Barb Rosenstock
Author of The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art
About the Author
Image credit: via author's website
Works by Barb Rosenstock
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Rosenstock, Barbara L.
- Birthdate
- 1959-04-01
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- National Louis University (M.A.|teaching)
Loyola University of Chicago (B.S.|psychology) - Agent
- Rosemary Stimola
- Short biography
- [from author's website]
Barb Rosenstock likes true stories about real people. She is the author of nonfiction and historical fiction children's books that combine deep research and playful language to bring history to life. Her book, The Noisy Paint Box, illustrated by Mary Grandpré, received a Caldecott Honor. Other awards include an Orbis Pictus Honor, a Sydney Taylor Honor and the California Library Association Beatty Award as well as numerous national and state recognitions. Barb loves sharing stories and inspiring students in schools and libraries across the country. She lives with her family near Chicago.
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Reviews
The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure by Barb Rosenstock
A little bit science, a little bit history, and a little bit geography, with great visualizations and clear explanations.
Every morning, Monet wakes up early to go paint the Seine River as the light hits it differently with each movement of the rising sun.
I was really excited to read this book, seeing how the cover seemed to really capture the essence of Monet's impressionistic art style. After reading it, I can confirm that the illustrator did an excellent job with this throughout every page.
However, the text is frankly kind of dull. There is nothing lyrical or captivating about any of it. Also, as a biography, this is lacking in any amount of detail, choosing to focus only on a brief timeframe of Monet's life and work. Even the backmatter doesn't add much more context. That being said, I did like the message (stated very clearly) about art being hard work that takes time, energy, and patience.
Come for the lovely illustrations but that's really all of note.… (more)
I was really excited to read this book, seeing how the cover seemed to really capture the essence of Monet's impressionistic art style. After reading it, I can confirm that the illustrator did an excellent job with this throughout every page.
However, the text is frankly kind of dull. There is nothing lyrical or captivating about any of it. Also, as a biography, this is lacking in any amount of detail, choosing to focus only on a brief timeframe of Monet's life and work. Even the backmatter doesn't add much more context. That being said, I did like the message (stated very clearly) about art being hard work that takes time, energy, and patience.
Come for the lovely illustrations but that's really all of note.… (more)
This would be a great book for Primary or Intermediate Readers
This book is about Mark Chagall's life and all that he experienced growing up in Russia.
This would be a great book to have to display how pictures can tell a story about someone's life as there are not very many words. This book would also be helpful during a autobiography paper project as it displays one way to write about your story.
This book is about Mark Chagall's life and all that he experienced growing up in Russia.
This would be a great book to have to display how pictures can tell a story about someone's life as there are not very many words. This book would also be helpful during a autobiography paper project as it displays one way to write about your story.
This book is beautifully illustrated story of the record setting 800ft five of the first Bathysphere in the 1930's. The author/illustrator went to great lengths to build an exciting story while giving children a moment in history. Even the 4 year old loved it.
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Awards
The Mystery of the Monarchs: How Kids, Teachers, and Butterfly Fans Helped Fred and Norah Urquhart Track the Great Monarch Migration (Informational Books for Older Readers – 2022)
Otis and Will Discover the Deep: The Record-Setting Dive of the Bathysphere (Informational Books for Younger Readers – 2018)
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- Rating
- 4.2
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- ISBNs
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