Luke's Way of Looking.Nadia Wheatley Nadia Wheatley (b. 1949) is an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. , Matt Ottley (illustrator). Cranky crank·y 1 adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. Nell Books, 2001. Illus., hardcover, 36 pp., $15.95. "All the boys in Mr. Barraclough's class saw things the same way ... except for Luke." Luke paints pictures that resemble modern art causing his teacher to "go ballistic bal·lis·tic adj. 1. a. Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles. b. Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms. 2. ." Then Luke skips school one day to visit an art museum, and he is reassured re·as·sure tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures 1. To restore confidence to. 2. To assure again. 3. To reinsure. that his original style is fine. Ottley's drawings of the old-fashioned school contrast effectively with Luke's brightly colored paintings as well as those in the museum. The double-page Jackson Pollock-ish painting encapsulates the emotions of this tale of artistic liberation. This picture book will boost the potentially flagging imaginations of middle school students. |
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