{"product_id":"the-secret-world-of-walter-hester-bass-9780763635831","title":"The Secret World of Walter Anderson","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson -- perhaps the most famous American artist you've never heard of.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResidents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or electricity. But this solitary artist didn't much care what they thought as he spent weeks at a time on his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. Here Walter created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work he kept hidden during his lifetime. In a beautifully crafted picture book biography, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis pay homage to an uncompromising American artist.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes a bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hester Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763635839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763635831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 9.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e134485 \/ Secret World of Walter Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbis Pictus Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Mississippi Authors Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2009 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2009","brand":"Hester Bass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072738455807,"sku":"9780763635831","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbe77226-de77-4139-9de5-fe228a80ac0e.jpg?v=1685443725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-world-of-walter-hester-bass-9780763635831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}