Prato, Rodica

Personal

Born in Bucharest, Romania; immigrated to France, then United States. Education: Studied architecture in France.

Addresses

Home—Studio 123, 154 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019. E-mail—rodicaprato@mac.com.

Career

Illustrator and graphic artist. Exhibitions: Work exhibited by Le Club des Directeurs Artistiques, Paris, France; French Embassy Cultural Services, New York, NY; and other venues.

Awards, Honors

Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence; Visual Club award.

Illustrator

FOR CHILDREN

Eric Metaxas, King Midas and the Golden Touch, Rabbit Ears Books (Saxonville, MA), 1992.

Miles Chapin, 88 Keys: The Making of a Steinway Piano, Clarkson Potter (New York, NY), 1997.

Eric Metaxas, adaptor, The Gardener's Apprentice, Creative Editions (Mankato, MN), 1998.

(With others) Karen Hesse, Stowaway, Margaret K. McElderry (New York, NY), 2000.

Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley, Journeys in Time: A New Atlas of American History, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2001.

Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley, Journeys for Freedom: A New Look at America's Story, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2006.

Illustrator of maps and other images for educational books, including "Hands on History" series, "Great Explorations" series, "Rulers and Their Times" series, "Early American Family" series, "Great Journeys" series, "How We Lived" series, and "Lifeways" series, all for Benchmark Books.

OTHER

Bernard Nominé, Sifflets, flútes et percussions, Galliamard, (Paris, France), 1975.

Sy Montgomery, Nature's Everyday Mysteries: A Field Guide to the World in Your Backyard (essays), foreword by Roger Tory Peterson, Chapters (Shelburne, VT), 1993, published as The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries, Down East Books (Camden, ME), 2000.

The Brontë Way, privately published, 1994.

Sy Montgomery, Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries, Chapters Publishing, 1996.

Carole Walter, Great Pies and Tarts, Clarkson Potter (New York, NY), 1998.

Illustrator of numerous other books, including The Martha Stewart Cookbook, Martha Stewart's New Old House, Martha Stewart's Gardening Month by Month, and other volumes by Martha Stewart; Biltmore Estates Activity Book; Water Magic, by Mary Muryn; Food for the Soul: Delicious Thought to Nourish Mind and Heart by Barbara Milo Ohrbach; and The Power of Attraction. Illustrator of maps. Contributor of illustrations to numerous periodicals, including American Heritage, Colonial Homes, Smart Money, Vanity Fair, Harper's, Garden Design, Book, Fortune, Victoria, Via, Country Living Gardener, McCalls, Worth, Holiday Craft, Reader's Digest, Food and Wine, Golf, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Women's Day, Scientific American, Family Circle, Home, and Town and Country.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, June 1, 2002, John Peter, review of Journeys in Time: A New Atlas of American History, p. 1866.

Horn Book, July, 2001, review of Journeys in Time, p. 471.

Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2006, review of Journeys for Freedom: A New Look at America's Story, p. 1066.

Library Journal, Eric C. Shoaf, review of 88 Keys, p. 76.

School Library Journal, June, 2001, Pamela K. Bomboy, review of Journeys in Time, p. 176; January, 2007, Grace Oliff, review of Journeys for Freedom, p. 145.

ONLINE

Rodica Prato Home Page,http://www.rodicaprato.com (November 12, 2007).