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Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist Cover Image Book Book

Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist / written by Julie Leung ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki.

Leung, Julie, (author.). Sasaki, Chris (Illustrator), (illustrator.).

Summary:

"An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life. Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi."--Amazon.com

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524771874
  • ISBN: 1524771872
  • ISBN: 9781524771881
  • ISBN: 1524771880
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD890L Lexile
Ages 4-8.
K to Grade 3.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 4.7 0.5 0.5 506049
Awards Note:
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, 2021.
A Junior Library Guild Selection.

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Subject: Wong, Tyrus > Juvenile literature.
Artists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Chinese American artists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Picture books for children.
Biographies.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emmaus Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Emmaus Public Library J 700.92 LEUN (Text) 36446002026766 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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