Chamberlin Free Public Library Catalog

Smoky night /

Bunting, Eve, 1928-

Smoky night / - 1st ed. - San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1994 - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Art techniques used: Powerful acrylic paintings with contrasting black and brightly colored hues. These paintings appear on a backdrop of mixed media collages and found objects. "The paintings in this books were done in acrylics on Arches watercolor paper. The backgrounds were composed and photographed by the illustrator. The title type was hand-lettered by the illustrator. The display type was set in Kabel Ultra by Central Graphics, San Diego, California. The text type was set in Syntax Bolb by Thompson Type, San Diego, California. Color separations were made by Bright Arts, Ltd., Singapore. Printed and bound by Tien Wah Press, Singapore. Production supervision by Warren Wallerstein and Kent MacElwee. Designed by David Diaz and Lydia D'moch." -- Colophon.

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.

Caldecott Medal, 1995.

0152699546 9780152699543 0152010351 9780152010355 0152018840 (pbk.) 9780152018849 (pbk.)

93014885


Riots--California--Los Angeles--Juvenile fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Juvenile fiction.
Neighborliness--Juvenile fiction.
Reconciliation--Juvenile fiction.
Attitude change--Juvenile fiction.
Compassion--Juvenile fiction.
Anxiety--Juvenile fiction.
Riots--Juvenile fiction.
Theft--Juvenile fiction.
Violence--Juvenile fiction.
Fire--Juvenile fiction.
Public shelters--Juvenile fiction.
Riots--California--Los Angeles--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Neighborliness--Fiction.
Human relations--Fiction.
Cats--Juvenile fiction.


Caldecott Medal--Winner--1995.
Dust jackets (Bindings)--1994.

PZ7.B91527 / Sl 1994

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