Smoky night /Eve Bunting.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Diego, California : Harcourt Brace, (c)1994.Edition: first editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS3552 .S665 1994
Available additional physical forms:Awards:
  • Caldecott Medal winner, 1995.
Subject: During the Los Angeles riots, Daniel and his mother witness the night's events unfold from the safety of shelter after they are forced to leave their apartment. "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 AMAZON
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Juvenile Book (10-day checkout) Juvenile Book (10-day checkout) G. Allen Fleece Library JUVENILE-CALDECOTT Fiction PS3552.B942.S665 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001165824

During the Los Angeles riots, Daniel and his mother witness the night's events unfold from the safety of shelter after they are forced to leave their apartment. "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 AMAZON

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Caldecott Medal winner, 1995.

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