A Picture for Marc
by Eric A. Kimmel
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Marc, an imaginative Russian boy, discovers his talent for drawing and, with the encouragement of a friend and an art teacher, decides to become an artist. Based loosely on the childhood of Marc Chagall.Tags
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This is a story about Marc Chagall, the artist. It tells about his childhood and what first got him interested in the arts. We learn about the people who influenced him and what he had to endure in order to pursue his love of the arts, going against his father's wishes.
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Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty titles, many of which have won state show more and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books and telling stories. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Picture for Marc
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- Marc Chagall
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- The Barash - Cramer Family
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