The Secret World of Walter Anderson
The Secret World of Walter Anderson
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The Secret World of Walter Anderson

Written by Hester Bass & illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Part of the Candlewick Biographies Book Series
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$4.99
$4.74
8 - 12
Reading age
48
Page count
54
Words per page
NC850L
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Aug 5, 2014
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Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson – perhaps the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of. Residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or electricity. But this solitary artist didn’t much care what they thought as he spent weeks at a time on his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. Here Walter created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work he kept hidden during his lifetime. In a beautifully crafted picture book biography, winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis pay homage to an uncompromising American artist.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780763671174
    Publication Date
    August 5, 2014
    Publisher
    Candlewick Press
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    54
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    NC850L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~T
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.9
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    134485
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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