Norman Rockwell Storyteller with a Brush

Name: Norman Rockwell Storyteller with a Brush
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ISBN: 9780689820014

ISBN-10: 0689820011

ISBN-13: 9780689820014

Edition: 2000

Authors: Beverly Gherman, Family Trust Rockwell

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He was a pale, skinny boy with thick glasses, but Norman Perceval Rockwell knew that he could draw. Beverly Gherman shows us how this awkward boy grew up to become a famous illustrator. As a boy, he sketched the characters from Charles Dickens's novels at the kitchen table. And although his mother discouraged him from pursuing a career in art, Norman knew early on that he could not ignore his talent. He dropped out of school at age fourteen to study art and begin the career that would eventually capture the heart of his entire nation. The experiences of Rockwell's life became part of his paintings: a childhood trip to the country, his son's departure for the Air Force, the fire that…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 10.00" wide x 10.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.320

Beverly Gherman has written biographies about authors, dancers, presidents, scientists, and artists. Her engaging child-accessible style has won her many fans and many awards, including a California Library Beatty Award, a Booklist Editor's Choice, an SCBWI Golden Kite Honor, a Smithsonian Notable Book, and an Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio Gold Award. Beverly lives in San Francisco.




Talent ""Like a Bag of Lemon Drops""



""Live in the Picture""



An ""Author's Words in Paint""



""The Greatest Show Window in America""



Lost in Tom Sawyer's Cave



""Kid with the Camera Eye""



""Average People Doing Average Things""



From Tears to Laughter



Splash, Drip, and Spatter



Controversy on Canvas


Important Dates


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Illustration Credits


Index