 Nature into Art into Architecture
In a Gorgeous Children's Picture Book
 Join illustrator Julie Paschkis at A Book For All Seasons on Sunday, December 6, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM as she signs Building on Nature: the Life of Antoni Gaudi, the children's picture book that Booklist calls "a simply pure joy to look at."
His home is in Catalonia, a place of jagged mountain peaks and silvery olive trees, splashed by the sparkling sea. The wild beauty of this landscape makes a deep impression. He thinks of it as the Great Book of Nature, and he will read from it all of his life.
 Gaudí becomes an architect, learning the rules of form and structure that buildings are supposed to follow. But the shapes and colors of the natural world still inspire him, and he works them into his buildings. Leaves climb up walls. Pillars are giant animal feet. A long bench snakes around a playground.
Antoni Gaudí turned nature into art, and in the process he revolutionized the world of architecture.
Praise
"It is simply pure joy to look at." — Booklist, starred review
"How wild and wonderful imaginings are realized in architecture is the subject of ... this charming portrait of their Catalonian designer." — San Francisco Chronicle
"Rodriguez writes with a lyrical vitality...that suits her subject's radiant, innovative constructions." — Bulletin-Center Child Books
About the Author and Illustrator
Author Rachel Rodriguez, also the author of Through Georgia's Eyes, lives in San Francisco. Julie Paschkis has illustrated many books for young readers and lives in Seattle, Washington.
Learn more at www.juliepaschkis.com.
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