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Paper Son : The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
by Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki
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Overview
Winner of the American Library Association's 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book
An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life. Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi. Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.Details
- ISBN-13: 9781524771874
- ISBN-10: 1524771872
- Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
- Publish Date: September 2019
- Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
- Page Count: 40
- Reading Level: Ages 7-10
