Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers
s a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses. When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color.
He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what he found revolutionized the way people look at art.
Target age group 6-9
He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what he found revolutionized the way people look at art.
Target age group 6-9
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CategoryJuvenile Nonfiction
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Age Group9 to 12 yrs
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Grade Level3-5
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingPaperback
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Theme 1Biography & Autobiography
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemePainting
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AuthorWing, Natasha
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Lexile Level680
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AR Level3.7
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Deweyb
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PublisherScholastic, Inc.
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Publication Date1/1/2009
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Pages40
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Dimensions0.2 H x 10.0 L x 8.0 W
