Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
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Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

Written by James Yang
Hardcover
$18.99
$17.97
3 - 7
Reading age
40
Page count
8
Words per page
AD500L
Lexile measure
Jun 15, 2021
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Awarded an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor, this stunning picture book brings to life the imagination of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. (Cover image may vary.) If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all.How can they be so heavy?Would they float if they had no weight? Winner of the Theordor Seuss Geisel Award in 2020 for Stop! Bot!, James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones. Through colorful artwork and exquisite text, Yang translates the essence of Noguchi so that we can all begin to see as an artist sees.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780593203446
    Publication Date
    June 15, 2021
    Publisher
    Viking Books For Young Readers
    Page Count
    40
    Words Per Page
    8
    Reading Age
    3 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021015832
    Lexile® Level
    AD500L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    ATOS® Book Level
    2.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    513930
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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