{"product_id":"we-are-america-a-tribute-from-the-heart-hardcover","title":"We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Dean Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"New York Times\"-bestselling author and Caldecott Honor artist father-son team who created Harlem celebrate the freedom dream that is America--the struggles, the ideals, and the hope that we can live up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor artist Christopher Myers, the father-son team who created harlem, celebrate the freedom dream that is America: our struggles, our ideals, and our hope that we can live up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it to be an American?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo live in a strange and beautiful land of complexity, with a tumultuous history of epic proportions, among the people who were here first, who came after, who will come tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were the youth that could not fail\u003cbr\u003ePlanting our high ideals in virgin lands and eager hearts\u003cbr\u003eMaking vows forever brighter than the story we would live . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lyrical free verse evocative of Walt Whitman's \u003cem\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/em\u003e and striking mural-like paintings are a testimonial to the heart and soul of our country: its ordinary and extraordinary people and the monumental events that have shaped our nation. With layered, sweeping panoramic paintings and text rich with historical allusion, this stunning picture book features passionate writings and vivid portraits of political Americans, from Tecumseh, the Shawnee chief, to Abraham Lincoln to Jimi Hendrix.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor artist Christopher Myers, the father-son team who created harlem, celebrate the freedom dream that is America: our struggles, our ideals, and our hope that we can live up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it to be an American?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo live in a strange and beautiful land of complexity, with a tumultuous history of epic proportions, among the people who were here first, who came after, who will come tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe were the youth that could not fail\u003cbr\u003ePlanting our high ideals in virgin lands and eager hearts\u003cbr\u003eMaking vows forever brighter than the story we would live . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lyrical free verse evocative of Walt Whitman's \u003cem\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/em\u003e and striking mural-like paintings are a testimonial to the heart and soul of our country: its ordinary and extraordinary people and the monumental events that have shaped our nation. With layered, sweeping panoramic paintings and text rich with historical allusion, this stunning picture book features passionate writings and vivid portraits of political Americans, from Tecumseh, the Shawnee chief, to Abraham Lincoln to Jimi Hendrix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 10.35 x 11.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cybils (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452689395961,"sku":"9780060523084","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/izxYY1aPbd9780060523084.webp?v=1779959176","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/we-are-america-a-tribute-from-the-heart-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}