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DescriptionColors burst across each page, with layers of collage-work emphasizing the richness of Mitchells influences and imagination. Will speak to readers just starting their own exploration of artistic expression. --Booklist (starred review)Celebrate the captivating life of Joni Mitchell, the world-famous songbird who used her music to ignite and inspire an entire generation, in this stunning picture book biography from award-winning author and illustrator Selina Alko.Joni Mitchell painted with words.Sitting at her piano or strumming the guitar, she turned the words into songs.The songs were like brushstrokes on a canvas, saying things that were not only happy or sad but true.But before composing more than two hundred songs, Joni was a young girl from a town on the Canadian prairie, where she learned to love dancing, painting, birdsong, and piano. As she grew up into an artist, Joni took her strong feelings--feelings of love and frustration, and the turbulence that came with being a young woman--and wrote them into vivid songs.Brought to life by Selina Alkos rainbow collages and lyrical language, this heartfelt portrait of a feminist and folk icon is perfect for parents, children, and music lovers everywhere.Back matter includes a letter from the author and Jonis full discography.An inspired and creative ode to the inimitable Joni Mitchell.--KirkusLayered mixed-media collages featuring cut paper, found images, and colorful smears of paint effectively evoke the richly rendered emotional landscapes of Mitchells songwriting. --Publishers Weekly
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
