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beths0103's review against another edition
3.0
Strange and absurd are perfect words to describe Erik Satie's life and music. Lady Gaga's early antics seem tame compared to the things Satie did.
librariandest's review
4.0
Satie was a French composer kooky enough to seem totally made up (but I checked and he's real). This is a great light biography that might interest K-3 graders who are a little whacky themselves, particularly if they're into music and/or able to appreciate really great writing.
kwbat12's review
4.0
This artist is one of my favorite composers, and in this book, his story is told like a poem, a bit or word art amid a very sad story of a crazed and penniless artist. It is beautifully done, this book. I would recommend it to a rd or 4th grader, a biography lover, a tortured artist. Truly lovely.
faeriedrumsong's review
3.0
Definitely a strange little story! Could be used in an introduction to the autism spectrum and/or music history.
The art was nice to look at and didn't confuse me or give me headaches - so that's good.
The art was nice to look at and didn't confuse me or give me headaches - so that's good.
engpunk77's review
5.0
Found this in our HS library when developing a secondary picture book library, and I found myself laughing LOUDLY, from-the-gut kind of laughing. I adore this book, and I never knew all this about Satie! I only know his most famous piano work, and I'd not have guessed he was so eccentric.
pussreboots's review
3.0
Strange Mr. Satie is a biography aimed at elementary school aged readers. It covers the life, career and death of the very unconventional composer Erik Satie (1866 - 1925).
In 40 pages, M. T. Anderson's straightforward text and Petra Mathers's whimsical illustrations paint the the life of Strange Mr. Satie. The narrative I found a little dry but I thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations.
I think younger readers will find the simple vocabulary very approachable. Whatever they don't understand they'll get from the illustrations. I was certainly entertained and educated enough to want to seek out more information on Erik Satie.
In 40 pages, M. T. Anderson's straightforward text and Petra Mathers's whimsical illustrations paint the the life of Strange Mr. Satie. The narrative I found a little dry but I thoroughly enjoyed the illustrations.
I think younger readers will find the simple vocabulary very approachable. Whatever they don't understand they'll get from the illustrations. I was certainly entertained and educated enough to want to seek out more information on Erik Satie.
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