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Sis, Peter was born on May 11, 1949 in Brno, Czech Republic. Son of Vladimir and Alena (Petrvalska) Sis. came to the United States, 1982, naturalized, 1988.
(The incomparable range and imagination of Czech artist Pe...)
The incomparable range and imagination of Czech artist Peter Sis is known the world over through his animated films, paintings, and best-selling children's books such asKomodo!, The Dragons Are Singing, and Follow The Dream. Now, with The Three Golden Keys, he gives us his most heartfelt and autobiographical work to date: the reworking of three classic Czechoslovakian fairy tales into a haunting illustrated fable of his lost childhood in Prague that is also a deeply felt allegory of the reclamation of a Czech cultural identity after forty-five years of Communist rule. A man returns to his home in the ancient city of his childhood. Three large rusty locks bar his entry. He knows he must somehow find the three golden keys that will let him in. Suddenly a black cat leaps off the gate; seeming to invite him to follow. Together they search through Prague's monuments and landmarks. With each key they find, a different aspect of the city comes to life and recounts for them a classic Czech fairy tale. The man runs back to his childhood home and excitedly opens the three rusty locks. Inside the front door, back turned to him, is his mother. She glances up, and as she recognizes him and comes to life, so does the city. Utterly magical on every level, The Three Golden Keys is destined to become a classic of children's literature. It truly is a "book for children of all ages."
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(Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in thi...)
Illus. in full color. The 15th century comes alive in this splendidly original picture book about Christopher Columbus. "The illustrations, executed in a variety of media, show scenes from the explorer's life as well as some imaginary creatures that populated the Europeans' picture of the outside world at that time. The details on each page invite individual readers to pay close attention, but the brief, clear text and framed illustrations lend themselves equally well to group sharing. Make room on your crowded Columbus shelf for this one."--(starred) School Library Journal. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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("A stiff breeze blows Mary's beach ball along the water's...)
"A stiff breeze blows Mary's beach ball along the water's edge for miles and miles. People, objects and animals appear and disappear as Mary gallops from page to page, chasing the ball....Sis's inimitably cheerful illustrations fuse a riot of unsullied color with deft details and endless invention."--Publishers Weekly. "A great choice for beach-chair travelers."--School Library Journal.
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(Mary's mother waved for a taxi. Two bicyclists waved back...)
Mary's mother waved for a taxi. Two bicyclists waved back at her. Three boys waved at the bicyclists . . . and so on, until fifteen taxi drivers wave at everybody waving at them. A fresh and funny concept book that will have young listeners waving and counting. Full-color illustrations.
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( "Not to be missed" -- Kirkus Reviews One hundred years...)
"Not to be missed" -- Kirkus Reviews One hundred years ago a young man named Jan Welzl left his home in Europe and headed for the Far North. He rode off in a horse-drawn cart, traded the cart for a sled pulled by reindeer, and was gone for thirty years. Like Robinson Crusoe, he turned adversity into adventure and the wilderness into a dream, where anything could happen and anyone could be a hero. In this reissue of one of his earlier works, award-winning author/artist Peter Sís explores the life of Czech folk hero Jan Welzl and re-creates his extraordinary Arctic odyssey. Mixing fact with legend, he paints the fascinating story of a little-known explorer and the native people who became his teachers and his friends. With maps, storyboards, panoramas, and even a myth told in pictographs, Peter Sís has concocted a visual feast.
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(From dust jacket notes: "In every age there are courageou...)
From dust jacket notes: "In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man - a genius - and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun....In his amazing new book, Peter Sis employs the artist's lens to give us an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo Galilei. Sis tells his story in language as simple as a fairy tale, in pictures as rich and tightly woven as a tapestry, an in Galileo's own words, written more than 350 years ago and still resonant with truth."
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Sis, Peter was born on May 11, 1949 in Brno, Czech Republic. Son of Vladimir and Alena (Petrvalska) Sis. came to the United States, 1982, naturalized, 1988.
Bachelor, Academy Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic, 1968; Master of Arts, Academy Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic, 1974.
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Married Terry Ann Lajtha, October 23, 1990. Children: Madeleine, Matej.