Wall Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)

Name: Wall Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)
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ISBN: 9780374347017

ISBN-10: 0374347018

ISBN-13: 9780374347017

Edition: 2007

Authors: Peter Sï¿½s, Peter Sï¿½s

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"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side--the Communist side--of the Iron Curtain." Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Sis learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 8/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 56
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.30" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English