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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2010
Gr 2–5—A fictionalized account of Monet's son's enthusiasm for trains serves as the inspiration for the artist's real-life endeavor to paint steam engines arriving and departing the Gare Saint-Lazare, capturing the light and atmospheric conditions at various times of day. Along with a lively telling of how Monet convinced the station's director to delay departures so he could paint, the thoroughly researched narrative ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
The story credits Monet's young son's enthusiasm for steam trains as inspiration for the artist's series of paintings done at the Gar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
