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Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

by Mike Venezia · 1988 · 40 pages

Part of the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series

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Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educational books.

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Subject
biographyhistory
Themes
artartists
Setting
france
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 40 pages

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