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Jackie and the Mona Lisa<\/em>
\nby Debbie Rovin Murphy (Author) and Jen Bricking (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Jackie Kennedy loved the arts. And America loved Jackie Kennedy. The first lady knew she had the country’s attention–what would she do with it? Encourage Americans to appreciate art, of course! She turned the White House into a historical site filled with some of America’s most treasured artifacts and pieces of art. She brought Shakespearean theater to the White House and ballerinas to the South Lawn. And most epically, she brought the Mona Lisa to the states (much to the chagrin of many Parisians) to encourage Americans to visit museums–and it worked!<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> The first time eleven-year-old Jackie visited the White House, she wasn’t very impressed.<\/p>\n

Drab curtains.
\nBoring furniture.
\nAnd no guidebook to teach visitors about the most famous house in America. <\/p>\n

The next time Jackie visited the White House, she was the First Lady. But the White House looked the same.<\/p>\n

Drab curtains.
\nBoring furniture.
\nAnd no still guidebook! <\/p>\n

\"Nonfiction<\/p>\n

It’s Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2022 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jackie and the Mona Lisa by Debbie Rovin Murphy (Author) and Jen Bricking (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound Booktalk: Jackie Kennedy loved the arts. And America loved Jackie Kennedy. The first lady knew she had the country’s attention–what would she do with it? Encourage Americans to appreciate art, of course! She turned the … <\/p>\n

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