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Charlotte in Giverny
By Knight, Joan & Sweet, Melissa
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81182-383-8
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2000
Gr 4-7 Similar in theme and style to Christina Bj rk's Linnea in Monet's Garden (R & S Bks, 1987), this story depicts the period of a young American girl's life spent with her family in the French countryside in the early 1890s. Presented in a journal/scrapbook format, the narrative describes Charlotte's family's arrival in Giverny, where her father plans to paint, and the ambience of the bucolic community where Monet reigns as an impressive, if somewhat remote, artistic master. The passing of the seasons is rec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
