"Violence politique Tchécoslovaquie 1945-1990 Ouvrages pour la jeunesse." . . "Výtvarní umělci Česko 20.-21. stol." . . "Authors, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature." . . . . "Eiserner Vorhang." . . "Illustrators United States Biography Juvenile literature." . . "Czechosłowacja" . . "Illustrators United States." . . "Graphic novels." . . "Pictorial works" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Publikace pro děti" . "Juvenile works"@en . "Juvenile works" . . . "The wall growing up behind the Iron Curtain"@en . "The wall growing up behind the Iron Curtain" . . . . . "From the Publisher: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER \"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side-the Communist side-of the Iron Curtain.\" Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Sis learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities-creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed. By joining memory and history, Sis takes us on his extraordinary journey: from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art." . "I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side - the Communist side - of the Iron Curtain -- Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe -- But adolescence brought questions -- Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country -- Si;s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola -- He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band -- Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time -- It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion -- But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities - creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed."@en . "I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side - the Communist side - of the Iron Curtain -- Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe -- But adolescence brought questions -- Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country -- Si;s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola -- He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band -- Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time -- It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion -- But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities - creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed." . . "The Wall Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain"@en . . "The wall : growing up behind the iron curtain" . . "The wall : growing up behind the Iron curtain"@en . "Autobiografické vzpomínky" . . . "History"@en . "History" . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Picture books for children" . . . "Picture books for children"@en . . . "Annotated illustrations, maps, and dreamscapes explore how the artist-author's life was shaped while growing up in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War, in a powerful graphic memoir."@en . "Obrazové publikace" . "Comic books, strips, etc"@en . . . . "From the Publisher: A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER \"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side-the Communist side-of the Iron Curtain.\" Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Sis learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities-creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed. By joining memory and history, Sis takes us on his extraordinary journey: from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art."@en . . . "The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain" . "The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain"@en . "Specimens"@en . . "I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side - the Communist side - of the Iron Curtain. Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Si;s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities - creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed." . . . "Children's literature" . . . . . . . "Growing up behind the iron curtain" . . . . . . "Autobiographical reminiscences" . . "Czech Americans Biography Juvenile literature." . . "Artists Czech Republic 20th-21st centuries." . . "Komunistický režim Československo." . . "Authors, American." . . "Češka" . . "Československo" . . "Czechoslovakia" . . "Czechoslovakia." . "Communist regime Czechoslovakia." . . "Sis, Peter" . . "Picture books for children" . . "Picture books for children." . "Tchécoslovaquie" . . "1948-1989" . .