Alexander Calder (Life and Work Of...) [Hardcover]

Adam Schaefer (Author), Adam R. Schaefer (Author)

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Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Life and Work Of...

Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century American sculptor, describing and giving examples of his art.

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Adam Schaefer is a Heinemann Raintree author. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Library (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403402876
• ISBN-13: 978-1403402875
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,668,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Abstraction, May 28, 2004

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This review is from: Alexander Calder (Life and Work Of...) (Paperback)

As a whole, Adam Schaefer's "The Life and Work Of..." series of books on artists, aimed at young readers, is excellent; this particular selection, however, lacked the enthusiasm of most other titles. The best part of the book discusses Calder's work creating circus animal sculptures, and this topic will surely appeal to students. The latter portion of the book, however, is devoted to the artist's abstract sculptures, and considering the audience level for which this book was written, the author does not quite bring the genre to life for a young mind unfamiliar with such terms and concepts. More attention, perhaps, should have been paid to Calder's mobile sculptures and the effect his popularization of this invention had on the world in general.