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Marc Chagall: What Colour Is Paradise? (Adventures in Art) (Hardcover)

by Marc Chagall (Author), Thomas David (Author), Elisabeth Lemke (Author)
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Gr 5-8-Chagall's story begins with a description of his family, boyhood, and his Jewish community in the Russian town of Vitebsk. Brief paragraphs on each page bring details of the artist's character to life: "He had narrow shoulders and unruly hair and was good at singing, dancing and playing the violin." Biographical elements are illustrated by and interwoven with descriptions of his paintings. Chagall's work is predominately religious, and his paintings often contain a mixture of modern people and places with biblical stories and elements. The text provides excellent descriptions of such elements, such as the Wheel of Creation. Different features are highlighted to guide readers in looking at and deciphering the artwork. This volume is beautifully designed, with black-and-white photographs of the artist, his family, and studio; many large, full-color reproductions of his paintings; and varied textual elements (font sizes and colors). Certain phrases are highlighted by colored ink; these curving comments serve almost as captions or chapter titles. A worthy introduction to the artist.-Robin L. Gibson, Perry County District Library, New Lexington, OH

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Gr. 4-8. Another fine entry in the innovative Adventures in Art series, this title uses Chagall's biographical paintings to introduce his life story and work. In the opening scenes, Chagall's images of his childhood town illustrate stories about the artist's early years: a picture of an evening inside a synagogue accompanies text about his Jewish education. On the following pages, blocks and fanciful ribbons of text describe the details in Chagall's deeply religious pieces, citing both the biblical scriptures and events in the artist's life that relate to the images, ending appropriately in a description of the glorious painting Life . A straightforward one-page biography appears at the book's conclusion, along with citations for all the artworks, inconveniently printed on the end-papers. Readers will come away with both a sketch of the artist's life and a deeper appreciation for visual art's capacity to tell stories. Gillian Engberg
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  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Hardcover: 28 pages
  • Publisher: Prestel Publishing (October 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3791323938
  • ISBN-13: 978-3791323930
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.4 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #367,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful introduction for older children, January 31, 2001
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Marc Chagall's paintings are beautiful and intricate, and this book attempts to deliver both reproductions of his paintings and an abbreviated biography. There are a few photographs scattered throughout as well, mostly of Chagall's family. I would warn readers, however, that even though the book is listed as suitable for children ages 4-8, a 4-year-old is not likely to enjoy this book, except perhaps as a free-form discussion tool. The narrative is too dense (short as it is) to hold such a young child's attention. My daughter, 4, is very bright and social, but she still couldn't look at the book with me in a conventional way. Instead we talked about what we saw in the pictures and how the colors blended together and created a mood, sometimes sad, sometimes happy. The book is worth purchasing for an older child, however, and I would recommend it for children at least age 6 and up. It is rather thin, but is filled with wonderful things.
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