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A collection of creative, illustrated storybooks describing the life and work of famous artists. Readers
will be introduced to notable works of art in a friendly and fun way while also learning about the artist’s life-story. A detailed information page at the end of each title summarizes the works of art by each artist.

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Patterns from Nature - Klimt
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-70-1
US paperback: 978-1-925235-00-5
US library bound: 978-1-925235-30-2

Gustav Klimt was famous for his fancy mural paintings. He expressed his own style through elements of nature. This story illustrates the process of how he may have been inspired by nature and how he formed
that into his own style of art.
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The Artist and His Models - Rembrandt                           bestseller
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-44-2
US paperback: 978-1-925248-84-5
US library bound: 978-1-925249-11-8

Discover how the Dutch artist Rembrandt painted some of the most amazing portraits ever created, despite being so poor and not being able to afford models to sit for him.
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Seen from a Distance - Monet
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-42-8
US paperback: 978-1-925248-82-1
US library bound: 978-1-925249-09-5

Learn how the French artist Claude Monet developed methods for painting the effects
of light and in doing so, made works that were in many ways more realistic than anything painted before.
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Let's Go on a Picnic - Millet
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-67-1
US paperback: 978-1-925234-97-8
US library bound: 978-1-925235-27-2

Millet was deeply moved by the ordinary life of the people in the countryside village. The people were poor yet always maintained a heart of gratitude. Find out what he saw and painted through the story of a young girl who pleads to her busy parents to go on a picnic.
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The Friendly Postman -
Van Gogh                              
bestseller 
246x235mm / 36pp                    
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-43-5
US paperback: 978-1-925248-83-8
US library bound: 978-1-925249-10-1

The Friendly Postman is the story of the postman who delivered letters to the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh when he was living
in the town of Arles in southeastern France.
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Putting Faces To Names - Raphael
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-65-7
US paperback: 978-1-925234-95-4
US library bound: 978-1-925235-25-8

Find out the real models of some scholars in  Raphael's masterpiece, 'The
School of Athens', while following his painting process of it. In doing so, enjoy the power of imagination as demonstrated by the artist.
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How the Snail Found Its Colours - Matisse
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-45-9
US paperback: 978-1-925248-85-2
US library bound: 978-1-925249-12-5

This story of a snail's search for new colours shows how French artist Henri Matisse created extraordinary artworks by
pasting pieces of brightly coloured paper onto canvas.
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When Mum's Away - Renoir
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-46-6
US paperback: 978-1-925248-86-9
US library bound: 978-1-925249-13-2

A young girl delights in dressing up as some of the people in portraits by the 19th-century French painter Auguste Renoir. Her
joy reflects the pleasure we get from looking at beautiful paintings.
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The Quiet Observer - Degas
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-68-8
US paperback: 978-1-925234-98-5
US library bound: 978-1-925235-28-9

Edgar Degas, a French painter and sculptor, enjoyed capturing the small moments in life by observing people with an attentive eye. This book integrates Degas’ paintings into
the story, while also illustrating Degas’ character.
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Joining the Dots - Seurat
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-69-5
US paperback: 978-1-925234-99-2
US library bound: 978-1-925235-29-6

Seurat created a new style of painting by using lots of tiny coloured dots to build a picture. His technique required a lot of time
and effort, but resulted in unique artworks filled with soft light and vibrant colours. Would you like to try it too?
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The People in the Paintings - Bruegel
246x235mm / 36pp
UK softcover: 978-1-925234-66-4
US paperback: 978-1-925234-96-1
US library bound: 978-1-925235-26-5

Pieter Bruegel was famous for his paintings of peasant scenes. His paintings in this book have a lot of hidden stories behind them.
Let’s unfold the stories Bruegel aims to deliver through his paintings.