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    The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

    Peter Sis talked about his illustrated book, The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007). This Caldecott Honor Book for ages 8 and older is an account of h…

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    The Train of States

    Mr. Sis talked about the book he wrote and illustrated The Train of States, published by Greenwillow. The book aims to educate children on a number of topics including U.S. geography and his…

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    The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin

    Mr. Sis talked about his book, The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin, published by Farrar Straus and Giroux. Mr. Sis both wrote and illustrated the book, which depicts the life and career of nat…

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    Tibet Through the Red Box

    Author Peter Sis discussed his book, Tibet: Through the Red Box. The book is a journal written by Mr. Sis' father, who taught film making in Tibet in the 1950s. Mr. Sis added the illustrati…

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    Booksellers Banquet

    Several authors spoke about their award-winning books at an annual banquet. Michael Moore is the author of Downsize This!; Peter Sis is the author of The Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei; G…

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