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Name: The iridescence of birds
Author: Patricia MacLachlan

📘 The iridescence of birds by Patricia MacLachlan

If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper. This picture book about the young Henri Matisse describes the impact that color and light had on the young artist's work.

First publish date: 2014

Authors: Patricia MacLachlan

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