Georgia Rises

A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

Kathryn Lasky; Pictures by Ora Eitan

Melanie Kroupa Books

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Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s own descriptive letters, awardwinning author Kathryn Lasky imagines a day in the life of this legendary artist at her Abiquiu, New Mexico, home. Before the first shades of lavender color the morning sky, Georgia rises – eager to walk the rust red hills and discover images that she will later paint: a bone glowing white, the black wings of a raven against the gray sky, a slice of silver moon.

This fresh, imaginative approach, combined with Ora Eitan’s spare, evocative paintings, invites readers into Georgia’s world, revealing how this artist’s creative process is affected by the natural world and small moments of daily life. A biographical overview of O’Keeffe’s life, along with a reproduction of one of her paintings, extends this most unusual portrait of a beloved American artist.

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“Lasky’s prose (based on O’Keeffe’s letters, according to an author’s note) lays a marvelous foundation for looking at the artist’s iconic images in books listed in the bibliography–finding a flower “so big that people will have to look at it” or the ladder she used to climb “into the sky.” Eitan’s textured brushwork interprets O’Keeffe’s obsessions stylistically, emphasizing the essence of forms and the effect of changing light.” —School Library Journal

“Filled with vivid sensory detail, Lasky’s poetic text conveys, through the everyday moments of Georgia’s solitary life in the southwestern desert, the painter’s unfailing desire to express the beauty of the natural world as she saw it. Eitan’s accompanying paintings are composed of flat swatches of rich, opaque color, and the sophisticated economy of detail is particularly appealing when evoking the stark beauty of the arid landscape.” —Booklist

“Endnotes provide contextual information on O'Keeffe's life and art.” —Publishers Weekly

“Both author and illustrator employ a light yet meaning-rich touch; the text is spare, the accompanying images (some almost like playful spot art) evoke this unique American landscape and the intense inner life and rooted sensibility of this astounding artist.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This is a beautiful book for readers already interested in O’Keeffe’s style or ready to experience it, and the biography and selected bibliography at the end will open additional doors of wonder and experience to budding young artists.” —Infodad.com

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Matthew  rated it  
Dec 4, 2011
While this book does contain a biographical sketch of O'Keefe's life at the end, the real power of the book is the compelling examination of a single day in her life wherein Lasky portrays how O'Keefe percieves her surroundings searching out inspiration for her next painting. Though she took inspira ...more
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Beth  rated it  
Jul 25, 2009
This is a book I did not think I would like, but I was mistaken. The student reader does not have to have any idea who O'Keefe is to enjoy spending this day with her on her land in New Mexico. ...more
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Christine  rated it  
Apr 29, 2010
The artist Georgia O'Keeffe spends the day transforming the materials, colors, and landscape of her desert home into paintings. www.hcpl.net ...more
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Kathryn Lasky; Pictures by Ora Eitan

KATHRYN LASKY’s distinguished books include The Man Who Made Time Travel, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ORA EITAN is one of Israel’s most prominent artists and a Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Georgia Rises
A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe
Kathryn Lasky; Pictures by Ora Eitan

Hardcover

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Melanie Kroupa Books
May 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374325299
ISBN10: 0374325294
Storybook
8 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches, 40 pages, Includes full-color illustrations throughout, an author's note, biographical note, bibliography, and source notes
Age Range: 8 and up
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$16.95
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