This is the sixth title in the highly-successful Anholt's Artists series about great painters. Each book tells the story of real meetings between a world-famous artist and a child who inspired him in his work, with reproductions of some of the artist's most famous works. This book describes the close relationship between Matisse and Monique, a young girl who wants to become a nun. Matisse develops a sketch drawn by Monique into a set of stained-glass windows and starts raising money to build a chapel for the nuns at Vence, in south-west France. Finally one morning when the chapel is finished, Monique sees the special magic of Matisse's design: when the sun's rays creep into the chapel, transforming its black and white interior into a fantastic sea of blue and green light!
Anholt's illustrations ingeniously match the artist's unique style. - Irish Examiner
This book would be invaluable in bringing the artist alive for the pupils. - www.writeaway.org.uk
As a general introduction to the artist or as a non-fiction book to read for pleasure it will bring colour to any library. - School Librarian
What is particularly appealing about the Anholt series of books about famous artists, of which this is the sixth, is that each one is based on a real-life encounter between a child and the artist featured. The work of Matisse is particularly useful in the visual arts with children, as its central message is that art can be created using a wide variety of materials and can result from exploring and experimenting with elements as simple as colour and shape. I would recommend this book, and the others in the series, for use with children in both middle and senior classes in primary schools. - INIS
Publication Details:
Binding: Hardback, 32 pages ISBN: 9781845076320 Format: 290mm x 230mm
BIC Code:YBCS, YNA BISAC Code:JUV003000 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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