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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
A series of artist biographies for young readers provides hilarious, cartoon-style illustrations to complement the easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of each master's artwork. Includes primary sources, photos, illustrations, maps and timelines. --Publisher.
2) Edgar Degas
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century artist Edgar Degas, who loved to paint scenes of Paris and the people who worked and lived there.
3) El Greco
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of Doménikos Theotokópoulos, the sixteenth-century artist who created his greatest works in Spain where he was known as "El Greco."
4) Picasso
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.
5) Monet
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings"--Title page verso.
6) Da Vinci
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Renaissance artist and analyzes some of his paintings. Reproductions of Leonardo's works are presented along with cartoon-style illustrations from the author that depict characters, often in humorous activities. The text is very simple & entertaining. Along with learning about Leonardo's life, readers are encouraged to look at details in his paintings. Part of the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series -- Adapted...
7) Mary Cassatt
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the American Impressionist painter, describing and giving examples of her art.
8) Van Gogh
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.
10) Henri Matisse
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of French post-impressionist artist Henri Matisse.
11) Michelangelo
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Italian Renaissance artist and examines some of his paintings and sculptures.
13) Francisco Goya
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of the Spanish artist, describing and giving examples of his art.
14) Diego Rivera
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
15) Rembrandt
Author
Pub. Date
1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Briefly examines the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutchman who was one of the greatest artists of all time.
16) Giotto
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of Giotto, considered the most important Italian artist of the fourteenth century.
17) Paul Klee
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Discusses, in simple text, the life and work of the abstract painter, focusing on his use of color, shape, and symbolism.
18) Frida Kahlo
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, including her childhood, her art, and her marriage to Diego Rivera.
19) Norman Rockwell
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist Norman Rockwell, who painted familiar everyday scenes that people felt were part of their own lives.
20) Marc Chagall
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of the artist Chagall, from his birth in Russia to his death at the age of ninety-seven.