I Am Marc Chagall

I painted my world, my life, all the things I loved, all the things I dreamed of, all the things I could not say in words. I painted my beloved Russia, my hometown Vitebsk, the Jewish neighborhood where I grew up, the way I saw everything as a child.During prayers he would daydream; in school he was distracted; and at home he worried about what profession he should choose. But when the young Marc Chagall realized he had artistic talent, he translated his unusual way of looking at the world into color and shape.Chagall grew up, became a painter, and traveled the world, but he never forgot about his hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus, the place that shaped his character and inspired his art.This book, loosely based on Chagall's autobiography, gives readers a glimpse into the early life of one of the twentieth century's most significant painters. Landmann's charming three-dimensional mixed-media illustrations celebrate the colorful, the whimsical, and the extraordinary aspects of Chagall's life and work.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/01/2006
ISBN: 9780802853059
Pages: 34
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 12.54h x 9.00w x 0.43d
Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2006 pg. 43
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 105
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2006 pg. 272
School Library Journal 04/01/2006 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 307 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 10/01/2006 pg. 91

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 104037 / I Am Marc Chagall: Text Loosely Inspired by My Life by Marc Chagall
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5