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Action Jackson
Contributor(s): Greenberg, Jan (Author), Jordan, Sandra (Author), Parker, Robert Andrew (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0312367511 ISBN-13: 9780312367510
Publisher: Square Fish

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2007
Annotation: This picture book profiles abstract artist Jackson Pollack, concentrating on the period when he created one of his most famous pieces, "Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)." Includes an extensive Afterword, photos of Pollack at work, and quotes from his friends and colleagues. Ink & watercolor illustrations.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Art
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - Painting
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Art - History

Dewey: 759.13

Age Level: 6-10

Grade Level: 1-5

Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.1" H x 9.76" W x 10.28" L (0.34 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950's

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 65164
Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:

One late spring morning the American artist Jackson Pollock began work on the canvas that would ultimately come to be known as Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist).

Award-winning authors Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan use this moment as the departure point for a unique picture book about a great painter and the way in which he worked. Their lyrical text, drawn from Pollock's own comments and those made by members of his immediate circle, is perfectly complemented by vibrant watercolors by Robert Andrew Parker that honor his spirit of the artist without imitating his paintings.

A photographic reproduction of the finished painting, a short biography, a bibliography, and a detailed list of notes and sources that are fascinating reading in their own right make this an authoritative as well as beautiful book for readers of all ages.

Action Jackson is a Sibert Honor Book, a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.

Contributor Bio(s): Greenberg, Jan: - Jan Greenberg is one of America's most prominent writers about art and artists for young readers. Jan Greenberg lives in St. Louis. Her art-related books co-written with Sandra Jordan include Action Jackson (a Sibert Honor Book), as well as books on Van Gogh, Frank O. Gehry, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Close.Jordan, Sandra: -

Sandra Jordan is one of America's most prominent writers about art and artists for young readers. Sandra Jordan lives in New York, New York.

Her art-related books co-written with Jan Greenberg include Action Jackson (a Sibert Honor Book), as well as books on Van Gogh, Frank O. Gehry, Andy Warhol, and Chuck Close.

Parker, Robert Andrew: - Robert Andrew Parker who knew Jackson Pollock as a young man, is a fine artist and printmaker whose work often appears in publications such as The New Yorker. The illustrator of the Modern Library's edition of Stendhal's The Charterhouse of Parma, his numerous children's books include Grandfather Tang's Story, Sleds on Boston Common, and Cold Feet, winner of the 2002 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.

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