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Gr 1–3—This unusual picture book depicts Indian artist Dulari Devi's transformation from housekeeper to artist. The text, based on her own oral narrative, features Devi's paintings throughout and describes the woman's life of monotonous menial labor until she discovered a hidden talent. Done in typical Mithila style, people and animals are depicted in profile with large eyes, and objects and people are thickly outlined in black. Though white space abounds in the background and in the faces and bodies of characters, ri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More