Camille Pissarro was born in 1830 on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.  When he grew up,

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 2004

From Mike Venezia:  Camille Pissarro was born in 1830 on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.  When he grew up, he moved to Paris, France.  There he became an important member of a famous group of artists known as the Impressionists. 

The ?Getting to Know the World?s Greatest Artists? series features numerous reproductions (10-20 in each book), photos of the artist, silly cartoons, and simple text. Venezia?s approach ? highlighting interesting parts of the artists? lives and work while keeping the subject matter simple and appropriate for young children ? makes these excellent read-alouds. Older children will enjoy reading the early chapter book-level text themselves.