Pub Date: March 1, 2003
Dewey: B
LCCN: 97007087
Lexile Code: 0580
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 07
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 8.80" L x 7.40" W ( 0.35 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Art | Girls and Women | Drawing | Women | Technology | General | History | Places | United States | Social Topics | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | Lifestyles | Country Life
Description: This compelling story of artist Georgia O'Keeffe shows how she saw the world in her own way growing up in the American Southwest. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Full color.
Brief description:
JEANETTE WINTER has written and illustrated many books for children, including MAMA, The Librarian of Basra, Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book, My Name Is Georgia, and Josefina. She lives in New York City.
Review Quotes:
"Prose as vivid as an O'Keeffe painting . . . A superb and inspiring introduction for children to an exceptional American artist."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Wonderful . . . A lively personal overview of a fascinating life."--School Library Journal (starred review)
"As clear, spare, and rhythmic as the painter's compositions . . . A quiet, yet intense look at Georgia O'Keeffe's life and work."--Booklist (starred review)