The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art Contributor(s): Rosenstock, Barb (Author), Grandpre, Mary (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0307978486 ISBN-13: 9780307978486 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Painting |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2012032800 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 630 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9" W x 11.3" L (1.00 lbs) 40 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/11/2013 Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2013 Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2014 pg. 116 Booklist 01/01/2014 pg. 98 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2014 School Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 122 Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 70 PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 56 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 164284 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A Caldecott Honor Book Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers--like a proper artist. But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound--the swirling colors trilled like an orchestra tuning up for a symphony And as he grew older, he continued to hear brilliant colors singing and see vibrant sounds dancing. But was Vasya brave enough to put aside his proper still lifes and portraits and paint . . . music? In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary GrandPr tell the fascinating story of Vasily Kandinsky, one of the very first painters of abstract art. Throughout his life, Kandinsky experienced colors as sounds, and sounds as colors--and bold, groundbreaking works burst forth from his noisy paint box. Backmatter includes four paintings by Kandinsky, an author's note, sources, links to websites on synesthesia and abstract art. |
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