Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis by Jo Ellen Bogart [Paperback]

Description: Gr. 3-6, younger for reading aloud. Few children will be familiar with Canadian artist Maud Lewis or her work, but her folk-art style will easily engage youngsters. Unfortunately, the organisation of the text restricts involvement with the story. The book begins as Maud arrives at the home of fish peddler Everett Lewis, known to need "a wife and companion." The book then moves back and forth, sometimes confusingly, between Maud's childhood, during which her early love of painting was hampered by birth defects and arthritis, and her life with miserly Lewis. Chronological order would have worked better to draw kids in, but the reproductions of Lewis' wonderful paintings, with subjects ranging from birds in the snow to children in school, will capture attention anyway. The deceptively simple artwork, straightforward yet whimsical, will remind children of their own pictures. Lewis' works alternate with Lang's precise ink drawings that depict the artist's life, including the necessity of painting on walls and windows when there was no money for canvas. Memorable art. Ilene CooperCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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EAN: 9781770492622

UPC: 9781770492622

ISBN: 9781770492622

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Book Title: Capturing Joy : the Story of Maud Lewis

Number of Pages: 32 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Tundra Book Group

Publication Year: 2011

Topic: Art / Painting, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Art / General, People & Places / Canada / General, Biography & Autobiography / Art, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

Item Height: 0.2 in

Illustrator: Lang, Mark, Yes

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Item Weight: 5.2 Oz

Author: Jo Ellen Bogart

Item Length: 8.7 in

Item Width: 9.8 in

Format: Trade Paperback