Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature

By Margriet Ruurs and Robert Bateman

Celebrated artist Robert Bateman is renowned internationally for bringing the natural  world to life on the canvas. A naturalist and painter from his youth, Robert has for decades used his recognition to shed light on environmental issues and advocate for animal welfare.
Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature is the story of how a young child achieved his dream of painting the world around him and became one of Canada's most famous artists.
Using Robert's own personal photographs, sketches and artwork, author Margriet Ruurs weaves a simple story of inspiration and encouragement. A story to motivate all the budding artists and naturalists in your life, with proceeds benefiting The Bateman Foundation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Nov 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781459819948

Margriet Ruurs

Margriet Ruurs is the author of many award-winning books for children. She enjoys speaking about reading and writing to students at schools around the world. Her adventures have taken her to such countries as Myanmar, Pakistan, Laos, Tanzania and many others. Margriet was born in the Netherlands but has been a Canadian for most of her life. She lives with her family on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

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Reviews for Robert Bateman

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature is a beautiful biography, geared to children but could be read by anyone. It tells the story of the famous Canadian artist beginning as a young boy who fell in love with the natural world surrounding him. He loved to observe nature, study its shapes, textures and colours and then reproduce what he say in his sketchbook, and finally painting it. His paintings are so realistic that they look like actual photographs. The illustrations are all photographs of his sketches and paintings, which gave a personal touch to the story. I loved that they showed him passing on his love of nature to his children and grandchildren. This would be a wonderful book to introduce a Canadian Artist to a class, as well as a unit on sketching and painting nature. A beautiful book. The publisher, Orca Book Publishers, provided me with a copy of this book to read. The rating, ideas and opinions are my own.