| Van Gogh and the Sunflowers Contributor(s): Anholt, Laurence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764138545 ISBN-13: 9780764138546 Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: (back cover) Vincent van Gogh One day, a strange man arrives in Camilles town. It is the artist, Vincent van Gogh. His extraordinary paintings of the sunflowers and the Starry Night entrance the young boy. But not everyone appreciates the genius of Camilles Sunflower Man, and Vincent is forced to leave the town. " van Gogh and the Sunflowers " is a classic tale about acceptance of those who are different. Complete with reproductions of van Goghs work, this is another inspirational story from Laurence Anholts bestselling series, celebrating some of the worlds greatest artists and the real children who knew them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013370062 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: Anholt's Artists |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9" W x 11.2" (0.40 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21800 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Camille befriends a strange visitor to his small town, and one day he brings this man a gift of bright, beautiful sunflowers. The man is the artist Vincent van Gogh, and the sunflowers quickly become the subject of a magnificent painting. In B.E.S. Anholt's Artists Books for Children series, author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anholt, Laurence: - Laurence Anholt is the author and illustrator of several children's books about famous artists, all available in North America from Barron's. They include Degas and the Little Dancer, Leonardo and the Flying Boy, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet, and van Gogh and the Sunflowers. |