Ladder to the Moon






3rd grade students examined the beautiful painting that Georgia O'Keeffe created at her home in New Mexico

 then created their own.



History

A long, homemade ladder used to lean against Georgia's house at Ghost Ranch so that she could climb up onto the roof and gaze out at the vast desert landscapes. Sometimes she would even climb up there several times a day. At night she would climb up

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