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MUSIC FOR ALICE
by Say, Allen
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0618311181
- ISBN 13
- 9780618311187
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this story of resilience in the face of hardship, following Alice from her family's farm to the Japanese American internment camps and to old age, where she can finally dance. Allen Say, born in Yokohama, Japan in 1937, dreamed of becoming an artist from a young age. Before entering the world of children's book illustration, Say worked as a sign-painter and as a photographer, his skills behind the lens landing him a spot in the military newspaper STARS AND STRIPES. He illustrated his first children's book in 1972, and has earned a Caldecott Medal and a Caldecott Honor, among other accolades; Say's work is often based on personal experiences or the stories of family members, and his illustrations are noted for merging "the real and the surreal in his books, using photographs, pen-and-ink sketches, and watercolor paintings to illustrate them" (Oregon Encyclopedia). 8.5'' x 10.5''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($17.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 32 pages. Signed by Say with self-portrait to dedication page. Tight.
Synopsis
As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their homes and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, Alice and her husband learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stockyard in Portland to the decrepit farm in the Oregon desert, with its field of stones. Like a pair of skilled dancers, they sidestepped adversity to land gracefully amid golden opportunity. Together they turned a barren wasteland into a field of endless flowers. Such achievements did not come without effort and sacrifice, though, and Alice often thought her dancing days were long behind her. But as her story testifies, life is full of changes . . . In this striking book, Allen Say introduces readers to the remarkable story of the life of a woman whose perseverance and resilience serve as an inspirational reminder that dreams can be fulfilled, even when least expected.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45759
- Title
- MUSIC FOR ALICE
- Author
- Say, Allen
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback - picture book
- ISBN 10
- 0618311181
- ISBN 13
- 9780618311187
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Post-WWII,US American,Picture Book,21st century,Original Artwork,Asian American
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