Boy Named Giotto, A |
Publication Information
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Author: Guarnieri, Paolo |
Illustrator: Landmann, Bimba |
Title: Boy Named Giotto, A |
Date: 1998 |
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-374-30931-0 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
easy reading, biography and autobiography, true story
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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Summary: |
This exquisitely illustrated biography portrays the early years of the Renaissance painter, Giotto, who lived in Italy from 1267-1337. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers will want to supplement the simple text using the web sites below to find other paintings, important dates, and additional biographical and artistic information about this famous artist. Using this book with Lyon's Catching the Fire, students may be interested in learning more about the role of an apprentice. They also might compare the subjects of painting then and now in discussion or writing.
Web sites: www.kfki.hu/~arthp/tours/giotto/index.html, www.televisual.net/uffizi/giotto_b.html. |
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