P Is For Philadelphia

by Susan Korman

Overview

P Is for Philadelphia is a unique, alphabetic tour of the city and the region, illustrated by the area's public school children, who participated in a city-wide drawing contest. From A is for Athlete to Z is for Zoo, all of the city's rich history is explored. P Is for Philadelphia includes entries on William Penn's arrival and historic treaty with the Delaware Indians, the city's heritage as the cradle of American liberty, as well as its food, sports teams, neighborhoods, and festivals. This book will have the kind of impact on Philadelphia and the region that few children's books ever have. It belongs on the bedside tables of every child in the Delaware Valley and the bookshelves of every visitor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592131075
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	01/19/2018
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	1,062,629
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Susan Korman is the author of over twenty books for young readers, including titles in the Smithsonian Institution Backyard series, Groundhog at Evergreen Road and Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane; biographies of Sammy Sosa and Sir Walter Raleigh; and middle-grade fiction in series such as Magic Attic Club, Ghostwriter, Silver Blades, and others. Formerly a children's book editor, she currently works as a freelance writer and is studying to become a school librarian. She lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.

Table of Contents

Chronology of Works Discussed
Preface
Introduction—Keith Lawrence and Floyd Cheung
1. Early Chinese American Autobiography: Reconsidering the Works of Yan Phou Lee and Yung Wing—Floyd Cheung
2. The Self and Generic Convention: Winnifred Eaton's Me, A Book of Remembrance—David Shih
3. Diasporic Literature and Identity in A Daughter of the Samurai—Georgina Dodge
4. The Capitalist and Imperialist Critique in H. T. Tsiang's And China Has Hands—Julia H. Lee
5. Unacquiring Negrophobia: Younghill Kang and the Cosmopolitan Resistance to the Black and White Logic of Naturalization—Stephen Knadler
6. Asian American (Im)mobility: Perspectives on the College Plays 1937-1955—Josephine Lee
7. Toyo Suyemoto, Ansel Adams, and the Landscape of Justice—John Streamas
8. Wounded Bodies and the Cold War: Freedom, Materialism, and Revolution in Asian American Literature, 1946-1957—Viet Nguyen
9. Suffering Male Bodies: Representations of Dissent and Displacement in the Internment-Themed Narratives of John Okada and Toshio Mori—Suzanne Arakawa
10. Toshio Mori, Richard Kim, and the Masculine Ideal—Keith Lawrence
11. Home, Memory, and Narrative in Monica Sone's Nisei Daughter—Warren D. Hoffman
12. The "Pre-History" of an "Asian American" Writer: N.V.M. Gonzalez' Allegory of Decolonization—Augusto Espiritu
13. Representing Korean American Female Subjects, Negotiating Multiple Americas, and Reading Beyond the Ending in Ronyoung Kim's Clay Walls—Pamela Thoma
Contributors

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-5-A creative and informative blend of text and art, this alphabet book celebrates much of what the city has to offer. Each left-hand page has a large, decorated capital letter designed as an icon for what it represents and several paragraphs in rather small print that give a good amount of interesting information on each topic. Each right-hand page is devoted to a large, expressive illustration depicting the subject of the spread. The colorful crayon and pencil artwork was drawn by Philadelphia elementary and middle school children. Just like the city's diverse population, these pictures show a variety of ethnicities and art styles, but every one is a treasure. The last spread is a montage of all 26 iconic letters. The book is a grand tour of the city, its history, and its creative spirit. Although most suited to independent reading, classes studying the region would enjoy this title as a group. It could also serve as an inspiration for students to create similar books for any geographical area.-Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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