Lois Lowry

On the Horizon (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak. Lois Lowry looks back at history through a personal lens as she draws from her own memories as a child in Hawaii and Japan, as well as fromhistorical research, in this stunning work in verse for young readers.On the Horizon tells the story of people whose lives were lost or forever altered by the twin tragedies of PearlHarbor and Hiroshima. Basedonthe lives of soldiers at Pearl Harbor and civilians in Hiroshima, On the Horizoncontemplates humanity and warthroughversethat singswith pain, truth, and the importance of bridging cultural divides. This masterful work emphasizesempathy and understandingin search of commonality and friendship, vital lessons for studentsas well as citizens of today'sworld.Kenard Pak'sstunning illustrations depictreal-life people, places, and events, making for an incredibly vivid return toour collective past. In turns haunting, heartbreaking, and uplifting, On the Horizon will remind readers of the horrors and heroism in our past, as well as offer hope for our future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780358129387
• Artikelnr.: 59618357

Autorenporträt

Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver.