Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be

Michelangelo saw something--someone--special in the stone. No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay...
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Author: Jane Sutcliffe
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Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be by Sutcliffe, Jane

Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be

$47.53

Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be

$47.53
Author: Jane Sutcliffe
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Michelangelo saw something--someone--special in the stone.

No one wanted the "giant." The hulking block of marble lay in the work yard, rained on, hacked at, and abandoned--until a young Michelangelo saw his David in it.

Night and day, Michelangelo worked in secret, lovingly coaxing statue out of the stone. Its majesty endures even today.

This is the story of how a neglected, discarded stone became a masterpiece for all time. It is also a story of how humans see themselves reflected in art.

Back matter includes further information about David and a selected bibliography

Author: Jane Sutcliffe
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 04/08/2014
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781580892957
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164079 / Stone Giant: Michelangelo's David and How He Came to Be


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2014
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 177
Booklist 03/15/2014 pg. 69
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Jane Sutcliffe is the author of Leonardo's Monster (Pelican) and The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Capstone), as well as nearly two dozen biographies in the History Maker series and the On My Own series from Lerner. Jane holds a BA from the University of Connecticut and a master's from Penn State University, both in Communication Science. She lives in Tolland, Connecticut.

John Shelley was born in Birmingham, UK and grew up in Sutton Coldfield. He studied at Bournville School of Art, then illustration at Manchester Polytechnic under children's illustrator Tony Ross. Following his first major picture book The Secret in the Matchbox, his children's illustrations have been published in the UK, USA, Europe, and Asia. He has illustrated more than forty children's books, including Outside-In: A Lift-the-Flaps Body Book by Claire Smallman and Family Reminders by Julie Danneberg. John lives in Norwich, England.

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