| The Sign Painter Contributor(s): Say, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395979749 ISBN-13: 9780395979747 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: From a Caldecott medalist comes the story of an aspiring young artist whose life is changed by an assignment to paint a large billboard in the desert. Through Say's simple text and extraordinary color paintings, the readers learn of the temptation of safe choices and the uncertainties of following a personal dream. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99-25272 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.6" W x 11.3" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45335 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In his Caldecott acceptance speech for GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, Allen Say told of his difficulty in separating his dreams from reality. For him this separation was not as important as finding a meaning behind the contradictions and choices we all must make in life and their consequences. Early one morning a boy comes into town, hungry, and looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper. The boy yearns to be a painter. The man offers him security. The two are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has one word, Arrowstar. They do not know its meaning. As they are about to paint the last sign, the boy looks up and sees in the distance a magnificent structure. Is it real? They go to find out. Through a simple text and extraordinary paintings, the reader learns of the temptation of safe choices and the uncertainties of following a personal dream. Here Allen Say tells a haunting and provocative story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read-Aloud Story) |
Contributor Bio(s): Say, Allen: - Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan, in 1937. He dreamed of becoming a cartoonist from the age of six, and, at age twelve, apprenticed himself to his favorite cartoonist, Noro Shinpei. For the next four years, Say learned to draw and paint under the direction of Noro, who has remained Say's mentor. Say illustrated his first children's book -- published in 1972 -- in a photo studio between shooting assignments. For years, Say continued writing and illustrating children's books on a part-time basis. But in 1987, while illustrating THE BOY OF THE THREE-YEAR NAP (Caldecott Honor Medal), he recaptured the joy he had known as a boy working in his master's studio. It was then that Say decided to make a full commitment to doing what he loves best: writing and illustrating children's books. Since then, he has written and illustrated many books, including TREE OF CRANES and GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY, winner of the 1994 Caldecott Medal. He is a full-time writer and illustrator living in Portland, Oregon. |