A Boy Named Harry: The Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew (book 1)
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šRecommended for ages 3 and above
Shortlisted for the Red Dot Book Awards, āYounger Readersā Category, 2014-2015Ā
Look inside the bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Get the e-bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Ā Get the seriesĀ Ā |Ā Ā Listen to the audiobook
The future leader of Singapore spent his growing up years doing what other children did in the 1920s. Harry liked to play with spinning tops, marbles, kitesāand even fighting fish! While he was a little mischievous as a child, Harry worked hard in school to achieve academic success, eventually winning scholarships to attend the prestigious Raffles College.
Especially forĀ younger readers, this inspiring picture book about the childhood of Harry Lee Kuan Yew is one that parents, caregivers and teachers can share with children, providing the perfect opportunity for grown-ups to tell share with them his contributions to the country.Ā
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Patrick YeeĀ is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 childrenās books. Some of his books includeĀ A Boy Named Harry,Ā Fann,Ā Bo Bo and Cha Cha Series, Little Buddy,Ā Winter Rabbit, andĀ On Being Happy. He is most well-known in the US for hisĀ Rosie RabbitĀ board book series, which has sold close to 100,000 copies and been translated into five languages.Ā He has won the Macmillan Prize for Childrenās Book Illustration twice.Ā He currently teaches at Nanyang Polytechnic, the Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts, the Spastic Childrenās Association, and the AWWA Special School.
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- Description
- About the Author
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šRecommended for ages 3 and above
Shortlisted for the Red Dot Book Awards, āYounger Readersā Category, 2014-2015Ā
Look inside the bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Get the e-bookĀ Ā |Ā Ā Ā Get the seriesĀ Ā |Ā Ā Listen to the audiobook
The future leader of Singapore spent his growing up years doing what other children did in the 1920s. Harry liked to play with spinning tops, marbles, kitesāand even fighting fish! While he was a little mischievous as a child, Harry worked hard in school to achieve academic success, eventually winning scholarships to attend the prestigious Raffles College.
Especially forĀ younger readers, this inspiring picture book about the childhood of Harry Lee Kuan Yew is one that parents, caregivers and teachers can share with children, providing the perfect opportunity for grown-ups to tell share with them his contributions to the country.Ā
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Patrick YeeĀ is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 childrenās books. Some of his books includeĀ A Boy Named Harry,Ā Fann,Ā Bo Bo and Cha Cha Series, Little Buddy,Ā Winter Rabbit, andĀ On Being Happy. He is most well-known in the US for hisĀ Rosie RabbitĀ board book series, which has sold close to 100,000 copies and been translated into five languages.Ā He has won the Macmillan Prize for Childrenās Book Illustration twice.Ā He currently teaches at Nanyang Polytechnic, the Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts, the Spastic Childrenās Association, and the AWWA Special School.
