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Henri's Scissors [Hardcover]

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  • Category: Books (Juvenile Nonfiction)
  • Author:  Winter, Jeanette
  • Author:  Winter, Jeanette
  • ISBN-10:  1442464844
  • ISBN-10:  1442464844
  • ISBN-13:  9781442464841
  • ISBN-13:  9781442464841
  • Publisher:  Beach Lane Books
  • Publisher:  Beach Lane Books
  • Pages:  40
  • Pages:  40
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Binding:  Hardcover
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2013
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2013
  • SKU:  1442464844-11-MING
  • SKU:  1442464844-11-MING
  • Item ID: 100366730
  • List Price: $18.99
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Step into the colorful world of Henri Matisse and his magnificent paper cutouts in this biography by acclaimed picture book creator Jeanette Winter.

In a small weaving town in France, a young boy named Henri-Emile Matisse drew pictures everywhere, and when he grew up, he moved to Paris and became a famous artist who created paintings that were adored around the world. But late in life a serious illness confined him to a wheelchair, and amazingly, it was from there that he created among his most beloved works—enormous and breathtaking paper cutouts.

Based on the life of Henri Matisse, this moving and inspirational picture book biography includes a note from the author, dynamic quotes from Matisse himself, and an illuminating look at a little-known part of a great artist’s creative process.Jeanette Winter is a celebrated picture book creator whose acclaimed works include DiegoOil; and The Secret Project, all written by Jonah Winter, and her own Sisters: Venus & Serena WilliamsThe World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha HadidNanuk the Ice BearMalala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of BraveryHenri’s ScissorsBiblioburro: A True Story from ColombiaNasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan; and The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq.*“Masterful picture-book biographer Winter (The Watcher, 2011) offers an elegant, accessible portrait of expressive artist Henri Matisse…. As an old man, Matisse becomes ill, and the book turns a stylistic corner, spending the balance of its pages exploring the changes in his circumstances and the subsequent development of his medium and his genius. Unable to paint, he begins cutting shapes from paper and dives into the process, allowl3#

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