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Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A story about Rembrandt van Rijn

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 75 Ratings and 18 Reviews

Book Description
Author Molly Blaisdell transports young readers to the city of Amsterdam in the 1650s. It is a time when world-renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn is at the height of fame among his patrons�EUR"and when his young son Titus longs to imitate his father and become a great painter. At first, Rembrandt rebuffs Titus�EURTMs attempts at drawing, telling the boy he is too young to learn art. But gradually,... More
Book Information
PublisherBarrons Educational Series
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-100764160974
ISBN-13978-0764160974
Publication Date05/01/2008
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About Molly Blaisdell (Author) : Hi! I'm Molly Blaisdell. I write stories in the wide open sky country of College Station, Texas. It's all about the storytelling for me. I like to laugh out loud until I have to take a Tylenol for the... more
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About Nancy Lane (Illustrator) : Nancy Lane is a published illustrator of children's books. Some of her published credits include Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs (Barrons), A Home for Dakota (The Gryphon Press), Renoir and the Bo... more
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8/15/2010 Molly Blaisdell

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11/25/2009 Chris Eboch said:
This is a kid-friendly intro to the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam in the 1650s. Blaisdell built a father-son story from the historical fact that Rembrandt’s son Titus sketched as a child. In this fictional version, Titus wants to imitate his father, but Rembrandt thinks he is too... more

tags: I read, picture book, artists, father and sons, european, art, Rembrandt

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7/7/2009 Lois Bradley said: This book is in my stack of "to reads" and I can't wait to get started!
tags: I'm reading

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