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2024 FPPL AAPI YA Reads
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Reading Colors Your World Nonfiction - YOUTH
OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Reading Colors Your World Nonfiction - YOUTH
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"The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of the most famous memorials in the world. But most people are not as familiar with the college student who won the design competition to build it. This carefully researched volume chronicles Maya Lin's childhood, her battle to create the memorial as she envisioned it, and the incredible body of work she has produced since then. More than simply an art book, this compelling biography of a young...
2) Maya Lin
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Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.
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2024 AAPINH Heritage Month Children's Selections
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Eisenhower Public Library Veterans Day 2022 - Kids
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Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Kids (May 2023)
Eisenhower Public Library Veterans Day 2022 - Kids
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"The bold story of Maya Lin, the artist-architect who designed the Vietnam War Memorial"--
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"Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building blocks his mother had given to him on his ninth birthday. He grew up to become the father of organic architecture and the greatest American architect of all time, having designed more than 1,100 buildings during his lifetime. These included private homes such as the stunning Fallingwater, churches, temples, a hotel, and the world-famous Guggenheim Museum in New York...
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"Revised and updated edition of a longstanding classic that details the life, times, and work of America's most celebrated architect"--
"An engaging, kid-friendly exploration of America's leading architect and his work. This revised and updated edition of a longstanding classic, Frank Lloyd Wright for Kids, details the life, times, and work of the celebrated architect. Through simple, kid-friendly prose and anecdotes, author Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen...
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"Katie Yamasaki's newest picture book celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki. Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as "serenity, surprise, and delight." Here, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle's Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska's notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural...
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Frank Lloyd Wright, born in Wisconsin, is the avatar of American architecture. Both before and after World War I, the boldness and innovation of Wright's buildings, built largely in the Midwest, established his reputation as a leading architect. As his career progressed, Wright became discouraged with the confinement of cities and moved to develop his ideas for buildings in harmony with the natural world. Today, many years after his death, not only...
14) I am I.M. Pei
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"This picture book biography follows I. M. Pei's start as an architect and his lasting impact on buildings all around the world"--
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The Spanish architects Rafael Guastavino Sr. and his son, Rafael Guastavino Jr., designed more than one thousand iconic spaces across New York City and the United States, such as the New York City Hall Subway Station (still a tourist destination though no longer active), the Manhattan Federal Reserve Bank, the Nebraska State Capitol, the Great Hall of Ellis Island, the Oyster bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York, the Elephant House at the Bronx...
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