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Series
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Georgia O'Keeffe is known as the Mother of American Modernism, discover why in this first story book about Georgia O'Keeffe. From humble beginnings living on a prairie farm, to taking the New York art scene by storm, to living a solitary life in the New Mexican desert, find out how Georgia's extraordinary life unfolded and how each place changed the ways her paintings came out. See how her life shaped her much loved masterpieces and find out why...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
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.
11) Jackson Pollock
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tom Moran had never ridden a horse or slept under the stars before, but the paintings he created on his journey from city boy to seasoned explorer would lead to the founding of America's first national park.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As a boy, John James Audubon loved to watch birds. In 1804, at the age of eighteen, he moved from his home in France to Pennsylvania. There he took a particular interest in peewee flycatchers. While observing these birds, John James became determined to answer a pair of two-thousand-year-old questions: Where do small birds go in the winter, and do they return to the same nest in the spring?
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
A picture book biography of the life of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Step into her life and learn what led her to look closely at nature and paint her iconic paintings of flowers and bones. See the vast New Mexico landscapes that inspired her work.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his works explore this challenge. Edward Hopper's story is...
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