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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Javaka Steptoe

This picture-book biography follows Jean-Michel Basquiat from his Brooklyn childhood toward his early career as an artist. Encouraged by his Puerto Rican mother and Haitian American father, he drew from an early age. As a teenager in Lower Manhattan, he made graffiti art and poems, signing his work SAMO©, before his work was recognized in galleries. Javaka Steptoe presents Basquiat’s story with collage and paintings on wood.

This book appears on 5 reading lists across 2 editions from 5 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
1050L
ATOS Book Level
4.7
AR Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
794
Themes
Art And Creativity · Family · Growing Up · Home · Identity
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
October 25, 2016
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780316213882
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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