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|author=Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald
|title=American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood
|rating=4.5
|genre=Children's Non-Fiction
|summary=Who won a national prize for a crayon drawing of three oak leaves before he was properly in his teens? Who sought acclaim as an artist and came to Europe to study from the greats, only to reject all they had to offer? Who instinctively knew a picture of his dentist (yes, his dentist) would be more appealing and say more to people than ''floating water lilies and frilly ballet dancers''? The answer in all cases was Grant Wood, practically the most well-known painter in America at one time, and still the best, alongside Edward Hopper, at presenting his world minus any Modernist trappings.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1419725335</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Stuart Hill and Sandra Lawrence
|summary= I have studied propaganda in my time and as a rule of thumb the most persuasive arguments are those people don't notice. The same can be said when educating kids. Some children lap up textbooks and non-fiction, but others need to be eased in. Tricking them is perhaps a harsh term, but would you rather learn about Ancient Rome via a dry fact book or an adventure title written in the form of a cartoon and packed full of puzzles and activities?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1911509101</amazonuk>
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