Posted in Artist and Composer Studies

We are finishing up our study on Edgar Degas and we read 2 really neat books about him today. I thought I would share the titles here in case anyone wants to learn about this artist in the future.

The first book is called Edgar Degas - Paintings that Dance by Kristen Cole and Maryann Cocca-Leffler. This is a book that is about a little girl who has to write a report on an artist, this book is her report. It shows lots of neat things that would be interesting to children, as well as a lot of Edgar Degas's sketches, photographs and paintings.  We also learned in this book that Degas enjoyed painting horses as well as ballerinas! This was a new fact for us!

The next book is called Bijou, Bonbon & Beau - The Kittens Who Danced for Degas by Joan Sweeney.  This is a fictional book, but based on a true account from Degas's life. It is about a few kittens that come to live in the ballet theater where Degas goes to paint. The kittens interrupt a ballet performance. We see lots of pretty illustrations in this book and at the end we learn about times that Degas painted in the ballet theaters and studios.