Washoe County Library System

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Discusses the life and work of French post-impressionist artist Henri Matisse.

2) Henri Matisse: drawing with scissors

Author

O'Connor, Jane

Series

Smart about art

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Presents the life and work of Henri Matisse in the form of a child's school report.

3) Pablo Picasso

Author

Scarborough, Kate

Series

Artists in their time

Publisher

Franklin Watts

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Pablo Picasso. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.

4) Henri's scissors

Author

Winter, Jeanette

Publisher

Beach Lane Books

Pub. Date

2013.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Description

"When Henri Matisse was a boy, he drew pictures everywhere. And when he grew up, he became a famous artist whose paintings were beloved around the world. Them late in life, a serious illness confined Henri to just his bed and a wheelchair. But amazingly, from there he created some of his finest works , the enormous and breathtaking paper cut-outs."--Jacket flap.

5) Georges Seurat

Author

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French Neo-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, best known for inventing the painting technique known as Pointillism.

6) Who was Pablo Picasso?

Author

Kelley, True

Series

Who was-- ?
Who was ?

Publisher

Grosset and Dunlap

Pub. Date

2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Highlights the life and work of innovative artist Pablo Picasso, who founded the movement known as Cubism.

7) Monet

Author

Series

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

[1989-]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.

8) Monet and the impressionists for kids: their lives and ideas, 21 activities

Author

Sabbeth, Carol

Publisher

Chicago Review Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Language

English

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Description

Discusses the nineteenth-century French art movement known as Impressionism, focusing on the works of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cassatt, Cezanne, Gauguin, and Seurat. Includes related projects and activities.

9) Colorful dreamer: the story of artist Henri Matisse

Author

Parker, Marjorie Blain

Publisher

Dial Books For Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2012

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Presents the life and work of the turn-of-the-20th-century French artist imagines his art-inspired childhood and growth into becoming one of the most admired artists in the world.

10) Claude Monet

Author

Series

Publisher

Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.

11) Redoute: the man who painted flowers

Author

Croll, Carolyn

Publisher

Putnam

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

Description

Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel

Biography of renowned painter Redouté, who was the offical flower painter for Queen Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine of France.

12) Pablo Picasso

Author

Series

Little people big dreams

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

Description

Masterpieces artists and their works

Presents the life of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and includes a biographical timeline and historical photographs.

13) Matisse

Author

Sturm, Ellen

Series

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Henri Matisse.

14) Matisse from A to Z

Author

Sellier, Marie

Publisher

Peter Bedrick Books

Pub. Date

1995.

Language

English

Description

Velásquez de León, Mauricio

The life of the French painter, Henri Matisse, arranged in vignettes suggested by an alphabetical sequence of French words that focus on a key element of his life or work.

15) 100 Pablo Picassos

Author

Publisher

Duo Press LLC

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Appears on list

Description

Pablo Picasso is one of the most celebrated artists in the world, and this amusing book shows his life in a remarkably original way. By featuring 100 Pablo Picassos throughout the book, young readers will explore the artist life from his childhood, to his major contributions to modern art, and from his love for pets to his endless curiosity about life. The book also invites readers to count the Picassos all the way to a 100, adding an entertaining...

16) Picasso

Author

Mason, Antony

Series

Famous artists

Publisher

:Barron's

Pub. Date

[1994]

Language

English

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Description