A charming fable for all ages, inspired by the true story of the restoration of two beloved statues in the New York City parks.
"An invitation to dream, and a reminder of public art's ability to continually inspire and expand imaginations." - Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and 108th mayor of New York City
"This book captures the enigmatic, cockeyed, only-in-New York charm of classics such as E. B. White's Stuart Little and George Selden's A Cricket in Times Square." - Adrian Benepe, president, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and former New York City parks commissioner
In a cruel act of vandalism, Peter Pan has been ripped from his perch near Gracie Mansion and tossed in the East River. Rescued by police divers, he finds himself awaiting restoration in a storage facility on Randall's Island. There, among the disused lampposts and flagpole finials, he meets another bronze statue - the Discus Thrower - who has been languishing in the storeroom for a quarter century with a missing arm and a missing discus. Will the mercurial Peter Pan and the stolid Discus Thrower be able to get along, and perhaps even learn something from each other? And can Peter and Tinkerbell help the Discus Thrower get restored and placed back on his pedestal, at long last?
This delightful work of fiction is based on the real-life restoration of Charles Andrew Hafner's statue of Peter Pan (1928) in Charles Schurz Park and Kostas Dimitriadis's Discus Thrower (1926) in Randall's Island Park - a process that both the author and the illustrator had front-row seats to. New Yorkers of all ages will enjoy reading this fanciful tale and then going to visit the statues that inspired it.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Reading Age: From 8 to 12 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Maße
Höhe: 212 mm
Breite: 136 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7892-1499-7 (9780789214997)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Pinky Keehner, a devoted New Yorker, served as Associate Director of Randall's Island Park for 20 years, working to create a state-of-the-art sports facility for NYC kids. When she found the life-size bronze Discus Thrower in storage, it became her mission to restore the statue and return it to its rightful place in the park for all to enjoy. Cathy Oerter's love for everything discus began with her husband, four-time Olympic gold medalist discus thrower Al Oerter, and today she chairs the Al Oerter Foundation/Art of the Olympians. An international track and field athlete and art major, she encourages children to use their voices through the arts.
The Discus Thrower 11
Peter Pan Meets the Discus Thrower 16
Peter Pan Tells His Story 19
The Discus Thrower Tells His Story 24
The Discus Thrower's Brother 30
The Visitors 35
Peter Pan Leaves 41
Peter Pan's Journey 46
The Plan to Save The Discus Thrower 50
London-Paris-Rome 56
Athens -The Search For Brother 59
The Conversation With Brother 64
Finding the Postcard 70
Flying West, Ahead of the Sun 73
Jeff Finds the Postcard 78
A Third Discus Thrower? 81
Peter Pan Goes Home 88
The Discus Thrower Sees Sunshine 92
The Discus Thrower at the Foundry 96
The New Arm is Made 99
Welding Starts 103
The Discus Thrower Goes Home 107
The Welcome Home Party 111
Message From Brother 114
Your Sketching Pages 118
meet the statues 122
ACKNO WLEDGMENTS 127
About the Author
and Illustrator 128
