Pub Date: January 15, 2015
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2005032957
Lexile Code: 0730
Features: Bilingual, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 10.50" L x 9.30" W ( 0.35 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Art | Asian American and Pacific Islander | Historical | United States 20th Century
Description:
Bilingual English/Japanese. A young girl finds things to be joyful about in the Topaz Internment Camp.
Brief description:
Felicia Hoshino is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer who also illustrated Lee & Low's Juna's Jar, A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, and Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin. In addition to creating mixed-media images for children's books and magazines, she enjoys painting children's portraits, cooking with her husband, and decorating the walls at home with art created by her son and daughter. Hoshino lives in her native San Francisco, California, with her family. You can visit her online at felishino.com.
Review Quotes:
"Hoshino's watercolor-and-mixed-media illustrations are golden, topaz-touched.... A richly informative introduction to a subject little-addressed in works for children." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Lee-Tai's tale, with its emphasis on the internees' dignity and feelings, offers the gentlest introduction to this tragic episode." -- School Library Journal
"Hoshino's ink-and-watercolor spreads both provide historical information and convey the story's emotional weight--and do both with grace." -- Publishers Weekly
Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Jane Addams Peace Association