{"product_id":"9781569762752","title":"Van Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids: Their Lives and Ideas with 21 Activities","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwirling, curling brushstrokes. Vivid colors. Thick layers of paint. These are the hallmarks of a painting by Vincent van Gogh, whose work his fellow artist Paul Cézanne once called “that of a madman.” But \u003ci\u003eVan Gogh and the Post-Impressionists for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the image of the mad pauper to reveal a complex young man who loved nature and reading, spoke four languages, and enjoyed a successful career as a gallery salesman before embarking on studies as a minister and, finally, finding his calling as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Kids journey from the Netherlands to Paris to southern France as they learn about van Gogh’s friendships with four other like-minded painters who admired but were determined to depart from Impressionism: Paul Gauguin, Paul Signac, Émile Bernard, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Aspiring artists and history buffs learn not only how these Post-Impressionists’ daring shapes, colors, and techniques distinguished their work from what was painted before but also how the men helped one another and whether or not they always got along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Twenty-one creative projects bring history and art to life. Readers will create a \u003ci\u003eStarry Night\u003c\/i\u003e peep box, make a Pointillist sailboat (that can really sail!), craft a Japanese fold-out album, and much more. The text includes a time line, glossary, and reading list for further study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056801038576,"sku":"9781569762752","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781569762752_p0.jpg?v=1763793009","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781569762752","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}