Monet Paints a Day

Contributor(s): Danneberg, Julie (Author), Heimerl, Caitlin (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781580892407

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

Hardcover

$16.99

Pub Date: July 1, 2012

Dewey: 759.4

LCCN: 2011025789

Lexile Code: 1030

Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 06 to 09

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 8.25" L x 10.20" W ( 0.80 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Art | History | Painting

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000151620 ( Monet Paints a Day)

Reading level: 4.80

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: A glimpse into a day of Claude Monets life shows the painter racing against changing light, the incoming tide, and the elements as he paints an ocean scene in the plein-air style. Based on a true incident, the story is enhanced by brief facts about Impressionist painting, Monets life, and excerpts from the painters letters and notes.

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