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Smoky Night - David Diaz, Eve Bunting
Smoky Night
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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... show more
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
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 36
Edition language: English
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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge
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5.0 Smoky Night
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...
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3.0 Smoky Night by Eve Bunting
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 ...
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