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Leo Politi Centennial
URL: http://www.leopoliti2008centennial.org/

Description:
Website for the 2008 centennial celebration of the birth of California artist Leo Politi, known for writing and illustrating books about children in Southern California and Los Angeles neighborhoods such as Chinatown and around Olvera Street. His "Song of the Swallows" (about the swallows of San Juan Capistrano) won a Caldecott Medal in 1950. The site features a list of events with links to related sites.

LII Topics: Children's Literature, Illustrations

Publisher:
The Politi Family

LII Database Information:
Record 25088 created by Maria Brandt on 12/10/2007
Last modification on 01/31/2008
Published: 01/31/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25088

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