Georges Seurat was born in Paris, France in 1859. He is best know for

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 2003

From Mike Venezia:  Georges Seurat was born in Paris, France in 1859. He is best know for inventing Pointillism. Pointillism is a style of painting in which dots and touches of different colors are put together to be mixed by the eye of the observer.

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.