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A lovely book about artist, Claude Monet from the series, Anholt's Artists Books for Children. Julie lives in Paris, but she longs to walk in a beautiful country garden. When her mother takes her on a visit to rural Giverny, Julie discovers a beautiful garden and befriends the man she believes is the gardener. In fact, he is the garden's owner, the immortal artist Claude Monet.
Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find:
gorgeous illustrations and reproductions of works by the artistsa fun and educational story for home or the classrooma great series to be used for home school materialsa whole series of books for children to learn about important artistsAuthor and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.
Customer Reviews
Rated 5 starsThe Captivating Sequel to KANE AND ABEL Is Hard To Put Down
I thought KANE AND ABEL was one of the best books I'd ever read, so I was eagerly anticipating THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER. Although it falls a shade short of the greatness of its predecessor, this is still an outstanding novel that reveals more about the characters I had come to love in the first book.Some may argue that Jeffrey Archer cheats the reader since approximately the first 200 pages are a recap of KANE AND ABEL. However,...
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Rated 5 starsThe Prodigal Daughter
After reading Kane and Abel I was told that this was a sort of sequel to the book and I had to read it. Once again I loved this book and the author. Its one of those books where you just want to keep reading and never stop. I highly recommend reading Kane and Abel before reading this book so that you understand the characters more completely. This book does give a shortened introduction of the characters in the beginning but...
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Rated 4 starsUna historia fuera del lugar...comun
Nada que ver con la parábola de la Biblia, sino con lo que algunas mujeres (y hombres) querrían leerr: un historia sin lugares comunes. Esta novela cuenta la vida de una hija, pero no cualquier hija de vecino. Una mujer inteligente, independiente, con la mejor educación y todas las oportunidades para ser feliz pero con un padre acostumbrado a tener lo que quiere...que la quiere a su lado. Narrada extraordinariamente, con diálogos...
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Rated 5 starsMake your daughters read this book
I was first given a copy of The Prodigal Daughter in high school, and have reread it several times since then. It is not only an entertaining and well-written story, it is very inspiring --especially to young women. Archer neither downplays nor exacerbates the difficulties faced by women in fields that have traditionally been dominated by men, and his chronicles of Florentyna's rise through business and politics are among...
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Rated 5 starsA great sequel, matches its predecessor equally
I found this book to be very much up to Archer's standards. To me this book was every bit as captivating as his first. This is a wonderful read for almost anyone interested in history, politics, or just in search of a great book.
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