Beyond the Great Mountains A Visual Poem about China

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 0811843432 . Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a couple of tiny edge nicks to the spine ends, along with some rubbing to the corners. "The subject and style of each story provide Young with the initial inspiration for his art and with the motivation for design, sequence, and pace. Accuracy in research is essential to his work, too – whether he is illustrating fantasy, folk tale, or fact. According to Young, a strong foundation of credibility must be established in order to create new and exciting images. Through such images, he hopes to capture his readers and ultimately expand their awareness. Young won the 1990 Caldecott Medal for illustrating Lon Po Po, his version of a Red-Riding Hood story from China. The annual award from the American Library Association recognizes the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". He has also been a runner-up twice (two Honor Books) , for The Emperor and the Kite and Seven Blind Mice. For his lifetime contribution as a children's illustrator, he was U. S. Nominee in both 1992 and 2000 for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition available to creators of children's books" (from Wikipedia) .