Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and artist / written by Julie Leung ; illustrated by Chris Sasaki.
A 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. -- description from Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524771874
- ISBN: 1524771872
- ISBN: 9781524771881
- ISBN: 1524771880
- Physical Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. K to Grade 3. 890 L |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader LG 4.7 .5. |
Awards Note: | American Library Association Notable Children's Book, February 2020 |
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Genre: | Picture books for children. Biography. NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Art. Picture books. Biographies. Juvenile works. Picture books. Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Branch District Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Coldwater Branch | J 921 WONG, TYRUS (Text) | 35401425201927 | Juvenile Non-fiction | Available | - |