New York: Scholastic Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0590488643 . A beautiful first Scholastic edition/first printing arranged with Houghton Mifflin Company for distribution through the school market; in seemingly unread Fine condition in alike, illustrated dust-jacket. Bound in tan paper boards with gilt origami illustration, brown cloth spine with gold lettering, tan endpapers; Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1994 for this autobiographical picture book, Say created a photo album to illustrate his family's journey and immigration to America. Grandfather leaves Japan to explore the new world and makes a home in San Francisco. Missing the home of his birth, he returns to Japan with his wife and daughter, but he cannot forget his love of California, always telling stories to his grandson and wishing to return just once more; Color Illustrations; 4to ; 32 pages .

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Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant acount of a family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once.

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22109
Title: Grandfather's Journey
Author: Say, Allen
Illustrator: Illustrated by Allen Say
Format/Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0590488643
ISBN 13: 9780590488648
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: Collectible Out-of-print Rare, Juvenile Literature Picture Book, Multicultural WWII Japanese Americans, Family Biography Historical, Travel USA
Bookseller catalogs: Awarded Illustrators; Awarded Books / Caldecott Medal;

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