| The Sign Painter | |
| ISBN: 9780395979747 Author: Say, Allen Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published: October 2000 Retail: $17.99 OUR PRICE: $3.99 You Save 78% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: 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. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Art |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99-25272 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| BISAC category: JUVENILE FICTION / Art & Architecture |
| Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 2-3, Age 7-8 |
| Grade level: Grade 2-3 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 25.00" L x 11.00" W |
| Lexile Level: 250 |
| Bargain Category: Social Issues, Picture Books, Magic, Fantasy, Early Elementary, Art/Music |
| Grade level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45335 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
| Quiz #: Q22497 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Grades 3-5 Point Value: 3.0 |