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English
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"Rosa Bonheur loved to draw animals. She was good at it too! Unfortunately, in nineteenth-century France, girls were not allowed to be artists. But Rosa didn't let that stop her. In this fictionalized account of her early life in Paris, Rosa studies art at home, bringing a menagerie of animals into the apartment to study up close. When she is kicked out of the horse market for sneaking in wearing boys clothing, Rosa must think creatively to challenge...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
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...
3) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Claude Monet is one of the most famous impressionist artists of all time. Readers will follow him through his early life of drawing caricatures to his later life of painting, even as his eyesight was failing. Captivating photographs of Monet's paintings will inspire any artist.
4) Claude Monet
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Series
Language
English
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Description
In this biography of Monet, learn what influenced his art and his actions, and find out why he is still important today.
6) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Biography of the great painter Claude Monet.
7) Paul Cézanne
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
34 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
8) Paul Cézanne
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Introduces the life and work of Paul Cezanne, discussing his early years, life in Paris, and development as a painter.
9) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
46 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm.
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.
10) Paul Gauguin
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Revised edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist known for his paintings of the South Pacific.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of how French impressionist artist Claude Monet set out to excite critics about his art, in much the same way his young son became enthused over trains.
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one hundred black-and-white illustrations, this book unveils a true portrait of the artist!
15) Pablo Picasso
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages. : ill. (some col.), port. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life and work of innovative artist Pablo Picasso.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the French painter and sculptor whose works seem full of joy, not only because of their subject matter, but because of the artist's use of light and color.
17) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, portrait ; 29 cm.
Language
English
18) Claude Monet
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
1996.
Physical Desc
31 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and art of the French Impressionist painter.
19) Matisse
Author
Series
Publisher
Watts
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
20) Claude Monet
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, work, and legacy of nineteenth-century French Impressionist artist Claude Monet.
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