Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book

Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book

by Frank Viva
Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book

Young Frank, Architect: A Picture Book

by Frank Viva

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Overview

Young Frank, Architect, MoMA's first storybook for kids ages three to eight, follows the adventures of Young Frank, a resourceful young architect who lives in New York City with his grandfather, Old Frank, who is also an architect. Young Frank sees creative possibilities everywhere, and likes to use anything he can get his hands on—macaroni, old boxes, spoons, and sometimes even his dog, Eddie—to creates things like chairs out of toilet paper rolls and twisting skyscrapers made up of his grandfather's books. But Old Frank is skeptical; he doesn't think that's how REAL architects make things.
One day, donning matching bow ties, straw boater hats, and Le Corbusier-inspired glasses, they visit The Museum of Modern Art, where they see the work of renowned architects like Frank Gehry and Frank Lloyd Wright. And they learn that real architects do in fact create wiggly chairs, twisty towers, and even entire cities. Inspired by what they see, Young Frank and Old Frank return home to build structures of every shape and size: “tall ones, fat ones, round ones, and one made from chocolate chip cookies.”

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780870708930
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Publication date: 09/24/2013
Pages: 40
Sales rank: 1,145,402
Product dimensions: 9.34(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Frank Viva is an illustrator and graphic designer who has won more than 300 awards. His illustrations have appeared in Time, Esquire, the New York Times, the Boston Globe and on the cover of the New Yorker. A past president of The Advertising & Design Club of Canada, he is passionate about cooking, wine, and his daily bike ride to the office. This is his first children's picture book.

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