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Author: Margriet Ruurs ,
Katherine Gibson
Publisher: Pajama Press
Imprint: Pajama Press
Dimensions:
Width: 27.90cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.276kg
ISBN: 9781772782264
ISBN 10: 1772782262
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 17 August 2021
Recommended Age: From 6 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Praise for A Brush Full of Colour 2016 Crystal Kite Award Winner 2015 Canadian Children's Literature Roundtables Information Book Award Winner 2016 Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award shortlist 2015 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award shortlist 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards shortlist 2016 Rocky Mountain Book Awards shortlist 2015 Hackmatack Children's Choice Award nominee 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection 2014 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection 2014 Resource Links The Year's Best selection Seldom does an artist's biography for children offer so many beautiful reproductions of the subject's work. Pair this inviting book with Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song (2009), another wonderfully visual celebration of an artist following his own path. -Booklist An outstanding, well-organized biography...A joy to look at and an inspiration to read. -School Library Journal A child-friendly introduction to an iconic, wonderfully accessible and quintessentially Canadian artist. -Kirkus Reviews [A] must have...The text is easy to read, comprehensive, and interesting...[A] beautifully presented book...Highly recommended. -Resource Links This outstanding biography does more than just inform the reader of Ted Harrison's life in a well organized way. A Brush Full of Colour is indicative of the spirit and passion of its subject...Highly Recommended. -CM Magazine This inspirational and informative biography includes many stunning examples of Harrison's luminous artwork as well as resources, sources and a foreword written by the artist himself... -Canadian Children's Book News [T]his book is virtually larger than life...A Brush Full of Colour is an exemplary youngCanLit biography. -CanLit for LittleCanadians
Praise for A Brush Full of Colour 2016 Crystal Kite Award Winner 2015 Canadian Children's Literature Roundtables Information Book Award Winner 2016 Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award shortlist 2015 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award shortlist 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards shortlist 2016 Rocky Mountain Book Awards shortlist 2015 Hackmatack Children's Choice Award nominee 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection 2014 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection 2014 Resource Links The Year's Best selection Seldom does an artist's biography for children offer so many beautiful reproductions of the subject's work. Pair this inviting book with Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song (2009), another wonderfully visual celebration of an artist following his own path. -Booklist An outstanding, well-organized biography...A joy to look at and an inspiration to read. -School Library Journal A child-friendly introduction to an iconic, wonderfully accessible and quintessentially Canadian artist. -Kirkus Reviews [A] must have...The text is easy to read, comprehensive, and interesting...[A] beautifully presented book...Highly recommended. -Resource Links This outstanding biography does more than just inform the reader of Ted Harrison's life in a well organized way. A Brush Full of Colour is indicative of the spirit and passion of its subject...Highly Recommended. -CM Magazine This inspirational and informative biography includes many stunning examples of Harrison's luminous artwork as well as resources, sources and a foreword written by the artist himself... -Canadian Children's Book News [T]his book is virtually larger than life...A Brush Full of Colour is an exemplary youngCanLit biography. -CanLit for LittleCanadians The clear skies, the horizons, the wonder of the northern lights, and the beauty of the first and last look at each day were captured in a bold new light. -Sal's Fiction Addiction
About A Brush Full of Colour 2016 Crystal Kite Award Winner 2015 Canadian Children's Literature Roundtables Information Book Award Winner 2016 Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award shortlist 2015 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award shortlist 2015 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards shortlist 2016 Rocky Mountain Book Awards shortlist 2015 Hackmatack Children's Choice Award nominee 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids & Teens Starred Selection 2014 Ontario Library Association Best Bets selection 2014 Resource Links The Year's Best selection Seldom does an artist's biography for children offer so many beautiful reproductions of the subject's work. Pair this inviting book with Ashley Bryan: Words to My Life's Song (2009), another wonderfully visual celebration of an artist following his own path. -Booklist An outstanding, well-organized biography...A joy to look at and an inspiration to read. -School Library Journal A child-friendly introduction to an iconic, wonderfully accessible and quintessentially Canadian artist. -Kirkus Reviews [A] must have...The text is easy to read, comprehensive, and interesting...[A] beautifully presented book...Highly recommended. -Resource Links This outstanding biography does more than just inform the reader of Ted Harrison's life in a well organized way. A Brush Full of Colour is indicative of the spirit and passion of its subject...Highly Recommended. -CM Magazine This inspirational and informative biography includes many stunning examples of Harrison's luminous artwork as well as resources, sources and a foreword written by the artist himself... -Canadian Children's Book News [T]his book is virtually larger than life...A Brush Full of Colour is an exemplary youngCanLit biography. -CanLit for LittleCanadians
Author Information
Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of twenty-six books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children's and educational materials, edits the web magazine KIDSWWWRITE, and conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world. When she isn't travelling, Margriet runs a booklover's bed and breakfast on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. Katherine Gibson is an author and keynote speaker who has also written extensively for magazines and newspapers. She spent four years interviewing Ted Harrison while researching her groundbreaking biography Ted Harrison: Painting Paradise. Katherine lives with her husband on Vancouver Island. Ted Harrison is one of Canada's most celebrated artists. A former teacher and author, he is best known for books he wrote and illustrated about Canada's North, including Children of the Yukon and A Northern Alphabet. He also illustrated two poems by Robert Service: The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Shooting of Dan McGrew, which became Canadian bestsellers. A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Ted is the recipient of many honours for his contribution to the arts and culture of Canada, including the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. Born in County Durham, England, Ted and his wife emigrated to Canada in 1967 and lived in the Yukon for twenty-five years before moving in 1993 to Victoria, British Columbia. Ted passed away in early 2015.
