A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

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Hardcover
Publish Date: June 2021
Language: English
Reading Level: 2.5
EAN: 9780593203446

Overview

Awarded an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor, this stunning picture book brings to life the imagination of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi.

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If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.
How can they be so heavy?
Would they float if they had no weight?

Winner of the Theordor Seuss Geisel Award in 2020 for Stop! Bot!, James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones.

Through colorful artwork and exquisite text, Yang translates the essence of Noguchi so that we can all begin to see as an artist sees.

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.4 x 0.5 in
Lexile Score: 500
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0593203445

Awards

2022 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Honor Book (Picture Book)