Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York, in 1882. He was one of America?s greatest

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 1990

From Mike Venezia:  Edward Hopper was born in Nyack, New York, in 1882. He was one of America?s greatest artists, and was known as an American Realist painter. Edward Hopper painted the ordinary things he saw in America and made them special.

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.