
Roots and Wings
by Amy Novesky
Title:
Roots and Wings
Author:
Amy Novesky
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
40 pages, 38 Illustrations
Publisher:
Museum of Modern Art
ISBN-13:
9781633450356
EAN:
9781633450356
Publication Date:
04/05/2020
Classifications:
Children's and Teenage
Weight (g):
580
Dimensions (mm):
237 x 306 x 11
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
In this picture book, Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander recounts how growing up as a tomboy in a multicultural home in Pakistan inspired her to become an artist. Growing up in a multigenerational, multicultural home in Lahore, Pakistan, where her familys Muslim traditions are filled with food and rituals, Shahzia is surrounded by stories of all kinds. At the Catholic school she attends, she studies Western literature, and at home, her father regales her and her siblings with fantastical tales from a Russian storybook on animals. Shahzias love for books leads to a fascination with illustrations, like the ones she sees in illuminated manuscripts and South Asian miniature portraits, and she discovers a talent for drawing. Through art, Shahzia is able to create the different worlds she reads about, using her imagination to take her beyond the walls of the home she grows up in. Written by artist Shahzia Sikander with award-winning author Amy Novesky, and featuring artwork by Hanna Barczyk, Roots and Wings is a colorful introduction to a multicultural perspective that will inspire young readers to use art and imagination to explore new worlds.











