Landscapes

by Claude Delafosse, Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Overview

Explore another world in a landscape by Van Eyck. Watch Monet add the finishing touches to a sunrise. Wander through a gallery of landscapes by Vermeer, Hokusai, Van Gogh, Magritte, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851034628
Publisher:	Moonlight Publishing CO
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Series:	My First Discoveries
Edition description:	Second edition
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Claude Delafosse is a French author and illustrator. He was the art director for children's magazine, Astrapi, for 15 years. Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author who illustrates the Horrid Henry series, the Amber Brown series, and the Dr. Xargle series by Jeanne Willis. He was UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. 

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-5Useful introductions to the art of looking at paintings. Each book has 12 to 15 reproductions as well as details from several of them. While their quality is not outstanding, they do offer a playful approach to criticism. Throughout, questions are posed, encouraging readers to look closely at detail. Ross's cartoons make amusing and interesting references to the paintings and invite involvement. Landscape looks at process. Landscapes from different periods of history are compared. Painting focuses on what is going on in the pictures, how painters work, and why they paint in a certain way or concentrate on particular subjects. It invites readers to look at style, brush strokes, color, and purpose. Each book contains a few clear plastic overlays. While their effect is not totally successful, they do not detract from the books' general usefulness. While there's nothing new here, and the oversimplification is occasionally a bit confusing, these titles will serve as adequate overviews.Jean Pollock, King Country Library System, Seattle, WA

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