I Am Marc Chagall (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802853059)

I painted my world, my life, all the things I loved, all the things I dreamed of, all the things I could not say in words. I painted my beloved Russia, my hometown Vitebsk, the Jewish neighborhood where I grew up, the way I saw everything as a child.During prayers he would daydream; in school he was distracted; and at home he worried about what profession he should choose. But when the young Marc Chagall realized he had artistic talent, he translated his unusual way of looking at the world into color and shape.Chagall grew up, became a painter, and traveled the world, but he never forgot about his hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus, the place that shaped his character and inspired his art.This book, loosely based on Chagall's autobiography, gives readers a glimpse into the early life of one of the twentieth century's most significant painters. Landmann's charming three-dimensional mixed-media illustrations celebrate the colorful, the whimsical, and the extraordinary aspects of Chagall's life and work.

Author: Bimba Landmann
ISBN-10: 0802853056
ISBN-13: 9780802853059
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 34
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 12.54h x 9.00w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 104037 / I Am Marc Chagall: Text Loosely Inspired by My Life by Marc Chagall

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2006 pg. 43
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 105
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2006 pg. 272
School Library Journal 04/01/2006 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 307 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 10/01/2006 pg. 91