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Silent movie / Avi, the author ; C.B. Mordan, the illustrator.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 20 x 29 cmISBN:
  • 0689841450
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.A953 Si 2003
Summary: In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie, in a picture book that evokes an actual silent movie.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Historical Events Avi Available 33111004275323
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Black-and-white images follow one after another.
The story of an immigrant family alone in a big city.
Close-ups of a mother, a son -- faces filled with heartache and joy.
Plenty of action.
Excitement.
Melodrama.
A Silent Movie.

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie, in a picture book that evokes an actual silent movie.

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