Walt Disney : drawn from imagination

Format:

Book

Title:

Walt Disney : drawn from imagination

Author:

Scollon, Bill author

ISBN:

9781423196471

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Disney Press, [2014]

Physical Description:

132 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

General Note:

Includes discussion questions.

Contents:

Century of promise -- Rural beginnings -- The big city -- Growing up -- launching a career -- Hollywod -- Mickey Mouse -- The fairest of them all -- Challenges -- The small screen -- The happiest place on earth -- Looking east -- Untimely passing -- Discussion questions.

Summary:

A portrait of the iconic "man behind the mouse" traces his humble early years on a Missouri farm, World War I service, and early ambitions that prompted the creations of Mickey Mouse and other major characters and films.

Personal Subject:

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966-Juvenile literature.

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.

Disney, Walt, 1901-1966. (OCoLC)fst00029141

Subject(s):

Animators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Summary

Walt Disney is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history. In this book young readers can learn about the man behind the mouse. They'll learn that Walt came from very humble beginnings, growing up on a farm in Marceline, Missouri. The informative and approachable narrative details Walt's service in World War I, his early ambitions to be an animator, and the creation of Mickey Mouse. Aspiring young animators, Disney fans, and dreamers of all kinds will be inspired by Walt's ambitions and achievements.