Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather's American Journey

by Katie Yamasaki

Book Overview

Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as "serenity, surprise, and delight." Here, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle's Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska's notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324017015
• ISBN13: 9781324017011
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Norton Young Readers
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3