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Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
by Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker

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About This Book

ISBN13: 9780805071313
ISBN10: 0805071318
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Being inside one of Grandma Prisbrey's houses was like being

inside a rainbow or a kaleidoscope or a jewel.

A vibrant portrait of American visionary artist Grandma Prisbrey

The walls of Grandma Prisbrey's houses glowed and glittered with color because she made them out of bottles. Large and small, fancy and plain, Grandma Prisbrey salvaged every bottle she could find.

Soon people started calling Grandma Prisbrey an artist. "I can't even draw a car that looks like one," she said. "But I guess there are different kinds of art." Lush and lyrical, this is an evocative introduction to the world of visionary, or untrained, art.

Synopsis:

Lush and lyrical, this picture book is an evocative introduction to the worldof folk artist Grandma Prisbrey. Full color.
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About the Author

Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker was inspired to write this book by a visit to Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village in California. Ms. Slaymaker lives with her husband and daughter in Knoxville, Tennessee. This is her first book for children.

Julie Paschkis visited Bottle Village before starting this book. A painter and illustrator of several highly acclaimed books, she lives and works in Seattle, Washington.

Visit Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker and Julie Paschkis at their websites:

http: //www.meslaymaker.com and http: //www.juliepaschkis.com

For more information on The Bottle Village visit theIR Web site at: http: //echomatic.home.mindspring.com/bv

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780805071313
Subtitle:
The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
Editor:
Paschkis, Julie
Author:
Slaymaker, Melissa Eskridge
Author:
Paschkis, Julie
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Art
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Artists
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Biography / Autobiography
Subject:
Vernacular architecture
Subject:
Art history
Subject:
Biography & Autobiography - Art
Subject:
Folk artists
Subject:
Refuse as art material.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
44
Publication Date:
April 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Primary
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
1016x834x35 69
Age Level:
05-09
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