Just Being Dalí: The Story of Artist Salvador Dalí (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781984816580)

This kid-friendly picture book biography celebrates the irrepressible individuality of Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.

Salvador Dalí just couldn't help being himself. When he was little, he wasn't like the other children; he was a daydreamer who liked to play pretend. When he grew up, he became an artist, but he didn't want to make art that looked like everyone else's. He became the most famous painter of his time after he made a picture of melting clocks. He liked to do wild, attention-grabbing things: He drove a fancy car stuffed with 1,000 pounds of cauliflower. He gave a speech inside a deep-sea diving suit. And he took his pet ocelot Babou to lunch at snooty restaurants. He designed lollipop wrappers in exchange for free candy, a lobster phone that really worked, and a hat made out of a shoe! Here's the true story of the one and only Salvador Dalí, an artist who never stopped being himself.

Author: Amy Guglielmo
ISBN-10: 1984816586
ISBN-13: 9781984816580
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.00w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515060 / Just Being Dali: The Story of Artist Salvador Dali


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2020 pg. 49
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2021
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 85
Publishers Weekly 03/22/2021
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2021 pg. 152
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average