What Color Is Paradise

by Thomas David, Marc Chagall, Elisabeth Lemke

Book Overview

What colour is paradise? This and other questions are answered in this look at Chagall's biblical paintings. For Chagall, God was present in all people and all things. In his paintings he therefore... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791323938
• ISBN13: 9783791323930
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Wonderful introduction for older children

Marc Chagall's paintings are beautiful and intricate, and this book attempts to deliver both reproductions of his paintings and an abbreviated biography. There are a few photographs scattered throughout as well, mostly of Chagall's family. I would warn readers, however, that even though the book is listed as suitable for children ages 4-8, a 4-year-old is not likely to enjoy this book, except perhaps as a free-form discussion tool. The narrative is too dense (short as it is) to hold such a young child's attention. My daughter, 4, is very bright and social, but she still couldn't look at the book with me in a conventional way. Instead we talked about what we saw in the pictures and how the colors blended together and created a mood, sometimes sad, sometimes happy. The book is worth purchasing for an older child, however, and I would recommend it for children at least age 6 and up. It is rather thin, but is filled with wonderful things.