A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (Schneider Family Book Awards - Young Children's Book Winner)

A picture-book biography for early elementary school readers A Splash of Red tells the remarkable true story of Horace Pippin a painter who overcame many hardships to become a world-renowned artist. Inspiring and entertaining non-fiction. - Seira Wilson Amazon EditorA Robert F. Sibert Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book AwardAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children's BookWinner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenAs a child in the late 1800s Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid across the floor. He loved looking at something in the room and making it come alive again in front of him. He drew pictures for his sisters his classmates his co-workers. Even during W.W.I Horace filled his notebooks with drawings from the trenches . . . until he was shot. Upon his return home Horace couldn't lift his right arm and couldn't make any art. Slowly with lots of practice he regained use of his arm until once again he was able to paint--and paint and paint! Soon people—including the famous painter N. C. Wyeth—started noticing Horace's art and before long his paintings were displayed in galleries and museums across the country.Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet team up once again to share this inspiring story of a self-taught painter from humble beginnings who despite many obstacles was ultimately able to do what he loved and be recognized for who he was: an artist.

Age Range: 5 - 8 years

Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3

Lexile Measure: 610L

Series: Schneider Family Book Awards - Young Children's Book Winner

Hardcover: 40 pages

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; Firsttion ed. edition (January 8 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0375867120

ISBN-13: 978-0375867125

Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.3 x 11.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces