{"product_id":"the-secret-world-of-walter-anderson-isbn-9780763635831","title":"The Secret World of Walter Anderson","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson — perhaps the most famous American artist you’ve never heard of.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResidents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast thought Walter Anderson was odd, rowing across twelve miles of open water in a leaky skiff to reach Horn, an uninhabited island without running water or electricity. But this solitary artist didn’t much care what they thought as he spent weeks at a time on his personal paradise, sleeping under his boat, sometimes eating whatever washed ashore, sketching and painting the natural surroundings and the animals that became his friends. Here Walter created some of his most brilliant watercolors, work he kept hidden during his lifetime. In a beautifully crafted picture book biography, writer Hester Bass and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis pay homage to an uncompromising American artist.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes a bibliography.A gorgeous chronicle of a versatile southern American artist… Superb watercolor technique, dramatic angles and moody shifts of light.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cb\u003eHester Bass \u003c\/b\u003ewon an Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children for the \u003ci\u003eThe Secret World of Walter Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also the author of the picture book, \u003ci\u003eSo Many Houses,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Alik Arzoumanian, and \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by E. B. Lewis. Formerly residing in Huntsville, she now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. B. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of more than thirty books for children. Among his many honors are a Coretta Scott King Medal for \u003ci\u003eTalkin’\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbout Bessie:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikki Grimes, as well as three Coretta Scott King Honor awards. He lives in New Jersey.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300429189349,"sku":"NP9780763635831","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763635831.jpg?v=1767741432","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-secret-world-of-walter-anderson-isbn-9780763635831","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}