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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
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In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. “Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense or preaching.”--The Bulletin

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ISBN:
9780152699543
ill.:
Diaz, David,
Author:
Diaz, David
Author:
Bunting, Eve
Publisher:
Harcourt Children's Books
Location:
San Diego :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Interpersonal Relations
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Social Situations - Violence
Subject:
Lifestyles - City Life
Subject:
Human relations
Subject:
Riots
Subject:
Neighborliness
Subject:
Neighborliness -- Fiction.
Subject:
Riots -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction.
Subject:
Riots -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Subject:
Situations / Violence
Subject:
Social Issues - Violence
Subject:
Lifestyles - City & Town Life
Subject:
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
9478
Publication Date:
March 1994
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Kindergarten - Up
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
10.32x10.32x.55 in. .97 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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