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Georgia in Hawaii when Georgia O'Keeffe painted what she pleased

In 1939, artist Georgia O'Keeffe creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Novesky, Amy
Other Authors:	Morales, Yuyi (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2012.
Subjects:	O'Keeffe, Georgia, > 1887-1986 > Juvenile fiction. Painting > Juvenile fiction. Artists > Juvenile fiction. Obstinacy > Juvenile fiction. Hawaii > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In 1939, artist Georgia O'Keeffe creates nearly twenty paintings as she tours the Hawaiian islands, but refuses to paint pictures of pineapples the way her sponsors tell her to.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
ISBN:	9780152054205 0152054200
Author Notes:	Amy Novesky is the author of Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh, illustrated by Belgin K. Wedman; and Me, Frida, illustrated by David Diaz. HMH will publish her picture book about Billie Holiday in fall 2012. Before she began writing for children, she worked as a children's book editor for Chronicle Books. She lives in Northern California with her family. Yuyi Morales is an award-winning picture book illustrator. Her recent books include My Abuelita by Tony Johnston and the upcoming Ladder to the Moon by Maya Seotoro-Ng (Obama's half-sister). She's won the Pura Belpre medal for illustration three times, as well as two honors for illustration and one honor for narrative.