Ruth Asawa: A Sculpting Life
Joan Schoettler
(Author)
Traci Van Wagoner
(Illustrator)
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Description
In this extraordinary picture book, author Joan Schoettler imparts the life of a remarkable woman, teacher, and artist. From the Japanese-American internment camps to the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, Ruth Asawa's life journey is one filled with injustice, learning, and expression. Known as the "Fountain Lady" of San Francisco due to the many fountains she designed, Asawa experimented with unconventional mediums, using lines, space, and wire to create dimensional sculptures. The thorough research of illustrator Traci Van Wagoner is vividly apparent in the dynamic depictions of Asawa and her life that are sure to fascinate and inspire young readers.
Product Details
Price
$19.99
$18.59
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company
Publish Date
August 30, 2018
Pages
32
Dimensions
8.7 X 11.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.88 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781455623976
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About the Author
Joan Schoettler earned a Masters in Arts in Reading and Language from Fresno Pacific University. The Honey Jar is her first middle grade novel. Her picture books include Ruth Asawa: A Sculpting Life, A Home for George, and Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth which received the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. She also received the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award. She lives with her husband in California where they raised three sons.
Visit her at joanschoettler.com.
Traci Van Wagoner holds degrees in illustration from Utah State University and in toy design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. A longtime member of SCBWI, Van Wagoner has illustrated many children's books, including The Chemistry of Food for Nomad Press, and her work appears in magazines, newsletters, and on toys and games. She lives in New York.
