The Dinosaurs Of Waterhouse Hawkins

This extraordinary true story introduces readers to the unforgettable Waterhouse Hawkins: Victorian artist and visionary who built the world's first life-size models of dinosaurs! Can you fathom a time when almost no one in the world knew what a dinosaur looked like? That was true in the mid-nineteenth century, until Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models of dinosaurs, first in his native England and later in New York City, and dazzled the world with his awe-inspiring creations. With impeccable attention to detail, Barbara Kerley unearths a story of consuming passion, triumph, loss, and courage--and ultimately, of an extraordinary legacy that lives on today. Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick celebrates this complex and fascinating individual through luminous, soul-stirring paintings that form a visual masterpiece. Product Details Format: Hardcover, Jacketed, Picture Binding: Jacketed Hardcover / Smyth ISBN: 9780439114943 Page Count: 48 Trim Size: 9 x 12 Pub Date: October 2001 Fiction / Nonfiction: Non-Fiction Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: Pre-K - 3 Imprint: Scholastic Press Subjects: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals, Historic Figures, Painting, Paleontology and Fossils, Sculpture Genre: Biography and Autobiography Language: English Guided Reading Level: GR Level S Lexile® Measure: AD760L Return Restrictions: Non-Strippable.