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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From humble beginnings sketching Iowa's cornfields and rolling hills as a child, painter Grant Wood (1891-1942) became the father of Regionalism - an artistic movement that celebrated the real-life surroundings of the people. American Gothic is a picture-book biography that explores the birth of the famous painting, the movement that made it possible, and the artist who created it all.
2) Ronda Rousey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Ronda Rousey is known for her incredible record of twelve wins and one loss and has been ranked the world's top fighter in her weight class. With nine of her twelve wins taking place in under a minute, Ronda is considered one of MMA's biggest superstars. Her journey to success started at the 2008 Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in judo. Learn more about how this impressive fighter became known as one of the most...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
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English
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This is the story of Andy Warhol--and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the everyday. People claimed Andy's art wasn't real art, but that didn't stop him from making it, plus movies, a magazine, a TV show, and more!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"This title focuses on Ronda Rousey and gives information related to her early life, her time in the WWE, and the legacy she leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs showcasing some of Rousey's best moments in the ring, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Jean-Michael Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art work had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers...
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Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of the martial arts legend, describing his childhood in Hong Kong and how it was shaped by World War II, and his success as an international star.
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From her imaginative childhood to her career as an illustrator, designer, and animator for Walt Disney Studios, Mary wouldn't play by the rules. At a time when studios wanted to hire men and think in black and white, Mary painted twinkling emerald skies, peach giraffes with tangerine spots, and magenta horses that could fly.
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English
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"Christo (1935-2020) and Jeanne-Claude (1935-2009) are renowned for their large-scale, ambitious art installations that wrapped landmarks and swaths of land in fabric, including Berlin's Wrapped Reichstag, Paris's The Pont Neuf Wrapped, and concluding with New York City's The Gates in Central Park (2005). This lively biography chronicles Christo's humble childhood in Soviet-controlled Bulgaria-under a regime that suppressed individuality and creativity-to...
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Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life. Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity...
15) Ronda Rousey
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Series
Publisher
A&D Xtreme, An imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This book chronicles Ronda Rousey's childhood, education, and early career; her rise to success; and her current status. Rousey's personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is her impact on entertainment wrestling"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This one-of-a-kind book explores the life and art of Keith Haring from his childhood through his meteoric rise to fame. It sheds light on this important artist's great humanity, his concern for children, and his disregard for the establishment art world. Reproductions of Keith's signature artwork appear in scenes boldly rendered by Robert Neubecker. This is a story to inspire, and a book for Keith Haring fans of all ages to treasure."
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Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A biography of twentieth-century African American folk artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age of eighty-five began to draw pictures based on his memories and observations of rural and urban life in Alabama. Includes an afterword, author's note, and sources"--Provided by publisher.
19) Louise Bourgeois
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Louise was a little girl, her mother died. She learned to express her feelings through drawing--and when she grew up, she turned these drawings into sculpture, confronting her own fears through art. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the artist's life.
20) The magician and the spirits: Harry Houdini and the curious pastime of communicating with the dead
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Famed illusionist Harry Houdini embarks on a quest to investigate spiritual phenomena and the possibility of communication with those on the 'other side'." --