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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
Gold Medal Winner:Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) -Picture Book (2013)
Winner:Literary Award -Picture Book (2013)
Henri Rousseau wanted to be an artist. But he had no formal training. Instead, he taught himself to paint. He painted until the jungles and animals and distant lands in his head came alive on the space of his canvases.
Henri Rousseau endured the harsh critics of his day and created the brilliant paintings that now hang in museums around the world. Michelle Markel's vivid text, complemented by the vibrant illustrations of Amanda Hall, artfully introduces young readers to the beloved painter and encourages all readers to persevere despite all odds.
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Book Details
- Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: Jun 11st, 2012
- Pages: 40
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.60in - 10.10in - 0.40in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9780802853646
- Recommended age: 05-09
- Categories: • Biography & Autobiography - Art• Art - History• Art - Painting
About the Author
Markel, Michelle: - Michelle Markel is the author of many children's books, including Tyrannosaurus Math(Tricycle/Random House) and Dreamer from theVillage: The Story of Marc Chagall (Henry Holt).Michelle lives in California. Visit her website atwww.michellemarkel.com.,
Hall, Amanda: - Amanda Hall has illustrated over fifty award-winning books for young readers, including Out of this World (Balzer & Bray), Little Bear (Wisdom Tales), and The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau (Eerdmans). The art of How the Sea Came to Be was shaped by her reading, conversations with scientists, and explorations at London's Natural History Museum and Cambridge's Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. Amanda works in her garden studio in Cambridge, England. Visit her website at amandahall- illustration.com.