UPTOWN - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0756978114 ISBN 13: 9780756978112

Synopsis

Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy
""""Uptown . . ."
"Harlem, New York."
"Chicken and waffles."
"Jazz."
"Home.""
"Uptown" is a rich mix of flavors, colors, sounds, and cultures that come together to create a vibrant community like no other in the world. Seen through the eyes of one little boy who lives there, the details of life in Harlem are as joyous as a game of basketball on a summer's afternoon and as personal as a trip to the barbershop where old-timers reminisce.
Bryan Collier's spare, poetic text and beautiful, intricate illustrations evoke every aspect of Harlem, from the legendary Apollo Theater to chocolate-colored brownstones, weekend shopping on 125th Street, and the music of Duke Ellington.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR UPTOWN:
"Collier's evocative watercolor-and-collage illustrations create a unique sense of mood and place. Bold color choices for text as well as background pages complement engagingly detailed pictures of city life."
--School Library Journal
..".both text and art capture a child's sense of perspective and imagination."
--Publishers Weekly
"Collier's evocative watercolor-and-collage illustrations create a unique sense of mood and place. Bold color choices for text as well as background pages complement engagingly detailed pictures of city life."
--School Library Journal
..".both text and art capture a child's sense of perspective and imagination."
--Publishers Weekly

Collier's evocative watercolor-and-collage illustrations create a unique sense of mood and place. Bold color choices for text as well as background pages complement engagingly detailed pictures of city life. "School Library Journal"

...both text and art capture a child's sense of perspective and imagination. "Publishers Weekly""

-Collier's evocative watercolor-and-collage illustrations create a unique sense of mood and place. Bold color choices for text as well as background pages complement engagingly detailed pictures of city life.- --School Library Journal

-...both text and art capture a child's sense of perspective and imagination.- --Publishers Weekly

"Collier's evocative watercolor-and-collage illustrations create a unique sense of mood and place. Bold color choices for text as well as background pages complement engagingly detailed pictures of city life." --School Library Journal

..".both text and art capture a child's sense of perspective and imagination." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Bryan Collier began painting at the age of fifteen and earned a B.F.A. with honors from the Pratt Institute in New York. Mr. Collier lives in Harlem, where he directs mural programs throughout the city for any child who wants to paint. This is the first picture book he has both written and illustrated.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0756978114
• ISBN 13: 9780756978112
• Binding: Paperback