A Visit with Vincent Van Gogh: 3rd book in the "Meet the Artist" series
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A Visit with Vincent Van Gogh: 3rd book in the "Meet the Artist" series Details
Mays is a poet and artist in Ms. Simone’s art appreciation class. The class is learning about the history and works of the Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. As Mays gains knowledge about the style of Van Gogh, he realizes that he has a lot in common with the artist. Like Van Gogh, Mays uses his feelings to guide his painting and writing, but he has a dilemma: he doesn’t know which to do first, compose his poem or illustrate. Mays’s classmates Paris and Manet have a secret magic word that takes them to “The Land of Artists,” and they decide to share their secret with Mays. They say “Wackadoey” three times and then bingo! They’re in the Netherlands with Mr. Van Gogh. The artist teaches them to quickly capture their feelings of real life situations with heavy paint and thick brush strokes. He assures Mays that there is no set order when one is expressing oneself.Find out what happens when Mays returns back to art class. Read A Visit with Vincent van Gogh and you will experience a “Manet Day,” learn to use your imagination to improve your art, and feel coo-cooey wackadoey. So what do you say?
Reviews
A visit with Van Gogh is such a cute book. It follows Mays, a student in Ms. Simone's art class as he and the reader learn all about Van Gogh. Mays is the friend of Paris, the recurrent character and super cool sidekick as the two kids travel and interact with famous artists and learn about post-impressionism. Ms. Simone teaches the kids in a cute rhythmic rhyme that makes learning about each artist fun and easy to remember. The illustrations are faithful to the real works, but flow within the overall look of the book as the characters go from classroom to starry night and back to the classroom. We love the book, and look forward to the next in the series!