Georgia O?Keeffe was born on her family?s large Wisconsin farm in 1887. Her clear, bright paintings show

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 1994

From Mike Venezia:  Georgia O?Keeffe was born on her family?s large Wisconsin farm in 1887. Her clear, bright paintings show the beauty she found in the simple, natural things around her. Georgia loved to paint flowers, mountains, seashells, and even animal bones she found in the desert.

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.