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The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade
Pub Date: Oct 31, 2011
Age Range: 4 - 8
This bright, brimming picture biography commemorates Tony Sarg, a brilliant, self-taught artist whose innovative helium balloons delighted legions of Macy's parade watchers from 1928 on.
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A Portrait of Andy Warhol
Pub Date: May 24, 2011
Age Range: 6 - 9
The "fabulous" life of Andy Warhol is made accessible and understandable via this child-friendly look at the life and career of one of America's most recognizable painters.
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His World and Ours
Pub Date: May 1, 2011
Age Range: 5 - 9
A simple picture-book biography of Diego Rivera concentrates on his artistic career and encourages children to imagine themselves painting their own world.
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Artist, Poet, Slave
Pub Date: Sep 7, 2010
Age Range: 7 - 10
The enslaved 19th-century potter Dave, who lived and worked near Edgefield, S.C., could transform 60 pounds of clay into a 40-gallon pot.
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The Butterflies of Maria Merian
Pub Date: Apr 27, 2010
Age Range: 4 - 9
It's not often that someone is born both a great scientist and a great artist, especially if that someone is a girl in the middle of the 17th century.
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The Story of Josef Albers
Pub Date: Sep 1, 2009
Age Range: 6 - 9
Wing, the author of mass audience favorites (The Night Before the Tooth Fairy, 2003, etc.), takes an aesthetic leap forward in this sophisticated and engaging account of an artist and color theorist whose name is unknown to most young people.
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