Mike Venezia Books


Edgar DegasEdgar DegasAbraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President (Getting To Know the U.S. Presidents)Abraham Lincoln: Sixteenth President (Getting To Know the U.S. Presidents)Igor StravinskyIgor Stravinsky
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Young readers will obtain a light-hearted yet realistic overview of the celebrated...
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Thirty-Fourth President 1953-1961 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Dwight D. Eisenhower: Thirty-Fourth President 1953-1961 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $24.95


Aaron Copland (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)Aaron Copland (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $3.36
Venezia's love and respect for music shine through in another of the books in his...
Monet (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Monet (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $2.00
Mike Venezia knows how to introduce an artist. Along with background information and an...
Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.29
Mike Venezia shows paintings from Picasso's various "periods" and...
John Tyler: Tenth President 1841-1845 (Getting to Know the Us Presidents)John Tyler: Tenth President 1841-1845 (Getting to Know the Us Presidents)
Best Price: $4.44
Presents a biography of John Tyler
Alexander Calder (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Alexander Calder (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist Alexander Calder, famous for creating...


Ulysses S. Grant: Eighteenth President 1869-1877 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Ulysses S. Grant: Eighteenth President 1869-1877 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of Ulysses S. Grant
Duke Ellington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)Duke Ellington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $3.50
The book is only 32 pages and with only 11 pages devoted to actual text, he did an excellent job...
Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Jackson Pollock (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.28
Mike Venezia's Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series is dedicated to the...
Dorothea Lange (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Dorothea Lange (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.45
I thought this books was an excellent tool in supporting my lesson plan. It is a great example...
Winslow Homer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Winslow Homer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.51
Fantastic Book for Young Artists Absolutely wonderful child friendly books about artists.

Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $21.74
Presents a biography of Franklin Pierce
Benjamin Harrison (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Benjamin Harrison (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $15.99
Presents a biography of Benjamin Harrison
Diego Velazquez (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Diego Velazquez (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Presents a biography of Diego Rivera
Henri Matisse (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Henri Matisse (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Young readers will obtain a light-hearted ye t realistic overview of the celebrated...
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists Box Set of 7 ; Da Vinci, Cassatt, Picasso, Monet, Hopper, Van Gogh, RembrandtGetting to Know the World's Greatest Artists Box Set of 7 ; Da Vinci, Cassatt, Picasso, Monet, Hopper, Van Gogh, Rembrandt
Best Price: $48.65

Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Presents a biography of Fredric Remington
Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.29
Well, we should not have been surprised that Vincent Van Gogh presents a challenge to Mike...
Rembrandt (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Rembrandt (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $2.00
The books in this series are the best books I've seen to introduce children to great...
How to Be an Older Brother or Sister (What to Expect When It Happens to You)How to Be an Older Brother or Sister (What to Expect When It Happens to You)
Older siblings experience the ups and downs of having a new baby in the family and sharing the...
Diego Rivera (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Diego Rivera (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.43
My son is 8 years old and had to do a book report over the summer on Diego Rivera. This book...

Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President 1853-1857 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President 1853-1857 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $7.95
Presents a biography of Franklin Pierce
Andrew Jackson: Seventh President 1829-1937 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Andrew Jackson: Seventh President 1829-1937 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $16.70
Presents a biography of Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $13.80
Presents a biography of Theodore Roosevelt
Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Presents a biography of Raphael
Paul Cezanne (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Paul Cezanne (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $19.72
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture

Henri Rousseau (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Henri Rousseau (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.47
I have three other books from this series and have read them all to my primary school students...
James McNeill Whistler (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)James McNeill Whistler (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.47
Presents a biography of James McNeill Whistler
The Beatles (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)The Beatles (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $3.41
It is nice to see that along with Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Peter...
Georges Seurat (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Georges Seurat (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
I think that Mike Venezia has finally found a painter whose style he cannot imitate, but can...
Igor Stravinsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)Igor Stravinsky (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $14.47
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture

Grant Wood (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Grant Wood (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $24.00
Presents a biography of Grandma Moses
Georgia O'Keeffe (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Georgia O'Keeffe (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
George Washington: First President 1789-1797 (Getting To Know the U.S. Presidents)George Washington: First President 1789-1797 (Getting To Know the U.S. Presidents)Aaron CoplandAaron Copland
The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists...
John Adams: Second President 1797-1801 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)John Adams: Second President 1797-1801 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of John Adams

Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Frida Kahlo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Presents a biography of Fredric Remington
Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.29
Well, we should not have been surprised that Vincent Van Gogh presents a challenge to Mike...
Rembrandt (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Rembrandt (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $2.00
The books in this series are the best books I've seen to introduce children to great...
How to Be an Older Brother or Sister (What to Expect When It Happens to You)How to Be an Older Brother or Sister (What to Expect When It Happens to You)
Older siblings experience the ups and downs of having a new baby in the family and sharing the...
Diego Rivera (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Diego Rivera (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.43
My son is 8 years old and had to do a book report over the summer on Diego Rivera. This book...

Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President 1853-1857 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Franklin Pierce: Fourteenth President 1853-1857 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $7.95
Presents a biography of Franklin Pierce
Andrew Jackson: Seventh President 1829-1937 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Andrew Jackson: Seventh President 1829-1937 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $16.70
Presents a biography of Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President 1901-1909 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $13.80
Presents a biography of Theodore Roosevelt
Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Raphael (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Presents a biography of Raphael
Paul Cezanne (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Paul Cezanne (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $19.72
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture

Mary Cassatt (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Mary Cassatt (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Briefly examines the life and work of the American...
Leonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
George GershwinGeorge Gershwin
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $3.48
Author Mike Venezia does a great job explaining biographies to children in a way that is both...
Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.21
"One of the things that made Michelangelo such a great artist was his ability to give a...

Grandma Moses (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Grandma Moses (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.28
I love this series of books as a read aloud, or a classroom resource for the students. Full of...
Zachary Taylor: Twelfth President 1849-1850 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Zachary Taylor: Twelfth President 1849-1850 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $4.63
Presents a biography of Zachary Taylor
Da Vinci (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Da Vinci (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Mike Venezia's books on the greatest artists of all time are off the chain! He make his...
Roy Lichtenstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Roy Lichtenstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $2.50
Presents a biography of Roy Lichtenstein
George Bush: Forty-First President 1989-1993 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)George Bush: Forty-First President 1989-1993 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $5.05

El Greco (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)El Greco (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $22.00
"El Greco," by Mike Venezia, is a visually striking introduction to the life...
George Gershwin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)George Gershwin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $16.25
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Grandma MosesGrandma MosesEl GrecoEl GrecoPicasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Sagebrush))Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Sagebrush))
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture

Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President 1945-1953 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President 1945-1953 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $7.44
Author/illustrator Mike Venezia has been introducing children to great artists and composers for...
Botticelli (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Botticelli (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.40
- paperback versions of the highly successful hardback series; - an entertaining and humorous...
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.15
"Being able to show people in simple, real moments of their lives was one of...
Frederic Remington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Frederic Remington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.10
I have read a couple dozen of Mike Venezia's books in his Getting to Know the World's...
Norman Rockwell (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Norman Rockwell (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.48
Presents a biography of Norman Rockwell

Ways To Get Around (Mike & George's Weird World of Wackiness, Volume 1)Ways To Get Around (Mike & George's Weird World of Wackiness, Volume 1)
Best Price: $8.95
Ways To Get Around is filled with lots of informative and just-plain-silly illustrations. A...
Peter TchaikovskyPeter Tchaikovsky
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Sagebrush))Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists (Sagebrush))
Presents a biography of Van Gogh
MonetMonet
One of a series which acts as an introduction to some of the world's greatest artists and...
Edward HopperEdward Hopper
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture

Grant WoodGrant Wood
Presents a biography of Grandma Moses
James A. Garfield: Twentieth President 1881 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)James A. Garfield: Twentieth President 1881 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $14.95
Presents a biography of James A Garfield
George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)George Handel (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Composers)
Best Price: $3.39
Combined with music and simple art projects, this book and the others in the series, have made...
Paul Gauguin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Paul Gauguin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.59
My sixth graders always enjoy reading about a new artist in this delightfully written and...
Thomas Jefferson: Third President 1801-1809 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Thomas Jefferson: Third President 1801-1809 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $3.52
This book was great! It would make a great teaching contribution for young readers. It has vivid...

George W. Bush: Forty-Third President 2001-Present (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)George W. Bush: Forty-Third President 2001-Present (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $3.06
A humorous biography of the 43rd president for young readers. Publisher: Scholastic Library...
Millard Fillmore: Thirteenth President 1850-1853 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Millard Fillmore: Thirteenth President 1850-1853 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of Millard Fillmore
Ulysses S. Grant: Eighteenth President 1869-1877 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Ulysses S. Grant: Eighteenth President 1869-1877 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $24.00
Presents a biography of Ulysses S. Grant
John Tyler: Tenth President 1841-1845 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)John Tyler: Tenth President 1841-1845 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $24.00
Presents a biography of John Tyler
Roy Lichtenstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Roy Lichtenstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $28.00
Presents a biography of Roy Lichtenstein

Jacob LawrenceJacob Lawrence
Presents a biography of Jacob Lawrence
Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $3.24
This is the first book of the series I buy... I wanted to check one title out before buying...
Bones in the ClosetBones in the Closet
Presidents Howard Taft, George Bush, George W. Bush, and many other powerful figures from...
Bill Clinton (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Bill Clinton (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of Bill Clinton
John Quincy Adams (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)John Quincy Adams (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of John Quincy Adams

Bill Clinton: Forty-Second President 1993-2001 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Bill Clinton: Forty-Second President 1993-2001 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $19.95
My daughter brought home this book from the school library and the cartoon on the front caught...
Zachary Taylor: Twelfth President 1849-1850 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Zachary Taylor: Twelfth President 1849-1850 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Best Price: $24.00
Presents a biography of Zachary Taylor
Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Presents a biography of Johannes Vermeer
Marc Chagall (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Marc Chagall (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $18.01
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Social Studies: Culture
Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)Andy Warhol (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
Best Price: $24.00
Young readers will obtain a light-hearted ye t realistic overview of the celebrated...

James Buchanan: Fifteenth President 1857-1861 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)James Buchanan: Fifteenth President 1857-1861 (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of James Buchanan
Theodore Roosevelt (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)Theodore Roosevelt (Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents)
Presents a biography of Theodore Roosevelt
Johannes BrahmsJohannes Brahms
Presents a biography of Johannes Brahms
Jackson PollockJackson Pollock
This book provides an entertaining and humor ous introduction to the famous artist, Jackson...
Ludwig Van BeethovenLudwig Van Beethoven
Young readers will obtain a light-hearted ye t realistic overview of Beethoven''s life...
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