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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch animal anatomy and wearing mens...
4) Frida Kahlo
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of the world-famous Mexican artist who overcame polio, injuries from a near-fatal bus accident, a tempestuous marriage to Diego Rivera, and other difficulties.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's New Books: February 2023 Biographies
Children's Special Topics: Women's History Month 2024
Children's Special Topics: Women's History Month 2024
Description
"Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired...
7) Mary Cassatt
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces Mary Cassatt as one of the important American Impressionist painters by exploring the techniques she used to show expression and feelings in her subjects--
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children / Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Pura Belpre Honor for Latino Literature
Children's Special Topics: Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Children's Special Topics: Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Description
"Biographical poems about the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo"--
9) Claude Monet
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Claude Monet. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and work of the popular American artist who depicted both traditional and contemporary subjects, including children, family scenes, astronauts, and the poor.
12) Jackson Pollock
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Jackson Pollock. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
13) Paul Cézanne
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Paul Cézanne. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Profiles the turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh from his birth in the Netherlands, through his attempts to be a clergyman, to his years of painting, and finally, to his death in Auvers-sur-Oise near Paris.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Brush up your knowledge on popular American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell with this exciting Who Was? title. Norman Rockwell often painted what he saw around him in nostalgic and humorous ways. After hearing President Franklin Roosevelt's address to Congress in 1943, he was inspired to create paintings that described the principles for universal rights: four paintings that portray iconic images of the American experience. Over the course...
Author
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life and work of the French painter, discussing the struggles of his early life, his friendships with other artists, and his lifelong commitment to developing his own unique style.
17) Paul Gauguin
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the French painter Paul Gauguin. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
18) Action Jackson
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2007, c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Imagines Jackson Pollock at work during the creation of one of his paint-swirled and splattered canvasses.
20) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces Claude Monet as one of the greatest Impressionist artists by exploring the techniques he used to create such masterpieces as Impression, Sunrise and his many studies of light, color, and shadow--
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