| Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing Contributor(s): Marcus, Leonard S. (Author), Caldecott, Randolph (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374310254 ISBN-13: 9780374310257 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art - Young Adult Nonfiction | Art - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012050406 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 9.42" W x 12.25" (1.53 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 160660 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Randolph Caldecott is best known as the namesake of the award that honors picture book illustrations, and in this inventive biography, leading children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus examines the man behind the medal. In an era when the steam engine fueled an industrial revolution and train travel exploded people's experience of space and time, Caldecott was inspired by his surroundings to capture action, movement, and speed in a way that had never before been seen in children's picture books. Thoroughly researched and featuring extensive archival material and a treasure trove of previously unpublished drawings, including some from Caldecott's very last sketchbook, Leonard Marcus's luminous biography shows why Caldecott was indeed the father of the modern picture book and how his influence lives on in the books we love today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marcus, Leonard S.: - Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world's leading writers about children's books and the people who create them. His own award-winning books include Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing; Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices; Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom; Minders of Make Believe; and The Annotated Phantom Tollbooth. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.Caldecott, Randolph: - Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a British artist and illustrator and the namesake of the Caldecott Medal. Although primarily known for highly influential children's book illustrations, he also lent his artistic skills to novels, travel writing, and humorous cartoons, as well as sculpture and paintings. Some of his best known illustrations appear in The House That Jack Built, John Gilpin, The Three Jovial Huntsmen, and A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go. |