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jaij7's review against another edition
5.0
This is another unknown story to me about astronaut and artist, Alan Bean.
ofloveandlayovers's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
kelleemoye's review against another edition
5.0
Alan Bean was an artist and an astronaut. He saw colors and textures with the eye of an artist, so after he visited the moon and saw that photographs didn’t show what he saw the way he saw it, he painted. The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon by Dean Robbins is his true story. I cannot wait to own a finished copy of this one!
tschmitty's review against another edition
4.0
" I think of myself not as an astronaut who paints, but as an artist who was once an astronaut" -Alan Bean
This is a lovely picture book about a fine astronaut and artist who flew on the Apollo 12 mission. He sprinkled moon dust on his paintings, how many artists can claim that?
This is a lovely picture book about a fine astronaut and artist who flew on the Apollo 12 mission. He sprinkled moon dust on his paintings, how many artists can claim that?
abigailbat's review against another edition
Despite the cover being a little misleading (Alan Bean made his paintings after he got back from the moon, using models to help get the light and shadow correct), this is an engaging story about a man who was both an astronaut and an artist. It includes extensive back matter with more information about Bean, a timeline about space exploration, and a bibliography.
Hand this to young readers interested in space travel and the moon. Readalike: ONE GIANT LEAP by Don Brown
Hand this to young readers interested in space travel and the moon. Readalike: ONE GIANT LEAP by Don Brown
scostner's review against another edition
3.0
Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon missions, Dean Robbins has created a picture book about astronaut Alan Bean. Bean was part of the Apollo 12 mission and the fourth man to walk on the moon. Working with Bean, author Dean Robbins tells of the astronaut's childhood model airplanes, his time as a Navy pilot, and his trip to the moon.
The pages are filled with color. The green, red, and yellow on those models hanging in that boyhood bedroom; the white, green, and blue seen from a cockpit; and the stark colors of space. The text explains how Bean tried to explain the beauty he had observed in space and how far short his words and photographs fell. That is when he fell back on his painting skills to truly capture his experience.
Sean Rubin's illustrations include several images of Bean's paintings. Some are on the pages describing how he created the paintings of the moon landing, and others are on the pages about the museum exhibition of Bean's work.
As Robbins explains in the author's note, "Science had sent people to the Moon, but Alan knew that art could express how it felt to be up there." A photo of Bean at his easel is included with the note, as well as a comparison of several of his photos and the paintings he made based on those pictures. Back matter also include a timeline from the launch of Sputnik 1 up through Messenger's voyage to Mercury in 2011, along with a few photos from various missions during those years.
This would be a great addition to any collection on the space program or picture book biographies in general. It is also portrays a melding of art and science that any STEAM program could use to illustrate how each way of looking at the world supports the other.
I read an ARC supplied by the publisher for review purposes.
The pages are filled with color. The green, red, and yellow on those models hanging in that boyhood bedroom; the white, green, and blue seen from a cockpit; and the stark colors of space. The text explains how Bean tried to explain the beauty he had observed in space and how far short his words and photographs fell. That is when he fell back on his painting skills to truly capture his experience.
Sean Rubin's illustrations include several images of Bean's paintings. Some are on the pages describing how he created the paintings of the moon landing, and others are on the pages about the museum exhibition of Bean's work.
As Robbins explains in the author's note, "Science had sent people to the Moon, but Alan knew that art could express how it felt to be up there." A photo of Bean at his easel is included with the note, as well as a comparison of several of his photos and the paintings he made based on those pictures. Back matter also include a timeline from the launch of Sputnik 1 up through Messenger's voyage to Mercury in 2011, along with a few photos from various missions during those years.
This would be a great addition to any collection on the space program or picture book biographies in general. It is also portrays a melding of art and science that any STEAM program could use to illustrate how each way of looking at the world supports the other.
I read an ARC supplied by the publisher for review purposes.
morgarelibrare's review against another edition
5.0
Very cool biography of Alan Bean! I read this one to our library day camp, the Explorer's Club, and they really enjoyed it and learned some cool information!
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely intersection of art and science that exudes the perfect amount of wonderment.