| The Dam Keeper, Book 1 Contributor(s): Kondo, Robert (Author), Tsutsumi, Dice (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626724261 ISBN-13: 9781626724266 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $22.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017027948 |
| Series: Dam Keeper |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.4" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 196102 Reading Level: 2.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Life in Sunrise Valley is tranquil, but beyond its borders lies certain death. A dangerous black fog looms outside the village, but its inhabitants are kept safe by an ingenious machine known as the dam. Pig's father built the dam and taught him how to maintain it. And then this brilliant inventor did the unthinkable: he walked into the fog and was never seen again. Now Pig is the dam keeper. Except for his best friend, Fox, and the town bully, Hippo, few are aware of his tireless efforts. But a new threat is on the horizon--a tidal wave of black fog is descending on Sunrise Valley. Now Pig, Fox, and Hippo must face the greatest danger imaginable: the world on the other side of the dam. Based on the Oscar-nominated animated short film of the same name, The Dam Keeper is a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel by Tonko House cofounders Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kondo, Robert: - Originally from Southern California, Robert Kondo graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and has worked at Oblique Strategies and Angel Studios. Robert's film credits include Sets Art Director for Ratatouille, Toy Story 3, and most recently Monsters University. He is the co-director (along with Dice Tsutsumi) of the award-winning animated film The Dam Keeper. Tsutsumi, Dice: - Dice Tsutsumi, originally from Japan, is a celebrated illustrator, painter, and philanthropist. Dice's paintings have exhibited around the world, and in 2009, his first children's book I Can Hear was published in Japan. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts in New York, Dice has worked as a visual development/color key artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age, Robots and Horton Hears a Who! His credits at Pixar Animation include Lighting Art Director forToy Story 3 and Monsters University. Dice is passionate about charity work and spearheaded both The Totoro Forest Project and Sketchtravel. He is the co-director (along with Robert Kondo) of the award-wining animated filmThe Dam Keeper. |