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D'Aquino, Andrea

A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

40 pp. | Princeton Architectural Press | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-61689-836-6 $17.95
(2) K-3 Throughout this picture-book biography of Asawa (1926–2013), a Japanese American creator of nature-inspired wire sculptures, there's an emphasis on the handmade--from a childhood on a farm to her college studies to learning basket-weaving from a craftsperson in Mexico. The illustrations evoke the handmade; charcoal and colored-pencil drawings are combined with hand-painted and monoprinted paper in distinctive, naive-style collages. More about Asawa's life and a "Make Your Own Paper Dragonfly" activity are appended. Bib.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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