| Uptown Contributor(s): Collier, Bryan (Author), Collier, Bryan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 080507399X ISBN-13: 9780805073997 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - City & Town Life |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: Rise and Shine |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.05" W x 9.91" (0.28 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 44437 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy Uptown . . .Harlem, New York. Chicken and waffles. Jazz. Home. Uptown is a rich mix of flavors, colors, sounds, and cultures that come together to create a vibrant community like no other in the world. Seen through the eyes of one little boy who lives there, the details of life in Harlem are as joyous as a game of basketball on a summer's afternoon and as personal as a trip to the barbershop where old-timers reminisce. Bryan Collier's spare, poetic text and beautiful, intricate illustrations evoke every aspect of Harlem, from the legendary Apollo Theater to chocolate-colored brownstones, weekend shopping on 125th Street, and the music of Duke Ellington. Uptown is the winner of the 2001 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collier, Bryan: - Bryan Collier is the author and illustrator of Uptown, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. He is also the illustrator of Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport and Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, both of which are Caldecott Honor Books. The Chicago Sun-Times has called Collier's art "breathtakingly beautiful." Mr. Collier lives with his family in Harlem in New York City. |