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Renoir and the Boy with the Long Hair
A Story about Pierre-Auguste Renoir
By Wax, Wendy & Lane, Nancy D.
- ISBN
- 978-0-76416-041-7
- Publisher
- Hauppauge, NY : Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2007
Gr 1-5 This title introduces the Impressionist painter and his work through a family anecdote. The book opens at a gallery where the artist's grown son and his cousin overhear a woman remark, "What a pretty girl" in front of the painting Jean Renoir Sewing. The indignant subject corrects her mistake and begins to reminisce about his childhood, particularly his father's refusal to let him cut his hair. For years, Jean suffered the taunts of other boys and begged to have his long, golden locks clipped...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
Renoir's son Jean, like his older brother, is not allowed to cut his hair until he starts school. This results in much angst for Jean--a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
