Jacob Riis's camera : bringing light to tenement children
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Published
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, ©2020.
Status
Central - Kids Biography
JB RIIS J
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JB RIIS J
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Published
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, ©2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, black and white photographs ; 29 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes glossary, timeline, source notes, and more.
Description
"Jacob Riis was familiar with poverty. He did his best to combat it in his hometown of Ribe, Denmark, and he experienced it when he immigrated to the United States in 1870. Jobs for immigrants were hard to get and keep, and Jacob often found himself penniless, sleeping on the streets or in filthy homeless shelters. When he became a journalist, Jacob couldn't stop seeing the poverty in the city around him. He began to photograph overcrowded tenement buildings and their impoverished residents, using newly developed flash powder to illuminate the constantly dark rooms to expose the unacceptable conditions. His photographs inspired the people of New York to take action. Gary Kelley's detailed illustrations perfectly accompany Alexis O'Neill's engaging text in this STEAM title for young readers." --Amazon.com.
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LC Subjects
Children -- Housing -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Immigrants -- Housing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Photography -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Photojournalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Riis, Jacob A. -- (Jacob August), -- 1849-1914.
Social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Urban poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.
Immigrants -- Housing -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Photography -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Photojournalists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books.
Riis, Jacob A. -- (Jacob August), -- 1849-1914.
Social reformers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Tenement houses -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Urban poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Neill, A., Kelley, G., & Riis, J. A. 1. (2020). Jacob Riis's camera: bringing light to tenement children (First edition.). Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Alexis, 1949-, Gary Kelley and Jacob A. 1849-1914, Riis. 2020. Jacob Riis's Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children. Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Alexis, 1949-, Gary Kelley and Jacob A. 1849-1914, Riis. Jacob Riis's Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Neill, Alexis, Gary Kelley, and Jacob A. 1849-1914 Riis. Jacob Riis's Camera: Bringing Light to Tenement Children First edition., Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, 2020.
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