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• Award year: 2003
• Format: Book
• Genre: Arts

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  Action Jackson

  By Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan, Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

  Greenberg and Jordan capture Jackson Pollock's spirit and artistic style through succinct narrative and purposeful words. Detailed source notes enrich this informational picture book, which superbly portrays a brief period in Pollock's life. Parker's watercolor illustrations splash out of their frames, reflecting the action and movement for which Pollock is renowned.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Visual Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780761316824
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  When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, The Voice of The Century

  By Pam Muñoz Ryan, Brian Selznick (Illustrator)

  A gloriously designed and thoughtfully researched book, "When Marian Sang," encapsulates the life of famed African-American contralto Marian Anderson. Ryan's vibrant text melds perfectly with Selznick's sepia toned illustrations to portray Anderson's passion for singing and her perseverance in overcoming the barriers to both train and perform because of her race.

  • Nonfiction, Arts, Performing Arts
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2003 (Honor Title)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780439269674