Aurora Art
9–12 yearsLeonardo – The Secret of a Thousand Questions
Writing, water, a wing and a face share the mystery drawing.
Read a sampleDiscover Artists: Art Adventures for Ages 9–12
An artist’s name opens a set of questions: how is a picture made, and how do materials, history and life shape it? Artist Adventures is for curious children aged 9–12.
From Leonardo da Vinci to Vincent van Gogh and Frida Kahlo, each adventure follows different clues. Explore planned books and editorial previews; confirmed editions receive language-specific purchase links.
Books in this series
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25 books
9–12 years
9–12 yearsMichelangelo – The Secret of the Stone Giant
Four images await them: marble, a red drawing, plaster and a small detail.
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9–12 yearsRembrandt – The Secret of Living Light
A shadow, a reversed print and a missing picture edge do not yet fit together.
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9–12 yearsVermeer – The Secret of the Quiet Room
Another figure waits behind a flap.
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9–12 yearsMonet – The Secret of the Wandering Light
The same haystack appears in three different colour moods.
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9–12 yearsVincent van Gogh – The Secret of the Swirling Colours
A bedroom was once more violet; some roses were once pinker.
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9–12 yearsKlimt – The Secret of the Golden Pattern
Yellow paper, metal foil and a printed golden image lie side by side.
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9–12 yearsFrida Kahlo – The Secret Behind the Mirror
Self-portrait, double portrait, photograph: Isabelle sorts the cards.
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9–12 yearsPicasso – The Secret of the Many Viewpoints
The box contains pictures, materials and a bold claim.
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9–12 yearsSalvador Dalí – The Secret of the Melting Time
The clock droops softly over an edge.
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9–12 yearsHokusai – The Secret of the Great Wave
Three prints show the same wave, but small differences emerge.
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9–12 yearsDürer – The Secret of the Magic Grid
A grid, an armoured animal and the letters AD offer the first clues.
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9–12 yearsRaphael – The Secret of the School of Athens
The philosophers seem to share one room.
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9–12 yearsCaravaggio – The Secret of the Beam of Light
Paper figures stand on a small stage under an LED light.
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9–12 yearsVelázquez – The Secret of the Mirror
A mirror opens another layer inside the painting.
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9–12 yearsRubens – The Secret of the Flying Figures
The figures seem to fly.
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9–12 yearsBerthe Morisot – The Secret of the Swift Brushes
Loose brushstrokes invite a quick judgment.
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9–12 yearsRenoir – The Secret of the Dancing Patches of Light
Patches of sunlight dance across the painted gathering.
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9–12 yearsDegas – The Secret of the Frozen Movement
A movement seems to stop halfway through a step.
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9–12 yearsMunch – The Secret of the Silent Scream
Claudia draws a straight line beside a wave.
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9–12 yearsMary Cassatt – The Secret of Pictures at Eye Level
Theatre, garden and boat do not fit the file’s narrow label.
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9–12 yearsArtemisia Gentileschi – The Secret of the Determined Gazes
The file explains every painting through the same life story.
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9–12 yearsKäthe Kollwitz – The Secret of the Speaking Hands
The hands in the picture seem to carry a story.
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9–12 yearsAmrita Sher-Gil – The Secret of Her Own Modern Language
The file treats Paris and India as separate worlds.
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9–12 yearsEl Anatsui – The Secret of the Changing Walls
The metal surface falls in soft folds, yet it is no ordinary fabric.
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