| Heroes Revised Edition Contributor(s): Mochizuki, Ken (Author), Lee, Dom (Author) |
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ISBN: 1880000164 ISBN-13: 9781880000168 Publisher: Lee & Low Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1995 Annotation: From the author of Baseball Saved Us comes an intergenerational story that describes how a Japanese-American family deals with the painful legacy of war. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s and talk of Vietnam, it offers a universal message of dignity and courage to anyone who feels they are different. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 94026541 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 10.4" W x 8.34" (0.81 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In their war games, everyone insists that Donnie be the "bad guy" because he is Japanese. Donnie's father helps him break away from that stereotype. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Dom: - DOM LEE made his picture-book debut with Baseball Saved Us. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and went on to illustrate books in both the United States and Korea. His titles for Lee & Low include Ken Mochizuki's Passage to Freedom and Heroes, as well as the award-winning Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds. Lee's unique illustration style involves applying encaustic beeswax on paper, then scratching out images, and finally coloring the images with oil paint. Lee and his wife live in Hollis, New York. |