Friday, October 26, 2018

Picturing America by Hudson Talbott - ADVISABLE

Picturing America : Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art By Hudson Talbott PICTURE BOOK, Biography, Penguin Random House, 2018. $18. 9780399548703

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL,  MS - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Thomas Cole loved to draw. He and his sister walked all over the hillsides in England drawing everything they could see. In 1818 his family moved to America, and Thomas learned to paint, making beautiful landscapes. No one painted like Thomas Cole. 

This picture book biography is stunning. Talbot has incorporated Cole’s art, and seamlessly tells the story while introducing and explaining his works. So accessible to young readers, I’m showing this to my art teacher. 

Lisa Librarian 

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