Mr. Gauguin's Heart

by Marie-Danielle Croteau

Book Overview

Based on a true story, Mr. Gauguin's Heart is about the birth of imagination and the solace of art. Young Paul Gauguin sailed from Denmark to Peru with his family: his mother, his father, his sister,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887768245
• ISBN13: 9780887768248
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Based on a true story, it tells youngsters how to turn tragedy into success.

Marie-Danielle Croteau's MR. GAUGUIN'S HEART is a winning story translated by Susan Ouriou and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, telling of the boy painter Gauguin and how he turned grief into a painting which would set his career. Based on a true story, it tells youngsters how to turn tragedy into success.