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Smoky night
Title:
Smoky night
ISBN:
9780152699543

9780152010355

9780152018849
Publication Information:
San Diego : Harcourt Brace, ©1994.
Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Art techniques used: Powerful acrylic paintings with contrasting black and brightly colored hues. These paintings appear on a backdrop of mixed media collages and found objects.
Reading Level:
530 L Lexile
Summary:
Daniel and his mother look out of their window at the smoky night below. There are looters on the street, fires in the distance. Daniel clutches his cat, Jasmine. But later, when they're forced to leave the apartment building, Jasmine can't be found. Mrs. Kim's cat is missing too. Where are they? They can't be with each other. Those cats don't get along ... This story is about cats and people who couldn't get along until a night of rioting brings them together. Winner of Caldecott medal, 1995.

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
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