Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Author: Jen Bryant
• Author: Melissa Sweet
• Format: Book

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  The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

  By Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

  Sweet's inspired mixed media illustrations illuminate the personality and work of a man passionately interested in many things. Her collages combine disparate elements to create a cohesive whole, echoing the ways in which Roget ordered the world into lists that evolved into his groundbreaking thesaurus.

  • Nonfiction, Language
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2015 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2015 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780802853851
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  A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

  By Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

  Sweet's mixed-media collage and primitive watercolors flow seamlessly with Bryant's prose to reveal the important bits and pieces of Williams's ordinary yet extraordinary life as a doctor and poet.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 2009 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780802853028
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  A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

  By Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)

  Readers will be inspired by the passion and perseverance of artist Horace Pippin in this engaging picture book biography. The tightly woven narrative coupled with mixed media collage, watercolor and gouache illustrations capture the essence of Pippin's life and work.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2014 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780375867125