The Magical Garden of Claude Monet Contributor(s): Anholt, Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764138553 ISBN-13: 9780764138553 Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2007 Annotation: (back cover) Claude Monet When Julie creeps through a hole in a tall gate and enters a mysterious garden, she meets an old man tending the flowers. The gentle gardener turns out to be the great artist, Claude Monet, and together they explore his magical world. Monet and Julie wander across the Japanese bridge, around the house and studios, and they float through water gardens where lilies sparkle as bright as stars. Complete with reproductions of Monets work and a fold-out panorama of his water lily pond, this is another inspirational story from Laurence Anholts best-selling series, celebrating some of the worlds greatest artists and the real children who knew them. Click for more in this series: Anholt's Artists |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 2003101429 |
Age Level: 6-9 |
Grade Level: 1-4 |
Lexile Measure: 630 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Series: Anholt's Artists |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.9" W x 11.3" L (0.40 lbs) 32 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 78310 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Julie lives in Paris, but she longs to walk in a beautiful country garden. When her mother takes her on a visit to rural Giverny, Julie discovers a beautiful garden and befriends the man she believes is the gardener. In fact, he is the garden's owner, the immortal artist Claude Monet. In B.E.S. Anholt's Artists Books for Children series, author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anholt, Laurence: - Laurence Anholt is the author and illustrator of several childrenĀ's books about famous artists, all available in North America from BarronĀ's. They include Degas and the Little Dancer, Leonardo and the Flying Boy, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, and van Gogh and the Sunflowers. |
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