Barry Moser est un artiste célébré, principalement connu comme graveur et illustrateur de nombreuses œuvres littéraires. Son art se distingue par un style visuel unique qui apporte une profondeur nouvelle aux textes classiques. La carrière artistique de Moser témoigne du pouvoir de l'art visuel pour enrichir notre compréhension de la littérature.
Une collection d'animaux rares réunie par Madeline Moser
As-tu déjà vu un zorille ? Non, pas un gorille, un zorille ! Et sais-tu à quoi ressemblent un protèle, un pangolin, un babiroussa, un galago ? Non ? Pourtant ces animaux existent bel et bien. Somptueusement dessinés par Barry Moser, les voici représentés avec douze autres de ces bêtes bizarres les unes sont adorables, les autres répugnantes, toutes sont étranges et passionnantes.
A hare uses his magic to help a lot of people and animals.
Phileas Fogg, membre éminent du Reform club parie 20 000 livres avec les membres de son club qu’il parviendra à faire le tour de la terre en 80 jours. Le soir même, accompagné de son domestique français, Passepartout, il prend le train pour Paris. Soupçonné, d’avoir volé 55 000 livres à la Banque d’Angleterre, il est suivi par le détective Fix. Après toute une série d’aventures et de rencontres, le roman se termine par un coup de théâtre. (4e de couv.).
How did the camel get his hump? How did the leopard get his spots? How did the elephant get his trunk? These are questions that children around the world have asked for centuries, but it took Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling's lively, hilarious stories to give them answers. For one hundred years, these classic tales -- drawn from the oral storytelling traditions of India and Africa and filled with mischievously clever animals and people -- have entertained young and old alike.Intertwined within these delightful tales are little pearls of wisdom about the pitfalls of arrogance and pride and the importance of curiosity, imagination, and inventiveness. Kipling's rhythmic prose makes these tales perfect for sharing aloud with the whole family. This deluxe edition contains all of Kiplin's unforgettable stories as well as ten stunning watercolors, along with numerous black-and-white drawings, from award-winning artist Barry Moser, bringing this timeless masterpiece brilliantly to life for a whole new generation of readers.
In this remarkable and beautiful anthology featuring the likes of Maurice Sendak, Robert Sabuda, Rosemary Wells, and Eric Carle, twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children’s literature talk informally to children—sharing secrets about their art and how they began their adventures into illustration. Fold-out pages featuring photographs of their early work, their studios and materials, as well as sketches and finished art create an exuberant feast for the eye that will attract both children and adults. Self-portraits of each illustrator crown this important anthology that celebrates the artists and the art of the picture book. An event book for the ages. Proceeds from the book will benefit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA.
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.