A Portrait In Poems: The Storied Life Of Gertrude Stein And Alice B. Toklas

A Portrait In Poems: The Storied Life Of Gertrude Stein And Alice B. Toklas

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The stories, paintings and early twentiethcentury Paris of Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, come to life in this charming and innovative picture book biography, told in clever secondperson free verse.Heres an insiders tour of the fascinating lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, amusingly addressed directly to the reader (The next time you go to Paris ). It explores the couples art collection, their famous writer and artist friends and even their dog, Basket. It also describes how Gertrudes book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was not about Alice, but was more about Gertrude herself! A celebration of creativity and the creative process, this original and very readable picture book biography champions two women who dared to live unconventional lives.In playful free verse, author Evie Robillard offers a unique introduction to one of the most influential figures of twentiethcentury art and literature. It includes twelve childfriendly quotations from Steins work, such as: It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. Illustrator Rachel Katstallers fun yet detailed art delightfully evokes the time and place of the text. Touching on literature, history, writing and the visual arts, this biography offers loads of direct curriculum applications. Back matter includes a time line, snapshots, sources and an authors note with further background.

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