SuitabookDraw what you see
Kathleen Benson
- Reading
- Look at Andrews’ pictures together and invite the reader to describe what they notice before discussing the biography’s account of his life and the barriers he encountered.
- Themes
- A life told through art: The picture-book biography pairs Andrews’ life story with his own artwork and describes his development into a painter. The art is part of how the book presents Andrews’ story, not just a detail about his later career.
- Worth knowing
- The biography includes segregation, poverty and physically demanding farm labour as parts of Andrews’ childhood circumstances. These provide important context for the barriers he faced.