How I Learned Geography: (Caldecott Honor Book)

Title: How I Learned Geography: (Caldecott Honor Book)
Author: Uri Shulevitz
ISBN: 9780374334994
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 32
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Children's Picture Books: 1697511
Section: Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration, Immigration & Refugees
Publisher Description:

The Caldecott Honor-winning picture book from celebrated storyteller Uri Shulevitz.

"A masterpiece." --New York Times Book Review

"Fascinating." --The Wall Street Journal

Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy's father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with color. As the boy studies its every detail, he is transported to exotic places without ever leaving the room, and he eventually comes to realize that the map feeds him in a way that bread never could.

How I Learned Geography is the award-winning artist's most personal work to date and is based on his childhood memories of World War II, featuring stunning illustrations that celebrate the power of imagination. An author's note includes a brief description of his family's experience, two of his early drawings, and the only surviving photograph of himself from that time.