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Herkert, Barbara

Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter

32 pp. | Holt/Ottaviano | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62779-016-1 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) was unconventional: "When Mary was a girl in Pennsylvania, she knew she'd be an artist one day." Her determination serves her well in Paris, where she works alongside Degas, eventually becoming a great painter. Brief, lyrical sentences capture Mary's connection to art and her significance in the art world. Textured mixed-media paintings echo Cassatt's own style. Bib.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2015