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Age Range
3 - 7
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2021-06-15
Page Count
40
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9780593203446
Lexile
AD500
Themes
imagination

A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi

Written by James Yang

The author 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.

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Age Range
3 - 7
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2021-06-15
Page Count
40
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9780593203446
Lexile
AD500
Themes
imagination
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