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

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

Winner of the American Library Association's 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book

An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.

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.

Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.
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ISBN 13 9781524771874
ISBN 10 1524771872
Title Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
Author Julie Leung
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2019-09-24
Number of pages 40
Prizes Winner of Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APLA)-Literature Award 2021
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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