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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.