Gary Chalk
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Description
British artist illustrator
Books
The Forebears
The Forebears review the last ten centuries of family history in the form of drawings portraying events from Eric Forebear the Viking reaching America in the eleventh century to Dolly Forebear becoming a movie star in Bearswood in the 1930s.
Saints
Boxers : In China in 1898 bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough: harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers--commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from "foreign devils." Saints : "China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finally finds friendship-- and a name, Vibiana -- in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie-- and whether she is willing to die for her faith"--Front flap.
Mean streets
The story of life and coming-of-age in New York's Little Italy.
Yankee Doodle
Original verses to "Yankee Doodle" depict such events from the American Revolution as the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's ride, and the battle of Saratoga. Includes the traditional version of the song.
Mr. Frog Went A-courting
Illustrations and supplementary text elaborate on the story of the wedding of a frog and a mouse in a traditional folk song.