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The Art of Graeme Base

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The Art of Graeme Base

By Julie Watts · Illustrated by Graeme Base About

Creator of Animalia, The Eleventh Hour, The Waterhole and many other bestselling titles, Graeme Base has won the hearts of children and adults around the world with his lavishly illustrated picture books.

The Art of Graeme Base explores the life and work of this remarkable artist, and includes more than 200 illustrations, many of which have never been seen before. In this delightful account, former Penguin publisher Julie Watts looks closely at what went on behind the making of each of his books, as well as the creation of his musical and screen works.

Graeme Base’s lively reflections, taken from extensive interviews for the book, and his caption commentaries on each illustration will immensely enrich the reader’s understanding of how he creates his imaginary worlds. The Art of Graeme Base invites readers of all ages to share his journey and to witness the development of a unique brand of genius.

AuthorJulie Watts
IllustratorGraeme Base About
Type Of BookAustralian Information
FormatHardback
ISBN9780670071302
Published4/09/2008
Price Per CopyRRP $79.95
1–9 copies$71.95
10–19 copies$67.95
20+ copies$63.96
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Graeme Base

Graeme Base is one of the world’s leading creators of picture books. His alphabet book Animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales approaching three million copies. It has now inspired an animated TV series. Other favourites by Graeme Base include The Eleventh Hour, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, The Sign of the Seahorse, The Discovery of Dragons, The Worst Band in the Universe,The Waterhole (and The Waterhole Board Book), Jungle Drums and Uno’s Garden. In 2007 this last title featured in six major awards and was winner of three: Speech Pathology Book of the Year, younger readers; The Green Earth Book, USA; The Wilderness Society Environment Award. In 2003, his first novel for young readers, TruckDogs, was released. It was short-listed for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards the following year. In 2009 Graeme produced the the fascinating, beautiful and challenging book Enigma; can you crack the code? Graeme’s most recent book is The Golden Snail. Graeme lives in Melbourne with his artist wife, Robyn, and their three children – James, Kate and Will. Visit graemebase.com

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