Vincent Van Gogh
By Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
By Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Age Range: 10 and up
Age Range: 10 and up
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Published on Feb 04, 2009 | 144 Pages
Published on Feb 04, 2009 | 144 Pages
Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor book by the ALA. This is the enthralling biography of the nineteenth-century Dutch painter known for pioneering new techniques and styles in masterpieces such as Starry Night and Vase with Sunflowers. The book cites detailed primary sources and includes a glossary of artists and terms, a biographical time line, notes, a bibliography, and locations of museums that display Van Gogh’s work. It also features a sixteen-page insert with family photographs and full-color reproductions of many of Van Gogh’s paintings. Vincent Van Gogh was named an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 6–8, Historical/Social Studies) in Appendix B.
Author
Jan Greenberg
Jan Greenberg‘s books have been named an ALA Notable Book, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Editors’ Choice, an IRA Teachers’ Choice, and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book.
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Sandra Jordan
Sandra Jordan is the coauthor, with Jan Greenberg, of numerous acclaimed books about art, including Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist; Action Jackson; Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois; and Chuck Close Up Close. She is also a consultant and first reader for the Nancy Gallt Literary Agency. She lives in New York City.
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