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Van Gogh
by
Mike Venezia
Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 1989
by Children's Press(CT)
(first published 1988)
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I did not like the book very much
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(1) The first sentence in the book "Vincent van Gogh was one of the most tragic artists who ever lived."
How do you explain the word "tragic" to a 6 or 10 years old? and that's not a good way to introduce an artist.
(2) The second sentence in the book "Nothing ever seemed to go right for him and he wasn't very happy."
I'm not sure if those statements are accurat...more
here is why
(1) The first sentence in the book "Vincent van Gogh was one of the most tragic artists who ever lived."
How do you explain the word "tragic" to a 6 or 10 years old? and that's not a good way to introduce an artist.
(2) The second sentence in the book "Nothing ever seemed to go right for him and he wasn't very happy."
I'm not sure if those statements are accurat...more
Daphne came home from school really excited about some bet she made with her friend over Vincent Van Gogh. They made a bet over Vincent Van Gogh's death. Daphne told her friend that Vincent Van Gogh had shot himself. Her friend disagreed. I asked Daphne how she knew that, and she said it was from the art books I bought for her. I have been slowly trying to purchase these books, and she happens to have this one about Vincent Van Gogh. I never read this book to her, but I think the pictures ...more
MCL
I really like the comics. It even said that he wasted his money on paints and not food, so he must have been really hungry.
I really like the comics. It even said that he wasted his money on paints and not food, so he must have been really hungry.
the story of the life and times of van gogh and his works
The quality of the art reproductions leaves something to be desired, but I love the play between the art, the cartoons, and the narrative text. This is a good transition to "real books" from comics, and a good intro to the biography genre. Try the whole Mike Venezia series.
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