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Shapiro, J. H.

Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | October, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58089-385-5 $15.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Growing up poor in Detroit, young Guyton discovered painting (at his grandfather's prompting); as an adult, he incorporated found objects into his art and used his talents to beautify his besieged (by drugs, by bulldozers) neighborhood. It's an amazing, uplifting, ongoing story featuring illustrations--a riot of color, shape, and texture--made with mixed media, i.e., Guyton-style. Bib.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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