How I Learned Geography (edit title)

Amanda approved Timothy Gray’s request to combine 4 books, including How I Learned Geography, Friday, October 30 2009.

Timothy Gray edited the contributors of How I Learned Geography Sunday, October 18 2009.

• Added a contributor: Uri Shulevitz: (Primary Illustrator)

Timothy Gray edited the awards of How I Learned Geography Sunday, October 18 2009.

• Added an award: Caldecott Honor Book
• Added year of an award: Caldecott Honor Book 2009

Timothy Gray submitted a request to combine 4 books, including How I Learned Geography, Sunday, October 18 2009.

Shelfari edited the description of How I Learned Geography Friday, July 31 2009.

• A 2009 Caldecott Honor Book Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy’s father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with color. As the boy studies its every detail, he is transported to exotic places without ever leaving the room, and he eventually comes to realize that the map feeds him in a way that bread never could. The award-winning artist’s most personal work to date is based on his childhood memories of World War II and features stunning illustrations that celebrate the power of imagination. An author’s note includes a brief description of his family’s experience, two of his early drawings, and the only surviving photograph of himself from that time.

Shelfari edited the contributors of How I Learned Geography Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Uri Shulevitz: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of How I Learned Geography Friday, July 17 2009.

• When war devastated the land, buildings crumbled to dust.