The inker's shadow / Allen Say.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 79 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780545437769
- 0545437768
- Say, Allen -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrators -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Japanese American artists -- Caricatures and cartoons -- Juvenile literature
- Caricatures and cartoons -- Juvenile literature
- Cartoonists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | Say, A. S274 | Available | 33111008085488 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Caldecott Medalist, Allen Say, presents a companion to his award-wining DRAWING FROM MEMORY - the story of his coming-of-age at a military academy and the discovery of what it means to be AmericanFor Allen Say, life as teen in Southern California was a cold existence. His father, one of the leading hamburger salesmen in Japan, ran a booming burger business, much like McDonald's, and sent Allen to an American military academy, so that his son could learn English and "become a success in life." As the school's first and only Japanese student, he experienced immediate racism among his fellow cadets and his teachers. The other kids' parents complained about Allen's presence at the all-white school. As a result, he was relegated to a tool shed behind the mess hall. Determined to free himself from this oppression, Allen saved enough money to buy a 1946 Ford for $50 - then escaped to find the America of his dreams! In this follow-up to DRAWING FROM MEMORY, Allen continues to reinvent himself as an author and illustrator. Melding his paintings with cartoon images and archival photos, Allen Say delivers an accessible book that will appeal to any reader in search of himself.
"A companion to the Sibert honor book Drawing from memory"--Dust jacket.
A follow-up to Drawing From Memory recounts the author's coming-of-age at a military academy, where he endured harsh racism before embarking on a journey to discover himself as a Japanese-American artist.