Michelangelo
Publication Information
Author:  Stanley, Diane	Illustrator:  Stanley, Diane
Title:  Michelangelo	Date:  2000
Publisher:  Harper Collins	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-688-15085-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, easy reading, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
Diane Stanley has added to her work another stunningly visual biography filled with details of the painter, sculptor, and poet Michelangelo Buonarroti. The beautiful illustrations refer to famous works and people of the times. The book includes a useful map and bibliography.
Teaching Ideas:
Readers might want to compare Leonardo da Vinci (also by Stanley) with Michelangelo, especially noting the effects of politics on the life of artists. Teachers could also discuss characteristics of good biography using a text set of Stanley's books or a broader set obtained through a database search. Since the book has no timeline, students could keep a timeline of events as they read. Be sure to look at these web sites for digitized works, texts and photos of important places in the life of Michelangelo: (www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html); (www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/michelangelo_ext.htm); and (http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/mich/).
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Art and Photography > art Art and Photography > art > painting Construction/Engineering > Building > architecture Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > imagination History > time period > Renaissance Government/Civics > politics Art and Photography > art > sculpture Art and Photography > art > artists > Michaelangelo Geography > locations > countries > Italy

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