1.
(Photo: Goodreads.com)BIBLIOGRAPHY
Collier, Bryan. 2000. UPTOWN. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-8050-7399-7
2.
PLOT SUMMARY
A young boy discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York and tells of
his everyday life. He experiences seeing the train, meals, buildings, and
people. Through the people he describes sights, sounds, and conversations. The
reader walks through the everyday life of this young boy as he goes about his
day.
3.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The images in the book portray
Harlem, as viewed from a young boy’s eyes. Uptown’s pictures are a full of
vibrant colors, sounds, and ultimately create the culture of the community.
Quoting the book, “At first it
seems like a weird combination, but it works.” This is in reference to chicken
and waffles, but the same could be said for the painterly technique mixed with
the graphic techniques. Collier uses dazzling paint-and-photo collages to create
many layers into the world of the young boy.
Apart from the pictures, the
writing is written in a poetic form, with the repetition of “Uptown is” so the
reader knows… this is truly uptown. The words float across to page so you can
hear the music to them, as if the way they would be read would flow smoothly.
4.
REVIEWS/AWARDS
Coretta Scott King Book Award-
Winner (Illustrator) 2001
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: “A young
boy provides a particularly inviting, personally guided tour of his uptown home…
Collier’s evocative watercolor and collage illustrations create a unique sense
of mood and place.”
KIRKUS REVIEWS: “Collier debuts
with a set of dazzling paint-and-photo collages paired to a child’s tribute to
his Harlem neighborhood.”
5.
CONNECTIONS
*Students can make collages of
something in their own lives like how Collier has the boy in the book
describing what he sees and putting that to painting/collages.
*Steptoe, Javaka. 2016. RADIANT CHILD:
THE STORY OF YOUNG ARTISIT JEAN-MICHAEL BASQUIAT. ISBN 978-0-8050-7399-7
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