What Presidents Are Made of - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442444339 ISBN 13: 9781442444331

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

In paperback for the 2012 election, this sophisticated and playful look at U.S. presidents includes a new portrait of President Obama.

See America's presidents as never before--made of objects! Using everything from blue jeans to boxing gloves, Hanoch Piven "builds" the characters of eighteen of our nation's leaders. Revealing anecdotes accompany the creative collages and lend insight to the charismatic personalities of prominent presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama, resulting in an irresistible resource that transcends party lines.

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What Presidents Are Made of In paperback for the 2012 election, this sophisticated and playful look at U.S. presidents includes a new portrait of President Obama. See America's presidents as never before--made of objects! Using everything from blue jeans to boxing gloves, Piven "builds" the characters of 18 of our nation's leaders. Full color. Full description

About the Author:

Hanoch Piven was born in Uruguay, raised in Israel, and educated at The School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has appeared in publications worldwide including Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times. He was awarded a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York for his illustration of Barbra Streisand and created the children's book The Perfect Purple Feather. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1442444339
• ISBN 13: 9781442444331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Piven Hanoch