| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
105 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Tojiro, a young seller of rice cakes in the Japanese capital of Edo, later known as Tokyo, is amazed to discover that the grumpy and shabby old man who buys his cakes is a famous artist renowned for his sketches, prints, and paintings of flowers, animals, and landscapes. |
| Contents |
The little edo sparrow -- A scuffle near the old bridge -- Tojiro's shishi -- At the old painter's house -- The woodblock engraving studio -- A wild childhood -- A surprise for Tojiro -- Tojiro's dreams -- The master's thirty-six births -- Tojiro's reading -- A walk to the shrine -- The challenge -- The portrait of Daruma -- The great wave -- Learning to draw -- Old man mad about drawing. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 2.0 79582. |
| Subject |
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 -- Fiction.
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Artists -- Fiction.
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Tokyo (Japan) -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Fiction.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Rodarmor, William.
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| Added Title |
Vieux fou de dessin. English
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| ISBN |
1567922600 alkaline paper |
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9781567922608 alkaline paper |
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