# A Boy Named Isamu: A Story of Isamu Noguchi - Hardcover

by **James Yang** (Author)

**Awarded an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor, this stunning picture book brings to life the imagination of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi.**

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_If you are Isamu, stones are the most special of all._  
_How can they be so heavy?_  
_Would they float if they had no weight?_

Winner of the Theordor Seuss Geisel Award in 2020 for _Stop! Bot!_, James Yang imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi. Wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, Isamu sees things through the eyes of a young artist . . .but also in a way that many children will relate. _Stones look like birds. And birds look like stones._

Through colorful artwork and exquisite text, Yang translates the essence of Noguchi so that we can all begin to see as an artist sees.

### Author Biography

James Yang's prize-winning work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including _Graphis, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune,_ the _New York Times_, and the _Wall Street Journal._ He is the author/illustrator of _Stop! Bot!, Bus! Stop!, Joey and Jet, Joey and Jet in Space,_ and _Puzzlehead._ The designer of Clockman, a sculpture on display at the National Museum of American History, Mr. Yang and his wife live in New York City.

**Number of Pages:** 40

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.1 x 9.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 15, 2021

**Award:** Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2022)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Boy Named Isamu

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.5

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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