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His childhood in Jewish Russian. The influence of such masters as Matisse and Picasso. The death of his wife. Marc Chagall drew from it all to create magical and mysterious art. This book, with engaging and clever illustrations, warmly traces the artist's life and work. AUTHOR: Mike Venezia
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Grant Wood by Mike Venezia
An excellent introduction to celebrated artists and their work. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia`s clever illustrations and story line. Young readers will look at the different paintings and see how the artists` style changed over the years. More important, the reader can enjoy a light, yet realistic overview of the life of each artist. Meet the man who created American Gothic. AUTHOR: Mike Venezia
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Becoming Mona Lisa by Donald Sassoon
Description not available.Sophisticated prose and gorgeous illustrations combine to reveal how Leonardo da Vinci's creation became the greatest masterpiece in the history of art by exploring the birth of the painting, who the subject was, why it gained international recognition, and how it is used today, in a thoroughly researched and in-depth account of the making of a icon. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Donald Sassoon
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Grapes of Wrath by Dylan Baker, Frank Galati, John Steinbeck, Kevin Hearle, Peter Lisca
John Steinbeck lived and worked with a group of migrant workers in California, from whom he drew the material for his great Dust Bowl saga of a wandering Okie family, the Joads. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel awakened the American reading public to the plight of migrant workers and made Steinbeck famous worldwide. One of the most popular novels of the Great Depression, it has come to be regarded as a classic work of social realism and was made into an acclaimed movie. AUTHOR: Dylan Baker, Frank Galati, John Steinbeck, Kevin Hearle, Peter Lisca
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Drawing Prehistoric Animals by Jerome Goyallon
Kids can use a pencil, paper, and ruler to draw animals that appeared on earth millions of years ago. The technique is simple -- just fill in the squares of a grid as indicated, to produce amazingly accurate pictures. As kids learn to draw, they`ll also uncover all kinds of fascinating facts about these creatures. They`ll be archaeological artists before they know it! AUTHOR: Jerome Goyallon
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Maskmaking by Carole Sivin
Description not available.Tells how to make masks with plaster, clay, laminated paper, paper-mache, buckram, wire, and celastic, and shows examples of masks children can make AUTHOR: Carole Sivin
PUBLISHER: Davis Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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