where she was painted. The stylized colorful pictures carry out the tongue-in-cheek humor. Children will enjoy this history of the Mona Lisa. Reviewer: Carlee Hallman
Who Stole Mona Lisa?
In Who Stole Mona Lisa?, author Ruthie Knapp crafts a fascinating look at the disappearance of Leonardo da Vinci¿s Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911¿retold from the point of view of the painting. Mona Lisa gets millions of visitors from all over the world. But one night, she hears footsteps, and before she knows it, she¿s ripped right off the wall of the Louvre! Who would do such a thing?
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Who Stole Mona Lisa?
In Who Stole Mona Lisa?, author Ruthie Knapp crafts a fascinating look at the disappearance of Leonardo da Vinci¿s Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911¿retold from the point of view of the painting. Mona Lisa gets millions of visitors from all over the world. But one night, she hears footsteps, and before she knows it, she¿s ripped right off the wall of the Louvre! Who would do such a thing?
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Who Stole Mona Lisa?
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BN ID: | 2940170469604 |
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Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
Publication date: | 04/20/2012 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Age Range: | Up to 4 Years |
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