Smoky Night
by:
Eve Bunting (author)
David Diaz (author)
In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. “Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered...
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In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. “Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a calamitous atmosphere that finally calms. . . . Both author and artist have managed to portray a politically charged event without pretense or preaching.”--The Bulletin
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780152018849 (0152018840)
ASIN: 152018840
Publish date: April 1st 1999
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 36
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Family,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Multicultural Literature
After a few disappointments, this Caldecott winner is so great. I love the illustrations. I love the way the frames work with the text and the main images. I love the story and the depiction of interracial tensions and relationships (I know that probably sounds a little weird, but it was very realis...
Smoky Night is a book about rioting seen through the eyes of a young boy named Daniel.He sees his street over-run with people breaking into places and taking stuff, including a local store run by Mrs. Kim. Daniel explains that they don't from there because his mother says they should buy from their ...