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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:

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.

Item 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

Contents / Notes

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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