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Charlotte in Giverny

Joan MacPhail Knight

Editorial: Chronicle Books LLC

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Sinopsis

A nineteenth-century American journals her trip to a famed French artist colony, where she meets famous painters and learns about Impressionism. It’s 1892, and Charlotte is bound for Monet's famous artist colony in Giverny, France, where painters like her father are flocking to learn the new style of painting called Impressionism. Despite missing her best friend, Charlotte becomes enchanted with France and records her colorful experiences in her journal. She makes new friends, plants a garden, learns to speak French, and even attends the wedding of Monsieur Monet's daughter!  Illustrated with beautiful museum reproductions and charming watercolor collages, Charlotte in Giverny includes a French glossary as well as biographical sketches of the featured painters. This delightful journal of a young girl's exciting year will capture readers' imaginations and leave a lasting impression. Praise for Charlotte in Giverny “Part faux diary, part scrapbook, this charming volume teeters between picture book and novel. . . . A most appealing art history lesson.” —Publishers Weekly“Charmingly constructed. . . . A lot of information about life in Giverny and about painting en plein air is imparted painlessly in a font resembling very neat handwriting. The illustrations are simply irresistible.” —Kirkus Reviews

Disponible desde: 04/01/2013.

Longitud de impresión: 68 páginas.

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