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Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from a car accident, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. This biography of the world's most famous street artist features a facts and photos section at the back.

"A picture book biography about the barber shop of woodcarver Elijah Pierce, recipient of the highest folk art honor in the United States."--Provided by publisher.

"Conocido por sus contribuciones al graffiti y al neoexpresionismo, Jean-Michel Basquiat se convirti̤ en uno de los nombres m̀s j̤venes del mundo del arte. El prodigio haitiano-puertorriquęo us̤ sus obsesivos garabatos y disęos de calaveras para pintar su legado a trav̌s de Nueva York. Los padres descubrir̀n que este libro de biograf̕a sobre Basquiat es una historia alentadora para sus pequęos que esperan expresarse a trav̌s de la creatividad,...

Benny Andrews loved to draw. He drew his nine brothers and sisters, and his parents. He drew the red earth of the fields where they all worked, the hot sun that beat down, and the rows and rows of crops. As Benny hauled buckets of water, he made pictures in his head. And he dreamed of a better life-something beyond the segregation, the backbreaking labor, and the limited opportunities of his world. Benny's dreams took him far from the rural Georgia...

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...

A picture-book biography of painter and teacher Alma Thomas, discussing her childhood, teaching career, and activism.