Project Gutenberg 2019-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 194 Caffin, Charles H. (Charles Henry) 1854 1918 Caffin, Charles Henry 08022108 A Child's Guide to Pictures Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "A Child's Guide to Pictures" by Charles H. Caffin is an instructional art guide written in the early 20th century. The book aims to help children understand and appreciate the beauty of art and the principles that govern it, highlighting the importance of feeling over mere intellectual understanding. Through a series of engaging chapters, the author encourages young readers to explore the relationship between beauty, nature, and artistic expression. The opening of the book introduces the central idea that appreciation for art stems from an emotional connection rather than a detailed knowledge of its subject matter. Caffin shares personal anecdotes, illustrating how initial feelings of beauty can lead to deeper understanding over time. He emphasizes the importance of developing a "feeling for beauty" that allows children to recognize and enjoy aesthetic experiences in both art and nature. By presenting concepts such as selection, arrangement, and the emotional impact of art, the author sets the stage for an enlightening exploration of how to appreciate and understand visual beauty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Art -- Juvenile literature Colors -- Juvenile literature Painting -- Study and teaching -- Juvenile literature ND Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Art Category: How To ... 431516 2025-07-23T11:40:53.634437 text/html 427809 2021-01-24T11:46:18 text/html 3172508 2025-07-23T11:41:00.430454 application/epub+zip 3168036 2025-07-23T11:40:54.925439 application/epub+zip 192732 2025-07-23T11:40:54.263437 application/epub+zip 3282372 2025-07-23T11:41:04.814376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3227826 2025-07-23T11:40:59.289432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269941 2022-09-26T19:45:34.235627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386940 2025-07-23T11:40:52.844462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386785 2019-03-09T15:59:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19382 2025-07-23T11:41:04.982378 application/rdf+xml 16131 2025-07-23T11:40:54.347429 image/jpeg 3130 2025-07-23T11:40:54.307448 image/jpeg 138301 2019-03-09T15:59:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 3187075 2021-01-24T11:46:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 3237309 2025-07-23T11:40:53.768411 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia