Grandma Moses : Painter of Rural America (Women of Our Time) [Paperback]

Zibby Oneal (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Women of Our Time

A biography focusing on the early years of Grandma Moses, who was known as much through her wit and charm as for her paintings of rural America, and who lived to be 101.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

An energetic, entertaining biography in the Women of Our Time series. Ages 7-11.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-8 Anna Mary Robertson Moses is one of the most fondly remembered of America's folk artists. Oneal's biography is brief, but it covers the artist's life from birth (near Albany, N.Y., in 1860) to her death in 1961. Moses is seen as an independent person who managed to squeeze creative moments into a busy life as a farm wife and mother of ten (only five children lived to adulthood). The brevity of the text doesn't allow for much depth or detail. Fictionalization is minimal, but the text is uneven and occasionally choppy. Lack of color reproductions will deprive children of the full enjoyment of Moses' charming works. Despite these flaws, this is an adequate biography for middle grade readers and older slow readers. Armstrong's Barefoot in the Grass (Doubleday, 1970; o.p.) is more detailed and includes color reproductions, but it is aimed at older students. Nancy Kewish, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (September 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140322205
• ISBN-13: 978-0140322200
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,454,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and inspiring biograpy for children, March 21, 2011

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This review is from: Grandma Moses : Painter of Rural America (Women of Our Time) (Paperback)

Interesting biography for children grades 3 to 5, ages eight through eleven. No pictures in this book. This is not a handicap of the book, children need to learn to read books, not necessarily skim books and look at pictures. The book, though, because it is a book about an artist, should be supplemented by the teacher or parent, with a book containing the paintings of Grandma Moses, or research on the Internet on this subject.

The book is part of a series of biographies for children, a worthwhile, charater developing Women of Our Time series, which includes Helen Keller

Helen Keller: A Light for the Blind (Women of Our Time)

Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology (Women of Our Time)

and Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (Women of Our Time)

among others.

This is worthwhile reading for girls and boys to help them to develop a sense of respect towards women and a positive view towards women. (the positive message towards women is the opposite of the negative self-image of some of today's most popular hip hop singers, male and female). Children need to develop a positive view of women from young. This series of books, then, is of value.