THE NATIVE AMERICAN LOOK BOOK (Art and Activities from the Brooklyn Museum). By the Brooklyn Museum. New York City, NY: The New Press (450 West 41st Street, 10036-6801), 1996. Hardbound. 46 Pp. ISBN Number 1-56584-022-4. $15.95. Written for children, The Native American Look Book explores Native American art using specific pieces purchased by the Brooklyn Museum of Art between 1904 and 1908: a Kwakiutl whale mask, Zuni water jars, and a Pomo dowry basket. The reader is taken on an innovative journey designed to make him or her appreciate more fully each piece of art. Using questions and photographs designed to pique the readers interest, the book is very effective at pointing out intricate features that might other wise have been missed. The reader not only becomes aware of numerous details; such as the white spots on the baleen whale mask, the broken patterns in the basket design, and pottery structural design and decorative symbology; but also of the probable reasons and meaning behind each detail. The Native American Look Book recreates a legend for each cultural group it explores and leads the reader through hands-on craft activities designed to give them a fuller understanding of what is involved in the production of each art form. Each of these craft activities (in the “Doing It for Yourself”  sections), although lacking in detailed step-by-step drawings, are inspiring in their ideas and written instructions. This book is interesting reading for child and adult alike. Anita Cheek Moon, Member Reviewers’ Consortium