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The Man Who Walked Between The Towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and--in two dramatic foldout spreads-- the vertiginous... (more)
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A Book
by Mordicai Gerstein
A CHILD IN SEARCH OF HER STORY Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein looks at books from a whole new angle. Once upon a time there was a family who lived in a book. All but the youngest had stories they belonged to--fighting fires, exploring space, entertaining in the circus--but she didn't have one yet. Walking through all the possibilities of story types Mordicai Gerstein presents her quest in unique and... (more)
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What Charlie Heard: The Story of the American Composer Charles Ives
by Mordicai Gerstein
The extraordinary story of the composer Charles Ives. "Sometimes little Charlie lay in his crib just listening. He heard his mother’s long dress as she moved around his room. He heard big clocks and little clocks. He heard wagons and horse hooves. He heard dogs and crickets and the church bell next door." Charlie listened all through his boyhood, and as he grew into a man, he found he wanted to re-create... (more)
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Artist to Artist
23 Major Illustrators Talk to Children About Their Art
by Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Mitsumasa Anno
In this remarkable and beautiful anthology featuring the likes of Maurice Sendak, Robert Sabuda, Rosemary Wells, and Eric Carle, twenty-three of the most honored and beloved artists in children’s literature talk informally to children—sharing secrets about their art and how they began their adventures into illustration. Fold-out pages featuring photographs of their early work, their studios and materials, as... (more)
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Roll Over
by Mordicai Gerstein
The animals that are crowded in a child's bed fall out one by one until only the child is left.
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The Absolutely Awful Alphabet
by Mordicai Gerstein
The alphabet never looked this way before. These letters have drippy noses, scratchy hair, and green teeth. They belch and drool, and stick out their tongues. Zany art gives each letter a spectacular new personality, and the humorous, alliterative text is sure to stretch young readers’ vocabularies.
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Children's Book Illustration and Design (Library of Applied Design)
This visual feast follows the successful pattern established in the first volume: a sidebar with a photo and biographical sketch of the illustrator introduces carefully labeled, high-quality reproductions of children's book art with quotations from the artist. There are, however, many improvements over the earlier title. Because of the sophisticated new page design, the organization is better and more visually... (more)
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Arnold of the Ducks
by Mordicai Gerstein
Mistaken for a fish by a nearsighted pelican and deposited with a family of ducks, young Arnold learns to swim, fly, and eat like a duck until his curiosity finally leads him back to his human family.
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The Mountains of Tibet
by Mordicai Gerstein
‘This story of the death and reincarnation of a Tibetan woodcutter is a beautifully gentle look at one human being dealing with life’s choices and possibilities.’ —SLJ. ‘The impact of its peaceful message will reverberate long after the last page is read.’ —H. Outstanding Children's Books of 1987 (NYT) Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1987 (NYT) Notable 1987 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies... (more)
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THERE ARE ROCKS IN MY SOCKS SAID THE OX TO THE FOX by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein (Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, hardcover 1979)
THERE ARE ROCKS IN MY SOCKS SAID THE OX TO THE FOX by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein (Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, hardcover 1979)
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A Caldecott Celebration
Seven Artists and their Paths to the Caldecott Medal
by Leonard S. Marcus
To celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Caldecott Medal and another decade of award-winning picture books, noted children’s book historian Leonard S. Marcus has updated this absorbing and informative picture of the world’s most prestigious illustration award and seven of its acclaimed winners: Robert McCloskey, Marcia Brown, Maurice Sendak, William Steig, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner , and now ... (more)
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The Wild Boy
by Mordicai Gerstein
"An unforgettable story." --Starred, Booklist "Nature and civilization collide in this thought-provoking picture book based on the story of a boy discovered living alone in the mountain forests of southern France in 1800 . . . Young readers will be fascinated, perhaps even spurred to further investigate the facts behind the story." --Starred, Publishers Weekly "The illustrations, executed in textured paint... (more)