Book by Brett Jan
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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."
Now, the very youngest readers can enjoy this classic tale in a beautiful board book version, bursting with the colorful animals and playful storytelling for which Jan Brett is beloved by millions of readers.
Jan?s imagining of the story of Noah through the eyes of his granddaughter was a New York Times bestseller and is one of her most popular picture books.
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Vendeur : SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00074318711
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
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 00061150321
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Very Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur M09F-01675
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur S00Y-00040
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). . N° de réf. du vendeur I13F-00007
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Vendeur : Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Brdbk. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 515353-6
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Brdbk. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 515353-6
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Brdbk. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 4211702-6
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Etats-Unis
Board book. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Jan Brett (illustrateur). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3. N° de réf. du vendeur G0399252207I4N00
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Board book. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Jan Brett (illustrateur). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3. N° de réf. du vendeur G0399252207I5N00
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