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With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."
As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."
Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."
Jan Brett's intricate illustrations against a beautiful papyrus background make a stunning picture book of a favorite story-this time featuring Noah's granddaughter. As the floodwaters rise, she helps take the animals onto the ark and get them settled down. But it's not easy when giraffes are sleeping next to pandas and lions are curled up with turkeys. Finally the gentle rocking of the ark lulls them all to sleep until the waters recede and Grandpa Noah, his family, and all the animals leave the ark. This simple telling, combined with extraordinary illustrations of every animal imaginable, makes On Noah's Ark perfect for young and old.
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Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00046362837
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Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Acceptable. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00065081472
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Vendeur : Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Jan Brett (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur 0399240284-4-16223474
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Vendeur : Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Jan Brett (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur 0399240284-4-18004514
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Vendeur : Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur 0399240284-3-18336737
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Vendeur : Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Jan Brett (illustrateur). N° de réf. du vendeur 0399240284-4-14478686
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Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : very_good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Used book in very good and clean conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. Pages and cover intact. May include library marks, notes marks and highlighting. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1HW8P
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Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : acceptable. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Used book - May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1IND1
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Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1IQEX
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Vendeur : ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur ZBM.1F95Q
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