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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Discover the remarkable life and work of Pedro E. Guerrero, a Mexican American, born and raised in segregated Mesa, Arizona. Explore his collaborations with three of the most iconic American artists of the 20th century: architect Frank Lloyd Wright and sculptors Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson. Guerrero became one of the most sought-after photographers of the 'Mad Men' era, yet his poignant story is largely unknown.
1906) The seer of shadows
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer's apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge, his life takes a frightening turn.
1907) Anime: a history
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
1908) Sources of light
Author
Publisher
Graphia
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Sam, having moved with her mother to Jackson, Mississippi, after the death of her father, finds the conservative 1960s values of the town clashing with her family's liberal views and struggles to navigate difficult relationships and understand segregation.
1914) Through her eyes
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Tansy is used to moving every time her mother starts writing a new book, but in the small Texas town where her grandfather grew up, she is lured into the world of a troubled young man whose death sixty years earlier is shrouded in mystery.
1918) The photographer's guide to the Grand Canyon: where to find perfect shots and how to take them
Author
Publisher
Countryman Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Publisher
International Center of Photography
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring some of the most iconic images of our time, this unique combination of photojournalism and commentary offers a probing and comprehensive exploration of the birth, evolution, and demise of apartheid in South Africa. Photographers played an important role in the documentation of apartheid, capturing the system's penetration of even the most mundane aspects of life in South Africa. Included in this vivid and compelling volume are works by...
