/Eleanor Coerr "The devastating effects of the bombing of Japan . . . are evoked here in the stirring story of Mieko, a gifted calligrapher and artist. After her hand is badly injured in the bombing . . . Mieko fears she has lost the fifth treasure, the 'beauty in the heart' which holds the key to her artwork. . . . a sensitively and beautifully crafted story . . . a vivid portrait of courage, drawn from a time tha
About the Author
Eleanor Coerr is the author of many books for young readers, including The Big Baloon Race, a Reading Rainbow book, Chang s Paper Pony, and The Josefina Story Quilt, a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.
Bruce Degen is the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He is the author and illustrator of Daddy Is a Doodlebug and Sailaway Home as well as the illustrator of the highly acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; the ever-popular Jesse Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom; Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson; and Shirley s Wonderful Baby by Valiska Gregory (available at your local library).
Bruce Degen s involvement with art has ranged from painting and printmaking to teaching art in New York City schools and directing an artists lithography studio in Israel. Mr. Degen studied art at the Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. He was born in Brooklyn, New York—just like Charlie Muttnik—and now lives with his family in Connecticut.
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