Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses was born in 1860 on a farm in Greenwich, New York.  Grandma Moses didn't start to paint seriously until

Author:  Mike Venezia

Format:  Paperback

Published:  Children?s Press, 2004

From Mike Venezia:  Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses was born in 1860 on a farm in Greenwich, New York.  Grandma Moses didn't start to paint seriously until she was almost 70 years old.  At first, no one paid much attention to her pictures.  But by the time she died at the age of 101, Grandma Moses had become one of America's most famous and best-loved artists.

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.