| Oskar and the Eight Blessings Contributor(s): Simon, Tanya (Author), Simon, Richard (Author), Siegel, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596439491 ISBN-13: 9781596439498 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Holocaust - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Hanukkah - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2015005061 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.7" W x 10.9" (0.95 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Holiday - Christmas - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 176661 Reading Level: 2.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his new home in the north of the city, he passes experiences the city's many holiday sights, and encounters it various residents. Each offers Oskar a small act of kindness, welcoming him to the city and helping him on his way to a new life in the new world. This is a heartwarming, timeless picture book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Siegel, Mark: - Mark Siegel was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised in France. He graduated from Brown and lives in New York. Mark is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books and graphic novels, including Seadogs, Long Night Moon, To Dance, Moving House, and Sailor Twain, which author John Irving called "a gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by haunting, erotically charged artwork." Mark's latest project is the collaborative graphic novel 5 Worlds, an epic science-fiction series for young readers. The New York Times Book Review hails it as " . . . a bang-zoom start to a series that promises to be epic in both the classical and internet senses of the word. . . this is a capital-S Saga." Mark is also the founder, and Creative and Editorial Director of First Second Books, Macmillan's graphic novel house. First Second offers an ambitious collection in every age category, in a wide range of themes and styles, with talent from all over the world. First Second has garnered an unmatched array of literary awards, starred reviews and bestsellers--including for the original works of National Book Award Finalist and Printz Winner Gene Luen Yang, and beloved bestselling titles such as This One Summer, Real Friends, Spill Zone, The Adventure Zone and many more. Mark has appeared before thousands of librarians and educators to speak about the graphic novel renaissance. Mark has given lectures and workshops internationally and all around North America, for authors, artists, librarians, students, executives in many venues, at tradeshows, companies, Comic Cons, and animation studios, including Blue Sky, Dreamworks, Disney, and Pixar, for both creative and executives. More at www.marksiegelbooks Simon, Tanya: - Tanya Simon (with her husband, Richard Simon) is a co-author of the children's novel Zora and Me, winner of a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. She and her husband live in Westchester, New York.Simon, Richard: - Richard Simon and Tanya Simon are a husband-and-wife writing team. Richard is chair of the language department at an independent school and is co-author of a successful off-Broadway play. Tanya is co-author of the children's novel Zora and Me, winner of a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. They live in Westchester, New York. Oskar and the Eight Blessings is their first picture book.Siegel, Mark: - Mark Siegel is the illustrator of To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel, a Robert F. Sibert Award Honor Book, as well as the author and illustrator of the picture book Moving House, published by Roaring Brook Press. Sailor Twain is his most recent graphic novel. |