Demenikos Theotokopoulos was born on the Greek island of Crete in 1541. As a young man, he traveled

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 1998

From Mike Venezia:  Demenikos Theotokopoulos was born on the Greek island of Crete in 1541. As a young man, he traveled to Italy to study the master artists there. Domenikos then traveled to Spain, where he created his greatest works of art. In Spain, Domenikos was nicknamed El Greco, which is Spanish for ?the Greek?.

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.