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kelleemoye's review against another edition
5.0
Full review: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=10072
Friends and family of mine know that art is dear to me because my father is an art museum director, and photography is especially dear to me because my mom is a photographer. Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother is one of the most famous photographs ever taken but not Dorothea Lange herself isn’t often talked about. Her life is fascinating, and I love the messages that she focused on in her artwork. I definitely would love to team this book up with Photos Framed because it is the biography behind the photo.
Friends and family of mine know that art is dear to me because my father is an art museum director, and photography is especially dear to me because my mom is a photographer. Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother is one of the most famous photographs ever taken but not Dorothea Lange herself isn’t often talked about. Her life is fascinating, and I love the messages that she focused on in her artwork. I definitely would love to team this book up with Photos Framed because it is the biography behind the photo.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Not a person I was familiar with. I do wish it had more of her photographs in it. But the art gave a flavor. A readable and interesting biography, with good enough writing and art. And enough details in the back to know just a little bit more.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed this picture book biography from Barb Rosenstock. I like the way she organized the text and had one focus sentence on a page that really summed up who Dorothea was.
I'm glad that some of her photography was included in the back of the book.
I'm glad that some of her photography was included in the back of the book.
muddypuddle's review against another edition
4.0
Nice introduction for kids of the life of Dorothea Lange - what drove her and the type of photos she took. It touches upon the developing of them, but I wish this had been mentioned, and explained, a bit more to help inform our kids in this digital age. Although prone to sickness and always dealing with the polio she endured as a child, she is an active photographer in the streets and fields of the Depression. At the end of the book there is a sampling of six of her photos - including "Migrant Mother." An afterword, selected bibliography and two-page timeline are added touches at the end of the book. A great model for researching and teaching.
nerfherder86's review against another edition
5.0
Nice look at Dorothea Lange's childhood and adult career, how she went from a shy limping polio survivor who became good at being "invisible" and observing those around her, to a groundbreaking photographer whose iconic images taken for the Works Progress Administration symbolize the Great Depression today. Young Dorothy learned photography to support herself when a cross-country trip ended abruptly and she was stranded in San Francisco with no money. She soon went from taking portraits of wealthy studio clients to portraits of the poor and unemployed, helping the government to improve people's lives and always showing truth and love in her photographs. Nice illustrations, realistic "antiqued" style paintings of people on stark white backgrounds that stand out like they are vintage wooden toys. Really nice. Loved the two-page spread of Dorothy in the darkroom, with its glowing red tones. Includes reproductions of her 6 most famous photographs in note with highlights and details of her career, also a timeline of her life and major contemporaneous world events. Direct quotes are sourced. Bibliography. Nice endpapers, even! (camera and tripod design) And clever cover: front facing photo and back-facing photo show Dorothy and one of her subjects being photographed.
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting to read. My favorite illustration shows her in the dark room. It is haunting and beautiful.
scostner's review against another edition
4.0
Have you ever seen the iconic photo of the migrant mother? Dorothea Lange took that photo and hundreds of others, but she was not always a photographer. As a child she noticed things - faces, shadows, patterns, buildings - there was plenty to see in New York. When she tells her family that she plans to be a photographer they don't understand. It isn't ladylike to mix chemicals, carry around heavy equipment, and spend her time with strangers. But Dorothea knows what she wants and finds work in photography studios, learning everything she can for five years. She move to San Francisco and starts her own portrait studio, but then the Great Depression hits. Her love of faces leads her to make photos of bread lines, tent cities, in twenty-two states she takes these pictures for five years. Her photos make the plight of these people known to everyone and help convince politicians of the need for programs to help them.
The back matter contains some of Dorothea's photos and more details about her life and work. There is also a bibliography, further reading suggestions, and a timeline to help out those who are interested in learning more. The text of the book does a wonderful job of focusing on Dorothea's interest in people from her childhood through her whole life, and the connection she made with those she photographed. I love the period details in the illustrations such as the clothing, the cars, and even the cameras that Dorothea uses. It would be fun to bring in cameras from various time periods and let my students see how they have changed as technology improved. Kids today don't really know about film and dark rooms and box cameras.
I highly recommend this to classrooms, libraries, and anyone interested in famous women, the Great Depression, or photography. I read a copy provided by the publisher for review purposes.
The back matter contains some of Dorothea's photos and more details about her life and work. There is also a bibliography, further reading suggestions, and a timeline to help out those who are interested in learning more. The text of the book does a wonderful job of focusing on Dorothea's interest in people from her childhood through her whole life, and the connection she made with those she photographed. I love the period details in the illustrations such as the clothing, the cars, and even the cameras that Dorothea uses. It would be fun to bring in cameras from various time periods and let my students see how they have changed as technology improved. Kids today don't really know about film and dark rooms and box cameras.
I highly recommend this to classrooms, libraries, and anyone interested in famous women, the Great Depression, or photography. I read a copy provided by the publisher for review purposes.
libscote's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't know anything about Dorothea Lange beyond her famous photograph. I was surprised to learn that she had polio as a child and suffered from its aftereffects her whole life. I love that this biography used faces as a way to draw people into the story. It is a trademark of her work.
Thank you Calkins Creek for sending me a copy to review.
Thank you Calkins Creek for sending me a copy to review.
the_book_nat's review against another edition
5.0
You probably have seen some of her photographs in Magazines, Art Museums, and in History Books. Dorothea Lange is one of my favorite photographers. This book does a really great job telling young readers who she is and why she is consider on of the 100 Most Influential Women in History. It's another book that I would like to own for my own Children.