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Boy Named Isamu, A: A Story of Isamu Noguchi
James Yang
Illustrator: James Yang
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Viking/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-20344-6
Keywords: Japan, art, sculptors, imagination, creativity
A quiet, artistic boy explores the materials in his Japanese environment - wood, paper lanterns, leaves, grass and rocks - and his creative thoughts percolate. Evocative digital illustrations. Author's note.