Friday, August 23, 2013

Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters by Bob Raczka - ADVISABLE


Raczka, Bob  Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters  Millbrook Press, 2010.  $9.95  PICTURE BOOK  Content: G. 
This book is a collection of great pictures from famous artists.  With each picture there is a quote by that artist about painting.  Some of the quotes are humorous and some explain what motivates the author or why they paint what they do.  The pictures are colorful and will attract the reader and the quotes are inspirational and telling about what it means to be an artist.  This book might inspire students in an art class.  There is also a picture and a paragraph about each of the artists at the back of the book.  There are eighteen pictures with quotes in total. 
EL, MS, HS-ADVISABLE.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.   

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