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The Secret World of Walter Anderson

Candlewick Biographies

Candlewick Biographies

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

By Hester Bass
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis

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Aug 05, 2014 | ISBN 9780763671174 | 6-9 years

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Sep 08, 2009 | ISBN 9780763635831 | 6-9 years

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    About The Secret World of Walter Anderson

    “A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor winner E. B. Lewis pay homage to the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of. Reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson spent weeks at a time on an uninhabited island, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and animals to create some of his most brilliant watercolors, which he kept hidden during his lifetime.

    About The Secret World of Walter Anderson

    “A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    In a beautifully crafted biography, Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor winner E. B. Lewis pay homage to the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of. Reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson spent weeks at a time on an uninhabited island, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and animals to create some of his most brilliant watercolors, which he kept hidden during his lifetime.

    About The Secret World of Walter Anderson

    Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson — perhaps the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.

    Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or electricity. But this solitary artist didn’t much care what they thought as he spent weeks at a time on his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. Here Walter created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work he kept hidden during his lifetime. In a beautifully crafted picture book biography, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis pay homage to an uncompromising American artist.
    Back matter includes a bibliography.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Candlewick
    Aug 05, 2014 | 48 Pages | 6 x 9 | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780763671174

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $14.99
    Published by Candlewick
    Aug 05, 2014 | 48 Pages | 6 x 9 | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780763671167

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Candlewick
    Sep 08, 2009 | 48 Pages | 9-5/8 x 10-5/8 | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780763635831

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    Praise

    A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist… Superb watercolor technique, dramatic angles and moody shifts of light.
    —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

    Awards

    NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children WINNER

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