| The Sign Painter Contributor(s): Say, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544105141 ISBN-13: 9780544105140 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art - Juvenile Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99025272 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.7" W x 8.3" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Boy's Interest - Topical - Girl's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45335 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early one morning a boy comes into town looking for work. He meets a sign painter who takes him on as a helper, and they are commissioned to paint a series of billboards in the desert. Each billboard has only 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? Together, they go to find out. Here Allen Say tells a haunting story of dreams and choices for readers of all ages. It is a Common Core State Standards 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. |