The Secret World of Walter Anderson
Candlewick Biographies
Published on 5. August 2014
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-0-7636-7116-7 (ISBN)
Description
"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.
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Fourth Grade, Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7636-7116-7 (9780763671167)
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Hester Bass won an Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children for the The Secret World of Walter Anderson, and is also the author of the picture book, So Many Houses, illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian, and Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama, illustrated by E. B. Lewis. Formerly residing in Huntsville, she now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children. Among his many honors are a Coretta Scott King Medal for Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, as well as three Coretta Scott King Honor awards. He lives in New Jersey.
E. B. Lewis is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children. Among his many honors are a Coretta Scott King Medal for Talkin’ About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki Grimes, as well as three Coretta Scott King Honor awards. He lives in New Jersey.