A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593203446)

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.

Author: James Yang
ISBN-10: 0593203445
ISBN-13: 9780593203446
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.10h x 9.40w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513930 / Boy Named Isamu

Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/12/2021
Booklist 05/01/2021 pg. 49
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2021
School Library Journal 07/01/2021 pg. 52
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2021 pg. 87
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style