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The Secret Kingdom
by Barb Rosenstock
Illustrator: Claire A. Nivola
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 978-0-7636-7475-5
Keywords: Outsider art, Folk art, Biography
Following the historic 1947 partition of India, Nek Chand recreates his childhood village using recycled materials for the now famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh. Evocative watercolor and gouache illustrations. Back matter.