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Kalman, Maira

Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything

40 pp. | Penguin/Paulsen | January, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-24040-9 $17.99

(2) K-3 Kalman's colloquial, occasionally arch, and whimsical narrative is heavy with historical import and dotted with trivia about Jefferson's life at Monticello. A series of spreads, with Kalman's familiar primitivist rendering and chromatic brilliance, details Jefferson's work as collector, architect, horticulturalist, and musician. The vibrant imagery, frank content, and disarming language combine in a nuanced portrait that respects its subject and its audience.

Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014