The Secret Buttons - Couverture souple

Shapiro, Ellen M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1891328360 ISBN 13 : 9781891328367

Editeur : Visual Language Books, 2025

Synopsis

Anni Blum and her little sister Rosie depart alone from Nazi-occupied Austria with their dark, curly hair pulled back, disguised as 'Aryan' holiday travelers. On the train and boat to England, they knit and practice English, worried about what lies ahead. They arrive in a country deep in war preparations. Because the girls speak German, the local children accuse them of being Nazi spies. And that's just the beginning of the challenges they face. During the years of blackouts and bombings, they solve a very grown-up problem. Inspired by a memory shared by the author's mother, the book presents resourceful girls in hero roles - girls who deal with the dangers and difficulties all immigrants face when adjusting to a new culture and learning a new language.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Born and raised in California and a graduate of UCLA's College of Fine Arts, Ellen M. Shapiro has headed a New York graphic communications firm for more than 20 years. She is the author of two books about the graphic design business, a suite of visual materials for teaching phonics, reading, writing and spelling, many short stories, and hundreds of magazine articles and online posts about visual culture around the world. The Secret Buttons is her first novel. She is the winner of prestigious design awards and has taught at leading design schools, including the "Designer as Author" MFA program at New York's School of Visual Arts.

Caterina Baldi is one of Europe's leading illustrators of children's and young adult books. She holds a bachelor's degree in visual art from the Academy of Brera (Italy), including an Erasmus exchange at the University of Leeds (UK); a bachelor's in modern literature from the University of Milan, a master's in web and animation design from Anja Academy, Rome; and a master's in literary translation. Her short animation, "Le Train," has won many awards, including at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, as have her many book designs and illustrations, most recently "Tre Gatte nel Bidet," of which she is author and illustrator, published by Settenove.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Visual Language Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1891328360
• ISBN 13: 9781891328367
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Baldi Caterina
• Nombre de pages: 210
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible