Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

"Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi."--

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books
Published: 09/24/2019
ISBN: 9781524771874
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.90h x 9.10w x 0.50d
Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/08/2019
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2019
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 52
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 137
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2019
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 114
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 506049 / Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Reading Level: 4.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5