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Books in The Life and Works Series series

  • Mary Cassatt

    Ernestine Giesecke

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2001)
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  • Virginia Woolf

    Sue Asbee

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1990)
    Briefly surveys the life of the experimental English writer and analyzes in depth her major works
  • Edgar Degas

    Jayne Woodhouse

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 3, 2002)
    Where did Edgar Degas live? What are his most famous paintings? Why did he always carry a notebook with him? Read ‘The Life and Work of: Edgar Degas’ to answer these questions and more. Each book in ‘The Life and Work of...’ series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Mary Cassatt

    Ernestine Giesecke

    Paperback (Heinemann, April 28, 2006)
    This new edition asks probing questions. Where was Mary Cassatt born? What is special about her paintings? What did she like to paint? Read 'The Life and Work of: Mary Cassatt' to answer these questions and more. Each book in 'The Life and Work of...' series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Joseph Turner

    Jayne Woodhouse

    Paperback (Heinemann, May 3, 2002)
    Why is Turner called "the painter of light?" What kinds of things did Turner like to paint? Which places did Turner visit in his travels? Read ‘The Life and Work of: Joseph Turner’ to answer these questions and more. Each book in ‘The Life and Work of...’ series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Shakespeare

    Christopher Martin

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, March 1, 1989)
    A biography of the most famous playwright of all time, with numerous pictures bringing his period to life
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  • Edgar Degas

    Jayne Woodhouse

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2002)
    A biography of the nineteenth-century artist, known as one of the French Impressionists.
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  • Rembrandt van Rijn

    Jayne Woodhouse

    Library Binding (Heinemann, March 18, 2002)
    Where was Rembrandt born? How many self-portraits did he paint? Why did he have to sell his house? Read ‘The Life and Work of: Rembrandt van Rijn’ to answer these questions and more. Each book in ‘The Life and Work of...’ series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people whom they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Michelangelo Buonarroti

    Richard Tames

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 2, 2006)
    What did Michelangelo paint in the Sistine Chapel? How old was Michelangelo when he began to train to be an artist? Each book in this series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Michelangelo Buonarroti

    Richard Tames

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, Feb. 1, 2001)
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  • Paul Cézanne

    Sean Connolly

    Library Binding (Heinemann, May 2, 2006)
    This new edition asks probing questions. Where did Paul Cézanne grow up? What did Paul Cézanne like to do with his friends when he was young? What did he like to paint pictures of? Read ‘The Life and Work of: Paul Cézanne’ to answer these questions and more. Each book in ‘The Life and Work of...’ series tells the story of a famous artist. You'll learn about their lives. You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art.
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  • Vincent Van Gogh

    Sean Connolly

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, Feb. 1, 2001)
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